London Fire Brigade gets the first of three extended reach aerial appliances
It was a dull and wet day for the Senior London Grand Rank investiture and annual meeting of Metropolitan Grand Lodge on Thursday 5th March, but the day was considerably brightened for those attending the events at Freemasons’ Hall as they walked along Great Queen Street they were greeted by the magnificent sight of the […]
Chislehurst care home residents among first in the country to try cutting edge technology
Residents at RMBI Care Co. Home Prince George Duke of Kent Court, in Chislehurst, are among the first in the country to try out new cutting edge Yeti technology. The Home has installed a Yetitablet, a giant tablet specially designed so that older people and people with disabilities can access apps for entertainment, cognitive and […]
African surgeons will be trained thanks to 50 000 GBP by London Masons
Thousands of seriously ill people across Africa, who have no access to surgeons, will be treated thanks to a major new surgical training programme funded by London Masons. The £50,000 will help fund a programme specifically designed to develop the next generation of young surgeons in Africa, giving them access to the latest life-saving techniques, […]
Discovering Freemasonry
There was a sense of anticipation as several hundred people arrived at Freemasons’ Hall last Thursday evening 6th February and were shown into the magnificence of the Grand Temple; many describing themselves as being curious as they waited for the beginning of the ‘Discovering Freemasonry in London’ evening. They were welcomed to the event by […]
Ark takes two-by-two grant from London Masons
Over the past year, Freemasons from two London Lodges with connections in the north of the city were looking for a local charity to support. St. Catherine’s Park Lodge and Mill Hill Lodge identified Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice as a suitable charity. This hospice provides support for babies, children and young people with life-limiting or […]
Junior Engineers Lodge Initiates 3rd and 4th Generation
The 7th December 2019 meeting of Junior Engineers Lodge No.2913 at Freemasons Hall, London was very much a family affair with the double Initiation of two Lewis’s – a father and a son – one being the son of lodge member W Bro Derek Brown, LGR and the other being his grandson. In addition, there […]
London Masons donate 50 thousand pounds to South African food crisis victims
Thousands of people at risk of starvation in Southern Africa will be receiving emergency food packs and urgent humanitarian assistance, thanks to a grant of £50,000 from London Masons to Plan International UK. An estimated 45 million people across Southern Africa are likely to be affected by record high temperatures and low rainfall, which has […]
150000 AUD for victims of Australian bush fires
People who have lost everything in the catastrophic Australian bushfires will be among those to benefit from a grant of AUS$150,000 (£79,000) from London Masons to the Disaster Relief Funds set up by Freemasons in Australia. The grant from the English and Welsh Freemasons’ charity will see AUS$50,000 given to the Australian Freemasons’ Disaster Relief […]
London Masons bring Christmas cheer to older people
Far too many older people spend Christmas entirely on their own, never receiving a single card or present. This past year, however, saw around 2,000 isolated and lonely older people who have contacted The Silver Line Helpline receive a gift and a card, thanks to a grant of £7,500 from London Masons through the Masonic […]
Carefree Kids charity receive long term support thanks to London Masons
The London Masons and the Masonic Charitable Foundation has donated £5,000 a year for the next three years to Carefree Kids, a small children’s charity based in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, providing emotional support to children, young people and, their parents and carers. Their mission is the improvement of the mental and emotional […]
Discover London Freemasonry
Curious about becoming a Freemason in London? Join us at our Discover London Freemasonry event on the 6th of February in the Grand Temple at the incredible Freemasons’ Hall. Learn what it means to be a Freemason, how you can join, ask questions, or simply see the inside of one of the greatest buildings in […]
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