W Bro LES HUTCHINSON TAKES THE HELM AT THE MCF
Guy Roberts of the MCF reports London Freemason W Bro Les Hutchinson PSGD will be the Masonic Charitable Foundation’s new Chief Executive and the man responsible for the next chapter in the story of Freemasonry’s central charities that stretch back more than 300 years. The appointment has been widely welcomed within Freemasonry and the wider […]
A NEW DAWN – LED BY HELIO LODGE
W Bro Zac Smith PAGStB reports on resuming meetings The brethren of Helio Lodge No 3900 felt it was particularly important to keep fellowship and fraternity together during the COVID Pandemic by staying in close contact via the Lodge’s WhatsApp group. Fraternal messages and greetings were sent to members on the occasion of birthdays, wedding […]
THE HEART OF A FREEMASON NEVER CLOSES
Bro Seb Giroux looks at some brethren who are just some of our ‘Covid Heroes’ As the whole world fell in the grip of an invisible threat, many were forced to shield themselves from relatives, friends, neighbours, and brothers. The Meeting suspension increased the sense of isolation for the most vulnerable. It would almost have […]
A YOUNGER MASON SPEAKS
FROM ARENAS TO ARENA! Bro Tim Hillier-Brook I did not know it, but Freemasonry had always been following me around. When I decided I wanted to learn about Freemasonry, the series of coincidences that followed were frankly unbelievable. I grew up in Brighton. I had always been interested in music and played guitar and drums. […]
THE OLD BRENTWOODS STAY SAFE AND MIND THE GAP
W Bro Tony Shepherd SLGR reports 10am, Saturday 18th July 2020; just hours after the general suspension of activity ended, ten members of the Old Brentwoods Lodge 5342, including the Worshipful Master, Secretary and Director of Ceremonies gathered at the Mount Avenue Banqueting Suite and Masonic Hall in Shenfield, Essex, and opened their Lodge. Little […]
TIME TO SAY GOODBYE
W Bro Paul Gardner’s reflections on the pandemic As weeks turn into months, it seems the terminology is wearing thin as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to headline in the media. Some are asking ‘what is a key worker’ and ‘what is the front line?’. I can answer that having previously had a career spanning 30 […]
FORWARD – RW Bro Simon Duckworth OBE DL PJGW Deputy Metropolitan Grand Master
When I look back over the last six months, I suspect that many of us share a sense of surreality; the world as we knew it seems to have changed, and not for the better. In a matter of a few months the structures, daily activities and even relationships that were part of our daily lives, appear to have been placed on hold, or […]
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 […]