Membership is key to any successful lodge and it’s down to the hard work of our members that we are growing. Since the resumption of Masonic meetings last year we have initiated three new members. Our first was introduced in March to the Lodge of St Giles and St Luke through the West Kent Membership Pathway, which is a new initiative from the Province to attract new members and match them to a lodge that suits their personal circumstances. Trevor Barclay and David Roberts who were introduced by Bro. John Howlett and seconded by W.Bro Ray Armstead were initiated in June and July respectively. We wish you all a warm welcome and look forward to your journey through freemasonry.

We continue to have in attendance to our meetings many guests and visitors and we would like to express our gratitude for your continued support. If you haven’t been to visit us for a while or you have never visited please get in touch as we would be more than willing to accommodate you.

We continue to support local charities such as the Greenwich and Bexley hospice with money raised from the raffle and small change collections at our festive board.

The way donations are collected is changing and as of 1st October 2022 the text donations service will stop. This is a good time to start using the Festival 2026 QR code. This is an easier way to make donations using a mobile phone before or during a meeting. From September, cards with the QR code will be available from the secretaries desk at every meeting.

The West Kent Festival team have been working hard organising successful events to raise money for the MCF. Many more events are planned for the future with the next one on 10th September 2022 at the Pier Hotel, Greenhithe, where the annual Raft Race takes place.