St. Johns Masonic Lodge No.162, Islandmagee Raise £1000 FOR MASONIC CHARITIES The brethren and their guests where enthralled by the fabulous talk and illustrations of The Life of – Lt Col Robert Blair “Paddy” Mayne, DSO (3 Bars) 11th January 1915 – 14th December 1955, given by Wor Bro David McCalmont. This was the first time David had given this …

PGL Antrim – Stated Communication 25th February 2023. ‘Good Food, Good Company & Good Fellowship’.   Such was the praise given by the Provincial Grand Chaplain RW Brother James Mc Clurg, and indeed the delight of meeting old friends & Brethren was clearly displayed in the abundance of smiles & laughs, handshakes and even hugs!  The Installation of Officers is perhaps …

On Saturday 4 February 2023 the Provincial Assistant Grand Master, R.W Brother George Graham, attended the Installation Communication of Ahoghill Ancient Blue ML 704 in Ballymena Masonic Centre.  The W.M, W.Brother Crawford McClintock, opened the Lodge and after conducting the initial business handed over to R.W Brother John Johnson who installed Brother Adrain Kirkpatrick as W.M. in his usual efficient …

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On St John’s day 27th December 2022 the recently installed Grand Lodge Almoner V.W. Brother Allen Mercer of Kells Lodge No 990 in the Province of Antrim is pictured in front of a splendid portrait. This portrait has both a Masonic and personal significance to V.W. Brother Allen. The Portrait is of a former M.E. & Supreme Grand King Sydney …

On Saturday the 14th of January 2023, Randalstown Masonic Lodge Number 598 held their first installation communication in 3 years due to covid restrictions. Pictured above The New Worshipful Master, W.Bro Stephen Dines, (centre) and his Installing Officer, W.Bro Simon Murray (left) were joined for the occasion by the Past Provincial Deputy Grand Master, R.W Bro David Lyness. Pictured above …

Brethren yesterday afternoon, set off for the long drive to 126 Brown’s Bay Road, Islandmagee, Co Antrim to attend the annual installation of St John’s Lodge No 162 I.C., one of the older County Antrim Lodges, tracing their Constitution back to 1813. There were 51 Brethren present including Rt Wor Bro Paul Harvey, Provincial Assistant Grand Master of Antrim. The …

Brother Ernest Hall known to all as Ernie was born on 1st September 1944, son of James and Sarah Hall and brought up in Parkgate. As a child he attended the Life Boys and Boys Brigade before going to Parkgate School. On leaving school in 1960 Ernie started work in John Robinson’s General Drapers Shop Main Street Ballyclare. In 1967 …

On Saturday past, the Brethren of Moyarget Masonic Lodge No 280, and their guests assembled in the Masonic Hall, Moyarget, to Install their new Master for the year 2023-4 and invest the Lodge Officers accordingly.  This in fact was our 202nd Installation since the Lodge was Constituted in the year 1821. We were joined by Rt Wor Bro John  S. McLernon, …