Leeds Freemasons Lodge
Ever since the first lockdown The Lodge of Dawn have been holding weekly Zoom Lodge meetings. Whilst not the same as meeting in person, they have been a great way for the Lodge brethren to keep in touch, to support each other, have a bit of fun and ensure our masonic bonds remain strong. On … Read more
Last night, 13th October 2020 we hosted our usual weekly Lockdown Zoom Lodge, with 31 brethren in attendance, along with two guests. However this wasn’t a normai, well at least not ‘New Normal’ normal, weekly meeting. We were all delighted to attend a very special occassion. We were all there as Brother David Goldsbrough received … Read more
The Lodge of Dawn is proud and delighted United Grand Lodge Of England (UGLE) have confirmed the appointment ofW Bro. Dr. Simon M Fellerman, PAGDC, PPJGW as both a Board Member and Trustee of the Masonic Charitable Foundation,and also Chairman of the Masonic Support Committee. This is a reflection of the enormous amount of time … Read more
The seventh in our occasional series of discussions with long-standing members of The Lodge of Dawn, is with W Bro. Jeff Hillman PAGDC, PPSGW, one of two Grand Officers in The Lodge of Dawn. Tell us about your initiation into FreemasonryMr paternal grandfather was a very keen Freemason. He was initiated into Kirkdale Priory lodge … Read more
One of the key tenets of Freemasonry is charitable giving, along with supporting the local community, and we at The Lodge of Dawn has been doing exactly that during lockdown. Alongside our regular charitable giving we have facilitated a grant to a local community support service for young people. The Lodge of Dawn made an … Read more
Freemasonry, above all, is a social activity. We meet on a monthly basis for ceremonies, we meet frequently for practices and we meet semi-frequently for social occasions. With lockdown, none of these have been possible. So what does a Lodge in lockdown look like? One would assume that such a situation would signal the temporary … Read more
It is well known that Freemasons wear white gloves. However many people, both in Freemasonry and outside do not know why. The wearing of gloves is a practice inherited from operative masons, who wore them to protect their hands, and were oftensupplied by their employers at the start of each building project; sometimes by way … Read more
The sixth in our occasional series of discussions with long-standing members of the Lodge of Dawn, is with Howard Bott PPJGW, the 50th Worshipful Master at The Lodge of Dawn. You can read more of our Memories of a Freemason, from The Lodge of Dawn in Leeds, here. If you are not a Freemason and … Read more
Charity has always been a core principle of Freemasonry. Individual masons make contributions at local, national and international levels. Freemasonry is actually one of the largest charitable givers in the UK (we contributed almost £50m to charitable causes in 2018 alone). The causes that Freemasons contribute to a far and wide-ranging, and how they come … Read more
The fifth in our occasional series of discussions with long-standing members of the Lodge of Dawn, is with John Lyons PPGSwdB, a former Preceptor of the Lodge. * Further to the story above regarding the collapsing Master, our Current Preceptor, who was there at the time has added the following; John is being too modest!! … Read more