In 2015, Leicestershire & Rutland Freemasons came up with a grand idea to commemorate the forthcoming 300th anniversary of the first Grand Lodge – a 300-mile cycling odyssey traversing every Masonic Centre in Leicestershire & Rutland and culminating at Freemasons' Hall in London.
The Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF, the Freemasons' charity) and Rainbows Hospice for Children in Loughborough were chosen as the beneficiaries of the charity cycle. In 2017, 23 cyclists completed the challenge over four days, raising more than £23,000.
The success of this charity ride laid the foundation for the Leicestershire & Rutland Masonic Cycling Association, a thriving community that continues to organise regular rides and charitable events. And now, members have achieved the long-held ambition of founding a specialist cycling Lodge for Freemasons who share a passion for the open road.
An existing Lodge in Leicester – Jason Lodge no. 7716 – is being repurposed, ready to welcome a new era of members bound by spokes and steeped in the rich traditions of Freemasonry.
