The next organ concert held by UGLE is on the 9th November at 1800 at Freemasons Hall, Great Queen Street London. Links to tickets are here: https://www.ugle.org.uk/freemasons-hall/events/organ-concert-november2022 Click on the below link for more information Organ-Concert-A4-leaflet
On behalf of all the Freemasons of Dorset, The Provincial Grand Master, Graham Glazier has expressed their deepest sadness on the passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. “Her Majesty’s lifetime of service to her subjects here in the United Kingdom and across the Commonwealth is an example to us all. Over the past seventy […]
Charge your Glasses One of the many things that often strikes new Freemasons is the formal toast list at the festive board. For many, if not most, people, the only formal toasting they see is the occasional wedding. In Dorset, this is even more of a novelty because of the “Dorset Fire”. On my initiation […]
If you want something done, ask a busy person Brother Benjamin Franklin This month, this year should not pass without remembering that 100 years ago, in August 1922 The Brethren of the Lodge of Honour and Friendship 1266 stood in silent tribute to the passing of their (To date) most famous son, Col Sir William […]
Thomas Dunkerley was born on 23rd October 1724. During his very active life, he was to become an extraordinary and legendary figure in Freemasonry throughout the second half of the eighteenth century. His mother’s marriage to a Mr Dunkerley was one of convenience as she had fallen pregnant to an un-named person of some importance. […]
Mike Lofthouse, of Honour and Friendship Lodge 1266 is undertaking research into the life of the celebrated Blandford sculptor, Alfred Stevens. Mike had found evidence that Alfred Stevens was assisted financially by two Blandford men; Samuel Pegler and Arthur Pegler and Mike wondered if they had ever been Freemasons in Blandford. First attempts at researched […]
Bro Tim Messer, your mission if you choose to accept it……………. Bro Tim Messer was initiated into the Lodge of Honour and Friendship 1266 in 2019. He has been passed and raised and is currently the Lodge Inner Guard. Unfortunately for us, but no doubt happily for him, a fantastic career opportunity has opened up […]
At the end of May a treasured wooden bench was stolen from the resident’s garden of Five Gables Care Home – West Moors. The bench was donated to the home in memory of a beloved resident who had passed away. Residents loved to sit on the bench and enjoy the garden. Sadly it was stolen […]
Dorset Freemasons give £6,353 to fund a Flo-Jack lifting aid for a Dorset hospital charity. Towards the end of last year our Provincial Grand Master was approached by the newly formed University Hospitals Dorset NHS Charity with a request for assistance on several ongoing projects for 2022. One of these projects was to provide a […]
Wimborne Nourishing Stout George Habgood (1857-1946) was Initiated into the Lodge of St. Cuthberga in April 1881 and became the Master in 1891. He followed on to become Director of Ceremonies in 1893-98, 1916-20, and again in 1923. He was Almoner in 1931. His duties to Freemasonry were recognised when the Province of Dorset awarded […]