Today’s guest is Nigel Harris-Cooksley, Secretary of North Harrow (6557) in the Province of Middlesex. This is the second time Nigel has been on, he was first on In The Chair 12 talking about using websites and social media to
In The Chair 15, Masonic Podcast: Martin Strong about the Scouts and Freemasonry
Today I speak with Martin Strong about the parallels of Scouting and Freemasonry, and discuss how the two organisation are separate though have many similarities in ethos. Martin got involved in Scouting because of his son and went on to
In The Chair 14, Masonic Podcast: A New candidate and Tercentenary Celebrations
Today we have two guests, the first is Chris Butlin on his experience of his Initiation into Freemasonry, and the second with Paul Watson who is chairing a committee to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the United Grand Lodge of
In The Chair 13, Masonic Podcast: Helen Woodley talks about Women Freemasons
Today’s guest is Helen Woodley from Sanctuary Lodge 14, in the North East Province in England. She is a female who is also a young Mason, and talks about Freemasonry for women, and how it compares to men’s Freemasonry in
In The Chair 12, Masonic Podcast: Nigel Harris Cooksley about social media and Lodge websites
Today’s guest is Nigel Harris-Cooksley, Secretary of North Harrow (6557) in the Province of Middlesex. Nigel set up a Twitter account (www.twitter.com/HarrowFreemason) about three years ago, following on from setting up a website for his Lodge (www.northharrowlodge.org) when membership had
In The Chair 11, The Masonic Podcast: Philip Kunovski & the Universities Scheme
Today’s guest is Philip Kunovski, Master Elect of Grey Friars Lodge (1101), who is a young Mason and got introduced to Freemasonry through an initiative put in place to attract university students to the Craft. The Universities Scheme (www.universitiescheme.com) helps
In The Chair 10, The Masonic Podcast: Mark Davis and James Birdseye
ITC 10 In The Chair Masonic Podcast talks to Mark Davis and James Birdseye about Freemasonry Normally each podcast episode is an interview, this episode is more of a conversation between three like-minded people talking about their involvement in Freemasonry.
In The Chair 09, The Masonic Podcast: Jim Dance, Masonic Charity
ITC 09 In The Chair Masonic Podcast talks to Jim Dance, Provincial Grand Charity Steward in Berkshire. This interview is in conjunction with the last episode where I spoke to Robert Faulkner, a trustee of the Berkshire Masonic Charities: In
In The Chair 08, The Masonic Podcast: Berkshire Masonic Charities
Today’s guest is Robert Faulkner, a Trustee of the Berkshire Masonic Charities (BMC).Robert has been working with the BMC since its inception in 1990, and gives an account of how it started. Robert also discusses how Martin Peters (Provincial Grand
In The Chair 07, The Masonic Podcast: My Installation as Worshipful Master
Today is a little different to the normal podcast, as today’s guest is… ME!!! So today I ask myself… Well, why am I interviewing myself?! Why do the Podcast? I started with Kennet Lodge’s website and social media accounts, and
In The Chair 06, The Masonic Podcast: “A Journey In Stone” by Craig Weightman
In this episode of In The Chair I talk to Craig Weightman, who is the author of A Journey In Stone, published by Lewis Masonic. The book is described as a psychologist’s assessment of Freemasonry as a path of self-development.
In The Chair 05, The Masonic Podcast: Barry Lowe, Freemasonry in Scotland
In this episode of In The Chair I talk to Barry Lowe, a Past Master of Lodge Dunoon Argyll, 335, register of the Grand Lodge of Scotland. Being myself an English Freemason (a member of Kennet Lodge, 4414 in the
In The Chair 04, The Masonic Podcast: Paul Watson, WM of Kennet Lodge
In this episode of In The Chair I talk to Paul Watson, current Master of Kennet Lodge 4414, and the person that will be Installing me into The Chair in a couple of weeks’ time! In recent episodes I have
In The Chair 03, The Masonic Podcast: Rick Smith, Learning Masonic Ritual
In this episode of In The Chair I talk to Rick Smith, author of the great book “Learning Masonic Ritual, the Simple, Systematic and Successful Way to Master the Work”. Before talking about the book Rick introduces himself and tells
In The Chair 02, The Masonic Podcast: Lewis Masonic Publishing
Publishing the “secrets” of Freemasonry, especially as Lewis Masonic print the ritual books, and the history of how the ritual used to be learnt (and the future of it), and how it differs around the world, and how it led