The Lodge of Dawn visit Belfast

The Lodge of Dawn visit Belfast – Following the success of previous trips to Dublin and Edinburgh, on a cold Wednesday March morning 18 brethren from the lodge, plus three guests (one from Zetland Lodge and two from The Lodge of Fidelity) gathered at Leeds Bradford airport to travel to Belfast. Once bags had been … Read more

Second annual New & Young Masons Night

A report on the Second annual New & Young Masons Night Following the success of last year’s event, The Lodge of Dawn held the second hosting of their New & Young Mason’s night this week, which has now become an annual event in the masonic calendar. With an open invitation to all, and in association … Read more

New and Young Masons Night

It is a well established custom in Freemasonry that visiting is at the heart of our masonic traditions. Visiting lodges other than your own is an important, and enjoyable, part of Freemasonry in order to get the most out of it. Visiting allows you the benefit of meeting new people, seeing ‘same but different‘ ceremonies, … Read more

A PGM visits and a new brother joins

The December meeting of the Lodge saw the visit of the Provincial Grand Master; the most senior Freemason in the masonic area (the Province of Yorkshire, West Riding). Not only is a visit by the PGM an honour for any lodge, it is a rarity for The Lodge of Dawn, as the last visit by … Read more

Welcome to our new brother

The November meeting saw our (relatively) new Worshipful Master, W Bro. Rosenhead, initiate his second new brother of the masonic year 23/24. Our newly made brother is a CPN (Community Psychiatric Nurse) by trade and works with mental health in the NHS. Along with the usual Entered Apprentice song and a wonderful festive board, James, … Read more

Chapel Allerton Playground opens

Sunday 22nd October, saw the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Al Garthwaite officially open a new playground at Chapel Allerton Park; one that was part-funded by The Lodge of Dawn via a grant from the West Riding Masonic Charity Community Fund, as reported on here back in June. The ‘ChapelAPlay’ project began when a group … Read more

A new Worshipful Master for the lodge

48 years after his initiation by his father, Francis Steven Rosenhead was installed into the Chair of King Solomon on Tuesday 26th September; the mantle being handed over by the now IPM, W Bro. Phil Fraser, in a ceremony attended by more than 70 brethren. W Bro. Chris Allen PJGD, Assistant Provincial Grand Master also … Read more

Chapel Allerton playground gets a grant

ChapelAPlay are Laura B, Beth and Laura R, a group of local mums who regularly use Chapel Allerton park. However, the current playground is completely dilapidated. The surfacing is hazardous and the equipment dated, unappealing, tired and unsafe in areas. There is nothing stimulating or attractive about it and, as a result, a huge opportunity … Read more

£30,000 grant for Meanwood Park Playground

Back in February 2020 one of the members of the Lodge of Dawn saw a news story in the Yorkshire Evening Post about a group of fed-up parents who had just launch an appeal to improve children’s playground. Under half a mile from our home at Castle Grove, Meanwood Park playground’s appeal sounded like the … Read more