On Tuesday 2nd October, the Royal Yorkshire Lodge conducted a ceremony of Initiation for Bro Andrew Conner. The meeting was well attended with 23 members and visitors. Bro Conner who has been attending lodge social functions for some time finally decided to become a member. The Worshipful Master WBro Neil Armitage was the candidates proposer…
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Lodge Member Recieves 50 Year Certificate
In a ceromony on Tuesday 3rd April 2018 the Royal Yorkshire Lodge held a ceromony to celebrate 50 years membership of Worshipful Brother Leslie Allinson. The certificate was presented by the Deputy Provincial Grand Master Stuart Grantham, who described it as “an honour to be able to present such a certificate”. The meeting was made…
Bro Neil Armitage is Installed as Master
In a ceremony held on Tuesday 6th February 2018, the Royal Yorkshire Lodge No. 265 held its 230th installation meeting. At the meeting the Senior Warden Bro Neil Armitage was installed as Master. The ceremony was well attended by over 60 members of the Lodge and visitors including representatives from Royal Lancashire Lodge, which the…
The Lodge conducts a Ceromony of Raising
On the night of Tuesday 3rd October 2017, the Royal Yorkshire Lodge conducted a ceromony of Raising for Bro Gavin Douglas. Bro Douglas who has been with the lodge for over a year was finally raised in an excellent ceromony. A number of brethren assisted with the ceromony including the Senior Warden WBro Chris Wilcock…
The Lodge recieves a talk on the history of Masonic Firing
On Tuesday 1st August the Royal Yorkshire Lodge recieved a talk from WBro Rodney Taylor on the history, usage and custom of masonic firing. The talk went into detail about how special glasses were used to give toasts by banging them on the table. He also described how clapping was used in many lodges as…
Lodge receives a lecture on heraldry & Masonry
On Tuesday 4th July, the Royal Yorkshire Lodge was given a lecture on the historic links between heraldry and freemasonry. The talk was given by Bro Peter Clarke who had developed an interest in heraldry over a number of years. The talk cover a number of aspects of prominent masonic heraldry, including how the coat…
Senior Warden Bro Tony Edgar is made Master Elect
On Tuesday 3rd January, the Royal Yorkshire Lodge held its annual scroll night which has been held every year for its 227 year history. At this meeting the lodge a range of essential business including electing the Senior Warden Bro Tony Edgar as Master Elect. He thanked the brethern for their confidence in his and…
David Key shares his passion of Lego with the Lodge
On the meeting of Tuesday 4th October Brother David Key shared his passion of Lego with the Royal Yorkshire Lodge. At the meeting he showed a video of the history of the Lego Corporation. This video detailed the turbulent history of the company from its early days making wooden toys right through to making plastics…
The Lodge Conducts a Ceremony of Passing
The Royal Yorkshire Lodge receives a talk from David Key about his passion about Lego.
Royal Yorkshire Lodge No. 265 