Chapter 2717 have donated £100.00: Continued community support & engagement from Saxon Hall

Every candidate for the Royal Arch (RA) must confirm he has a desire to improve in Freemasonry.

The best story submitted by a Lodge and Chapter during the month of July will each win £500 for their chosen charity 

The Royal Arch is a means of providing advancement in Masonic knowledge and experience which can be enhanced further by exploring sources

For many Companions the further easing of restrictions on 17th May 2021 will seem like an opportunity to return from exile.

On 12th March 2001 a unique scheme was launched by Essex Freemasons. Teddies for medical staff to give to children to help relieve their distress.

Bro Voltaire proved it is never too late to become a Freemason by being Initiated and made an Entered Apprentice of the Lodge of the Nine Sisters

The story of ‘How that which was lost is discovered’, the HRA gives great pleasure to almost everyone who has taken the ‘Fourth Independent Step"

Time is running out if you have yet to register for the Essx500 SHOEBOX Challenge.

In the eight days from 23rd to 30th December 2020, 112 Essex Freemasons stepped up to the plate for the Provincial ‘500 Step Challenge’.

Southend’s freemasonry centre, Saxon Hall, in Aviation Way, opened its doors last week for use as a vaccination centre in the battle against Covid19.

Every Essex Freemason has contributed one way or another to the Covid-19 Project of the United Grand Lodge and the Masonic Charitable Foundation. 

The Deputy Grand Superintendent In Charge, E.Comp. Nick Franklin, was recently presented with a cheque for £1000 

For the first time, the Provincial Grand Chapter of Essex was held at Chingford Masonic Hall on Friday, the 2nd of October. 

Worshipful Brother Alan died peacefully in the morning of 23 September 2020 after a period of not being well, with his family by his side.

Welcome to the fifth edition of First Rising – the official newsletter for members of United Grand Lodge of England.

Three major grants awarded by the MCF, the Freemasons’ charity, helping to improve the lives of thousands affected by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. 

There are two female-only Grand Lodges: The Order of Women Freemasons and HFAF – Freemasonry for Women

The Grand Master’s throne with a carved framework of gilt lime wood, flanked by a pair of Doric columns.

We are delighted to share news of the charitable activity undertaken by the District Grand Lodge of East Africa during the pandemic.