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.
Staffordshire Freemason Adrian Yearsley has been able to take possession of around 27,000 face masks, which have been distributed mainly to foodbanks in Staffordshire The Secretary of Staffordshire Freemasons Dr Matt Gibbons spent some time…
While lockdown has been frustrating for many of us, there are many examples of Freemasons using their extra time to make a real difference to their communities during the pandemic. Few though can have been…
At a meeting held at a socially acceptable distance in the shadow of Smeaton’s Tower on Plymouth Hoe, Peter Keaty, Assistant Provincial Grand Master of Devonshire Freemasons, presented Norman Holmes, Director of the Plymouth Samaritans,…
St. Giles Hospice in Lichfield benefits from 4 computer Tablets from staffordshire freemasons for Patients to keep in contact with Friends and Relatives Patients at St Giles Hospice in Lichfield will find it easier to…
The University of Chester Annual Valedictory Prize giving 2020 took place on Friday 26th June. As part of the ceremony, The University Lodge of Chester was proud to present the Association of Medical, University and Legal…

Middlesex Freemasons beat all Festival records to raise over £4.5 million and support children
Saturday, 04 July 2020
Middlesex Freemasons set a record for the Royal Masonic Trust for Girls & Boys (RMTGB) with their 2020 Festival, according to Les Hutchinson, Chief Operating Officer of the Masonic Charitable Foundation, the Freemasons’ Charity, and…
Ivybridge Foodbank have been helped by Devonshire Freemasons after massive coronavirus increase in demand Local people living in food poverty will continue to receive fresh food from the Ivybridge Foodbank, thanks to a grant of…

A milestone in Masonic history – the 2020 Prestonian lecture delivered by video conferencing
Friday, 03 July 2020
The 2020 UGLE Prestonian lecturer is Prof. George Boys-Stones, whose lecture entitled A system of morality – Aristotle and the making of the ritual was first presented at the South Wales Provincial Grand Stewards Lodge No.…
Members of Cambria Meridian Lodge of Installed Masters No. 9876 visited Rhyl Men’s Shed to donate £2,000 including £1,100 from North Wales Freemasons Charity to further their ongoing community support during the Covid-19 pandemic. Cambria…
Hundreds of local people in need in Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire will be receiving parcels of food and necessary toiletries, thanks to a grant of £3,750 from Staffordshire Freemasons to The Well Foodbank. The Well…
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Local people in food poverty have been helped by a grant from Staffordshire Freemasons to Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank Hundreds of local people living in food poverty during the pandemic are being fed, thanks to a £3,750 grant…
Douglas William Moutrie was born on 19th June 1920 in Woodgreen, North London and lived in Hornsey. Until 1932, he attended local schools and at the age of eight joined the choir of St Mary,…
When the unprecedented demand for face masks and visors appeared overnight at the beginning of April, it didn’t take keith Schmechel of Orrell Lodge No. 8371, in the Province of West Lancashire, long to design…
Ever since the lockdown period was introduced across the country, and Freemasonry entered into a temporary period of suspension, many members have found the time to do new things, such as helping others, new hobbies,…