West Kent Provincial Press Releases
Kent’s Scouts recreate Sir Ernest Shackleton’s expedition to Antarctica on the 100th anniversary
Exactly 100 years after Sir Ernest Shackleton’s last expedition to Antarctica, Kent Scouts are returning, with help from the Freemasons in Kent. Kent Scouts is one of the largest Scout counties in the UK, preparing 17,000 young people with Skills for Life supported by...
2021 Raft Race
This year’s Raft Race will be held on Saturday 4th September at the Pier Hotel, Greenhithe. The race will start at 13.00 hrs depending on the high tide on the day. Ten teams may take part in the race under normal conditions, hopefully the same number will be able to...
West Kent Receives thanks you letter from Hypo Hounds
A few years ago we donated some needed funds to the Charity Hypo Hounds, a diabetic Alert Assistance Dog Charity. Hypo Hounds train dogs to detect and alert to the dangerous changes their Type 1 Diabetic owner’s blood sugars. By alerting their owners or their families...
West Kent Masonic Clayshooting Club enjoy day out
Another fantastic morning shooting with the west kent Masonic clayshooting club, with the sun on their backs and guns in their hands everyone was smiling. If you fancy trying clayshooting they will be organising a come and have ago day on a Saturday; details will be...
Freemasons are supporting carers with advice, breaks and activities
Freemasons are leading a project to help up to 33,000 adult, young and parent carers, with donations of more than £715,000. According to Carers UK, the number of carers grew exponentially during the pandemic, reaching more than 13 million. The helping hand from the...
Resumption of Masonic Meetings FAQs (UGLE)
Please click on the images below to access the FAQs relating to the Craft and Royal Arch. Further help for Lodges - New Emergency Measures To ease pressure on accommodation for meetings later in the year when Lodges and Chapters are expected to be catching up on a...
Resuming our labours – save the date
We are fast approaching the end of the Lockdown period and the subsequent return to normality, which will enable us to resume the Lodge and Chapter meetings which we have missed so much. A great deal has happened since the beginning of the Masonic suspension, and we...
Tunbridge Wells Masonic Centre reach 30,000 vaccinations
West Kent just received an update from Tunbridge Wells Masonic Centre. At lunchtime yesterday (5th May 2021), 30,000 vaccinations have been administered from 1st and 2nd “jabs”. The NHS delivery team have been absolutely delighted that the operation had gone so well,...
Changes to the West Kent Provincial Executive
The Province of West Kent had to conduct our annual Provincial meetings for the Craft and Royal Arch - given the prevailing restrictions - outside Oakley House with a small number of the Executive. It was sad to say farewell to Colin Holland, now PAPGM, who stood down...