This evening was my first visit to Buckley Lodge, who now meet at the Masonic Hall in Mold.
I had been planning on visiting this Lodge for a very long time, because I wanted to see the Masonic Hall in Buckley. NEVER PUT THINGS OFF! By the time I actually got around to visiting, the Hall in Buckley had been closed down, and the Lodge had moved to the Mold Masonic Hall.
So I learnt a very important lesson, I had put off something I wanted to do for so long I was then unable to ever do it.
I would probably still be planning to visit if it wasn’t for getting a phone call from Dr Robert Lomas. He called me up the week before to say he would be traveling past the area on the 1st December and was planning to visit Buckley Lodge, and did I want to go along with him.
It was an enjoyable evening, with an interesting Talk on several “Worthy Masons” followed by their Christmas Festive Board. This was filled with lots of singing and Christmas Cheer.
It was also my First Christmas meal of the season.
Update Count:- Attended/Total
11/12 – Meetings
04/04 – Visits
09/11 – Rehearsals
06/06 – Committee
03/03 – AGM’s
01/01 – Social
Masonic Halls – 10
01/01 – Christmas Dinners
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.