News from the Lodge of Happiness
Freemasons’ Grand Charity: over £1m donated to Air Ambulances
In April 2012, The Freemasons’ Grand Charity announced over £1 million has been donated to these rescue services since 2007. Every Air Ambulance charity in England and Wales has received funding. During 2012 all Metropolitan and Provincial Grand Lodges are donating to their local rescue services. There are two air ambulance services which cover the Read More…
300th Lodge meeting: A very special night
Last night, the Lodge of Happiness No. 7952 celebrated their 300th Regular Lodge meeting, a significant milestone in a Masonic Lodge’s history – their first regular meeting was back in the summer of 1964. Coupled with the 300th celebrations, the Lodge installed their new Worshipful Master, Stephen K Tector, and Lodge officers for the ensuing Read More…
Lodge Curry Night scheduled for 17th of April
Our next Lodge Curry Night has been scheduled for the 17th April. Our last Curry Night at Akbars, Birmingham, was a fantastic night. Hearty food, a drink or two, good fellowship and not least several eye poppingly large family sized Naans. They were seriously large naans. Each one nearly as long as your forearm and Read More…
Google Maps API V3 implemented on our site
We are please to announce that the off the shelf embedded link to Google Maps has be replaced by using Google Maps API (V3). This change may not be readily apparent at first glance, but this change gives us a much higher degree of design flexibility and control over how the maps are displayed on Read More…
Final rehearsal for our 300th regular meeting
As preparations continue to build towards our 300th regular Lodge meeting, a final rehearsal will take place tonight. Our last rehearsal was very well attended, proved hugely productive and above all else, very enjoyable. With many visitors and dignitaries attending the 300th meeting, we are confident that we will be able to put on a Read More…
First Guest Article added, featuring: Birmingham Settlement
Today we are pleased to introduce a new feature to our website. We are now publishing Guest Articles from external web sites. The first article has been written by the Birmingham Settlement, a charity founded in 1899, who have received several donations from Warwickshire Freemasons over recent years. The article discusses the work of the Read More…
UGLE publishes ‘The Future of Freemasonry’ report
Yesterday, The United Grand Lodge of England – UGLE, the governing body of Freemasonry in England and Wales, published an independent report into ‘The Future of Freemasonry.’ The report was commissioned as part of the build-up to the United Grand Lodge of England’s tercentenary in 2017. ”The Future of Freemasonry” report is the first ever independent Read More…
Three more charities thank Warwickshire Freemasons for donations
Following on from the other day… three more charities have published thank you messages… St Giles Hospice, The Mercia MS Therapy Centre and the James Hirons Care Home. Speaking about the £1000 donation, Lyn Shiel, Community Fundraiser for St Giles Hospice, said: “We are delighted that the Warwickshire Provincial Grand Lodge has continued to provide Read More…
Help raise valuable money for worthy charities with “Give as you Live”
The Warwickshire Masonic Charitable Association Ltd give 1000s of Pounds every year to worthwhile causes throughout Warwickshire. (Example: Birmingham Settlement Guest Article.) Here’s a new easy way to raise money for The Warwickshire Masonic Charitable Association Ltd that does not involve parting with extra cash. Everyclick.com has launched a new way to donate – it’s Read More…
Warwickshire Freemasons thanked by two charities for their support
Two charities, The Birmingham Settlement and Freshwinds, have publicly thanked Warwickshire Freemasons for donating funds to their respective charities. Both charities received £400. Carly Duignan (Head of Fundraising and Communications for The Birmingham Settlement) said: “We’re delighted that The Warwickshire Provincial Grand Lodge has continued to provide funding this year. Without ongoing financial support, The Read More…
