De Lacy Lodge No 4591 is within the Northern Area of the Provincial Grand Lodge of East Lancashire under the jurisdiction of the United Grand Lodge of England.
Rishton Masonic Association was formed in the late 1910’s with a view to forming a Masonic Lodge to benefit Masons living in Rishton and surrounding area.
They eventually founded the De Lacy Lodge No4591 in 1924 & held regular meetings in the converted old school masters house, situated near the traffic lights on the junction of Blackburn Rd & Harwood Rd which was rented from Rishton Parish Church. In 1955 the Association purchased premises in Noble Street Rishton which was converted to meeting rooms upstairs with the downstairs devoted to a large social room with parquet dance floor, small bar and kitchen which was staffed by the members.
Monthly whist drives and dances were held until 1990 when the building was sold and meetings were moved to Mill House Clayton-Le-Moors. In April this year we celebrated our centenary with the Provincial Grand Master, together with full Provincial and Northern Area delegations in attendance

Our membership is drawn from all levels of society including the professions of management, accounting, engineering, energy distribution, prison service, complianceand construction & plumbing even a TV camera-man.
We also have on the artistic side a tattooist and a sculptor, with a few members owners ofsmall businesses. Many of our members have served in HM armed forces.We have excellent camaraderie at our meetings, and we encourage prospective members to join us at the meal we have after each meeting and social events before applying for membership as a way of getting to know everyone before they commit.Members of religious faiths and none are all welcome but we ask that our members belief in a higher or supreme being. We are a friendly, welcoming and encouraging lodge with a wide age range in our membership and we welcome all who share our values of friendship, integrity, generosity and concern for those less fortunate..

We meet on the third Thursday of the months of February, March, April, May, October, November and December. The meeting in April has been moved to a Saturday in recent years to celebrate the anniversary of the of our consecration where we install officers for the new Masonic year.

Through ancient plays we look to make good men better by contemplation on these old texts and using these to shape and improve our character. We are actively support local charities and organisations, sometimes giving money grants or volunteering for marshalling and stewarding at fund raising events for our local hospice and Blackburn Youth Zone for example. In January we have our Ladies Evening with other social events throughout the year. We hold Currie nights and sometimes meet up for drinks. We have regular trips to lodges in other provinces and jurisdictions including to Scotland.

Bill McGee mcghee.w239@gmail.com