2025/26
The season runs October to May. Here is what we got up to.
8
Meetings held
1
Initiations
£2,500+
Raised for charity
4
Local causes supported
107th
Year of the lodge
To kickstart the 2026-27 masonic season, over 70 local Masons, including the Provincial Grand Master, came together at St Winnold for the Installation of a new Master of the Lodge.
In a very moving ceremony, Brother Dan was installed into this office by his father and the whole evening went seamlessly.
The lodge room was full, the Emulation Ritual conducted with care, and afterwards the brethren gathered at the festive board to welcome a new member into the lodge.
These evenings are why we do this. The moment a new brother takes his first step is one that stays with everyone present.
“These evenings are why we do this.”
December's meeting is always the one brethren look forward to most. After the lodge work, the festive board brings members and their guests together in our own dining room for an evening that goes on rather longer than intended.
The raffle runs, toasts are given, and the room fills with the kind of noise that only happens when people are genuinely glad to be somewhere.
“The kind of evening that goes on rather longer than intended.”
Every year, St Winnold Lodge marches through Downham Market on Remembrance Sunday. Members in full regalia, carrying a poppy wreath, joining the town in honouring those who gave their lives.
It is one of the most visible things the lodge does, and one of the most important. The high street falls quiet. Heads turn. It matters.
“One of the most visible things we do as a lodge, and one of the most important.”
This season, St Winnold Lodge donated to the MCF Norfolk 2027 Festival, supported the 1st Downham Market Scout Group's new Squirrels section, and contributed to the Eternity Church food bank and Downham Market Boys Brigade.
Members collected food donations at the December festive board. The raffle at every dinner goes to the Lodge Almoner for member welfare.
“Every raffle, every collection. The giving never stops.”
What holds it together
Freemasonry is not a secret society. It is a society with secrets, and with members who show up, year after year, to support each other and their communities.
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