Sixteen members of the Heal family from Sussex are in the same lodge, including former RAF pilot Marc, who won the DFC in Afghanistan for evacuating 29 casualties in his Chinook helicopter while under fire.…

When motorbike enthusiast Andy McGowan’s wife Sarah, a deputy sister, was admitted to Colchester Hospital’s critical care unit, he was so impressed with the staff’s dedication and kindness that he decided to raise funds for…

Commonwealth Games medallist Mike Winch explains the history of Spencer Park Lodge and how it has managed to draw Olympic hopefuls like James Ellington into its fold At first glance, Spencer Park Lodge is indistinguishable…

With many lodges struggling to recruit and retain members, Mike Hailwood Lodge No. 9839, is gaining candidates fast, as one would expect from a masonic body named after a world champion motorcyclist and racing car driver. …

The Lodge of Rectitude, No. 335, has celebrated its bicentenary. The lodge by-laws state that membership is limited to 60, and as far as practicable be recruited equally from among lodges meeting in Wiltshire and…

In 1927, Hinckley Freemasons saw an opportunity to take masonry forward in the Midlands town and purchased land on which to erect a masonic hall. Now, the building has been refurbished. To finance this, members…

A thousand boats gathered on the Thames on Sunday 3 June, in celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee It was the largest flotilla in modern times with rowing boats, working boats and pleasure vessels of…

Herefordshire Freemason Kip Waisell and his wife Carmen are intrepid travellers for charity They began in 2005 when they drove two new 125cc scooters back from Almaty in Kazakhstan, raising £5,000 for Macmillan Cancer Care.…

Carrying the torch To coach a world champion is the pinnacle of the career of many coaches, but to achieve this twice takes a very special individual Since 2005, Monmouthshire Freemason Neil Smith has lifted…

A visit by Sandy Khouri, secretary of the Lodge of Freedom & Courtesy No.4762, to his family in Italy has led to the prospect of a twinning of his lodge, which meets at Mark Masons’…