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.
Category: Craft
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
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.
If you are interested in joining freemasonry in the Pontypool area please get in contact via the contact form on this website – click here…
A slide show of some of the photographs from the evenings gathering.
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.
Trevethin Third Degree
A fine line up of visiting Worshipful Masters from around the Province witnessed the raising of Gareth Poretta to the sublime degree of a Master Mason.Worshipful Master Neil Rowlands, led a confident team and the visitors enjoyed the ceremony!
Provincial Grand Lodge 2025
Monday afternoon saw Monmouthshire Freemasons hold their Provincial Grand Lodge at the Holiday Inn, Newport. What a fantastic day.
Congratulations to all those who received appointments and promotions — your hard work and dedication truly shine. A full house enjoyed a day filled with friendship, an excellent ceremony, and fine food shared in great company. Our thanks to the distinguished visitors who travelled from far and wide to be with us and make the day even more special.
The Brethren from Pontypool were well represented as the below slideshow demonstrates.
Welcome Brother Paul
Friday evening saw Henllys Lodge perform their second initiation ceremony of the week. Mr Paul Urie joined Henllys Lodge and Freemasonry and becomes Brother Paul Urie. An excellent ceremony delivered by the Worshipful Master, David Coleman, in his second ceremony as W.M. He was ably assisted by his officers, in particular Brother Aron Hutchings, the Junior Deacon, who lead the candidate through the ceremony of his initiation. A well attended ceremony was followed by a very enjoyable festive board and getting to know our newly made Brother.
Brother Paul (centre) with officers of Henllys Lodge
Welcome Brother Conna
Monday evening at Henllys Lodge saw Mr Conna Hutchinson join Freemasonry and become Brother Conna Hutchinson. An excellent ceremony delivered by the newly installed Worshipful Master, David Coleman, in his very first ceremony as W.M. He was ably assisted by his officers, in particular Brother Aron Hutchings in his first ceremony as the Junior Deacon. A well attended ceremony was followed by a very enjoyable festive board and getting to know our newly made Brother.
Our newly made Brother, Conna Hutchinson. (Centre)
Demonstration Raising
At Llantarnam Lodge last night, we conducted a raising to the third degree. Due to unforeseen circumstances our candidate was not able attend so we did a demonstration ceremony and our Worshipful Master was in fine form completing all of the ritual on his own. Thank you Brother Drew for stepping up to be the candidate and we look forward to raising our actual candidate next month. A thoroughly enjoyable evening and the first one for the officers of 2025/26!
Henllys Fraternal Visit to Trevethin
A successful night at Trevethin Lodge 6008 where Worshipful Master Neil and his team of officers carried out an excellent Second Degree ceremony! All brethren were on top form, from the Inner Guard all the way up to Worshipful Master himself. What made it even more special was a fraternal visit from the brethren of Henllys Lodge filling the lodge and helping towards a wonderfully fun Festive Board! And so to next month!
Remember non-masons, if you’re interested in Masonry, the first step is to get in touch! 
The Brethren of Henllys Lodge pictured with the Worshipful Master of Trevethin Lodge (centre) on their fraternal visit.