Due to the Rail Strikes, sadly our Annual Convocation could not be held with the same grandeur that we usually witness in the Grand Temple at Great Queen Street. However, at short notice the provincial team did manage to organise a smaller meeting at Halsey Hall, Cheshunt with 119 attending the meeting Read more
Companions all, I bid you a hearty welcome to our Provincial Convocation. Although it is through no fault of our own, I am sorry that we cannot hold our Convocation at Great Queen Street in the splendour of the Grand Temple due to the Rail Strikes and of course we Read more
On the 17th October 2022 at Mayflower Place Hertingfordbury the Hertford Royal Arch Chapter 403 met for its’ regular Convocation this being a Celebration of 150th year since the Consecration on 13th March 1872. The preparation for this having begun in 2019 when it was decided the Chapter could celebrate Read more
At a recent meeting, Stanstead Abbotts Chapter No 9085, amongst several donations, decided to give the sum of £250 to Amwell View School and Sports Academy, located in Stanstead Abbotts, Herts. The Chapter was delighted to hear that matched funding was available from the Provincial Masonic Relief Chest, the custodians Read more
Companions, On behalf of the ME Grand Superintendent, James Sharpley, I must advise you that due to the published Rail Strike on Monday 7th November, at the executive meeting held today, he has taken the decision to cancel the Provincial Grand Chapter meeting, which was to be held at Freemasons’ Hall, Great Read more
At the meeting of the Hertfordshire Provincial Stewards Chapter at The Cloisters, Letchworth on 29 September 2022, the Harris Royal Arch Tracing Boards were presented by a team from the Metropolitan Stewards Chapter. This event was attended by around 70, including the Provincial Executive, and included a brief history of the boards, the excellent Read more
Volunteers at the local satellite training centre of the charity “Canine Partners” have been provided with free First Aid training courtesy of an initiative organised by the Provincial Grand Almoner, Dr Robert Gurney. Canine Partners is a registered charity that transforms the lives of people with physical disabilities by partnering Read more
Peter Cox writes that it was fabulous to be back at this popular and much loved event at Redbourn Golf Club. Our last outing was a full 3 years ago in 2019 and yet it felt just like yesterday at the Club that is so welcoming; the staff, the course Read more
Five and a half hours might seem like a long time for a meeting to run, even with a break part way through, but for the members, guests, and candidates of Concord and King Harold Chapters it was a full, entertaining, and delightful day. Meeting on the same day and Read more
On the 18th May The Most Excellent Grand Superintendent attended a Masonic Fishing Charity (MTSFC) event for special needs anglers to mark the first time a Royal Arch Chapter, Cranbourne Chapter no 1580, hosted such an event. The aim of Masonic Fishing Charity (MTSFC) is to bring an interactive fishing Read more