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Kennard Welcomes A New Member

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Kennard Welcomes A New Member

On 27 Jan 26, Kennard Lodge welcomed its newest member, Bro Shane Bright.  Pictured with the Worshipful Master, WBro Clayton Fisher OBE, and the visiting Worshipful Masters of Llantarnam Lodge, St Mellonius Lodge, and Trevethin Lodge, Bro Shane enjoyed a memorable ceremony, followed by a festive board in the company of his new ‘brothers’ and friends.  Welcome, Bro Shane and we look forward to sharing your Masonic journey in the years ahead.

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Crystal and Henllys Lodges

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Crystal and Henllys Lodges

Tuesday evening Crystal Lodge passed Brother Paul Urie of Henllys Lodge to the second degree, making him a Fellow Craft Freemason. The officers of Crystal Lodge delivered an excellent ceremony culminating in Worshipful Brother Graham Murphy delivering an outstanding extended explanation of the Second Degree Tracing Board.

10 members of Henllys Lodge, including the Worshipful Master, were in attendance supporting their Brother. A huge thank you from the Brethren of Henllys to the Brethren of Crystal Lodge for assisting and supporting them with such a fine ceremony and festive board.

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Brother Paul Urie ( centre) surrounded by the Brethren of Henllys Lodge.

Welcome Brother Jamie and Brother Ieuan

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Welcome Brother Jamie and Brother Ieuan

Monday evening saw another double initiation ceremony at Henllys Lodge with Jamie Jones and Ieuan Lloyd becoming our latest Brothers to join Henllys. Worshipful Master, W. Bro. Brother David Coleman was assisted by his officers in delivering an excellent ceremony; with particular thanks to Worshipful Brothers Jeff Smith and Phil Davies for stepping into the roles of Senior Warden and Junior Warden.

Brother Jamie and Brother Ieuan with the officers of Henllys Lodge.

Worshipful Bro. David Coleman and the visiting Worshipful Masters .

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Double Second Degree

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Double Second Degree

Fantastic evening at Llantarnam. Double second degree ceremony on behalf of Henllys Lodge 8283 and a fraternal visit from them. Congratulations Bro Gabriel and Bro Nigel on your raising to the second degree.

Lovely to have our Past Provincial Grand Master visiting along with a princely number of visiting masters including the three other Pontypool masters and everyone else who came to support us.

Fantastic rendition of the tracing board by Bro Talbot and the extended tools by his son Bro.Drew.

Very impressive and a great time had by all.

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Warren The TLC Bear

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Warren The TLC Bear

Warren the TLC Bear paid a visit to Trevethin Lodge last night! Trevethin Lodge 6008 has donated £1000 to the Mon TLC Appeal and in doing so, became Platinum Patrons. “On behalf of the team at the Mon TLC Appeal we would like to sincerely thank the Trevethin Lodge members for supporting us with this very generous donation. We rely on support like this to be able to continue giving these wonderful little bears to children who love and need them. Keep an eye out for Warren as he visits other lodges in the Province as they too become Patrons of The Mon TLC Appeal. 🩵🧸🩵🧸🩵🧸”

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Kennard Lodge Welcomes Its Newest Brother

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Kennard Lodge Welcomes Its Newest Brother

On 25 Nov 25, newly initiated Brother Michael Williams was welcomed by the Brethren of Kennard Lodge as their newest member.  Seen here with the Worshipful Master (WBro Clayton Fisher OBE), Senior Warden (Bro Graham Stowell), and Junior Warden (WBro Dennis John), Brother Michael greatly enjoyed the ceremony and the subsequent Festive Board, in the company of a large number of Kennard members and visiting Brethren who helped make the evening a very special one.

Henllys Double Initiation

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Henllys Double Initiation

This evening Mr Luke Shephard and Mr Gabrielle Mier joined Henllys Lodge, becoming Brother Luke and Brother Gabrielle. With the Provincial Grand Master present the Worshipful Master, W. Bro. David Coleman, ably supported by his officers performed an excellent ceremony initiating our two newly made Brothers into Freemasonry. The welcome continued after the ceremony at a well attended Festive Board with numerous visiting Brethren.

Henllys Lodge presented a cheque to the Monmouthshire Light Blues of £1,000 for Teddies For Loving Care (TLC).
“A hospital visit can be frightening for a young child, especially in an emergency situation. Teddies for Loving Care (TLC) is a way of providing much-needed comfort to children attending A&E Units, helping to reduce their anxiety and improve their experience of hospitals. Every child that receives a teddy gets to take it home.”

Llantarnam and Henllys Double Third

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Llantarnam and Henllys Double Third

Congratulations Brother Stephen Jones and Brother John Lavender on your raising this evening. Tonight saw a joint raising with a candidate from Henllys Lodge 8283 and Llantarnam raised together with officers from both lodges up to and including both Worshipful Masters assisting with the floor work.

Special shout out to our very own Worshipful Master, W.Bro Chris Parrish who did the entire ceremony including tracing board and tools on his own. Very special too see as it was executed to perfection. Great work by all involved to make such a special night for our candidates.

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A slide show of some of the photographs from the evenings gathering.

MONMOUTHSHIRE MASONS – DONATION TO NEO-NATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

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MONMOUTHSHIRE MASONS – DONATION TO NEO-NATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

On Monday 17 November 2025, WBro Clayton Fisher OBE (Worshipful Master of Kennard Lodge No.1258) visited the ‘Dinky Dragons’ / Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Grange Hospital, Cwmbran, to present a cheque for £250 to Sarah Power, the Senior Sister of Neo-Natal Services.  To quote the ‘Dinky Dragons’ charity: “The donation will be used to help purchase equipment to treat premature and sick babies, to improve their quality of life and to support parents through their Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit journey’“.


This donation was made on behalf of the Monmouthshire Masonic Trust Fund 1997, following a proposal submitted by Kennard Lodge.  The original proposition came from WBro Ian Hatchley whose own family have witnessed first hand the amazing work of ‘Dinky Dragons’ and the NICU.  By happy coincidence, 17 November 2025 marked the World Health Organisation’s ‘World Prematurity Day’ – a most appropriate date for MonMasons to recognise and support the life-saving work of ‘Dinky Dragons’/NICU.