During the 1800's and early 1900's, Freemasonry grew dramatically. At that time, the government had provided no social "safety net." The Masonic tradition of founding orphanages, homes for widows, and homes for the aged provided the only security many ...

AN organisation traditionally painted as sinister and secretive raised nearly £700,000 for charity in Essex last year. Freemasons from the Hutton lodge this week came out of the shadows to talk to the Gazette about their organisation and the influence ...

The 12,000 Freemasons in the county, including members of about 50 lodges – groups of 20 to 30 –based at the Loughton Masonic Centre in High Beech Road, donated almost £700,000 to more than 370 charities in 2012, according to the group's latest ...

Members at the Masonic Centre in Wing Road are helping hundreds of Thames Valley people hit by multiple sclerosis. The illness attacks the central nervous system, making patients virtually prisoners in their own bodies. The two lodges in Linslade ...

The big donation that is keeping the club afloat has come from Long Sutton's Alexandra Lodge of the Freemasons and its worshipful master Shaun Dickson is pictured (centre back) presenting the cheque to youth club leader Jason Osborne. SG140313- ...

Is Prime Minister Julia Gillard a “bogan” or a “badass”? Is Opposition Leader Tony Abbott a “liar” or a “legend”? Those are just some of questions Australia wants answers to, according to Google's auto-complete function. I searched for 25 prominent ...

Think of the Freemasons, and the first thing that springs to mind for most people is either a secret society with funny handshakes, or tales of global conspiracies, or an old-boys network that only looks out for its own. But members of the modern ...

All 16 Cape Cod Masonic Lodges will open their doors to the public on Saturday, April 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for “Spring Open House,” an annual state-wide public celebration of Freemasonry. If you've ever wondered who the Freemasons are, what they do, ...

A Bradford Freemason presented a cheque for £3,700 to Cancer Support Bradford and Airedale in memory of his wife, who died after a battle with cancer. Lee Hall, Provincial Grand Master of the Order of Oddfellows, Bradford Branch, chose the group as his ...

Freemasons from Skipton's Mawsis Lodge presented a cheque for more than £800 to Geoff Driver, from Prostate Cancer UK. The cheque was the culmination of a 12-month fundraising and awarenesses campaign, which included social nights and a lecture ...