On Parade 17th - The West Kent Military Lodge So we will shortly be 'On Parade 17th' (date changed due to Good Friday) and we hope you are all looking forward to being in our company once again. The DC will be inspecting so we trust that you have all polished your medals and boots […]
BEAUCHAMP LODGE 1422 - The West Kent Military Lodge
A Brother brought home The Gillingham Lodge of Benevolence No.184 was warranted by the Antients Grand Lodge in December 1787 to meet at the Crown & Thistle Tavern in Chatham; and it would unite in 1824 with two other nearby Antients warranted lodges. The Lodge drew many of its members from the personnel employed or […]
On Parade 4th - The West Kent Military Lodge We will shortly be 'On Parade 4th' (1st Friday in April) and we hope you are all looking forward to being in our company once again. The DC will be inspecting so we trust that you have all polished your medals and boots and that your […]
Remembrance 2024 Remembrance 2024 - Beauchamp Lodge wreaths were laid at various locations throughout the Province, as well as in London, on Remembrance Day this year. Mark Eyles-Thomas, IPM of Beauchamp Lodge laid a Beauchamp Lodge wreath at the Cenotaph, where he was on parade with his Regiment (Parachute Regiment). Ray Armstead, Master Elect of […]
On Parade 25th - The West Kent Military Lodge So we will shortly be 'On Parade 25th' (4th Friday in October) and we hope you are all looking forward to being in our company once again. The DC will be inspecting so we trust that you have all polished your medals and boots and that […]
Evocations Evocations - In Beauchamp Lodge’s archives there is a fascinating, but unpublished, history of Freemasonry in Bengal & The Punjab written by Bro. F. Collinge (WM 1945 & 1973). One chapter is devoted to the history of Beauchamp Lodge, this tells us how it was founded by military Brethren during the time of the […]
June 2024 Meeting Feedback Friday 7th June, Wilmington Masonic HallLodge Room - Initiation CeremonyFestive Board - BBQ/Hog Roast with Display stands June 2024 meeting feedback Summary So let’s share some of the June 2024 meeting feedback & communications we have received: June 2024 meeting feedback continued: This June 24 meeting feedback post has been created […]
On Parade 7th - The West Kent Military Lodge We will shortly be on Parade 7th (June) and, due to the ceremony being undertaken (a double initiation), we will once again have to restrict numbers of those attending, as the Lodge Room simply cannot accommodate a large audience while a ceremony is being performed. We […]
Customs - Cannon Fire Cannon Fire - The custom of Firing is not exclusively Masonic; it derived from an old tradition at military or civic events of firing cannons or muskets to mark a toast. There have been Masonic instances of such real firing; in 1741 the Vernon Lodge in Dublin held an open-air celebration where […]
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