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Forward Lodge 1180
Consecrated: 1867
Meeting at: The Masonic Hall, 60 Severn Street, Birmingham, B1 1QG
Meeting months: January, February, March, April, October, November
Meeting every: 4th Wednesday
Start time: 18:30
About us
Forward Lodge was founded and consecrated in 1867, so is more than 150 years old. The lodge banner incorporates the Birmingham coat of arms and, of course, the name of the lodge is the Birmingham motto ‘Forward.’
There were seven founder members the most eminent of these being Worship Brother Walter Foster a doctor at the Birmingham General Hospital. He later became a Member of Parliament for Chester and Ilkeston and was the first Doctor to hold a ministerial post. He was knighted and subsequently elevated to the Peerage as Baron Ilkeston of Ilkeston, he died in 1913.
The lodge has met in various places, starting in the masonic rooms in Newhall Street to our present meeting place at Severn Street Masonic Hall. We now meet on the first Wednesday of each of the following months, October, November, January, February, March and April. Our meeting times normally start at 6.30pm, and for those brethren that stay for a meal afterwards can to have left by 10pm at the latest.
At the November meeting each year, the minutes of the Lodge held on the same month 100 years previously are read, these are not only interesting, but as a mark of respect to our predecessors.
The most striking thing about the Lodge as recognised by all of our visitors is that it is a happy and welcoming lodge with a diverse membership and mixed religious backgrounds. It has plenty of ‘characters’ in it who not only ‘play’ hard but masonically work hard, the result is that the Lodge makes a valuable contribution to the wider community.
We average around 20 in number, and come from various backgrounds: engineering; plumbing; local authority; police service; teaching and insurance. We of course welcome any new members from any background and can assure them they would not regret a decision to join us. We meet socially on an informal basis and involve our partners at every opportunity. So why not come for a drink and a chat, find out who these ‘masons’ are?
Why Join Us?
We are an enthusiastic, happy and modern lodge with members from a diverse range of backgrounds: industry; civil/public service; different religions and different nationalities. We host several informal social events each year and involve our partners at every opportunity. New members from any background are very welcome.
Contact us
Secretary/Scribe: Roger Simpson simpers415@gmail.com
Membership officer: Roger Simpson simpers415@gmail.com
Members
Number of members: 20
Members under 30: 0
Members 30-60: 8
Members 60+: 12
Further details
We have a rehearsal:
Our Lodge/Chapter of Instruction is: 2nd Monday Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov
Financial
Annual fee: £240
Is dining fee included in annual fee? No
Dining fee (approx.): £25
Social media
Website: https://forwardlodge.org.uk
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Social events
Ladies informal meal in February
Summer informal event
Formal Ladies’ Evening in November
Charities we have supported
These are the charities we have supported in recent years: Motor Neurone Disease; Fisher House; North Wales Mountain Rescue Association; Troop Aid; Donor Family Network; Mind; RNLI; Fast Aid and British Heart foundation