At the moment we have 12 lodge members and the present subscription fee is £185.00 per member; we currently hold 6 meetings per year.

We aim to either have a lecture or a paper presented at all of the meetings, either from a lodge member or a visitor.

It is a very mixed membership i.e., some members are very successful hotel/businessmen and others are professional tradesmen, whilst some are retired businessmen. As the age profile of the lodge is quite high, most of the members friends are already masons so the social aspect of bringing new members in is highly unlikely. However, Gorton Lodge is a very friendly lodge and we would consider any candidate who may be presented to us.

In the Lodge, we strive for a good standard of work; we endeavour to have a paper or lecture at each meeting, e.g. masonic history, presentations etc. with a view to making the meetings interesting.
We run our social boards with plenty of singing to the toasts – all part and parcel of our aim to always be a ‘fun’ lodge.

Second Wednesday in October, November, February, March, April and May

We hold an annual weekend away at St Anne’s that is very well attended and it raises a good amount of money for charity.

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