This evening a small group of us went to visit Royal Denbigh Lodge for their Installation. Royal Denbigh meet at the Denbigh Masonic Hall, so it was a nice change to go visit there.
This was my first visit of the year, and what a visit it was. The meeting was enjoyable, and it was made special because their old treasurer who had been a member for many years was finally going into the chair since he now had the free time to do it.
The food was excellent, but then Ian cooks for that hall as well. I believe he must hold the record for most Masonic Halls catered.
The members of Royal Denbigh Lodge even presented us (The visiting Blood Bikers, Welsh-Nev, Hugh, and Myself) with a donation of £250 for Blood Bikes Wales.
You will notice as this series goes on that while it is may be my personal posts, that Welsh-Nev is in most of the photographs included in the series. He has a thing about being in every photograph ever taken, and I tend to be the person who ends up taking the photographs.
Update Count:- Attended/Total
10/11 – Meetings
01/01 – Visits
07/09 – Rehearsals
05/05 – Committee
02/02 – AGM’s
01/01 – Social
Masonic Halls – 7
Freemasonry (Craft)
One of the oldest social and charitable organisations in the world, Freemasonry's roots lie in the traditions of the medieval stonemasons who built our cathedrals and castles.
It is here that a number of the famous elements of Freemasonry find their roots. In the medieval era, stonemasons often travelled around to find work in different locations. To demonstrate their level of qualification, they would use grips, words and signs in order to distinguish themselves from unqualified builders.
Freemasonry uses building analogies to teach members how to lead productive lives that benefit the communities that they live in. In the medieval era, stonemasons wore aprons and gloves to protect themselves while working on shaping rough pieces of stone, but in today’s society Freemasons meet to build friendships and communities rather than cathedrals and castles.