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Thursday 20 June 2013

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Provinces, Districts & Groups

Lodges meeting in London (an area generally within a 10-mile radius of Freemasons’ Hall), are administered by the Metropolitan Grand Lodge of London, whilst those meeting outside London, and within England, Wales, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, are grouped into 47 Provinces, whose boundaries often correspond to those of the old Counties.

Lodges that meet outside England, Wales, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands are grouped into 33 Districts, and five Groups.

Help for Heroes receives cheque for £12,500 from Captain Sir Norman Lloyd-Edwards

Backing for heroes Freemasonry in the community has always been at the heart of Welsh masons and is underlined by the Provincial Grand Master of South Wales’s Gala Dinner, attended by members of 62 lodges…

Plain sailing for the Annual Investiture of the District Grand Lodge of Gibraltar

Plain sailing for lodge meeting There have been some unusual ways of travelling to lodge meetings, and a special route was recently taken by four members of the Group of Lodges in Portugal, who sailed…

Open day at Freemasons' Hall Leicester a great success

Opening the door to the public in Leicester An open day has been held at Freemasons’ Hall, Leicester, where a total of 255 visitors were shown around the Georgian building housing the Provincial Grand Lodge…

Wiltshire in Royal Arch Masons 2013 Bicentenary Appeal

Wiltshire Grand Superintendent David Blanchard has received strong backing for the Royal Arch Masons 2013 Bicentenary Appeal in support of the Royal College of Surgeons, improved by a further £500 donated at the First Principals Chapter.…

Herefordshire masons support local charity Megan Baker House

Problem solvers Megan Baker House (MBH), a Herefordshire charity at Moreton Eye, near Leominster, is a centre of excellence in conductive education. It teaches problem-solving skills to people with physical disabilities and special educational needs.…

Prostate Action receive £24,000 from Lancaster and District Freemasons

Lancaster and District Freemasons donated £24,000 for prostate cancer research after a campaign set up by Peter Pemberton, of Pilling Lodge, No. 7879. Jack Bacon, from Prostate Action, said, ‘I am extremely grateful for this…

Armed Forces Day provides a special day out in Plymouth Hoe

Armed forces day out It was a special day out for Richard Penelrick and his mother, Margaret, when they attended the Armed Forces Day national event celebrations on Plymouth Hoe, Devon. Almoner John Pritchard and…

All aboard! Over £42,000 raised for the Chiltern Centre for Disabled Children

All aboard for a fun day Masons from Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire raised over £42,000 at the Chiltern Centre Diamond Jubilee Family Day at Fawley Hill, near Henley, in Oxfordshire. Held at the Fawley Hill…

Masonic bowling associations raise £13,300 for ROBOCAP

Back on the green In 2011 the Masonic Annual Charity Event (MACE) was launched, and in August 2012 the Gloucestershire Masonic Bowling Association (MBA) hosted the second tournament at Stroud’s Cotswold Bowls Club. Around 96…

Freemasons of Monmouthshire donate over £30,000 to local charities

On Friday 30th November the RW the Rev Malcolm Lane presented 29 local charities and good causes with donations ranging from £500 to £2,000. In total over £30,000 was donated that evening. The funds were…

Publicly available emergency defibrillator sees its first use in Shaftesbury

A few months ago the Freemasons of Dorset determined to install automated external defibrillator (AED) machines outside or near to all of the places where they meet as part of their Freemasonry in the Community initiative, and…

Grand Charity support the Prince's Trust Get into Woodlands scheme

A grant of £5,000 from the Freemasons’ Grand Charity has been allocated to support HRH The Prince of Wales forestry scheme for unemployed youths in Herefordshire, representing part of a grand total of £250,000 made…

Mayor of Hereford welcomes successful Masonic Choir

A truly entertaining and successful fund raising event was recently held at the Courtyard, Herefordshire’s centre of the arts Ten amateur choirs competed in Hereford’s The Last Choir Standing in aid of the Mayor’s chosen…

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