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24 September 2023
Incredible October 2023 MeetingThe October 2023 meeting will take place on Friday 27th October 2023, at the Wilmington Masonic Hall. The start time for the meeting is 1730hrs. This meeting is now fully subscribed and there are no available places.
7 September 2023
Incredible - British Soldiers £90M weapon dealBritish Soldiers new weapon British soldiers (special operations) will soon be more lethal on the battlefield thanks to a £90m contract to deliver a modern, high-precision rifle rendering the above image obsolete, as the army says goodbye to the SA80. The Alternative Individual Weapon (AIW) system, known as the L403A1, sees the new assault rifle […]
5 September 2023
Incredible Part 7 Orders - October meetingPart 7 Orders - listen up! Part 7 Orders - The October meeting of the Beauchamp Lodge will shortly be upon us, “Who calls the Tiger?” and we have an extremely entertaining evening lined up. We have a full platform of Lodge business to get through including; a ballot for an amendment to our Lodge By-Laws, 3 new […]
2 September 2023
Courageous John KiplingJohn Kipling - son of Rudyard Kipling Lieutenant John Kipling was the youngest of three children and the only son born to the author Rudyard Kipling and Caroline Starr Kipling (nee Balestier). Born on the 17th August 1897 at the family home, The Elms, Rottingdean, Brighton and Hove, Sussex BN2 7HA Initially rejected by the […]
2 September 2023
Courageous Brethren - Craig Nelson #352Craig Nelson’s Family: Craig Nelson was the son of the late Surgeon-Major Edwin Field Nelson husband of Irene Nelson of 16 The Close, Norwich. Education & Career: Craig Nelson was educated at Armagh Royal School and in Germany. Service Life: Campaigns: Unit / Ship / Est.: 69th Punjabis Action : The Battle of Loos and associate actions […]
1 September 2023
Courageous Brethren - Cecil Bamberger #325Cecil Bamberger’s Family: Cecil Bamberger was born in Islington on the 22nd December 1883. He was the eldest son of Louis and Emily Bamberger, of 115 King Henry's Road, Hampstead, London and later of 3 Lancaster Road, Belsize Park, London. Cecil David Woodburn Bamberger had four younger brothers and one sister: Arthur Prior (b.1885), Harold […]
30 August 2023
Absolutely fabulous - Beauchamp Lodge eventsBeauchamp Lodge events - What’s on and where? Beauchamp Lodge events - So when was the last time you visited the Lodge website ‘Diary’ page? We’ve all done it, followed a link on another social media platform, which has taken us to the website and then, within seconds, the moment is over, we’ve read the […]
29 August 2023
Amazing HAC visitHAC visit - Monday 25th September 2023 HAC visit - the West Kent Military Lodge will visit the Honourable Artillery Company, Armoury House, City Road, London. EC1Y 2BQ. To include: a guided tour of Armoury House, a visit to the Armoury (Pikemen & Musketeers attire), the HAC Museum, all followed by attending the FitzRoy Lodge […]
28 August 2023
Magnificent Universal FreemasonryUniversal Freemasonry does it exist? The term ‘Universal Freemasonry’ is often quoted yet, in recent years, we have been asking the question, ‘Is there a place for Freemasonry in the modern world?” Unfortunately this simple post will not provide you with an answer to that question nor, in truth, will it explore it in any […]
19 August 2023
Inspiring Clayton Scudamore BeauchampClayton Scudamore Beauchamp - Glimpses of our founder’s life Clayton Scudamore Beauchamp, after whom our lodge is named, was born on the 24th April 1842 at Sholopore (Solapur) in India. As a teenager he travelled to England to attend the Military College founded at Addiscombe in Surrey by the East India Company. In a picture […]
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