It must be something to do with being a journalist but for many years I've wanted to have a look inside the distinctive Freemasons' Lodge building in Cary Lane.Have many non-Masons living in Brigg seen inside the HQ?
The Freemasons nationally have been described as a 'secret society' and the movement has received some unfair press coverage down the decades, plus suffering jokes about alleged secret handshakes.
It seems many lodges across the UK now alert the media to the good work they do raising money for charity. So maybe if any Ancholme Lodge officials are reading this they might care to add Brigg Blog to their mailing list. The Masons in Lincolnshire have a website (viewable to all), on which there are articles and even photos of presentations involving Brigg members. So it's hardly secret. Plus, if you know the right night of the week, you can easily spot our local Masons (cases in hand) heading for their meeting in Cary Lane.
From the website photos it seems I've known some of our Brigg-based Masons for years without giving much thought to whether they were or they were not. Just like its no relevance to them whether I've belonged to the cricket club or the Briggensians' Association.
If you want to view the Lincolnshire Freemasons' website, follow this link
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You might want to see News Items 6 and 9 in the scrolling display on the left-hand margin; in the list of lodge buildings (in the main window of the page), Cary Lane appears some way down.
If I see one I'll shake him by the hand.
ReplyDeleteWas that you I saw staggering about Brigg the other night, Nige?
ReplyDeleteYour shirt was wrapped around your waist; your trouser leg appeared to be torn off below the knee and you were blind-folded.
You were muttering non-sensical things like, 'Take me to the master', 'Were's my pinny?'. 'This is grand.' and 'Can't tell, it's a secret.'
I thought it was you, Nige as I recognised your specs which you still wore over your blind-fold.