DeLacy Lodge No. 4591 support Accrington Wildcats ARLFC
On Saturday 28th January WBro Thomas Gallaher PProvJGD of DeLacy Lodge No 4591, attended the Accrington Wildcats ARFCL under 10’s presentation evening, and made his own presentation to the squad in the form of a cheque for £100 as a donation from the Lodge to support...
Old Mancunians with Mount Sinai Lodge No 3140 welcomes Sir David Wootton AGM
The Assistant Grand Master, Worshipful Master, Provincial Grand Master, Chairman of the Universities Scheme and three new initiates On 1st December 2016, Old Mancunians with Mount Sinai Lodge No 3140, a member of the Universities Scheme, was delighted to welcome to...
WBro Keith Iveson Celebrates 50 Years in Freemasonry
WBro Keith Iveson, PProvSGW, was the third Initiate of Old Salfordian’s Lodge, No. 7968, which was consecrated in 1964. He served as Master in 1972. Keith is now residing at Ecclesholme, one of 17 RMBI care homes, which provide residential, nursing and dementia care...
APGM visits Portico Lodge No 6070
On 26 January, WBro J Christopher Welton PSGD APGM visited Portico Lodge No 6070. After the Lodge was opened and the minutes confirmed, the APGM accompanied by a District Deputation of WBro Mel Rosenthal PProvGSuptWks (City Derby Secretary), WBro Darren Kennedy...
Egerton Lodge Celebrates with WBro David H Swinnerton
Thursday 26th January 2017 saw Egerton Lodge No. 1392 hold a 50th Celebration for WBro David H Swinnerton, PProvGSwdB. Now allow me to say this without offence to any one person or district. If you wanted to see a 50th celebration that is a true celebration of the...
The Lodge of Merit supports Reggie Knowles
Reggie shows off his helmet with Mike Gibbons and his mother, Emma Reggie’s Story In September 2016 the members of the Lodge of Merit No 934, meeting at Bury Masonic Hall, were made aware of fundraising initiatives being undertaken by a local family to support...
St Chad's Lodge No.1129 Sesquicentenary Celebration.
On Wednesday 18th January St Chad's Lodge celebrated its 150th year of Craft Freemasonry. After the formal opening of the Lodge, the Worshipful Master Bro S N Chadwick together with the Officers and Members of the Lodge were pleased to receive the RW Provincial Grand...
Murder Mystery Evening – Raises £1,000 for Charity
On 22 January ArkScroll Lodge No 6594 organised and presented a Murder Mystery Evening which was put on as a Manchester Masons event. The evening titled ‘Faulty Doctors’ was arranged by Roger Bower of ArkScroll Lodge at the interesting new venue of 53 2 Albion Street,...
ELMC Donation to “Off The Record”
ELMC Donation to “Off The Record” Oldham District Chairman Leslie Taylor and District Charity Steward Steve Graham presented a cheque for £500.00 to the Oldham Charity 'Off The Record' today. It had been awarded, by the ELMC, to the charity to help them keep up the...
Freemasons donate £600,000 to support hospices’
PRESS RELEASE 18th January 2017 Freemasons donate £600,000 to support hospices’ ‘incredible contribution’ to community Nine hospices in the East Lancashire Region have received donations from The Freemasons’ Grand Charity, exceeding £ 25.000. 245 adult and children’s...
300 Years of Freemasonry and Music
Saturday 28th October 2017: On the 28th October, the final event of our Tercentenary celebrations will take place with a gala concert being held at King George's Hall, Blackburn, commencing at 7pm. It will feature the Greater Manchester Police Band, Haydock Male Voice...
Tercentenary Service of Celebration
Read the Report on the Tercentenary Service of Celebration
Tercentenary Dinner 10 June 2017
Report and Pictures from the Tercentenary Dinner
East Ribble Charity Stewards support field trip
East Ribble Charity Stewards' Fund presented a cheque to help a student on a field trip to Dominica. The cheque was presented to Caitlin Fawcett an A level student, whose grandfather is Ken Fawcett, an Accrington mason in The Lodge of Remembrance. He had requested a...
Installation at Loyal Lodge 5040
WBro D R Dean & Bro James A Kelly, WM Installation of Bro James Kelly Loyal Lodge No. 5040 On 1st December 2016, Loyal Lodge No. 5040 held its Installation Ceremony at which WBro Michael Wardle PProvAGDC installed his successor Bro James Kelly for his first time...
East Ribble District helping to secure gardening tools.
East Ribble Charity Stewards' Fund have presented a cheque to help keep gardening tools safe at a cemetery. Bro John Gosling, a resident of Hoddlesden, had requested a grant on behalf of the village's Friends of St Paul’s Cemetery, to purchase security gates for their...