CONTENTS
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Foreword That masonic belt buckle!
A Younger Mason Speaks: Rolf Kurth Opinion: Freemasonry – Now National Treasure, but is it Losing the X-Factor?
Famous Londoners: Commander Bond
Royal Arch Investiture and Annual Convocation – Tenth Anniversary Year Why should I visit… Bank of England Lodge No. 263?
Books of interest The Men at the Top: Paul Calderwood
Grand Secretary's Speech on Public Relations The Library and Museum of Freemasonry - what's in it for Londoners?
The Men at the Top: Simon Dixon
So what's Royal and Select Masters about then? London’s “other” Masonic Venues, Part II: 50 years of service to Masonry in Southgate
Ask the Metropolitan Grand Director of Ceremonies
A sel ect i on o f Lo ndo n Ev ent s :
Metropolitan Grand Officers’ Mess 26 Sep 2013 Grange City – Dinner
ALO Workshop 18 Jun 2013 book here
Almoner’sWorkshops 2 Jul 2013 12 Nov 2013
MentoringWorkshop 9 Jul 2013
Secretaries’ & Treasurers’ Seminar 12 Sep 2013
DC Seminar 21 Oct 2013
Bowls Presidents Tour Eastbourne 9 - 16 Jun 2013
See Porchway for more information and details
Founding Editor: Bryan Green
Editor: David Roberts-Jones
General enquiries:
arena@metgl.com
Contributors: Tony Barstow; Paul Calderwood; Scott Cargill; Bob Chevin; Martin Cherry; Diane Clements; Jeffrey Coburn; Gordon Davie; Simon Dixon; Charles Grace; Mark Hawes; Ann Jenkins; Rolf Kurth; John Laurence, Dave Luckins; Stan Marut; Patrick Penny; Richard Powis; Danjal Rein; Stratton Richey; Brian Saidman; Huw Shooter; Chris Starnes; Keith Tallon; John Walden; Brian Watson.
Layout: Greg Smith Advertising Sales: Paul Gardner
Photography: Richard Criddle; Dave Green; Alex Moncrieff; Dennis Ramsay Special thanks as always to the Library and Museum of Freemasonry. Thanks to King Edward VII’s Hospital Sister Agnes
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