We believe in an ethical approach to life, our values are based on integrity, kindness, honesty and fairness.
Members are urged to regard the interests of the family as paramount however, Freemasonry also teaches and practices
concern for people, care for the less fortunate and help for those in need
25 years of charity
Over 18 lodges in the register of United Grand Lodge share the word charity in their name, each year a venue is sought for a family gathering and a re-union takes place.
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Interested in Freemasonry ?
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Freemasonry is a society of men concerned with moral and spiritual values. Its members are taught its precepts by a series of ritual dramas, which follow ancient forms, and use stonemasons’ customs and tools as allegorical guides.
For anyone interested in finding out more about Freemasonry and contact details.....
Welcome to Warrington
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Today, there are in excess of 500 men meeting at the Masonic Hall in Winmarleigh Street to practise their Freemasonry in the various lodges, chapters and other orders. There are 15 lodges, 5 chapters and 10 side degrees meeting throughout the year, all of which form the Warrington Group.
Lodges meet once a month, up to 8 times a year and have a break in the summer months. In our meetings we learn about Masonic principles and their application in daily life for the betterment of ourselves and society in general. Meetings are followed by a good meal with our friends and guests.
Lodges hold socials for our enjoyment and to raise funds for national and local good
causes. Last year our non-
The Group holds an annual church service and a carol service; a dinner and ball; New Year’s Eve and St George’s Day celebrations; golf and bowling competitions and an evening with a sports personality and comedian. These events when added to lodges’ own social activities amount to a large social programme for which we are grateful for the support of our wives and partners who play an important part in our Freemasonry.
Fellowship
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The Group also supports the Masonic Fellowship and Winmarleigh Luncheon Club, organisations meeting monthly to enhance the cultural and social lives of their members and to promote and develop personal friendships. The Masonic Fellowship is open to retired brethren and their wives and to widows of brethren. The Winmarleigh Club is specifically for the widows of Masons to continue existing relationships and to encourage new ones.
The Fellowship meetings are held at 2.00pm on the fourth Wednesday of each month, September to May, at the Masonic Hall, Warrington.
Chris Eyres, Chairman
The oldest lodge in Warrington has been meeting since 1765, but there is proof that Freemasonry was taking place in the town as early as 1646. Elias Ashmole wrote in his diary on 16th October that year that he had been, ‘made a freemason at Warrington in Lancashire with Colonel Henry Mainwaring of Karnicham in Cheshire.’ This is the earliest known record of anyone being initiated into an English lodge and places Warrington in a unique position in the history of Freemasonry.
