Leeds Freemasons Lodge
Tuesday February 25th saw Worshipful Master Mark Gaftarnik conducted his first Second Degree ceremony of the Masonic year 2024/25. The Lodge of Dawn 6511 saw Bro. Mark Raw become a Fellowcraft Freemason. His answers to the ten questions were perfect. Mark said “ As I now start to work towards my Raising in May, I have the benefit … Read more
The numbers and activity on the night were aplenty On Tuesday 28th January we experienced our third annual New and Young Masons’ Night here at The Lodge of Dawn, 6511. Firstly, we were joined by our new Assistant Provincial Grand Master, W Bro. Malcolm Whiteley. Secondly, we were incredibly fortunate to have 35 visiting worshipful brethren … Read more
Worshipful Brethren, Brethren I thought it might be helpful to newer members to provide a brief explanation of the workings of Province and my own role as Provincial Grand Standard Bearer. No this is not AI generated. Freemasonry in England, Wales, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands is overseen by the United Grand … Read more
Now that the New Year has arrived we at the Lodge of Dawn Leeds are now getting ready for our annual New & Young Masons Night 2025. This will be our third year of this event and are really looking forward to welcoming some new (and some not so new) faces to our Lodge. There … Read more
At the National Service of Remembrance, in November 2023, there were veterans marching who were wearing, for the first time, The Nuclear Test Medal. Indeed, David Dimbleby was to make specific reference to the medal during his commentary on the BBC’s broadcast from Whitehall. For many decades, the veterans that had taken part in the … Read more
June’s ceremony was the Lodge of Dawn’s annual ‘Past Masters Night’, when previous masters of the lodge (known as ‘Past Masters’) take all of the ceremonial offices and deliver all of the ritual. In total 10 Past Masters of, and in, the lodge took part. See image below. The ceremony was a Third Degree ceremony … Read more
On the evening of 21st May the brethren at The Lodge of Dawn hosted our 66th annual Junior Masters Night. This is an event which gives the members of our lodge who are not yet ‘on the ladder’ (i.e. not yet holding an office in regular lodge) a chance to perform a First Degree Ceremony … Read more
The April meeting of the Lodge of Dawn saw the visit of The Provincial Grandmaster, James Newman OBE. This was the first formal visit of a sitting Provincial Grandmaster to the lodge for many years. The PGM was accompanied into the temple by two of his Company of Stewards (pictured below), followed in by the … Read more
A report on the Second annual New & Young Masons Night Following the success of last year’s event, The Lodge of Dawn held the second hosting of their New & Young Mason’s night this week, which has now become an annual event in the masonic calendar. With an open invitation to all, and in association … Read more
The December meeting of the Lodge saw the visit of the Provincial Grand Master; the most senior Freemason in the masonic area (the Province of Yorkshire, West Riding). Not only is a visit by the PGM an honour for any lodge, it is a rarity for The Lodge of Dawn, as the last visit by … Read more