Spokesman Julian Rees said: "Freemasons do have something of an image problem with most members of the public thinking of us as a load of white haired old men in tweed jackets. "We want to say, enough of that, it's 2013, let's start reaching out to all ...

SHOUT OUT: Although no parent wants to think about it, large numbers of children are kidnapped or reported missing each year, making the child identification kits being provided next month by the fraternity of Freemasons in Westwood valuable tools.

Last week I visited the Grand Masonic Lodge of Ireland, the Freemasons Lodge, on Molesworth Street in Dublin, just a stone's throw from Leinster House. It was built back in 1865 yet the Grand Lodge is going since 1725 and celebrated its 275th ...

The notoriously secretive Freemasons are to appoint their first ever 'youth ambassador' to shake off their stuffy image as old men with funny handshakes. The organisation, one of the oldest in the world, is advertising for an 18-25 year old to appeal ...

The story of how local Freemasons moved into Guys Cliffe in Warwick in the 1970s is told in Terry Roberts' latest book, Further Recollections of a Country Mansion. Terry also refers to the disastrous fire which destroyed the interior of the historic ...

Freemasons wooing younger recruits. The notoriously secretive Freemasons are to appoint their first “youth ambassador” to shake off their stuffy image as old men with funny handshakes. By: Tom Morgan. Published: Sat, August 17, 2013. Tweet.

Linslade Freemasons have won praise for helping disabled children. The two lodges and the masonic centre in Wing Road, Linslade, have contributed to a fund to help kids with cerebral palsy get appropriate treatment as soon as they are diagnosed.

Plymouth residents Ariel Gaspar, John-Hanson Machado and Susan McNeill each received a scholarship from the Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts. This year, the Massachusetts Freemasons awarded 140 scholarships totaling $572,500 for the next ...

Quietly, they seek openness. One of the ancient world's most secretive societies, the Freemasons, now wants to come to grips with the 21st century. This secretive society hopes to come out and gain universal acceptance. "We are a society with secrets ...

The path to Shriner starts with joining the Freemasons. While all Shriners are Masons, not all Masons are Shriners. In Superior, there are two masonic lodges — Acacia-Itasca 329 and Superior 236. No invitation is needed, according to the Freemasons of ...