On Sunday 4th February Unity Lodge No. 58 meeting at The Cloisters in Letchworth welcomed three new members – Mariana, Ebru and Ainka. The Past Grand Master Christine Chapman took the Chair for this meeting.
Beverley - a Master in the lodge and in the water!
Beverley the Worshipful Master of Unity Lodge 58 in Letchworth was given a day pass to miss the 3rd meeting of the new lodge in order to compete in the 1500m of the British Masters Swimming Championships which were being held in Swansea and simultaneously compete in the Welsh Championships. This is her story ….
3rd place qualifier
Double 1st
Beverley’s medal triumph
I came into Freemasonry, reading of its morality and
brotherly love.
Life’s circumstance had knocked my confidence and Vitiligo,
a trauma-based skin condition had manifested over my entire body . It took
courage to journey through to the Masters Chair and each step forward was a constant
challenge.
My work hours however were getting longer and meetings
harder to get to. So when I was given an opportunity to be involved with
forming a new weekend lodge , it felt like the perfect solution -therefore
Unity evolved.
I decided , with my girls’ encouragement ,to train for a
charity swim raising funds for the Fraternity and Independent Age. As a child,
I was a competitive swimmer but facing the swim suit after more than 30 years
and now covered with giraffe patch skin, was terrifying. After six months of
four times a week training, I proudly completed the 10k open water challenge ,
raising £2400.
Having trained that hard, the next step into competitive
swimming again, you would think would be simple but I was going into the
unknown. A woman in her fifties facing the pool, body aches and long hours of
training but unless you try to do something beyond what you have already
mastered, you will never grow.
I was accepted into the Barnet Copthall Swim team,
completing my first race in November ‘19. Having entered a few competitions, I
had a call to say that I had qualified to swim in the first leg of the British
Masters Championships in Swansea.
I am so grateful for the friends I have made in our fraternity who have showed kindness and constant support throughout this experience. I hope I’ll prove that courage doesn’t mean that you don’t get afraid -just that you don’t let fear stop you!”
The result of all her hard work was a 3rd place in the 1500m event of the British Championships and into further events at the end of April and a double win in the Welsh Championships in the 800m freestyle and the 200m medley.
Working together in Unity
Sunday February 2nd saw our newest Lodge, Unity 58 perform its first ceremony. Bro Rose was Raised to the degree of a Master Mason by WM Beverley. Unity meets in the uniquely special surroundings of The Cloisters at Letchworth. Unity was consecrated in October 2019 as a University Lodge to work together with the Province of Herts in our Uni Schemes.
WM Beverley and new MM Rose
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
Cloisters Women take 2nd step
Ambassadors 13 continues its work of building new lodges for Freemasonry For Women in the UK.
The Letchworth project at the Cloisters took another step towards the Consecration of Unity Lodge 58 in October with the Passing of two more Brethren which means that Ambassadors 13(Letchworth) now has five Fellowcraft for the new lodge.
Pictured above is WM Beverley with Brothers Harshinder and Rose proudly wearing their FC Aprons.
Ambassadors enters the Cloisters
Sunday 1st October saw the start of a new venture for peripatetic lodge Ambassadors No. 13 when it held an informal meeting and lunch at a new venue in Letchworth, Herts.
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