EDITORIAL
I write this having not been to a meeting since I last wrote the editorial for this magazine. The longest between meetings since my initiation in 1998. It has been a time of reflection and flux for us all. The flux bit we have all endured, the changes in what we must do, the changes in risk and the changes in our daily […]
PRESERVE THE HISTORIC COMBINE THE MODERN
W Bro Omaid Hiwaizi SLGR zoom interviews RW Bro Sir Michael Snyder MetGM Sir Michael Snyder has always liked building things. An accountancy firm, which he built from very small to quite large (Moore Kingston Smith, which is now a top 15 UK Accountancy Firm), as an Elected Member of the City of London Corporation- […]
THE LATEST FROM THE CONNAUGHT CLUB
The ups and downs due COVID-19 continue to have an impact on masonry in general, and for us on the committee planning events for the members of the Connaught Club. With the easing of restrictions over the summer, members were able to meet in person for our annual picnic in Lincoln’s Inn Fields. It was so nice to see so many partners being able to […]
BROTHERS ACROSS BORDERS HOW BOWES PARK HELPED A STRANDED BROTHER
WBro Ian Armstrong, of Bowes Park Lodge No 3119, woke up on March 23rd, checked his email inbox, and found himself confused to have received an email from Germany. As he started reading the email, another email arrived from his Lodge secretary, W Bro Mark Schito LGR, telling him that he would soon be contacted by a Brother from Germany, asking for assistance on behalf of […]
FORMULA 1 THEMED LODGE ANYONE
Formula One is the absolute pinnacle of motorsport. This year, despite the Covid-19 modified season, F1 is celebrating its 70th anniversary. With a global television audience of around 1.9 billion captivated fans there are many reasons why people get so engrossed in it, be it for the engineering and technology, the superhuman athletes, the rich history, the money or exotic locations where the F1 […]
AUTISTIC CHILDREN ACCESS TECHNOLOGICAL SUPPORT THANKS TO LONDON MASONIC GRANT
London Masons through the Masonic Charitable Foundation have helped fund a new Assistive Technologist for the Ambitious about Autism charity who enable young people with complex autism to communicate more effectively through technology. The £60,000 grant to Ambitious about Autism will fund an Assistive Technologist over three years, who will enable young people with complex autism to communicate more effectively through technology. The young people all attend Ambitious […]
AN ALDERSGATE STORY
It was the first, socially distanced, Metropolitan Royal Arch meeting after the Coronavirus lockdown, in an unusually hushed Freemasons’ Hall. And this was not any ordinary meeting. It was the rescue meeting of Aldersgate Chapter No 1657; the sponsoring Chapter of the Aldersgate Chapter of Improvement – originator and overseer of Aldersgate ritual. . […]
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THE BRETHREN OF PEN AND BRUSH LODGE GIVE 26250 POUNDS TO THE FRONT LINE
The Brethren of Pen & Brush Lodge No 2909 thought long and hard on how they could help the coronavirus situation. Their average age being well over 65, and the majority in “lock down”, it was determined that their response would have to be financial. WM Peter Kendall, PAGSwdB “volunteered” the Charity Steward to dedicate […]
VOLUNTEERING DURING THE PANDEMIC
When the Coronavirus epidemic began to hit London, I was extremely keen to serve. My wife started working seven-day weeks between two London hospitals, and aware of the sacrifices she and others in the NHS have made, I wanted to help. I have been joining the Army reserves, but Coronavirus stopped my training, so I […]
THE HONOURABLE FRATERNITY OF ANCIENT FREEMASONS IN LOCKDOWN
When we issued a Suspension Notice of all masonic activity on 17th March like many people we thought it would only be for a few months and then it became obvious from the severity of the situation that we were going to be without meetings for many months. We asked everyone to set up WhatsApp […]
VOLUNTEERING PPE DELIVERIES BY MOTORCYCLE
As theatres across London and the South East went dark due to Covid-19, Bro Luke Francis Senior Deacon of Avondale Lodge 2395, which meets at the Civil Service Club, London, found himself with little to do. When applications for temporary work failed, Bro Luke discovered an opportunity to volunteer with the Bike Shed Motorcycle Club, […]