Agricola Lodge 1991

Congratulations to Brother Andy, who was last night passed to the degree of a Fellowcraft!

Andy's proposer, Brother Sam, was very happy to his friend and coworker take his 2nd regular step in Freemasonry 😁👍

An excellent evening, especially for Brother Andy who also won the raffle at the festive board!! 😂

Good luck England!!

Yesterday, Brother Sam and WBros Andy & Jack joined the Provincial visit to the United Grand Lodge of England!

A train ride down to London with a spectacular meeting at Grand Lodge!

Thanks for the photos, Brother Sam!

WBros Kenny and Matt attend the Widows Sons Lodge No. 10011 Installation in Pocklington. 👍

A new member of Agricola was initiated last night - welcome Brother Liam!!

Liam's Great Uncle, WBro Frank, delivered "the charge" in fine fashion!

Great to see so many visitors in attendance, many of whom were Brother Liam's relatives.

It seems Masonry runs in the family!! 👍

Our very own W Bro Andy Squires was recently advanced into the honourable degree of Mark Master Mason at York Lodge of Mark Master Masons, Time Immemorial, by our very own W Bros Jim Pigott (SD) and Steve Waudby (WM). We had an excellent ceremony and several BAFTAs were awarded to various hams whose acting skills went above and beyond the call of duty! 🤣🤣

A 1st degree rehearsal tonight, which made us all quite thirsty!! 🤣🍺🍺

A new Worshipful Master, a new team, and a new member joining at the end of the month!

A 1st degree rehearsal tonight with the candidate's Great Uncle (WBro Frank) in attendance as he will be delivering "The Charge". 👍

Today, our Immediate Past Master, WBro Matt, delivered a cheque for £1000 on behalf of the members of Agricola Lodge to Mrs Chris Edeson of the "York Carers Centre".

The money will be used by the "Young Carers" section of this charity to organise day trips and fun events for children (up to the age of 18) who care for a family member at home.

https://yorkcarerscentre.co.uk/young-carers/

Yesterday was a big day for Agricola Lodge, as the Brethren Installed their new Worshipful Master in a fantastic ceremony followed by a fun festive board!

Congratulations to Worshipful Brother Chris, we hope you have a great year in "the chair"!

Thanks to all our visitors for joining us. 👍

Last night we rehearsed next week's Installation Ceremony. 👍😁

A trip to Beverley Masonic Hall for their real ale festival!

A massive choice of beers to sample and bar snacks to keep you thirsty!

The place was full of members from Invictus Lodge No.9960 - go figure! 😂🍺🍺🍺

WBro Andy (WM of Invictus) opened up the temple so I could take a few photos. 👍

A 1st degree ceremony last night, as Brother Steve was initiated into Agricola Lodge!!

Proposed by the WM who has known Steve for over 37 years, our new Brother will make a fantastic addition to the Lodge.

Congratulations Brother Steve! 👍

Ladies night 2024.

A fabulous evening at the Pavilion Hotel in Fulford with 69 in attendance!

There were Members of Agricola Lodge and their guests, visitors from Meridian Lodge, The Old Peterite Lodge no.6412, and a strong attendance by the Worshipful Master's brothers from the Widows Sons - Ridings Chapter. 👍

The food and service was fantastic, and the disco was provided by our very own Brother Junior Warden, Neil. 😁👍

Vicki did a fantastic reply to the toast to the ladies, despite being very nervous!
She was, however, very happy with the flowers she received from the Lodge! 💐

Our raffle raised £456 to go towards the Worshipful Master's chosen charity for the year - Young Carers (part of the York Carers Charity).

An altogether successful, (and boozy) night!! 😂

Last night was our first meeting in 10 months without a ceremony! 😁

Instead, Brother DC organised an informative lecture on the 1st degree, tailored for all our new EA's. 👍

Great to see visitors from The Old Peterite Lodge no.6412, Concord Lodge No 9553, Falcon Lodge No.1416 and a Brother all the way from Norway! 😲

A 1st degree ceremony next month, and the last for our current WM 😁👍

A drink in the bar after last night's Lodge of Instruction. 👍🍺

Last night WBros Phil, Steve & Matt paid a visit to Victory Lodge No. 4042 in Pickering.

The members of Victory held a belated "Burns Night", celebrating the life and poetry of Brother Rabbie Burns - "The Bard".

After taking care of Lodge business in the temple, the Brethren retired to the dining room for bagpipes, poetry and a fabulous 4 course meal.
This included the obligatory helping of haggis - with a splash of whiskey added at the table!

A thoroughly enjoyable evening, our thanks to Victory Lodge for their hospitality!!

"Fair fa’ your honest, sonsie face,
Great Chieftain o’ the Puddin-race!"

Lodge of instruction supper on Tuesday night 😁👍

Last night Bro Andy was passed to the Degree of a Fellowcraft!
Congratulations Bro!!

Great to see visitors from the Lodge of St Germain no.566!!

If anyone would like to hear our ADC (WBro Steve) being interviewed about his flying career (including the Yorkshire Air Ambulance) on the Widows Sons podcast, follow the link below.

Steve's bit starts at 33m 30secs.

Ridecast S3E4 - Come fly with me A busy end to the biking season is covered in this, the penultimate episode!We are joined by WBro Steve Waudby, Director of Aviation at Yorkshire Air Ambulan...

Eboracum Lodge 1611 York Installation.

WBros Alan, Jim, Steve & Matt enjoy the hospitality and fellowship of Eboracum Lodge.
An excellent ceremony and festive board!

Castlegate House, York.

Book here - [email protected]

Brethren from Agricola Lodge joined brethren from Francis Drake of York lodge 7825, Alcuin Lodge No. 6300 public page, The Old Peterite Lodge no.6412, Eboracum Lodge 1611 York and Invictus Lodge No.9960 at the Memorial Gardens in York yesterday for the Remembrance service.

Each Lodge was represented by a member who laid a wreath at the foot of the memorial.

"We will remember them..."

Last night we rehearsed a "double second" which we are planning for our regular meeting on the 27th.

This ceremony hasn't been attempted in many years at Agricola, so as you can imagine a lively (and somewhat boisterous) rehearsal ensued...

Needless to say, the proceedings regularly dissolved into laughter!! 😂

Afterwards, we opened the bar to meet with two potential candidates who had arrived - Steve (his second visit) and Liam (coming from a family full of Masons) .

Great fun in the temple, and great fun in the bar!! 😁👍🍺

A visit to Old Pocklingtonian Lodge No. 7867 😁👍