St Nicholas Lodge 2586

 Welcome to the April edition of the St Nicholas Lodge Bugle, and for once this edition finds us in a period of sunny spring weather. On page 1 is the daisy which, like the entered apprentice apron, symbolises innocence and purity and they have a rich history dating back to ancient Egypt.  Our April meeting…

 Welcome to the March edition of the St Nicholas Lodge Bugle. At our regular meeting the brethren certainly had a ‘Spring’ in their step as we welcomed our newest initiate and Brother, Graeme Needham. Graeme who is currently a Fleet Manager at Dial A Ride was proposed by our membership officer, Bro. James Hayward and…

Welcome to the February edition of the St Nicholas Lodge Bugle. Our recent meeting was the raising to the third degree of Bro Alex Blackman. Bro. Blackman, who was first initiated in April 2024, answered the third-degree questions faultlessly and with confidence. A bright future in Freemasonry awaits! Our Worshipful Master, Scott Davison led the…

Happy New Year Brethren! Welcome to the first 2025 edition of the St Nicholas Lodge Bugle and behalf of our new Worshipful Master, Scott Lewis Davison may we wish you a very happy and healthy new year. We hope you are keeping warm and well during this cold snap. Our first meeting of the year…

Dear Brethren, Welcome to the December 2024 edition of the St. Nicholas Bugle. Our December meeting is the anniversary of our founding 129 years ago, and of course is our installation. As we say goodbye to our outgoing Master, W. Bro Roger Kaye, we must offer our congratulations on a first class year, and finishing…

Dear Brethren, Welcome to the November 2024 edition of the St. Nicholas Bugle. How quickly a month goes, and indeed even a year! November is the penultimate meeting in our Masonic year and one we usually describe as our business meeting to elect a Worshipful Master for the ensuing year. As is traditional in the…

Dear Brethren Welcome to the October 2024 edition of the St. Nicholas Bugle. Autumn seems to have arrived early this year and the warm jumpers and coats have made an unexpectedly early appearance. October is always a busy month in the Masonic calendar with the resumption of Royal Arch Chapter and other side orders, however…

 Dear Brethren,  Welcome to the September 2024 edition of the St. Nicholas Bugle! I hope you have all had an enjoyable summer and managed to enjoy some of the fine weather. I know our Worshipful Master has been out and about in his caravan making the most of it. In case you didn’t know, he…

 Dear Brethren,  Welcome to the August 2024 edition of the St. Nicholas Bugle! It was hot stuff at our August meeting and despite the sultry summer temperatures within the lodge, the St Nicholas brethren rose to the occasion and delivered a superb ceremony to raise Bro. Bradley Stevens to the sublime degree of a master…

 Dear Brethren,  Welcome to the July 2024 edition of the St. Nicholas Bugle. St Nicholas Lodge were delighted to welcome five guests and potential members to the Lodge White Table evening. This is the first one we have had since March 2019 and the guests were welcomed in to the lodge room after our regular…