District Grand Council of London

of the Order of Allied Masonic Degrees of England and Wales and Districts and Councils Overseas.

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    Metropolitan TI "A" Welcomes District Grand Junior Warden

    Members of Metropolitan Council TI "A" assembled in the Bristol room at Mark Masons' Hall on Wednesday 20th March. The District Grand Junior Warden W. Bro. Jan Melvin and his delegation were warmly welcomed into the Council.

    W. Bro. Terry Worrall assisted by his officers then conducted the ceremony of St. Lawrence the Martyr to

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  • The Order of the Ceramic Mug!

    The Order of the Ceramic Mug!

    Whilst working in a remote part of my garage my foot rested on some imperfect masonry which gave way beneath me and precipitated me into a dark and gloomy pit. After a short time I became aware of a large box in the distance towards which I groped my way whilst humming the theme tune

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  • Spring Lunch Event - 2024

    Spring Lunch Event - 2024

    You, your partner and friends are warmly invited to the Spring Social Lunch. We will be holding our Spring Lunch on Tuesday 9th April in the splendour of the Euston Room. Back by popular demand, Mark Smith - of Antiques Roadshow fame and previous AMD London social events – will enthral us with an explanation of the

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Keyworkers have faced the eerie task of going to work throughout the Covid-19 lockdown. I have been volunteering in a GP surgery in London since late April. 

My day starts later than normal, leaving the house at around 8am for the 2.5-mile cycle in order to completely avoid public transport. Fortunately, in the current ‘Covid climate’, the dress code is somewhat relaxed, meaning I can get away with dressing for the hot weather. Of course, that all goes out the window when we enter areas frequented by the few patients who manage to battle through to a face-to-face consultation…plastic gowns, face masks and visors are donned, and gloves reminiscent of those used by farm vets make frequent appearances (although nothing that invasive is carried out on our patients!). The reception area, with plastic screens, looks a lot like the custody desk in a local police station, only with marginally friendlier receptionists…

Face-to-face interactions are few and far between as GP services have moved very much to remote working. This will inevitably change over the coming weeks, though great leaps are being made in video consultations to delay the surge of in-person appointments. Currently, a typical day consists of significant admin, catching up with the clinical team about troubling cases, and telephoning patients to triage issues. Although GPs haven’t seen scenes as harrowing as some hospital wards at the peak of the crisis, they will certainly be dealing with the backlog of care for some time. My stint volunteering is almost over but pending a return to studies I will be re-joining other medical students on hospital wards next month. Who knows what the working day will look like by then? I doubt I will get away with my Tuesday early finishes for the Freemasons Without Borders talks! 

Our thanks to Bro. Jake Mossom, of Metropolitan Council TI, for this fascinating insight

Next Meetings

02
Apr
Mark Masons' Hall
Grand Tilers of Solomon

09
Apr
Mark Masons' Hall
We will be holding our Spring Lunch on Tuesday 9th April. This year we will be having a lunch and a talk

12
Apr
Mark Masons' Hall

04
May
Mark Masons' Hall

08
May
Mark Masons' Hall

21
May
Mark Masons' Hall
Installation Meeting

24
May
Mark Masons' Hall
Installation Meeting

18
Jun
Mark Masons' Hall

19
Jun
Mark Masons' Hall

26
Jun
Mark Masons' Hall

10
Jul
Mark Masons' Hall
Installation Meeting

10
Jul
Mark Masons' Hall
Installation Meeting

17
Jul
TBD
New Members Dinner Details to follow