The Master of the Gartree Lodge, No.7778, W. Bro. Peter Barnes, kindly agreed to assist The Wyggeston Lodge in Passing one of their Members who is a student at the University of Leicester. The Passing Ceremony of Bro. Alec Maxfield was conducted at their regular meeting on Tuesday 10th April 2013 in the Morley Lodge Room, Freemasons’ Hall,Continue reading “Gartree Lodge Passes Student for The Wyggeston Lodge”
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The Wyggeston Lodge and Enderby Lodge join together for a unique Double Passing ceremony
On Thursday 21st March 2013, members of The Wyggeston Lodge joined the regular meeting of the Enderby Lodge No.5061 to assist in Passing a member from each Lodge in a Double Ceremony. This was a certainly a unique occasion and not one seen in the Province for a long time. The meeting was held in theContinue reading “The Wyggeston Lodge and Enderby Lodge join together for a unique Double Passing ceremony”
Provincial Grand Stewards Lodge Passes student member
On Tuesday 26th February 2013, the Derek Buswell Lodge of Provincial Grand Stewards No.9705 Passed student member Bro. Chris Panteli to the Second Degree on behalf of The Wyggeston Lodge. A number of members from The Wyggeston Lodge attended the meeting to support Bro. Panteli and also the current Master of the Lodge, W.Bro. PeterContinue reading “Provincial Grand Stewards Lodge Passes student member”
More University students join the Lodge!
Four Leicester University students were part of a very special evening in February as this was the very first time in our history that we had carried out a quadruple joining ceremony which is a very rare occurrence. The Lodge was honoured to have the Provincial Grand Master attend to witness this historic moment. OurContinue reading “More University students join the Lodge!”
Another pair of students join the Lodge
Two more University of Leicester students, Alec Maxfield and Andrew Slater, joined The Wyggeston Lodge at our December meeting. The students were recruited via the Universities’ Scheme which the Lodge is a member and the designated Lodge for University of Leicester students, staff and alumni. The meeting was held in the Holmes Lodge Room, Freemasons’Continue reading “Another pair of students join the Lodge”
A very busy day at the University of Leicester’s Fresh Fair
We once again had a stand at the Fresh Fair in the University of Leicester Student Union on Monday 1st October 2012 in order to promote Freemasonry, the Universities’ Scheme and The Wyggeston Lodge to students. It was a very busy day and we ended up handing out over 1,000 information booklets to students. OverContinue reading “A very busy day at the University of Leicester’s Fresh Fair”
Student Freemasons Make History
Freemasonry is the World’s oldest non-religious fraternal societies. The Wyggeston Lodge is a Freemasons’ Lodge which meets at Freemasons’ Hall, Leicester and is the designated University Lodge for students, staff and alumni of the University of Leicester. It has been an exceptional year as the Wyggeston Lodge has initiated five students, together with a localContinue reading “Student Freemasons Make History”
Students Learn About Freemasonry
In March 2012, a tour of our meeting place – Freemasons’ Hall, London Road, Leicester was given by Prof. David Hughes for students of the University of Leicester Ancient History and Archaeology Society. This was an opportunity for the students to learn about the longstanding connection between the City of Leicester and Freemasonry and alsoContinue reading “Students Learn About Freemasonry”
Our first University student member joins the Lodge
We are pleased to announce that we initiated our first University student into the Wyggeston Lodge at our meeting in January 2012. Tom Wood is a 2nd year medical student at the University of Leicester and joined after hearing about us at Freshers’ Fair. Tom joins another student in the lodge, Alex Pohl, who isContinue reading “Our first University student member joins the Lodge”
Tour of Freemasons’ Hall, Leicester
In November 2011, a tour of our meeting place – Freemasons’ Hall, London Road, Leicester was given for those interested University of Leicester students. This was a unique opportunity to see inside this historic Grade II listed building and learn about the history of the magnificent Holmes Lodge Room through a talk given by Prof.Continue reading “Tour of Freemasons’ Hall, Leicester”
The Wyggeston Lodge, No.3448 Leicester 