London Masons support Virtual Learning Charity

Parachute
Regiment
Lodge
9315

WHAT IS FREEMASONRY?

One of the oldest secular social and charitable organisations in the world, modern Freemasonry’s roots lie in the traditions of the medieval stonemasons who built our castles and cathedrals…

The lodge has held several social events such as witnessing the Tower of London Keys ceremony a lady’s festival at a hotel usually outside of London that provides opportunity for our families to enjoy the company that these types of events provide. Importantly we maintain links with the regiment and serving soldiers.

EVENTS

Delve into the rich traditions of Freemasonry as we gather to celebrate our shared values and principles

WHERE WE MEET

Our meetings are held on the 1st Saturday of March, June, September and December, at 60 Great Queen Street, London WC2B 5AZ. they usually start at 11am thus providing members ample time to travel to London to join the meetings. The June meeting is the installation meeting.

ABOUT

The Parachute Regiment Lodge was consecrated on 5th June 1989. Though named for our Regiment the decision was taken not to restrict membership to serving or former members, though the majority do fit that criteria. Our membership is drawn from a wide range of military, security and civilian backgrounds who all adopt our ethos, to be the best in all that we do…

ARENA

Engage in enlightening discussions, partake in meaningful rituals, and forge lasting connections with fellow brethren

The London Masons and the Masonic Charitable Foundation has donated £4,995 to support a South London charity, Autsu. The charity works with young people with Autism or similar complex conditions to improve lives, using their innovative and engaging virtual environment they offer a range of programmes and activities to help build confidence and develop social communication, digital and employability skills.

Autus has won the London Youth Award for Employability for its MentorMe3D e-mentoring programme. The Employability Award is for organisations, programmes or projects that have gone above and beyond in their dedication to help young people overcome barriers to enter and sustain work.

The MentorMe3D programme matched 35 autistic people (all long-term unemployed) interested in working in IT with technology professionals who were trained to understand autism. Mentors used their industry knowledge to advise mentees about working in IT and help with job applications. As a result of the programme, 8 people are now in paid work, with others achieving work-related outcomes such as work experience and volunteering.

Donna Thompson, Chief Executive Officer of Autus commented; “We are grateful to the London Masons and the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF) for the grant which will enable Autus to offer our innovative skills development and employability programme to 15 young Autistic people.
People referred to Autus are very capable but have struggled to navigate mainstream education and as a result are long term unemployed and socially isolated. This funding means that we can offer a programme that enables participants to build confidence, achieve nationally recognised qualifications and receive the mentoring support they need to progress onto work or self employment.
Our virtual learning environment means that we can eliminate the usual barriers to learning that Autistic people face and keep participants engaged with interesting game-like activities and challenges to help build vocational skills in a fun way as they improve their future prospects..”