About the Lodge

Our lodge has previously had a good many members from the construction and allied industries, but members are now drawn from more diverse spectrum of vocations, including those enjoying retirement too – the lodge also has a healthy number of members with motorcycling and classic or interesting cars and vehicles, which they are happy to discuss and share with anyone.
Our regular lodge meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday each month from November through to March, five meetings each year, with the Installation meeting being held each November. Meetings commence at 6pm promptly, with the exception of the November meeting, which commences at 5:30pm promptly.
There are additional gatherings throughout the year that provide opportunities for informal learning and rehearsing, as well as opportunities to meet up in an informal setting with friends and family too, often at pubs dotted around the county to give opportunity for all to come along, dubbed our ‘pie and pint’ nights. Annually, there is traditionally a ‘Black Tie Event’, which is normally a formal affair, along the lines of a dinner / dance evening, for members, partners and friends to enjoy.
The age range of the lodge is from 34 to 91, with a good spread of experience, both in life and in freemasonry. It is also noticeable, and healthy, that we boast younger band of up-and-coming active members, a perfect setting for new members to settle in and work with like-minded fellows in the development and expansion of their masonic knowledge and experience. We try and produce a small newsletter each quarter, to ensure that current and past members are informed of the lodge activities, its successes, and communicate the social and other plans for the coming months in advance. This has been running for a year now, and has been well received.
At the core of all that we do and stand for, sits ‘Charity’. As an organisation in general, and as a lodge in particular, we do try to fully support all national, as well as provincial charitable campaigns, and to this end, we encourage our members to subscribe to our regular giving facility, which enables members to donate little and often, into our designated charity account, to ensure that we are well prepared to contribute to any initiative when properly called upon.