Wyggeston Lodge donate to Open Hands collection

The Wyggeston Lodge have donated over £200 of items to the Open Hands Christmas Collection. Brethren from the Lodge have been volunteering at the charity’s regular pie nights, serving food to the less fortunate, for a number of years. IPM WBro Chris Panteli said “This is what Freemasonry is all about”. Volunteering Co-ordinator and UniversityContinue reading “Wyggeston Lodge donate to Open Hands collection”

Wyggeston Lodge installs 114th Worshipful Master

On Friday the Wyggeston Lodge was pleased to install Brother Richard Jennings as the new Worshipful Master of the Wyggeston Lodge No.3448. W Bro Richard has been a key member of the lodge for jewels a decade, having spent a lot of time as deacon where his attention to detail was admired by all whoContinue reading “Wyggeston Lodge installs 114th Worshipful Master”

Wyggeston lodge challenges scheme lodges to claim the loving cup!

The members of the Wyggeston Lodge have issued an open challenge to other Universities Scheme Lodges to come and claim the David Kenneth Williamson cup, also known as the loving cup, or the DKW cup Having claimed it in May earlier this year in a visit to Hartington Lodge No. 1085, the Wyggeston Lodgr nowContinue reading “Wyggeston lodge challenges scheme lodges to claim the loving cup!”

Wyggeston Lodge raises new Master Mason

Last Friday the Wyggeston Lodge raised Bro. Joseph McBride to the sublime degree of a Master Mason in a wonderful and uplifting ceremony. At the last meeting of the Masonic season, attended by a good number of members and guests of the lodge, Bro McBride took the third regular step in his Masonic journey. WithContinue reading “Wyggeston Lodge raises new Master Mason”

Wyggeston Lodge conducts quadruple initiation

At the Christmas meeting of the Wyggeston Lodge on 15th December, the brethren of the Wyggeston lodge celebrated their Christmas meeting with a wonderful quadruple initiation ceremony. Four students from the University of Leicester who found us through the freshers fair, and attended our blue table dinner in October were welcomed into the fraternity inContinue reading “Wyggeston Lodge conducts quadruple initiation”

Wyggeston Lodge celebrates installation of 112th Master

Being the newly installed 112th Worshipful Master of the worshipful and the 4th in a long line of Universities Scheme initiates, Dr Simon Walmsley was on Friday 17th November installed by the members as the new worshipful Master of the Wyggeston Lodge. Joining the lodge in 2013 as a student at the University of LeicesterContinue reading “Wyggeston Lodge celebrates installation of 112th Master”

Joint Universities Scheme Meeting Takes Place Once Again

After a nearly three year hiatus, members of three Universities Scheme Lodges in the Province of Leicestershire and Rutland – Wyggeston Lodge No.3448,(University of Leicester), Castle of Leicester No,7767 (De Montfort University) and the Lodge of Science and Art No,8429 (Loughborough University) – were so pleased to meet once again for a joint meeting to celebrate the everContinue reading “Joint Universities Scheme Meeting Takes Place Once Again”

Two new members join the Wyggeston Lodge

At the meeting of Wyggeston Lodge on Friday 16th October 2015 at Freemasons Hall, Leicester, two new members were welcomed into the Fraternity. Bros John Williams and Rob Morris were Initiated in a Double Ceremony by the Master of the Lodge in the ornate Holmes Lodge Room where the Lodge was Consecrated in 1910. Bro JohnContinue reading “Two new members join the Wyggeston Lodge”

Leicestershire Freemasons celebrate new varsity generation joining the fraternity with a unique joint meeting

The Wyggeston Lodge No.3448 was part of a unique joint meeting held in Leicester on Saturday 23rd May 2015 along with Castle of Leicester Lodge No.7767 and Lodge of Science and Art No.8429. They met together in the inaugural joint meeting to celebrate their recent successes as Universities’ Scheme Lodges and to conduct each ofContinue reading “Leicestershire Freemasons celebrate new varsity generation joining the fraternity with a unique joint meeting”

Past Master takes Chair after 25 years to perform triple Raising

WBro Robert Hutchinson, who was Master of the Wyggeston Lodge in 1990, took the Master’s Chair once again at our meeting held on Friday 17th April 2015 by kind invitation of our current Master who was unable to attend. Bros. Tom Grant, Ian Player and Jacob-Charles Diegel, who all joined Freemasonry through the United Grand LodgeContinue reading “Past Master takes Chair after 25 years to perform triple Raising”