Welcome to The Lodge of old friendship No. 3907.
Patron Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution. Patron Royal Masonic Institution for Girls. Patron Royal Masonic Institution for Boys. Patron Royal Masonic Hospital
GOLD CERTIFICATE ‘2000 FESTIVAL’. VICE-PATRON CHELMSFORD CATHEDRAL APPEAL
We are a very friendly and sociable lodge, who are in 2018 celebrating our centenary year. We have many fun filled meetings and various fund raising events. These include ceremonies for the initiation of new candidates who want to become freemasons, Lectures, White tables, Ladies Nights, Cricket days , golf days and other community based charity or fund raising events.
Brief history. The Lodge of Old Friendship was consecrated by the RW Provincial Grand Master Lord Lambourne on the 24th March 1919 at Freemasons Hall, Great Queen Street , London . We latterly met at the White Hart Hotel, Romford. After various meeting places we moved to Chingford in 1947, There to remain for the next 50Yrs. We moved to Upminster and back home to Havering and the place of our origins in 1999 – We are still there.
Our Membership. As a Lodge which is 100 years old, we have many established traditions which we enjoy and embrace, these have been added to and embellished into rich traditions over the years. Our ages ranges from early 30’s to late 60’s – but we do have a few in their late 70’s. Our members range across many different professions, ranging from, teachers, accountants, police officers, to French polishers and graphic designers, some are retired but all are an interesting range of people with a common interest in helping others, less fortunate than themselves. Most live in Essex, London, Some as far as Suffolk.
Meeting dates: We meet formally five times a year at the Upminster Masonic Hall in Deyncourt Gardens, Upminster, on the fourth Friday in January, March and October and the first Friday in May (Installation,) and ( carols) second Friday in December
The Lodge of Instruction is currently held every Monday from September to June at 7:30At Bretons Manor, Upper Rainham Road, Hornchurch..
Are you interested in joining our friendly lodge? If you are a decent, honest and trustworthy person over 21 are interested in helping your fellow man and have a healthy interest in learning about the history and mysteries of Freemasonry and wish to be a part of a worldwide fraternity whose members enjoy each other’s company- then please get in touch with the secretary