Special interest Lodges Profiles

Addington Lodge is the home of the Acting Provincial Officers of the Province of Buckinghamshire. Qualification for membership is that you are required to be an Active or Past Active Officer of the Province.  Our steady stream of talent harness a great deal of ideas in improving both the individual APO and being a part of shaping the Province and in some cases Freemasonry for the future.

Aedificandum (Latin for ‘That which needs to be built’), consecrated in January 2017, and is a Lodge for those who work or have worked in the construction industry.

From the outset the founders aimed for ‘ Grass roots Masonry ‘. For the first 6 years the Lodge held it’s meetings in private rooms at Licenced premises in Droitwich which sadly became unavailable before moving to our current home at Shrawley Village Hall, where we set up and dismantle the Lodge room at every meeting, as Lodges did ‘in the old days’. General meeting are preceded by a Buffet allowing the meeting to open late so all can attend.

African Diaspora Lodge No. 10046 was consecrated in September 2023 and is located at Cole Court, Twickenham. The purpose of the Lodge is to promote African culture through work with local communities, build strong communal bonds through volunteering and support charitable causes through fundraising and brand awareness. 

We regularly explore culture through different cuisines and travel within the African continent and rest of the world. All our meetings are fun and games with the penultimate being that of April which has a live Soprano performance.

All new members are admonished to adhere to our Swahili Lodge motto; UMOJA KWA HUDUMA which means UNITY FOR SERVICE, by devoting their future to the good of their fellows and the good of all mankind.

Artemis lodge is formed of Freemasons in West Sussex who combine their interests in shooting with Freemasonry. In addition to Lodge meetings there are monthly clay shoots with a charity shoot held annually. The Lodge has a strong traditional shooting sports theme reflected in the dress, Lodge equipment and Festive board. Wearing of shooting tweeds is encouraged, and game is always on the menu. The Lodge is made attractive to younger members and the demands of family and business life. Meetings are to be kept as brief as possible and activities are inclusive of wives & partners wherever appropriate.

The Lodge had planned to surrender it’s warrant and a rescue team was established to enable the warrant to be preserved, the “re-founding” members have agreed that the best way to secure the future of the Lodge is to re-purpose it as a “Fishing” Lodge as angling for coarse fish was the most popular activity for the nation’s anglers, accounting for 19 million days of fishing with carp the most sought after species with an estimated 7 million days fishing time. Game anglers spent 1.6 million days fishing for salmon and trout. It necessarily follows that there is a huge opportunity to bring together established Freemasons who enjoy Fishing and of course to encourage fisherman who would be new to Freemasonry and could be the catalyst to bringing new men to the fraternity. 

Our Charitable endeavours will naturally be to support the East Kent Masonic Fishing Charity, either financially or through volunteered hours from our members.

This is a great opportunity for established Freemasons with an interest in fishing, to help shape the new future of Beamish Lodge and for newly initiated Freemasons, to join the Fraternity with an underlying theme of a sport or way of life they already enjoy. Once Initiated, the opportunities for Masonic development are endless and the charitable intentions will make for a truly heart-warming feeling.

Bedfordshire Centenary Fishing Lodge was repurposed as a fishing Lodge when several members joined to support the work of the Masonic Fishing Charity primarily and encourage membership within the fishing community to not only support the charity by fishing with special needs children and young adults but also to enjoy the fraternity of Freemasonry. Not all members are fishermen, but they are encouraged to be actively involved in the running of every event.

The Bristol Golfing Lodge was consecrated on November 30, 2019, to enjoy golf and take our unique ceremonies to neighbouring provinces. The Mission of the Bristol Masonic Golf Lodge is to promote a way of life that binds like-minded men and transcends all religious, ethnic, cultural, social and educational differences; by teaching the great principle of Brotherly Love, relief and truth through the sport of golf. We are proud to express these values through our fellowship, compassion, and concern, finding meaningful ways to serve our community through engagement and impactful charitable giving.

We are a diving Lodge, but we welcome nondivers. We are a humorous, fun bunch who enjoy good rituals in the Lodge and relaxed, jolly, festive boards. We dine at different locations to find the best value for our meals.

Founded by Freemasons with a Scouting heritage and mostly made up of members, former members and supporters of Scouting and other uniformed youth organisations. The left hand of friendship is used as a greeting by Lodge members as a reminder of our antecedents.  The Lodge welcomes those from all ranges of society with a charitable heart and is exclusive to none. There are several social events throughout the year where family, friends, and others not Freemasons are especially welcomed.