Installation Meeting – 26th April 2025
We are now approaching the main event in the Seafarers’ calendar, our installation meeting, which is on Saturday, 26th April.This is always a busy affair, so we recommend booking early (available through our website). Let us make this a bumper meeting – our 138th, and this will be our 29th Installation.So, Brethren all, make sure […]
Seafarers Out Visiting
On Thursday 2nd Februry 6 members of Seafarers were in attendance for a superb ceremony at Tyndall Lodge, Led by W.Bro Phil Robinson, followed by Tyndall’s traditional ‘Faggot Night’. Here are a couple of videos showing the traditional ‘Parading of the Faggots’ and ‘The Ode to the Faggots” An excellent evening with great camaraderie and conviviality. […]
Passing of Bro. Kevin Hounslow
On Monday, 9th January, 21 members from The Lodge of Seafarers attended Downend Lodge No5498 to witness the Second Degree Ceremony to Pass Bro. Kevin Hounslow to the Degree of a Fellowcraft. The ceremony was conducted by the WM of Seafarers, W.Bro Chris Kitson, with the assistance of W.Bro Ivan Vine (Director of Ceremonies LOS) […]
South Islanders invade the North!
The Lodge of Seafarers were joined at their November meeting once again by a strong contingent from “The South Island”, (also know as the IoW). They represented a total of 8 Lodges from the Island, with many of the Brethren also being members of Vectis Services Lodge. Within our own Lodge we also have 4 […]
Remembrance – Whiteshill Common, Hambrook Lodge 11/11/2022
A strong contingent of Seafarers mustered at Whiteshill Common on Armistice Day in support of Hambrook Lodge’s annual parade and wreath laying at Hambrook Memorial. W.Bro Doull, the Parade Commander, gave the Exhortation. The last post was sounded by W.Bro P Haydon, who accompanied the National Anthem at the close of the ceremony. Also present […]
History – Seafarers on Tour to the IoW in 2017
In March 2017, members of the Lodge of Seafarers set off from Downend to the Isle of Wight for a weekend of Fraternal Masonic visiting to Ryde and Osborne Lodges. A short compilation of photographs can be found using the link below. The full report of “Operation Ryborne” can be found by following this link: […]
Remembrance Ceremony and Lunch
The Lodge of Seafarers organised a ceremony at Sailors’ Corner in Arnos Vale cemetery to mark the Act of Remembrance. The ceremony started with the hymn, O God Our Help in Ages Past, followed by prayers. The exhortation was given, and The Last Post was then sounded, followed by the 2 minutes silence. After reveille, […]
The officers of the Lodge
After the recent Trafalgar meeting on the 22nd October, the ships’ officers gathered in the East around the Worshipful Master. The picture shows the Seafarers’ standard in the background, and to the left and right, the banners of some of the other Lodges that meet at Downend. The 3 flags in the foreground represent the […]
Seafarers at Gloucester Cathedral
The WM from the Lodge of Seafarers attended the recent Gloucester Cathedral service where he proudly displayed the ‘ship’s flag’ – ably assisted here by fellow Prorsum Semper member and Chairman Scott Redpath.
Eulogy for W.Bro Robert Arthur Newton
At the 22nd of October meeting of the Lodge of Seafarers, the Brethren stood and paid their respects to departed merit W/Bro Robert (Bob) Arthur Newton. Bob crossed the bar to ascend to the Grand Lodge above. The Eulogy – Read by W/Bro Ivan Vine. Robert Arthur Newton, a very proud Welshman, came into the […]