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Varsity scheme gains pace Four students from the University of Leicester were part of a special meeting of Wyggeston Lodge, No. 3448, at which the lodge carried out its first ever quadruple initiation ceremony. They…
Having a ball Apollo University Lodge, No. 357 (Oxford), and Isaac Newton University Lodge, No. 859 (Cambridge), invite all masons and friends to the University Lodges’ Ball on 23 November 2013 in the unique setting…
The sesquicentenary University Lodges' Ball will take place on Saturday 23rd November 2013, at Armoury House, London, the headquarters of the Honourable Artillery Company For more information and to buy your tickets, visit the University…
Established in 2005 to connect lodges with students country-wide, the Universities Scheme is flourishing, enabling a new generation to experience Freemasonry Hartington Lodge, No. 1085, in the Province of Derbyshire, has become the 55th lodge…
Jack Whalley (MEng Aerospace Engineering 2012) explains how he joined his local Freemasons’ Lodge through a new scheme to attract university students: 'A friend of mine joined Freemasonry a year ago and spoke about what…
Grenville Lodge No. 1787, is the first lodge in the Province of Buckinghamshire to be admitted to the UGLE Universities Scheme. With two Nigerian students from the University of Buckingham joining the lodge in April…
It’s an acknowledged fact that Freemasonry is facing a challenge in recruiting young masons in the UK. But what is the Craft doing to address the issue? Adrian Foster goes in search of answers For…
As Provinces around the UK welcome university students into the Craft, the biennial Universities Scheme Conference focused on why students are vital in ensuring the future of Freemasonry More than 130 brethren gathered at Freemasons’…
St Alphege Lodge is responsible under the UGLE Universities Scheme, for forging links with the University of Bath As a result of considerable interest generated by the Scheme and from members already recruited through it,…
Pentangle Lodge, No. 1174, has become the 36th member of the Grand Lodge Universities Scheme and the second such lodge in the Province of East Kent, responsible for the recruitment of masons from the several…
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Essex lodge joins University Scheme
Wednesday, 01 December 2010
Ostrea Lodge No. 8209 has become the designated lodge for the Masonic University Scheme in the Province of Essex in a ceremony held in the presence of the Assistant Grand Master David Williamson, Provincial Grand…
Orations Piloted in Dorset
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Clive Deacon Reports on the Success of Trial Orations and the Responses from Brethren For some time the Pro Grand Master had been considering how the experience of Freemasonry may be deepened and intensified for…
Embracing Change
Sunday, 19 April 2009
Don Peacock Relects on Modern Masonic Recruitment During my forty year career in telecommunications, I was often struck by the rate of change not only in the technology we were producing but also our business…
Thinking of Joining Freemasonry?
Sunday, 19 April 2009
Julian Rees Gives Some Tips for the Keen Aspirant It has often been said that Freemasons are quite good at recruiting, not so good at retaining, newly-made masons. And it is a fact that most…
