Financial education for victims of Domestic Abuse, with support from London Freemasons
The £5,000 grant from London Freemasons will directly support clients who are victims of domestic abuse and need their financial needs protected. Domestic abuse (including financial abuse) often leads to unmanageable levels of debt. The grant will enable the charity to support even more clients with wrap-around support, specifically for women who have experienced domestic […]
‘Every Child Can Thrive Programme’ Support for Women and Children Seeking Asylum with support from London Freemasons
More than 600 children and 400 mothers seeking asylum will get dedicated and targeted support thanks to a £60,000 grant from London Freemasons to The Happy Baby Community. The grant will help expand the Every Child Can Thrive programme, which aims to improve the physical and mental health of asylum seeking children and mothers. The programme will also […]
The Nucleo Project Symphony Orchestra – Supporting Young People In Learning Music With Grant From London Freemasons
A £7,560 grant from the London Freemasons is supporting Nucleo's Symphony Orchestra – this is Nucleo’s most advanced full orchestra, with over 70 children and young people aged 8 to 20 learning and making music together completely free of charge. The Nucleo project works to support students not only in learning music, but in finding […]
Arena 58: Summer 2025 – Contents Page
IT'S YOUR ARENA To send a story to Arena, please email arena@metgl.com We are also looking for writers – please email the Editor at the same address if you would like to contribute. NEWS & FEATURES WELCOME Foreword: E Comp The Rev'd Timothy L’Estrange, PGSN EDITORIAL – Welcome to Arena Online GRAND LODGE […]
London Mason Stepping Up in the Cause of Charity
IT'S YOUR ARENA To send a story to Arena, please email arena@metgl.com We are also looking for writers – please email the Editor at the same address if you would like to contribute. Callum Harbud was 23 years old when his form was submitted, his father having been in the Lodge for some 32 […]
Recognition for charity efforts of United Engineers
IT'S YOUR ARENA To send a story to Arena, please email arena@metgl.com We are also looking for writers – please email the Editor at the same address if you would like to contribute. W Bro John Woodhouse LGR, Charity Steward of The United Engineers Lodge No 3862 writes: Coming up to my 50 years […]
The Welcome Project comes to Con Amore Lodge No 3633
IT'S YOUR ARENA To send a story to Arena, please email arena@metgl.com We are also looking for writers – please email the Editor at the same address if you would like to contribute. W Bro Michael Duque, LGR writes: In a world that often moves too quickly, there are rare moments that remind us […]
The Best – not the Wurst – for Wandsworth
IT'S YOUR ARENA To send a story to Arena, please email arena@metgl.com We are also looking for writers – please email the Editor at the same address if you would like to contribute. A group of London Masons recently visited a number of Lodges in Germany. Wandsworth Lodge No 1044 visited Hamburg between 24th […]
Titan Lodge hosts launch of Brother Lodge Scheme
IT'S YOUR ARENA To send a story to Arena, please email arena@metgl.com We are also looking for writers – please email the Editor at the same address if you would like to contribute. On 13th May 2025, over 130 Brethren assembled in Temple 10 at Freemasons Hall to witness the Brethren of Titan Lodge […]
Two 50th presentations at St Catherine’s Park Lodge
At a very well attended meeting of St Catherine's Park Lodge No 2899, on Friday 25th April, W Bro Tim Spriggs Met GInsp presented 50-Year Certificates to W Bros Victor Bargery and Peter Morrison. W Bro Vic Bargery SLGR was born in 1948 and Initiated into Derby Allcroft Lodge No 2168 on 9th January 1975 […]
A New Dawn for Fellowship Lodge
IT'S YOUR ARENA To send a story to Arena, please email arena@metgl.com We are also looking for writers – please email the Editor at the same address if you would like to contribute. Fellowship Lodge No 2535, a Hall Stone Lodge consecrated in 1894, has recently undergone a significant transformation, one ensuring its continued […]
No sign of a quiet life for W Bro Kersh
IT'S YOUR ARENA To send a story to Arena, please email arena@metgl.com We are also looking for writers – please email the Editor at the same address if you would like to contribute. In the last issue of Arena, we were delighted to tell you how Mandate Lodge No 4258 had convened an Emergency […]