AMD London

09/06/2026

Universal Council No. 286
Welcomes the District Grand Prefect
"It is a truth Universally acknowledged that a man in possession of a good council, must be in for great meeting" - Jane Austin, Pride and Prejudice, AMD Green Version

And so it proves with the latest outing of Universal Council No.286 on Friday 5th June at Mark Mason's Hall. With great numbers attending and Brethren from all over the world being present, it was just, that we met in the Grand Temple.

W. Bro. Brian Sarre kicked off the meeting by welcoming the Brethren, then once a Lodge of St. Lawrence had been opened, the Council welcomed the District Grand Prefect, R.W. Bro. Scott Cargill and a delegation of District Grand Officers into the meeting. The DGP, also be a founding member and very much the driving force behind the Council's creation.

Formalities over, the WM then conducted the St. Lawrence the Martyr degree to admit into our Order, Bro. Jonathan Rose. The ceremony being conducted in fine style by the WM and his officers and concluding with a great rendition of the Lecture by Bro. John Palmer.

The room was then prepared for the ceremony of Grand High Priest, with 9 Brethren being Anointed, Consecrated and Set Apart to that office. Bro. Martin Payne acted as the nominated candidate with the ritual being conducted, once again, in an excellent manner by the Worshipful Master.

You would think that would be enough for one meeting, but no, Universal is on another level and so finished off the meeting by Installing W. Bro. Bharat Epur into the chair of St. Lawrence and thereby Master of Universal Council. Officers appointed and duly invested the newly installed Master closed the lodge in due form.

The Brethren then assembled in the Euston room for a superb meal with fine wines, laughter and brotherly companionship which in itself sums up the ethos of the Order in general and Universal Council in particular. Toasts were toasted, responses given and duly responded to, the evening concluded in the traditional AMD manner with a toast to our next merry meeting.

07/06/2026

Even the Elizabeth Tower knows it's time to join AMD London...🙂

22/05/2026

Hibernia Council No. 289 Consecration

Dear Brethren,

There are less than 3 weeks to go until bookings close for the consecration of Hibernia Council No. 289 on Thursday, 2 July 2026, at Mark Masons' Hall, 86 St. James's Street.

It is hoped that as many members of the Order as possible will attend to support what will be a historic occasion. A booking link is provided below.
https://forms.gle/GMcBiYn4STVD3sJcA
For your information, I have been advised by Grand Council that the timings of the meeting will be as follows:
Rehearsal: 9:30 am
Ceremony: 10:45 am
Lunch will follow at 1:00 p.m.

The deadline for bookings is Thursday, 11 June 2026.

We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at what promises to be a most enjoyable day.

S&F,

Scott

15/05/2026

London Matutinus Council No.202
Welcomes the District Grand Prefect
We're in London, it's the morning so it must be a meeting of Londinium Matutinus Council No.202. Members assembled in the Bristol room at Mark Masons' Hall for their May meeting.

After laying on a 21 gun salute the Council welcomed the District Grand Prefect R.W. Bro. Scott Cargill and a delegation of District Grand Officers into the meeting.

The Lodge then set about conducting The Red Cross of Babylon Ceremony for 2 candidates, Bro. Nick Davies and Bro. Stefano Bellero. The first part being conducted in exemplary manner by the WM, W. Bro. Michael Casemen-Jones taking the principle role.

The second part was conducted with W. Bro. Roger Keys taking the Principle role ably assisted by W. Bro. Boon Tan acting as Master of Infantry.

Lodge business concluded the attendees assembled in the Hertford room for an excellent lunch concluding with the WM toasting to their next merry meeting.

08/05/2026

AMD London Zoom Meeting 9th May 2026

The next AMD London Zoom meeting will take place this Saturday at 7pm.

Please feel free to join us for a chat about all things Masonic and otherwise. We are a particularly friendly bunch.

We welcome all Freemasons, from across the globe, regardless whether they are members of the Allied Masonic Degrees. The log in details are below.

AMD London is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: AMD London's Zoom Meeting
Time: 9th May, 2026 19:00 London

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83567151882?pwd=HE6Um5SBCKhL7jzA4te9wJXJ3sy6GG.1

Meeting ID: 835 6715 1882
Passcode: 923798

We hope to see you on Saturday.

Scott

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05/05/2026

A splendid meeting of The Goose and Gridiron Council was enjoyed on the morning of Saturday 2nd May 2026.

The ceremony of Knight of Constantinople was conferred by the WM in an excellent manner and everyone participated in great style (Oh yeah they did).

Afterwards we retired to the Hertford room for an excellent light lunch, well chosen by the Council Secretary Mark Nixon.

To our next merry meeting...

13/04/2026

Britannic Council of Madeira No. 46
Welcomes District Grand Junior Warden
An unfortunate start to the meeting of the Britannic Council of Madeira, with the Worshipful Master falling ill on the day of the meeting. A quick reshuffle and W. Bro. David Clemson came to the rescue and agreed to take the chair for the meeting.

So Lodge duly opened, the Council welcomed the District Grand Junior Warden, W. Bro. Keith Florence and a delegation of District Grand Officers.

A lodge of Grand Tilers of Solomon was then opened to admit Bro. Adam Page into the Masters Elect of 27. The Lodge had commissioned a beautiful drawing of the Plan of the Temple which was displayed by Grand Master Hiram Abiff to the members present, who were in awe of it's beauty. The ceremony continued in fine style to admit Adam into the Degree.

Ceremony complete, lodge business attended to, the Lodge was closed and the Brethren made their way to the 1st floor dining room for a splendid meal of Thai Monk Fish with mussels (somebody said they were moules, but I'm pretty sure they were mussels) all accompanied by some very fine wines.

The WM then taught everyone the AMD fire using a parallelepipedon, which caused much confusion. But not as much as when the rectangle was re-introduced followed by a Rhombus!! After much un-scynchronised clapping, the WM toasted to their next merry meeting.

09/04/2026

Dear Brethren,

The April AMD London Zoom meeting, will take place this Saturday, 11th April, at 7pm (GMT).

It will be the usual mix of friends, old and new, sharing conversations about life, Freemasonry, diary challenges, hobbies, and other such chattering’s.

If you are at a loose end, please feel free to join us. From the most experienced Mason to someone junior, all are welcome at this meeting – and everyone will get the chance to speak (but only if you wish..!!)

The link to attend is below. We hope to see you on Saturday.

AMD London is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: AMD London's Zoom Meeting Time: April 9th, 2026 19:00 London

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83567151882?pwd=HE6Um5SBCKhL7jzA4te9wJXJ3sy6GG.1Meeting

ID: 835 6715 1882
Passcode: 923798

As ever,

Scott

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28/03/2026

Rumbelow Council No.67
Welcomes District Grand Prefect
On Wednesday 25th March the "67"ers assembled at Mark Masons Hall for their March meeting. After opening the Council welcomed the District Grand Prefect, R.W.Bro. Scott Cargill and a delegation of District Grand Officers.

Formalities complete, V.W.Bro. Jules Greenwall Took the Chair to conduct the Degree of Grand Tilers of Solomon for five candidates. The ceremony was conduct in a fine manner.

A swift turn around transformed the Temple ready for the Ceremony of Grand High Priest which saw W. Bro. Keith Florence take the chair to conduct the ceremony for 8 candidates. Once again a fine performance by Keith and an excellent rendition of the lecture by Bro. Ian Dent.

After the meeting Brethren made their way to the Duke of Conaught room to partake in an excellent festive board of fine food, fine wine and port. The evening concluded with Worshsipful Master W. Bro. Mark Lappage toasting to their next merry meeting.

28/03/2026

Another early start, this time to Leeds to see my friend Clive Copley Invested as the new District Grand Prefect for Yorkshire.
It should be a great day...