Mark Master Masons of Kent News

Dear Brethren, Following the latest announcement from the Government earlier this week and the notification from GLMMM earlier today removing all impediments to face to face meetings, my senior executive and I have decided to lift the Local Suspension of masonic...

It has become increasingly difficult to contemplate holding the postponed 152nd MBF Annual Festival event on Saturday 4th September 2021 despite the Government’s decision to remove all legal restrictions on 19th July 2021. As a result of the uncertainty in respect...

The Kent Mark Benevolent Fund (KMBF) has a vacancy for a trustee to join its Board. The KMBF's governing document states its purpose as: "Relief of poor and distressed brother masons or their poor and distressed widows and children, or for the benefit of masonic...

Dear Brethren, Following the retirement of R.W.Bro. Archibald Iain Torrance, the Grand Master, M.W.Bro. His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent GCVO has invited me to be Provincial Grand Master for the Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of Kent and I have...

Dear Brethren, It has been the highlight of my Masonic career to be Provincial Grand Master for the Mark Province of Kent. It is a wonderful province, full of wonderful people who have made my time as Provincial Grand Master very special indeed. As I near the end of...

Monday 7th June saw a presentation from our Provincial Grand Almoner's team to help Lodge Almoners, and others including guests from six other Mark Provinces as well as the Craft Provinces of East Kent and West Kent and the MBF Charities Manager, Darren Coleman-Heald,...

Regular readers will recall that in September 2020 the Trustees of the Mark Benevolent Fund agreed a grant of £158,970 to The Kingfisher Medway Trust for an environmentally friendly river cruiser fitted with state-of-the-art features to cater for disabled and...

Dear Brethren, Following the latest announcement from the Government delaying the lifting of restrictions until at least the 19th July 2021, my senior executive and I have considered how this will impact on our plans for the resumption of masonic activities in Kent....

On the evening of Tuesday 8th June, and for the second year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Provincial Grand Master, R.W.Bro. Archie Torrance, and members of the Provincial Executive hosted a video conference for newly appointed and reappointed Grand Officers. On...

Lt Cdr Les Chapman, Founding Member of St. James's Mark and Royal Ark Mariner Lodges has been announced as Master of The Honourable Company of Master Mariners  for 2021-2022. Les, who has recently been appointed to Mark Grand Rank, was born in June 1956 in Amherst,...