Leeds Freemasons Lodge
Visiting other lodges, both in Leeds and further afield, is one of the best parts of Freemasonry. Meeting new people, seeing ‘the same but different’ ceremonies and generally socialising with new people is what makes Freemasonry fun and interesting. On 9th December three members of The Lodge of Dawn visited Baines Lodge, 7844 in St … Read more
Sunday 20th November saw the first monthly dog walk of the year for the Lodge of Dawn. Despite days and days of pouring rain, the weather held up and Noah the Labrador, Barney the Spaniel, Douglas the Bearded Collie, Milo the Labradoodle and Bertie the Bedlington Terrier along with their owners, together with two dogless … Read more
Historically the Freemason’s mantra has been ‘brotherly love, relief and truth’. It can be translated into a more modern definition of ‘Personal Integrity, Friendship, Mutual Respect and Charitable Giving’. The Freemasons is simply a fraternal society that offers the opportunity to expand your circle of friends as well as community fundraising and personal self development. … Read more
Back in December 2021 we were delighted to host a lodge inter-visit from brethren of Hadassah Lodge in Sheffield (you can read all about it here). This is a lodge inter-visit that used to occur regularly, but hasn’t happened for a number of years. The Lodge of Dawn has two former Masters from Hadassah as … Read more
From the pen of Bro Andrew Ullmann. Having been, for many years a ‘junior’ member of the Lodge of Dawn (ie not on ‘the ladder’), late last year I was approached to become the Junior Master for 2022’s Junior Master’s Night ceremony. As with all lodges The Lodge of Dawn’s monthly ceremonies are performed by … Read more
Festive Boards are always welcome after work in the Temple, but the FB following Junior Master’s Night three weeks ago unfortunately had to be cancelled at the last minute due to a gas leak. See here if you didn’t hear the story! Therefore Tuesday 7th June was special because we were finally able to hold … Read more
After a two year hiatus due to the pandemic the Lodge was delighted to once again celebrate a Junior Master’s night in person, last night, 17th May. The last Junior Masters Night was performed via a Zoom meeting in May 2020; great but not the same as the ‘real thing’. Commencing in 1958, Junior Master’s … Read more
On a sunny May 1st weekend a group of intrepid Brothers from the lodge along with their better halves, some of their children (and one dog) enjoyed a guided heritage tour around the historic Little Germany, area of Bradford. The tour of the area was hosted by professional historian and tour guide Nigel Grizzard. The … Read more
Following the success of our first social event of the year arranged by the recently formed Lodge of Dawn Social Committee back in November, the brethren of The Lodge of Dawn returned to Giorgio’s Ristorante Italiano in Headlingley, Leeds for another dinner. 28 brethen were in attendance, following a well-attended, and sometimes chaotic, Lodge of … Read more
The newly appointed Lodge of Dawn Social Committee arranged its inaugural event on 16 November 2021. 26 of the Brethren of The Lodge of Dawn, including two new candidates, a prospective candidate, and one visitor from Loyalty Lodge, enjoyed a fabulous evening together at Giorgio’s Ristorante Italiano in Headlingley, Leeds. It was our first major … Read more