Elias De Derham

14/04/2023

Last night saw Bro James raised the the sublime degree of a Master Mason. It was a Past Masters evening that was well supported by a number of visitors.

09/12/2022

Fabulous night. White table dinner and carols from the choir.
Always love nights like these so we can share a small piece of our peculiar world with the people who watch us leave the house month in month out.
Merry Christmas from all of the brethren of Elias De Derham.

14/11/2022

During his time as Master of our lodge John picked Wilton RDA as his charity. Here you can see John (grey jacket) and our Charity Steward Derek Brown presenting them with a cheque for £1000. A fantastic charity that are deserving of every penny.

11/11/2022

Last night Bro James was passed to the second degree. Although we were low on numbers we made up for it in the ex*****on of the ceremony.

08/11/2022

The reason we wear a Poppy.

On November 7th, 1920, in strictest secrecy, four unidentified British bodies were exhumed from temporary battlefield cemeteries at Ypres, Arras, the Asine and the Somme.

None of the soldiers who did the digging were told why.

The bodies were taken by field ambulance to GHQ at St-Pol-Sur-Ter Noise. Once there, the bodies were draped with the union flag.

Sentries were posted and Brigadier-General Wyatt and a Colonel Gell selected one body at random. The other three were reburied.

A French Honour Guard was selected and stood by the coffin overnight of the chosen soldier.

On the morning of the 8th November, a specially designed coffin made of oak from the grounds of Hampton Court arrived and the Unknown Warrior was placed inside.

On top was placed a crusaders sword and a shield on which was inscribed:

"A British Warrior who fell in the GREAT WAR 1914-1918 for King and Country".

On the 9th of November, the Unknown Warrior was taken by horse-drawn carriage with Guards of Honour and the sound of tolling bells and bugle calls to the quayside.

There, he was saluted by Marechal Foche and loaded onto HMS Verdun bound for Dover. The coffin stood on the deck covered in wreaths, surrounded by the French Honour Guard.

Upon arrival at Dover, the Unknown Warrior was met with a nineteen-gun salute - something that was normally only reserved for Field Marshals.

A special train had been arranged and he was then conveyed to Victoria Station, London.

He remained there overnight, and, on the morning of the 11th of November, he was finally taken to Westminster Abbey.

The idea of the unknown warrior was thought of by a Padre called David Railton who had served on the front line during the Great War, the union flag he had used as an altar cloth whilst at the front, was the one that had been draped over the coffin.

It was his intention that all of the relatives of the 517,773 combatants whose bodies had not been identified could believe that the Unknown Warrior could very well be their lost husband, father, brother or son...

THIS is the reason we wear poppies. We do not glorify war.

We remember - with humility - the great and the ultimate sacrifices that were made, not just in this war, but in every war and conflict where our service personnel have fought - to ensure the liberty and freedoms that we now take for granted.

Remember them

29/10/2022

Fantastic Deacons Workshop at Crane Street this morning.
Even the PGM gave us some words of wisdom.

02/06/2022

Another fantastic episode.!

To celebrate the beginning of Pride Month 2022, NTA, Taz and Jack spoke to W Bro Mitch Bryan and W Bro James Dalton about their experiences of Freemasonry and how it, and its members, embrace LGBTQ+ brethren.

This promises to be a truly fascinating conversation which we honestly believe every Brother should have a listen to, and for anyone who wants to talk more to Mitch and James about their experiences, or ask them any questions, you can find them on Twitter: Mitch James

Available now wherever you get your podcasts!
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/brother-the-masonic-podcast/id1384361970?i=1000564824143

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02/06/2022

The Brethren of Elias De Derham couldn’t agree more.

09/05/2022

29/04/2022

Great visit to Moonrakers lodge in Devizes this week with Foster Telford and a couple of the crew from BIA. Took my son Jorden who’s been recently initiated into Fairfax lodge in West Ealing. Ritual was spot on, the FB was one of the best I’ve had.

10/02/2021

Having climbed Mt Kilimanjaro to raise money towards his son Louis’ education, our Lodge supported Bro Daniel Hillier’s efforts with a donation of £1,000 to The Victoria Education Centre, Poole. The Centre is part of the national charity Livability and works with children and young adults to achieve independence and confidence with high quality education, therapy and care.
Bro Derek Brown, our Lodge Charity Steward, explained how places at the Victoria Centre are highly sought after, and that Bro Hillier was thrilled when he was told that his son Louis had secured a much coveted place.
We look forward to seeing Louis’ progress.