Southern Area APGM makes a pastoral visit to Three Shires Lodge
The festive spirit undoubtedly permeates the Masonic calendar, and the Festive Board following the meeting of Three Shires Lodge was a prime example. The occasion was further enhanced by the presence of W.Bro. Wesley Marchant PJGD, Assistant Provincial Grand Master,...
Passing Ceremony hosted by Werneth Lodge 6163
On December 4, 2024, lodges from the Eastern and Southern Areas gathered to honor Brother Ike D’Cruz with a passing ceremony. Ike’s mother lodge, Denton Lodge 5234, has several candidates waiting to be initiated, so Werneth Lodge 6163 stepped in to conduct the...
A Historic Day for East Lancashire Light Blue Masons in East Lancashire
A Historic Day for East Lancashire Light Blue Masons: The Procession into Provincial Grand Lodge and the Launch of the East Lancashire Light Blue Club On a crisp snowy autumn morning in Blackburn, history was made as the Light Blue East Lancashire Master Masons...
Southern Area Carol Service
As has become a cherished tradition on the first Sunday in December, freemasons from the Southern area gathered to hold their annual Carol service. This year, the event was hosted at the Audenshaw Masonic Hall, a venue well-suited to such a significant...
A Night to Remember: The Tie and Tinsel Dinner 2024
The grand Cloister Suite of the Holiday Inn, Bolton, was unrecognisable. Twinkling fairy lights draped across the ceilings, glittering centrepieces adorned every table, and a warm hum of excitement filled the air. The annual Tie and Tinsel Dinner was a festive gala...
Provincial promotions at Solidarity Lodge 7885
At the regular Lodge meeting on Thursday 28 November the WM, Bro Gerry Hill, congratulated the members of the Lodge who had been promoted at Provincial Grand Lodge ten days before. Unusually the two Sharp brothers were promoted on the same day to the same rank that of...
William (Bill) Bell: A Journey Through 50 Years of Freemasonry
On Friday, the 22nd of November 2024, Members of Cornucopia Lodge, joined by the City East Area APGM Paul O'Carroll, assisted by an area deputation and family and friends of William (Bill), all joined together to celebrate Bill's Golden Masonic Anniversary. There were...
An Evening of Fun & Fellowship at the Lodge of Silent Temple No. 126
It was a crisp autumn evening at the majestic Manchester Hall, its storied walls glowing under the soft golden light that bathed Bridge Street. Inside, brethren and guests gathered in anticipation of a unique event hosted by the historic Lodge of Silent Temple No....
Bro Stuart Peter Mackenzie: the Man behind the “On the Level” cocktail.
To commemorate the launch of the new East Lancashire Level Club (ELLC) which was officially announced during the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge in Blackburn, Bro Stuart Peter Mackenzie, Tyler of Maccabee Lodge 8947, had an idea to create and serve a...
Raising the bar for Bro Gee
Every once in a while we get the pleasure to see a sibling or a son join a lodge and progress through their degrees, but on rare occasions we get see 3 generations in the same lodge. On 20 September 2024, at Denton Lodge 5234 in the Southern Area of East Lancashire,...
Official Visit to Waverley Lodge 1322
The Assistant Provincial Grand Master, WBro Wesley Marchant PJGD, accompanied by a Southern Area Delegation, was admitted to Waverley Lodge on Thursday, 24th September. This was his first official visit since his recent appointment. The primary focus of the evening...
A Visit to Hiram Lodge No.12 in Prague
On Thursday 24th October 2024, a delegation of six Brethren from East Lancashire visited Hiram Lodge No.12 in Prague. Where they witnessed a triple passing of three Brethren. Hiram Lodge No.12, is the only English speaking lodge within Prague and they work Emulation...