Special interest Lodges Profiles

Dorset Fairway is a Golf Lodge cenreted around Came Down Golf Club. Many ofthe Members have been Club Captains in the past although Fairway is not restricted to only golfers.

We are a friendly lodge with several members who have classic vehicles; we attend several classic vehicle shows around London.

East Kent Combined Services Lodge (EKCSL) is a wonderfully happy & harmonious Saturday Lodge, great banter, always cheerful. The warmth of welcome inexhaustible, Brotherly love palpable. Our Ceremonies are extremely well conducted, excellent ritual, Squaring of the Lodge conducted with military precision. Every meeting thus far has been full to capacity, the Lodge is fortunate to have a retired Royal Marine Organist to lift the atmosphere even more. Every guest is made so welcome they return multiple times. We operate a well-stocked and well organised bar. At present we seem to have an inexhaustible supply of candidates waiting to join us. Our installation meetings are held at a larger masonic venue to accommodate the number of brethren wishing to attend.

The recruitment for this special interest Lodge is for those who have served or retired from the Armed Forces or any “Blue Light” Emergency Service, or both. It is intended that this should combine, both the atmosphere and friendship of Masonic meetings, and indeed strengthen this bond with an extra interest through which the brethren will have passed; and will be a beacon to those, who in many cases, feel that they would not have anything in common with Freemasonry.

The aim of the Lodge will be to support Military or “Blue Light” Emergency Service charities.

The Emergency Services’ Lodge was founded in September 1998, principally to provide a focus for those currently employed, or who had previously been so, in the civil emergency services, colloquially referred to as the ‘Blue Light’ services.   Here, members meet in friendship and harmony, bound by the common experience of service to the wider community in situations of adversity.

Inter-service rivalry and banter provide a counterpoint to the dignity and respect ever present in the more formal parts of Lodge meetings, yet demonstrates the deep underlying bond of friendship forged among those who have experienced repetitive situations of emergency. 

Encore Lodge was founded with a vision of the performing arts as its guiding star. This was not to be a regular Lodge, but rather a Special Interest Lodge that would celebrate the theatrical, the extraordinary and the hilarious, conceived for those Freemasons who yearned to experience the timeless Masonic message in a fresh, edgy and often funny manner.

Fenland Farmers Lodge No.9933 was created by Fenland Farmers and brethren with affiliated interests to meet the needs of Farming interests in the Fenland area. We meet five times per year, which fits in with the Farming calendar. Our membership consists of Farmers and associated industries, such as agricultural suppliers and associated interests.
Our success story is marked by our renowned Festive Board, a celebration of British produce. Since our Consecration, we have grown significantly, starting with 34 founders and now boasting 48 regular members. Our meetings, which often see over 60 attendees, are a testament to our thriving community and the bright future that lies ahead.

Football Lodge No. 9921 was consecrated on 4th June 2016 after a small group of founders came up with the idea of combining their love of football with their love of Freemasonry. The Lodge has made Botley Masonic Centre its Home ground, but groups of travelling supporters can be seen regularly attending meetings at many lodges within the Province and further afield. 2022 welcomed our first ‘light blue’ Worshipful Master, and in 2023, we welcomed our first #9921 Initiate to have progressed to the chair…. closely followed by a long list of light blues.

The Foreland is known as a ‘Dining Lodge’ and the dress code at meetings and festive boards is dinner jacket with bow tie. The members and guests normally dine at various hotels and clubs around the area and has always had a reputation for an above average dining experience.  Originally very much a professional persons Lodge with now a far wider mix of members, with numbers generally in the mid-thirties. Officers are expected to be committed and diligent enough to study their Ritual Book thoroughly and perform the ceremonies without the need for regular attendance at Lodges of Instruction.