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Happy Birthday! Roy Ricketts - 100 today! Today Roy Ricketts celebrates his 100th Birthday with his family.
Born on July 13th 1920, in Poole, Roy joined the Ashley Lodge and Freemasonry on Jan 29th 1954 and has been an active member ever since, regularly attending meetings right up to the current Lockdown. A fit and popular member of the Lodge Roy was Master from 1962-1963 and has held active Provincial office in Dorset on more than one occasion. more...
Dorset Freemason in artistic response to Covid19 Wareham Mason, Malcolm Lewis has come up with a novel way to raise awareness of, and raise funds for the Dorset Community Coronavirus Appeal. Malcom, knowing quite a few artists in the area, has set up an online auction of pieces by them with 25% of the proceeds going to the appeal.
Malcolm, a member of The Lodge of St. Martin, will be holding the auction on Sunday 14 June from 3.00 pm. There are over 120 lots! more...
£6696.90 and counting local support £6696.90 and counting local support !
Each Masonic Province in England and Wales has been allocated funds by the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF) who are supported by donations from all Dorset Freemasons, to distribute to local projects actively assisting with the COVID-19 situation.
https://mcf.org.uk/festival/dorset-2025-festival/
Formed under a month ago The Dorset Freemasons Covid-19 Committee (DFCC) has already distributed £6,696. more...
Get the T-shirt! The competition for the t-shirt design was won by Bro Tom Bavington of Brownsea Island Lodge No 9689 and all surplus funds generated from sale of these T-Shirts will go directly to support the NHS charities.
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Sherborne Food Bank receives donations from Lodge of Benevolence The Sherborne Food Bank has been in existence for some nine years to help people in Sherborne and the local area who are in need. Inevitably, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic there have been many more calls than usual on their resources and hence they are in need of extra support. This came to the notice of members of the Sherborne-based Benevolence Masonic Lodge. more...
Dorset Freemasons help Swanage school feed the vulnerable. Dorset Freemasons help The Swanage School provide meals for the vulnerable. The Dorset Freemasons Charity (DMC) have provided £1000 of funding to help start up a project by Swanage School. The school are providing healthy and nutritious meals to those most in need in their local area.
Not only has the DMC provided this much needed funding to 'seed' the project but the Dorset Masonic Bikers Chapter plus De Moulham Lodge have played their part too. more...
Dorset Freemason Fighting Covid-19 in the North Sea Dorset Freemason Brother Wayne Ingram, Senior Warden of United Service Lodge No.3473 Portland, is currently detached from his job as an NHS Paramedic to assist with North Sea repatriations to the United Kingdom.
Here is an update from Wayne:
'Although my family home is situated on the lovely Isle of Portland, a stones throw away from sitting in the chair as Senior Warden of United Service Lodge No. more...
Design a t-shirt Competition Feeling creative during lockdown. Why not help us to design a t-shirt in support of our Heroes in the NHS. The competition is open to anyone around the world and you don't need to be a Freemason.
Deadline for entries is the 8th May (full details on the poster).
UPDATE - We accept all design formats so email your pdf, jpg or gif to events@dorsetfreemasonry.info
If you've sketched or painted your design take a photo and attach the image to your email. more...
3D Support to Frontline Workers! Andy Belding of Brownsea Island Lodge No 9689 is currently working his 3D printers 24 hours a day to make frames for face shields for frontline workers.
Being an engineer by trade, Andy saw a lot of people discussing about making face shields on number of online engineering and 3D printing forums. The national 3DCrowdUK group was starting to show up with a well thought out design and procedure for assembly and distribution
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Steve dons a dark blue apron whilst volunteering at Dorset County Hospital Steve Regan from Brownsea Island Lodge No 9689 has been volunteering on the cancer ward at Dorset County Hospital throughout the current Coronavirus crisis.
In quite a remarkable story, Steve was originally hospitalised whilst he was abroad and was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer that resulted in radical surgery where most of his stomach was removed. more...
NHS Supported by Ferndown Lodge On a recent visit to Bournemouth Hospital the Immediate Past Master of
Ferndown Lodge, Vic Plowman, was able to present a cheque for
£750 to the Bournemouth Hospital Charity representing £500 for the Bournemouth Hospital Cardiac Department and £250 to the Bournemouth Eye Hospital. This was part of the total of £4500 in donations made from the Ferndown Lodge Benevolent Fund and announced at the last Installation meeting. more...
Suspension of Masonic Activities for four Months with effect from 17 March 2020 All Brethren and Companions of the Masonic Province of Dorset
We have had clear guidance from UGLE yesterday and I want to follow that in spirit as well as in the letter of guidance. The letter from the Grand Master states that the suspension of all our activities is for four months, but, of course, we will all be aware that it may be extended subject to conditions prevailing at the time. more...
Fraternal Lodge of Dorset Installation This morning Adrian Pearce confidently installed David Smith into the chair of the Fraternal Lodge of Dorset, meeting at Branksome Masonic Hall.
The Provincial Grand Master for Dorset RWBro Graham Raymond Glazier attended the Installation meeting with a full team from the Provincial Grand Lodge of Dorset.
This is not a new experience for David as he has occupied the Master's chair, in various guises, on eighteen previous occasions. more...
Ferndown Lodge and Dorset Masonic Care in partnership with Air Ambulance donation. The Immediate Past Master of Ferndown Lodge was joined by Judy White, wife of the late Roger White at the offices of the Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance in Wimborne to present two cheques to the Charity to the total sum of £1500.
This consisted of a combination of donations in memory of Roger and monies raised by the IPM during his year in office. The total sum included a contribution of £500 from the Dorset Masonic Care charity. more...
WM of 622 is made a Lewis Dan Martin the WM of the Lodge of St Cuthberga last night initiated his Dad into Freemasonry in the presence of his Grandad.
To add to the special occasion the Provincial Grand Master for Dorset RWBro Graham Raymond Glazier was also present, as was the WM and Officers of Amphibious Lodge on a reciprocal visit. The temple was full to the brim and the festive board vibrant. The ceremony was moving and faultless. more...
Dorset Provincial Grand Stewards Three Active Dorset Provincial Grand Stewards are new members of The Kenneth Cross Lodge of Dorset Provincial Grand Stewards No.9508. Other Active Stewards will join the Lodge at the next meeting.
Brethren enjoyed a fascinating presentation from Mike on the topic of 'Jack the Ripper', complete with special effects and spectator interaction. It is hoped that Mike will return to conclude the story covering press coverage as reported in 1888. more...
Dorset's newest Chapter is consecrated! Consecration of Dorset Masonic Bikers Chapter No 1367
On Saturday 15th February in over 70 brethren gathered in Portland to witness the consecration of Dorset's newest Holy Royal Arch Chapter by the Most Excellent Grand Superintendent, Graham Glazier and his team.
The Dorset Masonic Bikers Chapter No 1367 is the first Holy Royal Arch Chapter dedicated to biking enthusiasts within the Province of Dorset. more...
Dorset Freemasons Support Forest Holme Hospice Charity Dorset's Northbourne Lodge, in partnership with Dorset Masonic Care, have given £1000 to Forest Holme Hospice Charity to help people in the local community who need palliative end of life care.
Forest Holme Hospice is part of Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and offers individually tailored care to meet the physical, psychological and spiritual needs and palliative end of life care to over 1,000 local people each year across Poole, Wimborne and the Purbecks. more...
Annual Quadripartite Convocation - Dorset, Hampshire & Isle of Wight, Somerset And Wiltshire The Chapter of St. Martin, played host to this year's Annual Quadripartite Convocation. This annual event takes place across the Royal Arch Provinces of Dorset, Hampshire & Isle of Wight, Somerset and Wiltshire. It was Dorset's turn to host the event, and the Most Excellent Grand Superintendent of Dorset, Graham Glazier, decided on something different to previous Convocations. more...
APGM at the Alamo We love this story from our Assistant Provincial Grand Master, Chris Bond.
The masonic plaques are on the end wall of The Long Barrack, 'the oldest building in Texas' (quote from the brochure). The statue is, of course, Bro Davy Crockett!
Freemasons present during different stages of the Battle of the Alamo included James B. Bonham, James Bowie, David Crockett, Almeron Dickinson, and William B. Travis. more...
Uni Initiate Chris' rich Masonic life The first student to be Initiated through the Universities Scheme in Dorset has received his Grand Lodge Certificate. Bro Chris Hare, who was Initiated into Freemasonry by the then Provincial Grand Master, RWBro Richard Merritt, has enjoyed an active Masonic journey during his first sixteen months as a member of London Haven Lodge, no.7300. more...
Freemasons give $150,000 for victims of Australian bush fires People who have lost everything in the catastrophic Australian bushfires will be among those to benefit from a grant of AUS$150,000 (£79,000) from Dorset Freemasons to the Disaster Relief Funds set up by Freemasons in Australia.
The grant from the English and Welsh Freemasons' charity will see AUS$50,000 given to the Australian Freemasons' Disaster Relief Funds in each of the three states most affected by the blaze: New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. more...
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