Mark Master Masons of Kent News

With the sun shining down on the Clive Emson Conference Centre at the Detling Showground, our Annual Provincial Meeting took place on Saturday 30th September 2023. The Brethren were called to order by W.Bro. Christopher Metherell at 10.45 sharp, where the Heads of...

We are delighted to extend our hearty and well deserved congratulations to those from this and other Provinces who have received and accepted the offer of Grand Rank in The Ancient and Honourable Fraternity of Royal Ark Mariner, (R.A.M.G.R.) from M.W.Bro. His Royal...

We are delighted to share with you the 2023 Mark Benevolent Fund Quarter 2 Review.     The second quarter of 2023 saw the Mark Benevolent Fund make 15 grants to members, local charities and other worthy causes across England, Wales, and our District in...

Many of you will know that Phil Clare, our Provincial Grand Charity Steward, is both a keen cyclist (knees permitting) and an ex Inspector in the Metropolitan Police. He recently filed this report for us from The 2023 UK Police Unity Tour, which combines both of his...

Dear Brethren, I wish to announce a forthcoming change to our Mark Executive in respect of W.Bro. Christopher Stephen Clark, P.G.Stwd. Provincial Grand Secretary. Following Chris`s appointment in July he has suffered a worsening of a pre-existing health condition,...

More than 20 local Widows Sons' members and two Cornerstones attended the Widows Sons Masonic Bikers Association 2023 National Rally in Hull, East Yorkshire. Hundred of Hoo Mark Lodge is home to numerous Kent-based members of the Widows Sons. Once a struggling Mark...

The dedicated Mark Masonry display at the Kent Museum of Freemasonry in Canterbury has been extended and enhanced. When Canterbury's Kent Museum of Freemasonry was redeveloped in 2012, we were delighted that an area dedicated to the Mark and Royal Ark Mariner degrees...

The 2023 Kent Mark Inter-Provincial Golf Tournament took place on Thursday 20th July at the ideally located and award winning Westerham Golf Club. Happy golfers from Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, London, Middlesex, Sussex and of course hosts Kent took part, with...

Among the notifications of the 2023 Grand Lodge Appointments and Promotions was news that our Past Provincial Grand Master R.W.Bro. Archibald Iain Torrance was Invested as President of the Mark Benevolent Fund (M.B.F.) at Mark Grand Lodge on Tuesday 13th June 2023....

Dear Brethren, Following Worshipful Brother David William Walter Stiff's retirement as an Assistant Provincial Grand Master at the end of March, I am pleased to announce that I have asked Worshipful Brother Stephen Michael Hyland, Past Grand Steward to be his...