Holy-Well Lodge No 6178 dates from 1945 and like many Lodges suffered during Covid, dwindling in numbers to around 7 members.

It was looking like ceasing to be a viable Lodge: then something remarkable happened. First a trickle of applications arrived, both joining Members and Initiates, then a consistent flow of Intiates – and numbers began to revive,

Joining members have come from as far afield as Grimsby and Lincoln. Soon, membership passed pre-Covid levels and this brought its own problems – as the Lodge needed multiple ceremonies in order to Initiate, Pass and Raise the Brethren.

This culminated in January’s meeting, in which no less than four Brethren were raised – a ceremony not seen in the Lodge’s history and which called on the Ritual team from Grand Lodge to assist in its delivery.

The meeting on 26th March will celebrate not only another two initiates and one joining Member. Furthermore, W Bro Jeffrey Cooper LGR PPJGD will be accorded much credit for 50 Years in Freemasonry; and the Lodge itself will be celebrating 80 Years of Holy-Well.

The Lodge has 2 Lewis Brethren: W Bro Stephen Sheldon LGR with his son Bro Benjamin Sheldon (as well as other family members) and W Bro David Bason PJGD with his son Bro Justin Bason.

We hope our Lodge continues to grow as the happy and vibrant Lodge it is today; and prospers for another 80 years.

This article is part of the Arena Magazine, Issue 57 Spring 2025 edition.
Arena Magazine is the official magazine of the London Freemasons – Metropolitan Grand Lodge and Metropolitan Grand Chapter of London.

Read more articles in the Arena Issue 57 here.