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River Lodges Association

Twelve Lodges from London, Surrey, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex and Staffordshire have taken the first tentative steps in establishing a new networking and support group.  The Association is open to any lodge recognised as regular by the United Grand Lodge of England named after or connected with a river.

The aims of the Association are to promote fraternal relationships between member Lodge’s, to support charitable aims, undertake social functions or fund raising in its own name or the support of those of any of its member lodges.

The Association will be founded on Sunday the 26th September 2010 to coincide with ‘World Rivers Day’, designated as a celebration of waterways across the globe.

The Association would be pleased to hear from any Lodge’s either in the UK or Abroad interested in becoming joining members. There are no costs involved, communications will be undertaken electronically and whilst inter-visiting will be encouraged it will be on a self-paying basis.

All enquires to the Secretary:  David Wise,  Email HERE

 

Who are the Founding Lodges of the Association?

  • Jordan No.201
  • Euphrates No.212
  • Westbourne No.733
  • Ravensbourne No.1601
  • Colne No. 2477
  • Wandle No. 2699
  • Trent No.4269
  • New River No.4502
  • Mimram No.4818
  • Pishon No.6458
  • Ivel No.6846
  • Beverley Brook No.8137

The desire to form an Association was initiated by W. Bro Peter Kipps PAGStB of Ravensbourne Lodge No.1601, the Founding President designate of the Association. Ravensbourne like many lodges had a falling membership and efforts were being made to resurrect it. As part of this process it was identified that newer members needed to be able to see the ceremonies they had recently gone through and also increase the social side of Masonry and widen their Masonic circle of friends.


Smaller lodges were also likely to find it harder to hold their own social events and forming an Association could offer a suitable vehicle to carry out these functions. The Founding Lodges of the Association have a combined membership of over 200 individuals and there is the potential to attract further joining member lodges in the future to increase this membership base even further.