Latest News - 2026

Lodge of Justice No.147

This Lodge, consecrated in “West Smithfield” by members of the West London Militia in 1801, recently celebrated its 225th anniversary at Mark Masons Hall, London. The Lodge spent its early years in the Deptford/Greenwich area where the Militia was garrisoned. It also had many “mariners” as members including Henry Sadler, Grand Tyler, who served as its master in 1872.

The brethren enjoyed a talk by Clive Moore on the history of the Atholl Grand Lodge and afterwards the brethren retired for drinks and a carvery dinner, with only a few brothers reclining from the perpendicular to the superficial flat!

ATHOLL ASSOCIATION VISITS 2026

• MAY - ALBANY LODGE No.151, COWES
  Albany Lodge No.151 are celebrating their 225th anniversary in Newport, Isle of Wight on Monday 11th May 2026. Along with a banner dedication, members of the Association will be attending too.
• ATHOLL AGM
  the 2026 AGM will be held at Mark Masons Hall, St James', London, on Tuesday 23rd June 2026, commencing at 11:00 – further details will be circulated nearer the time.
• 6^TH OCTOBER - ALBION LODGE No. 9.
  On Tuesday 6th October 2026, Albion Lodge No.9 will be celebrating their 275th anniversary at Freemasons Hall London. The Association are delighted to attend this event.
• 5^TH NOVEMBER - ROYAL YORK LODGE OF PERSEVERANCE No.7
  On Thursday 5th November 2026, Royal York Lodge of Perseverance will be celebrating their 275th anniversary at Freemasons Hall London. The Association are delighted to attend this event.
• Late 2026 (waiting confirmation) - UNITED INDUSTRIOUS LODGE NO.31
  Will be celebrating their 250th anniversary in Canterbury later this year
• 10^TH APRIL 2027 - LODGE OF PEACE NO.149.
  Will be celebrating their 250th Anniversary of their founding in Yorkshire, on Saturday 10th April 2027. More details to follow...
• NOVEMBER 2027 - INHABITANTS LODGE NO.153.
  Inhabitants Lodge No.153 in Gibraltar are in the planning stage for their upcoming 250th Anniversary event. More details to follow...

ATHOLL ASSOCIATION VISITS MADE 2026

• 27^TH FEBRUARY - LODGE OF STABILITY NO.217
• 24^TH FEBRUARY - TEMPLE LODGE NO.101
• 21^ST FEBRUARY - LODGE OF JUSTICE NO.147, LONDON – 225TH ANNIVERSARY
• 9^TH FEBRUARY - GIHON SANCTA MARIA LODGE NO.49, LONDON.
• 27^TH JANUARY - EUPHRATES LODGE NO.212, LONDON.
• 5^TH JANUARY - ROYAL SUSSEX LODGE NO.53, BATH.

250th Celebration for Lodge No 145

On 25th November 2025, our Grand Patron, Sir David Wootton, Executive Officer Simon Hammond and Historian Clive Moore were delighted to be present at the United Lodge of Prudent Brethren no.145 as they celebrated their 250th anniversary.

Over 70 brethren, from 28 different lodges, heard about the history and origins of this old lodge, together with a talk from our very own Clive Moore about the Origins of the Antients Grand Lodge. A wonderful celebration meal was then enjoyed by them all, together with the usual “toasts”, and a special toast to the United Lodge of Prudent Brethren!

Autumn 2025 Newsletter

10^th October 2025: 2026 AGM Announced
Next AGM – the 2026 AGM will be held at Mark Masons Hall, St James', London, on Tuesday 23rd June 2026, commencing at 11:00 – further details to follow.

11^th September 2025: Autumn Update
To assist with fostering fraternal relationships within the remaining Atholl Lodges, a Whatsapp group has been set up in order to share and circulate summonses, or just the details of your next meeting, to all the participating Atholl Lodges. If you would like to join the group please contact Simon and he will make contact with you to arrange same.

24^th June 2025: AGM Minutes
The minutes of the 2025 Annual General Meeting are now available to read/download.

Older News

24^th June 2025: New Chairman Appointed
Prof. Mark Sharp has been appointed as the new chair for the Association, please see his welcome message here

Simon Hammond has been appointed as Executive Officer, a wide ranging role that includes membership enquiries, events and the important role of running the Atholl Shop.

If you wish to support the Association then please visit our online store here

10^th July 2019: New Chairman Appointed
It is with thanks we say goodbye to our Chairman and announce the appointment of W. Bro Tony Shields. You can read more about it here: Atholl Association: New Chairman Appointed

25^th Anniversary of the Association of Atholl Lodges
Brethren, this year the Association of Atholl Lodges is celebrating its 25th year; and the United Lodge of Prudent Brethren No. 145, who were closely involved with our founding, have kindly agreed to use part of their regular March meeting to celebrate that anniversary. This meeting will be at Freemasons' Hall, Great Queen Street, London WC2B 4AZ on Tuesday 24th March 2015, commencing at 5pm. It will be honoured by the presence of several distinguished Brethren, including the Association's Grand Patron R.W. Bro. David Williamson PAGM. For more information please download the full document here

New Website Address
As you may have discovered, the old website address (www.antients.com) is no longer available to us due to the sudden closure of Lycos Europe. Our webmaster, Neil, is in the process of re-aquiring the address, but in the meantime we have decided to move the site lock, stock and barrel to our new address which is www.antients.org. Please alter your address books and links accordingly, and do please let your brethren know of the change.

Regional Hubs
It is with great pride that we have created dedicated pages for each of the Atholl regions. As these groups expand their activities and connections the web pages will grow and our aim is for the regional committees to use the hub pages as a way to connect not just within their own groups, but to the wider Atholl world.

All New History!
Atholl is all about history, and with thanks to our resident historian Ray Sheppard, the new website is able to present much more of the fascinating background to the Antients. We will be continuing to add to these resources, so do keep coming back. And if you have anything to add for the benefit of your fellow Brethren, do please get in touch. CLICK HERE TO EMAIL

Antient Writings
As ever, the latest, and past, issues of our newsletter Antient Writings is available online. Do please feel free to download and share the newsletter with any Brethren you feel may find it of interest. We would also encourage all Atholl Lodge Secretaries to make coppies to share with their Brethren. If YOU have something you would like to share with the rest of the membership, do please get in touch. CLICK HERE TO EMAIL

Looking To The Future
As 2010 begins, there is much for us at Atholl to get our teeth into. With future visits planned in the UK and to some of our international colleagues, we are also continuing to develop the Regional Hubs, the online resources and continuing to build the membership. We would like to thank you all for your continuing support for the Association of Atholl Lodges.

 

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