Provinces, Districts & Groups
Lodges meeting in London (an area generally within a 10-mile radius of Freemasons’ Hall), are administered by the Metropolitan Grand Lodge of London, whilst those meeting outside London, and within England, Wales, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, are grouped into 47 Provinces, whose boundaries often correspond to those of the old Counties.
Lodges that meet outside England, Wales, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands are grouped into 33 Districts, and five Groups.
Tunbridge Wells Masonic Centre gets more recognition from local MP for Operation Jabbing
Wednesday, 17 March 2021
A letter from Greg Clark MP put in a local newsletter delivered to many thousands of households from Paddock Wood to all the villages and towns in the Borough of Tunbridge Wells, West Kent. Within…
In February 2020, the Provincial Grand Chapter of Warwickshire recognised the vital work of the Buddy Bag Foundation and formed an alliance to help the displaced children in their area. The relationship has grown over…
Following the funding donation from Cambridgeshire Freemasons for over 120 Raspberry Pi computers during February, they have now stepped up their support of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Digital Drive initiative by donating over 40 laptops…
Freemasons are well-known for their charitable giving and the Venables Llewelyn Lodge of Freemasons in Porthcawl is no exception. Over the last year, during the Covid-19 pandemic, its members have given £2,380 to several local…
Noses for trouble: Medical Detection Dogs sniff out early diagnoses of disease
Tuesday, 02 March 2021
This is Belle, a ‘super sniffer’ dog in training to use her sense of smell to spot Covid, working at the cutting edge of diagnistic technology – and putting a very different spin on the…
Tunbridge Wells Masonic Centre receives letter of thanks from the House of Commons for their vaccination efforts
Thursday, 25 February 2021
Gratefully received from the Rt Hon Greg Clark MP from the House of Commons, attached is a letter the Chairman of Tunbridge Wells Freemasons received yesterday thanking everybody for all the help that has been…
The Ravensbourne School launches its own food bank with support of West Kent Freemasons
Thursday, 25 February 2021
A Bromley school has launched its own food bank to support families experiencing hardship during the pandemic with the support of West Kent Freemasons Staff at Ravensbourne School, a mixed secondary, decided to take the initiative three…
Staffordshire Freemasons support Stoke-on-Trent Community Group ‘Etruria Matters’
Wednesday, 24 February 2021
A local community group which serves Etruria and Shelton, in Stoke-on-Trent is celebrating after securing £2,500 of funding from the National Lottery’s Local Connections programme. The ‘Celebration Generation’ project will help to break down barriers…
Cambridgeshire Freemasons are helping to provide children with Raspberry Pi computers through the ‘Digital Drive Cambridgeshire and Peterborough’ initiative The original request came from Provincial Grand Master Bill Dastur in a message to all Cambridgeshire…
You often get more done if you pool resources. Back in April last year, Colin Tonks, Almoner and Charity Steward of the Wellington Lodge in Deal, Kent was thinking along those lines. The COVID-19 pandemic…
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New app will help young people with diabetes thanks to a grant from Leicestershire and Rutland Freemasons
Monday, 15 February 2021
Two thousand children and young people with Type 1 Diabetes will receive support from an innovative new app to help manage their condition, thanks to a grant of £42,000 from Leicestershire & Rutland Freemasons to…
Students at Sheffield’s High Storrs Academy benefit from Freemasons’ laptop donation
Sunday, 14 February 2021
Students from a Sheffield school will now be able to keep up with their studies thanks to City Freemasons Thanks to a legacy bequeathed to Ivanhoe Lodge by one of its former Masters and his…
Following a recent appeal from local health boards for support to doctors, nurses, staff and indeed patients who were unable to have visitors, the Provincial Samaritan Fund of South Wales has donated £500 of basic…
As a result of the call for volunteers to support the NHS Vaccination Scheme which was made back in December, Freemasons and their families from all corners of Devon picked up their Hi-Viz jackets and…
