THE LATEST FROM THE CONNAUGHT CLUB
W Bro Anthony Muirhead — the Chairman of the Connaught Club — gives an update of what s going on with the young masons in London. As with the rest of masonry, the Connaught Club continues to feel the effects of the pandemic. No sooner had we got used to one way of […]
CEO OF THE MCF SPEAKS TO THE KENT CLUB
W Bro Col Simon Bennett LGR MetAGSwdB reports Bro Les attended the most recent Zoom Meeting of the Kent Club and spoke about his career with some of the highlights, the evolution of Masonic charity and the creation of the MCF. Bro Les joined the Masonic Trust for Girls and Boys as a Management Trainee […]
THE MEN AT THE TOP E COMP NICK CRITCHLOW
THE MEN AT THE TOP: E Comp Nick Critchlow PGSoj (PAGPurs), Metropolitan Grand Inspector (RA) Comp Nick Critchlow was born on Friday 13th! Although considered an unlucky day in Western superstition, Comp Nick’s arrival in December 1957 and his life have been full of luck. Born in a nursing home about 200 yards from Alexandra […]
THE ROYAL ARCH IN LONDON
THE ROYAL ARCH IN LONDON: METROPOLITAN PRINCIPALS DISCUSS THEIR JOURNEYS E Comp Rod Glyn-Thomas and Comp Seb Giroux interview By the power of Zoom we are meeting with E Comp Patrick Penny PGStB 2nd Metropolitan Grand Principal and E Comp Simon White PGSoj 3rd Metropolitan Grand Principal, for a discussion on their experiences of the […]
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE GRAND SECRETARY
W Bro David Pugsley SLGR and W Bro Rod Glyn Thomas LGR ask about a variety of topics VW Bro Dr David Staples Grand Secretary FRCP joins us from his office in Freemasons Hall. It s not a location he has visited regularly in the past few months, but he looks reassuringly comfortable to be […]
Gunner Lodge No 1789 Raises Funds For Military Charity to Combat Stress
L to R: Bro Johnny Cook, Junior Deacon – WBro Jack Hargreaves MVO, Worshipful Master, Mr Darren Jackson – WBro Barry Adamson, Secretary Members of Ubique Lodge No 1789, the Lodge of the Royal Artillery, together with wives/partners and guests raised the sum of £2,000 at their annual Summer Ball held at the Union Jack […]
Making Scrubs for Hospices
Arena Reports There is no denying it, 2020 had an impact on all of us. It showed people rising to the challenge and performing their duties with even more care and devotion than before. They took personal risks to help others, and it was only right that they should receive some assistance. Many of our […]
The Metropolitan Grand Almoners Team
WBro Darrel Palmer PAGSwdB MetGAlm describes the work of the Metropolitan Almoners’ Team Like most things Metropolitan, administratively, the structure of the Metropolitan Grand Almoners Team is unique in comparison to his counterpart Provincial Grand Almoners in the Provinces. The Metropolitan Grand Almoner operates with 10 Assistants, five of whom are operational each leading a […]
Solomon The Royal Arch
By the solemn Act of Union between the two Grand Lodges of Free-Masons of England in December 1813, it was declared and pronounced that pure Antient Masonry consists of three degrees and no more, viz., those of the Entered Apprentice, the Fellow Craft, and the Master Mason, including the Supreme Order of the Holy Royal […]
A Prostate Cancer Screening Program Can we live without it
By W Bro Frank Tiller SLGR. Image: W Bro Frank Tiller SLGR (left) & Consultant Urologist Mr Chris Booth MBBS FRICS welcoming attendees at our screening session in Aug ’20 As Freemasons, we are only too pleased and indeed, excited, about helping the wider world who are not Freemasons. We do a great Job at […]
Searching for Old Kingstonians
W Bro Nick Horne describes this Grammar School’s Lodge search for upcoming celebrations Lovekyn Chantry No 6807 is a Surrey Lodge which meets in one of the oldest masonic venues in the UK, the Old Chantry Chapel, part of Kingston Grammar School. The Lodge will celebrate its 75th anniversary in December 2023 and is starting […]
Why Should I Visit an AMULL Lodge
By W Bro Gus Samuel LGR We first took a look at the Association of Medical, University and Legal Lodges (AMULL) in the pages of Arena way back in Issue 9. Since then, AMULL has grown, and has exciting new developments on the horizon. What better time, then, to take another look at the association? […]