Wyggeston Lodge installs new Master

On Friday 18th November 2022, the members of the Wyggeston Lodge were delighted to witness the installation of Bro Peter Clarke as the new Master. Bro. Peter joined the lodge in 2013 as part of the Universities Scheme at the University of Leicester, being our second ever youngest Master. Since then he has followed aContinue reading “Wyggeston Lodge installs new 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”

Members of Wyggeston Lodge make annual trip to Royal Yorkshire Lodge

Wyggeston Lodge attends Freshers’ Fair at University of Leicester

Members of the Wyggeston Lodge of Freemasons, once again attended Freshers’ Fair at the University of Leicester on Monday 28th September 2015. This was the fourth year in a row that the Lodge has attended the fair and yet again it was a busy but very rewarding day. Lodge members met many students who were interested in finding outContinue reading “Wyggeston Lodge attends Freshers’ Fair at University of Leicester”

Leicester University students progress in their Masonic journey

An Emergency Meeting of Wyggeston Lodge, which meets at Freemasons’ Hall, Leicester, was held on Friday 18th September 2015 to Pass three of its student members to the degree of a Fellowcraft. Bros. Simon Walmsley, Adam Tilley and James Kelly who are all University of Leicester students joined the Lodge in February 2015 through theContinue reading “Leicester University students progress in their Masonic journey”

AMULL generously aids University student member to study return

Bro Mike Perrin, a Freemason and member of the Wyggeston Lodge meeting in Leicester, was diagnosed with recurrent colonic cancer in January 2015 during his first year of studying for a MPhil in Archaeology at the University of Oxford. This was obviously devastating news to receive and he immediately sought to personally pay for hisContinue reading “AMULL generously aids University student member to study return”

Wyggeston Lodge Go Karting Championship

The Wyggeston Lodge of Freemasons held it’s inaugural Go Karting Championship on Saturday 9th May 2015. Some 14 brethren, partners, family and friends arrived at the indoor circuit at Wymeswold Airfield, Leicestershire, ready and excited to participate in some all action motor racing. A nice indoor circuit, 400m in length with a raised cross over atContinue reading “Wyggeston Lodge Go Karting Championship”

Congratulations to our latest Master Masons

We Raised two of our Leicester University student members to the  degree of a Master Mason at our meeting held on Friday 20th March 2015 at Freemasons’ Hall, Leicester. John Phillips and Ali Sohrabi, pictured above with the Master of the Lodge, were Raised in a wonderful double ceremony assisted by Past Masters and other members. WeContinue reading “Congratulations to our latest Master Masons”

University of Leicester students continue to join the Freemasons

Another three University of Leicester students, Simon Walmsley, Adam Tilley and James Kelly, joined the Wyggeston Lodge at our meeting on Friday 20th February at Freemasons’ Hall, Leicester in a wonderful triple ceremony. Since joining the United Grand Lodge of England’s Universities’ Scheme in 2011, we have welcomed 27 undergraduate and postgraduate students from Leicester University.Continue reading “University of Leicester students continue to join the Freemasons”

A Triple Raising Ceremony is conducted by the Wyggeston Lodge

Congratulations to our three newest Master Masons who were Raised at our meeting on Friday 16th January 2915 at Freemasons Hall, Leicester. Once again, the Wyggeston Lodge has continued to rewrite their history by conducting their first ever Triple Raising Ceremony in their 104 years of existence. The Candidates, Bros Tartacuta, Radoja and Carter, wereContinue reading “A Triple Raising Ceremony is conducted by the Wyggeston Lodge”