From the Provincial Grand Master Given the COVID-19 pandemic, we learnt on 17 March that the Most Worshipful Grand Master has suspended all Masonic activity for four months, effectively bringing the Masonic season to an end. Our COBRA team has undertaken a...
From UGLE’s Communications Team Freemasons are inviting the whole country to toast ‘absent friends, and those working on the frontline in the NHS’ at 9pm tonight Freemasons are calling for the whole community to ensure no one feels alone, even if they are...
The suspension of Masonic Activity will undoubtedly have an affect upon our Masonic Centres and will give rise to a number of concerns. The Chancellor of the Exchequer in his recent budget announced a raft of measures designed to protect the national economy, and over...
In these testing times, I have already been immensely impressed by the determination shown by a number of Freemasons to maintain their daily advancement in Masonic knowledge, and how receptive everyone has been to the challenges we face. As the joint letter that I,...
Thursday 19 March 2020 Dear Brethren and Companions, These are difficult and testing times for us all. First, I wanted to thank each and every one of you for your patience and understanding during this challenging and worrying period. Coronavirus is going to be with...
19 March 2020 The Coronavirus outbreak is providing society with its most testing time since World War 2. Freemasons have always been guided by their four core values of Friendship, Integrity, Charity and Respect. During this crisis period it is more important than...