Leeds Freemasons Lodge
Admin After a two year hiatus due to the pandemic the Lodge was delighted to once again celebrate a Junior Master’s night in person, last night, 17th May. The last Junior Masters Night was performed via a Zoom meeting in May 2020; great but not the same as the ‘real thing’. Commencing in 1958, Junior Master’s … Read more
On a sunny May 1st weekend a group of intrepid Brothers from the lodge along with their better halves, some of their children (and one dog) enjoyed a guided heritage tour around the historic Little Germany, area of Bradford. The tour of the area was hosted by professional historian and tour guide Nigel Grizzard. The … Read more
The Lodge of Dawn No 6511, Leeds have secured a grant of £20,000 from West Riding Masonic Charities Ltd on behalf of St Chad’s Broomfield Cricket Club, in Headingley, North Leeds. The Club comprises of 20 senior and junior teams, including a new women and girl’s section. The £20,000 grant will go towards the building … Read more
The Lodge of Dawn No 6511, Leeds have secured a grant of £28,000 from West Riding Masonic Charities Ltd on behalf of John Jamieson School, part of The East Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre (SILC) in Oakwood, North Leeds. The SILC is one of the largest specialist settings in the North of England. The £28,000 grant … Read more
Whilst 22/02/22 was a notable numeric date, for The Lodge of Dawn it was a highly notable date in the history of the lodge. For the first time since inauguration 75 years ago, the lodge hosted a full Provincial visit. Led by VW Bro. John Boyington, CBE, The DepPGM in Charge, 41 Acting Provincial Lodge … Read more
Following the success of our first social event of the year arranged by the recently formed Lodge of Dawn Social Committee back in November, the brethren of The Lodge of Dawn returned to Giorgio’s Ristorante Italiano in Headlingley, Leeds for another dinner. 28 brethen were in attendance, following a well-attended, and sometimes chaotic, Lodge of … Read more
Back in May 2021, we were delighted to announce that The Lodge of Dawn had been successful in securing a grant of almost £25,000 from West Riding Masonic Charities Ltd for the building of a 4G AstroTurf MUGA (multi-use games area), for the Chapeltown Youth Development Centre (CYDC) on Scott Hall Road in Leeds. A … Read more
December meetings, known as Old English Night, are traditionally the occasion for the annual inter-visit from our Mother Lodge, Loyalty Lodge. Unfortunately, due the pandemic, last year’s Inter-visit was held on Zoom (see here), so we were all more than happy for this year’s Olde English Night to be a ‘real’ inter-visit… but it had … Read more
A couple of weeks ago the picture below, showing representatives from the Leeds Freemasons delivering Chanukah gifts at the Leeds Jewish Welfare Board appeared in the local paper, the Jewish Telegraph. Those pictured are from the two mainly Jewish Freemasons Lodges in Leeds. But does Freemasonry and Judaism mix? When people hear the word ‘Freemasons’ … Read more
The November 2021 meeting of The Lodge of Dawn at Castle Grove was notable for a number of reasons. Firstly we delighted to be able to present not one, but two, 50 year certificates to long-standing brethren. Bro. David Goldsborough was ‘virtually’ presented with his 50 year certificate back in October 2020 in the midst … Read more