Uni Scheme Conference

30.11.2019

Uni Scheme Conference

Freemasonry for Women was invited to participate in the Uni Scheme Conference held at Chester on 16th November. Scheme Chair Maxine Priestley addressed the conference on the subject of our involvement to date with the Uni Scheme. The Province of Chester are to be congratulated on their excellent organisation of this conference which was held in the splendid surroundings of the Christleton Centre, just outside Chester. In fact there were so many interesting seminars that it was difficult to choose which to attend. We were pleased to meet representatives from the Order of Women Freemasons, who were also present at the Conference.

: The official header

: The lovely temple upstairs

: The UGLE team

: FFW Scheme Chair Maxine

: The OWF were also present

30.11.2019

Royal Wolverhampton School

23rd November

Lots to discuss

A get to know us event was held at the Royal Wolverhampton School to raise awareness of Freemasonry for Women and their aims, ideals and values. This event was supported by the Province of Staffordshire. The speakers included Grand Master Christine Chapman; Provincial Grand Master John Lockley; Grand Secretary Maxine Priestley; Uni Scheme representative Peter Hughes; Peter Hill School Governor and Anita Notta, parent and member of FFW. The long term aim is to set up a FFW Lodge based at the school taking its membership from staff, parents and alumni. Thanks to Bro David Joyce for the photo. Bro Anita from our Ambassadors Coventry project helped organise the event, as the mother of two children at the school she is very keen to get this idea off the ground.

30.11.2019

Discover Freemasonry at Harrow

November 13th saw the last of the 2019 Discover Freemasonry events organised by the UGLE Province of Middlesex and was held at Southgate Masonic Centre. As always the men outnumbered the women in the audience! However HFAF Freemasonry for Women was well represented and Bro Corinna gave a very emotional and moving account of her journey in Freemasonry.

11.11.2019

America 57 moving forwards

America Lodge 57 holds its 5th regular meeting at the Arts Centre in Washington, DC. Three new Initiates were welcomed into the lodge and to Freemasonry for Women. America Lodge 57 was consecrated earlier this year in May.

Three new Initiates for America 57

11.11.2019

Ambassadors making progress

WM and 2 Fellowcraft at Ambassadors 13

Progress continues at Uxbridge Masonic Centre as two Initiates, Bro Harsheel and Bro Amonia took their second regular step in Freemasonry and were Passed to Fellowcraft by WM Cecilia . It is hoped that the work undertaken at Uxbridge will lead to the consecration of a new University lodge, Bro Harsheel also hopes to establish a lodge in Kenya in the future.

30.10.2019

Cotswold 51 starts a new year

Cotswold 51 recently held their annual Installation meeting at Witney Masonic Centre when new WM Norma was Installed by outgoing WM Jane in a very happy meeting. Many of the members of Cotswold 51 come from travelling fairground families and quite a few are related to each other.

: New WM Norma

: The WM and members

25.10.2019

Preston Guild celebrates a new year

The Festive Board after the Installation

New WM Gillian and IPM Angela

Preston Guild Lodge no. 29 held their Installation meeting at Chorley Masonic Centre in October. W Bro Gillian Foot had the great honour to be installed into the chair by the Provincial Grand Master, Angela Seed who is also a member of Preston Guild and the outgoing WM. Younger members were also present and pictured here are a Master Mason, a Fellowcraft and an Entererd Apprentice. Preston Guild 29 was consecrated in 1952.

07.10.2019

Unity 58 is here !!!

Sunday 6th October saw the culmination of our labours at The Cloisters in Letchworth when Unity Lodge No. 58 was consecrated to the great joy of the first WM Beverley Bourne. Beverley has led the Ambassadors project at Letchworth since the beginning. The consecrating party was led by the MW Grand Master Christine Chapman.

: Getting ready for the big moment

: WM Beverley presides over the new lodge

27.9.2019

Our members testify

Harrow Masonic Centre saw another Middlesex Province Discover Freemasonry event in September. Three of our younger members gave eloquent testimonies of their masonic journeys to the great acclaim of the audience. Molly the mason also participated but she didn’t have much to say!

Corinna, Gaelle and Harsheel

02.6.2019

Making history in America

On Saturday 25th May, America Lodge 57 was consecrated by Grand Master Christine Chapman, leading a large team of HFAF members from both UK and Spain and Bro Lou Elias was Installed as the first Worshipful Master by Grand Secretary Maxine Priestley. During the visit to Washington DC, 4 further candidates were Initiated by the WM and Officers of America Lodge 57. The team returned home on 30th May exhausted but elated at having successfully completed this daunting challenge. A full report of our visit will be published on the website.

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