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.
Cheshire Freemasons launch new initiative and make it a day to remember at Freemasons’ Hall
Thursday, 13 September 2018
Cheshire Masters’ and Masons’ Forum (MMF) recently ‘took over’ Freemasons Hall in an initiative bringing Freemasons, their families and non-Masonic friends together for a unique gathering in the iconic home of the United Grand Lodge…
The Lancaster and Morecambe Deaf Children’s Society have received much needed support, in the form of £886, from the Lancaster and District Masonic Group and the Morecambe Masonic Fellowship in West Lancashire The chair of…
Disabled people in Sussex will have the same freedoms as everyone else to attend concerts and events thanks to two new mobile changing facilities funded from a £13,794 grant to the Bevern Trust charity from…
Riding Proud Blood bike volunteers deliver vital medical supplies, whatever the weather, whatever time of day. Steven Short discovers how Freemasonry is helping Blood bikes, often referred to as the fourth emergency service, act as an out-of-hours courier…
A grant of more than £38,000 from Norfolk Freemasons will support a programme for those who have had a stroke or other recent brain injury The funding will improve access to specialist advice and help injured people…
Essex mason David Todd, 53, went airborne for charity, allowing himself to be strapped to the top of a Boeing-Stearman biplane, travelling at speeds of more than 130mph as the plane circled the Essex countryside…
Yorkshire, North & East Ridings beat festival target by raising £1,881,413
Tuesday, 11 September 2018
At the Craft and Royal Arch meetings of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Yorkshire, North & East Ridings, it was announced that the Festival had raised £1,881,413 Provincial Grand Master Jeffrey Gillyon and Assistant Grand Master Sir…
Cheshire far exceeds bear minimum at Warrignton Hospital by donating nearly 6,000 teddies
Tuesday, 11 September 2018
A plaque has been unveiled at Warrington Hospital thanking Cheshire masons for donating nearly 6,000 teddies over the past 14 years to the children’s A&E department as part of its Teddies for Loving Care appeal Warrington…
A £10,000 grant from the Provincial Grand Chapter of Devonshire has benefited 53 Memory Cafes in the county Memory Cafes offer practical and emotional support, information, guidance and friendship to people living with dementia and…
Young NEETs in Leicester to be helped into work thanks to £35,000 grant from Freemasons
Monday, 10 September 2018
Young people in Leicester not in employment, education or training (NEETS) are to be helped into work thanks to a £35,000 grant from Leicestershire and Rutland Freemasons Around 250 young NEETs between the ages of…
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Buckinghamshire Freemasons donate a new first response vehicle to Winslow community
Sunday, 09 September 2018
With generous donations from a number of lodges, Buckinghamshire Freemasons have purchased a new first response vehicle for the market town of Winslow Steve Acton, Winslow Community First Responder, and also a local Freemason of…
West Lancashire Freemasons visit workshop to see the progress of 'Make Do and Mend' scheme
Monday, 03 September 2018
Earlier this year West Lancashire Freemasons donated £20,000 to St Mary’s Hospice to support its ‘Make Do and Mend’ initiative and in August 2018 they readily accepted an invitation to visit the workshop and see…
Buckinghamshire Freemasons come together to raise funds for two-year-old Dexter's Braille machine
Friday, 31 August 2018
There was a large gathering of Freemasons from all across Buckinghamshire at Newton Longville Free Church, as they came together to attend a coffee morning in response to a letter which had been received alerting…
South Cheshire Masonic Golf Society host golf day to donate specialised wheelchairs and buggies
Thursday, 30 August 2018
Earlier this summer the South Cheshire Masonic Golf Society (SCMGS) took part in a golfing day designed to have fun, raise funds but most importantly, donate more specialist wheelchairs and buggies to grateful recipients and…
