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At the end of February 2018, members of the Leicestershire and Rutland Light Blue Club travelled to Rome in order to visit the Keats and Shelley Lodge No. 1, on the register of the Regular…
Ruislip St Martin’s Lodge No. 9125 in Middlesex is supporting a number of students at Brunel University in their research endeavours The Lodge actively engages with research students, specialising not only in Medicine but also…
Openness Unlike many students, partying was the last thing on John Henry Phillips’ mind when he headed to the University of Leicester in 2013 After spending four years touring Europe as part of a rock band,…
United Grand Lodge of England's Assistant Grand Master Sir David Wootton graced a regular meeting of Marlow Lodge No. 2752 in Buckinghamshire on 14th February 2018 Sir David, who is also President of the Universities…
Discussing the future of Freemasonry at the New and Young Masons Clubs Conference 2017
Tuesday, 12 December 2017
A club for everyone With the New and Young Masons Clubs Conference 2017 seeking to build on Freemasonry’s foundations, Matthew Bowen meets the organiser, Dan Thomas, to see why the future is in safe hands…
The three Universities Scheme Lodges meeting in Leicestershire and Rutland donated £1,500 to Alderman Newton’s Educational Foundation at a presentation ceremony at Freemasons’ Hall, Leicester, on Saturday 29th April 2017 Alderman Newton’s Educational Foundation offers…
A group of local volunteer craftsmen came together to repair Beaminster Masonic Hall in Dorset, which was bought by local Freemasons in 1926 for £1,250 The building has served masons and the community ever since,…
Leicestershire and Rutland joint Universities Scheme Lodge Meeting creates real buzz to mark Tercentenary
Wednesday, 01 March 2017
Members of three Universities Scheme Lodges meeting in the Province of Leicestershire and Rutland - Wyggeston Lodge No.3448, which is the Universities Scheme Lodge for the University of Leicester, Castle of Leicester No.7767 (De Montfort…
On the level At 26, Alex Rhys has just conducted his first initiation. Peter Watts finds out how younger members are embracing Freemasonry for its sense of continuity When Alex Rhys is asked how he…
Best behaviour The MFG is investigating why initiates can feel they are coming under too much pressure from senior lodge members Wherever people come together as a group or society, differences of personal expectation, importance and influence…
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Membership Focus Group and its strategy for a rewarding experience for all members
Tuesday, 08 March 2016
Society of choice In 2016 the Membership Focus Group will build on its strategy to ensure that members have a rewarding experience, with expectations met by reality in our lodges Over the past two years the Membership…
, PGM Graham Ives (left of centre) and Deputy PGM John Hockin (right of centre Lincoln 1.jpg)
Fresh intake for Universities Scheme Five years ago, Lincoln’s Saint Hugh Lodge, No. 1386, was admitted to the Universities Scheme. The undergraduates have brought vitality to the lodge and introduced many new young people to…
The number three is by tradition important in Freemasonry, and so it proved recently when The Iron Bridge Lodge No.9897 went one better than last year's Double ceremony - and began 2016 in style by…
Get involved Following an extensive consultation process across the Provinces and Districts, the MFG has launched a new strategy paper aimed at securing Freemasonry’s long-term future The Membership Focus Group’s (MFG’s) new paper, Our Strategy…
