Blesma,The Limbless Veterans officially 90 years in the making
Arena reports In our last edition of Arena Digest, we reported that Ubique Lodge No 1789 raised £6,000 at their 2021 Summer Ball in aid of the charity Blesma. Subsequently, we contacted Blesma to find out more about their wonderful work to support limbless Veterans and how Ubique Lodge’s donation is helping our ex-Service […]
London Freemasons Charity Matched Funding Scheme 2022
For 2022, the London Freemasons’ Charity (LFC) is embarking on something new and exciting in its goal of supporting a wide breadth of charities across London. At the AGM of Metropolitan Grand Lodge the Right Worshipful Metropolitan Grand Master, Sir Michael Snyder, announced that the LFC have allocated funds for Match Funding for Lodges and […]
Darkness Visible The strange case of the Third in its old form
Arena dispatched Bro Vinny Cochrane to report. On Saturday 18th June, Citizen Lodge No 2911 hosted an Exemplification of the ancient and peculiar Scottish 3rd Degree in the stunning Temple 17 at Freemasons' Hall. This magnificent event, and the Festive Board which followed, was conducted to raise funds for the Masonic Charitable Foundation's […]
W. Bro Jimmy Anderson celebrates his 100th birthday
On Saturday 21st May, 2022 over 100 guests were present at Kathleen Godfree Court, Wimbledon to celebrate the 100th birthday the previous day of W. Bro James Gordon Boyd Anderson, PGJD, known affectionately to all as Jimmy Anderson. Jimmy and his twin brother, John, (who is now living in Scotland), were born in Egypt where his […]
London Freemasons contribute to £500,000 for Ukrainian refugees
Thousands of Ukrainian refugees as well as displaced people still inside Ukraine will be given help and support, thanks to half a million pounds raised by Freemasons and other Provinces across England and Wales The money is being directed to charities working on the ground in Ukraine, as well as organisations helping refugees in neighbouring […]
Arena Issue 48
Editorial W Bro Seb Giroux
Dear Arena readers, As I write these words during the vernal equinox, it certainly feels that Spring is upon us and raring to escape from the shackles of the odd two years we have had to ride out. Perhaps the word of the season is endurance. From the Traditional History to a certain ship, even […]
SLGR Investiture and MetGL Annual Meeting
On Wednesday 2nd March, the Grand Temple at Freemasons’ Hall was filled with hundreds of brethren and visitors for the annual SLGR investiture. This annual event was very well attended, including by friends and relatives of those who came to receive formal recognition of their exemplary masonic journey. After a sumptuous lunch, the […]
MCF contribute towards the development of Helping Hand App to support abused children
W Bro John Little SLGR looks into the background The charity AVA (Against Violence and Abuse) has developed a new tool to support children and young people (aged 7-11) who have experienced domestic abuse. This app called Helping Hand will enable the charity to provide crucial assistance and support, especially to help children deal with […]
The MCF support Changing Faces charity
By W Bro Mark Russell SLGR The Masonic Charity Foundation has recently contributed a grant of £56,981 to the charity Changing Faces to assist their work. Mark Russell contacted Catherine Deacon, the Charity’s Director of Fundraising and Communications and Deputy CEO, to find out more about the charity and how their efforts assist the […]
Marie Curie Hampstead Hospice and the MCF
Arena reports The Masonic Charitable Foundation’s Core Hospice programme offers small unrestricted grants to hospices in England and Wales that receive less than 60% of their funding from the NHS or statutory sources. To date, the MCF has awarded over £15m to hospices through its dedicated hospice funding. A recent beneficiary of the scheme is […]
The Kent Club Update
By Bro Dave Cole, Club Communications Officer Here at The Kent Club for London Freemasons, we like to give the best experiences to our growing membership, currently standing at a healthy 394. This quarter we have had the pleasure of doing this again. Following from the well-earned Christmas and New Year break, we […]