My interest in Freemasonry was non-existent, knowing of it, but being rather disinterested from afar, until around late 1984 when being an avid reader, I picked up a book by Stephen Knight titled The Brotherhood, and becoming inquisitive, then read his earlier book about Jack the Ripper. To quote: Jack the Ripper: The Final Solution […]
The Dorset Masonic Shooting Association is a club open to all Freemasons, regardless of rank or age. A firearms certificate is not required to join the club and ‘club’ guns are available for use at all of our events. At present there isn’t a joining fee. We are an informal club and we try to […]
It was on New Year’s Day in 1786, 236 years ago, that the 785 ton East Indiaman set sail from Gravesend for Madras with 242 souls on board. In command was Captain Peirce embarking on his final voyage before retirement. Amongst the seven female passengers, all being despatched to India to find husbands, were his […]
A unique event in a Dorset Lodge For the first time ever in a Dorset Lodge the assembled Brethren witnessed the passing from the Installing Master to the newly Installed Master a Collarette to which was appended a Hall Stone Jewel. In 1920 Letters were sent from the Grand Master the Duke of Connaught KG […]
Royal Arch Masonry in the Wild West Province of Dorset – well; a bit west and at times in our history – a bit wild. Part 1: The beginnings of the Provincial Grand Chapter of Dorset The first Most Excellent Grand Superintendent of the Royal Arch in Dorset was also the first Provincial Grand Master. […]
Dorset Freemasons contribute to £500,000 for Ukrainian refugees Thousands of Ukrainian refugees as well as displaced people still inside Ukraine will be given help and support, thanks to half a million pounds raised by Dorset Freemasons and other Provinces across England and Wales. The money is being directed to charities working on the ground in […]
The Great Warwickshire Provincial “Ride Out” Team visited Dorset on Monday. The team, led by Assistant Provincial Grand Master David Greenwood, was escorted from Salisbury to Wimborne by the Dorset Masonic Bikers Chapter and the Widow’s Sons. The Warwickshire team had departed their Provincial Head Quarters in Birmingham on Friday 25th March, their intention to […]
The Provincial Grand Lodge of Dorset – Raft race 2022 All Dorset lodges are encouraged to enter the raft race, which will be held on the 3rd July at 1000 in Poole Park. Please refer to the details in the email which should have been circulated by your lodge secretary, or email raftrace@dorsetfreemasonry.info, for more […]
David Greenwood, Assistant Provincial Grand Master of Warwickshire Freemasons accompanied by the ‘Great Warwickshire Provincial Ride Out’ team will visit the Lodge of St Cuthberga 622 on Monday 4 April, in aid of Festival23 (Warwickshire). The Team left their Warwickshire Provincial Headquarters in Erdington on Friday 25th March and will visit every Province and attend […]
I have been reflecting, in awe, at the incredible work of successive Brethren, who over the past 150 odd years have compiled this publication. From WBro John Sherren’s 150 pages in 1892 through to WBro Matthew Burt’s superb 456 pages in 2018/2019, my bookcase creaks with 128 little books. They are a continuous record of […]