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(by editorial board, Henley Standard, 08 January 2024)

 

A Man from Henley has been commended for achieving 50 years of service with the Freemasons. John Grout, 90, of Upton Close, was presented with a certificate by the Very Worshipful Brother Graham Ellis, deputy provincial grand master in Craft, during a meeting of Thames Mark Lodge in Henley. The Oxfordshire provincial grand masters of craft and mark said they were delighted the presentation could be made at the meeting of Thames Lodge of mark master masons. Mr Ellis spoke of Mr Grout’s “quiet but purposeful” efforts in charity fundraising, including work on behalf of the Oxfordshire Craft Festival and the Mark Benevolent Fund Annual Festival, which will take place in Oxfordshire in 2025. Mr Grout, a former professional cricketer, said: “Several people do achieve 50 years but there hasn’t been one locally for ages.” He joined the Freemasons at… read more:

 

 

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(by Thomas Kelsall, InDaily/SALIFE/CitiMag, December 15, 2023)

 

Plans for a 37-storey, 183-metre tower and hotel behind the state heritage listed Freemasons Hall have been lodged, with hopes the North Terrace skyscraper will incorporate a new museum of South Australian history by 2026. The Freemasons Hall Trust lodged a development application on October 30 for its long-mooted “Keystone Tower” behind the Freemasons Hall on North Terrace, with the plan listed on the public developments register this month. The project, worth an estimated $400 million, features a 240-room hotel, office space, business lounge, function area, “wellness centre” and a top level balcony. The History Trust is also hoping to house a new Adelaide Museum of… read more:

 

 

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(by editorial board, MoosejawToday, January 6th, 2023)

 

Installation of 2024 Officers for Doric/St.George Masonic Lodge #71 was held on December 6, 2023 at the Masonic Temple, 1755 Main St. N. under the direction of Brother Rick Tilson. The newly installed Worship Master is Brother Graham Lynds seated 2nd from left. Congratulations to all those Brethren installed in read more:

 

 

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(by Will Drysdale, Accountancy Daily, 3 January 2024)

 

The oldest Grand Lodge of Freemasons in the world has lost an appeal for VAT refunds of £2.83m for charges on membership fees as primary aim was not philanthropic The Grand Lodge has an annual income of approximately £13m, with £9m of this coming from membership fees and room rental. The two claims related to 2014 and 2018 and totalled £2.83m in VAT refunds from membership fees. As the largest representative body of freemasonry in the UK with 175,000 members, the Grand Lodge, which was founded in 1717, has net assets of £70m and employs 90 people, operating as a not-for-profit organisation. Originally, the Grand Lodge appealed to the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) claiming that the organisation was exempt from the VAT charges under Article 132(1)(1) of Council Directive 2006/112/VAT (PVD). This exemption is applied to organisations whose aims consist of a philosophical, philanthropic or civic nature. The tribunal dismissed the two claims for VAT periods 06/10–03/18, stating that the organisation had more than one ‘main aim’ and was not solely philanthropic. The FTT said… read more:

 

 

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(by editorial board, The Paris News, January 4th, 2024)

 

The Roan Oak Masonic Lodge No. 860 of Garretts Bluff helped six Paris Junior College nursing students breathe easier last month when the lodge awarded them $500 scholarships. Present to bestow the scholarships were Worshipful Master Logan Thomas, Senior Deacon Pat Thomas, and Master of Ceremonies/Scholarship Committee Chair Alan Tapp. “It’s always a great pleasure to work with PJC and their nursing program,” said… read more:

 

 

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(by editorial board, Essex County Daily Gazette Standard, 31st December 2023)

 

On Saturday the 18th of November, the Freemason community hosted the Christmas Ladies Festival. This event was to thank and honour the wives, partners, and girlfriends of Freemasons. Master Javed Agha hosted this Freemason celebration. What happened at this event? This celebration was held at Derougemont Manor in Brentwood. On arrival, guests were greeted by the Master Mason. The evening entailed a four-course dinner along with two charity raffles and an auction. The auction included a one-week stay in a villa in Tenerife as well as a TV. The raffles had an… read more:

 

 

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(by Shaudra Barlett Yaw, The Sun, January 2, 2024)

 

In 136 years, Mount Defiance Lodge #794 of Free and Accepted Masons has offered men within the community who embody integrity and honesty and who have an innate desire to make their world better by helping people in need the opportunity to come together. At the very heart of the organization is its motto, “Making good men better,” and the members are consistently striving to do just that. “We have principles of morality that we, in many ways, impart in what we do in ritual. Masons help men become better in their own families and in their community,” revealed Lodge member, Bob Bartlett. “I know a lot of men are looking for an organization of men – a group of men- that care about the right ways of living that would like to seek out other like-minded men that practice these things and be around men of that nature.” Freemasonry is the leading worldwide fraternal order of men bonded together in fellowship, who aid one another and their communities by giving freely of their time and… read more:

 

 

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