Arena 61 – Contents Page – Your Summer 2026 update on London Freemasonry
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NEWS & FEATURES
- WELCOME
- Foreword: The Deputy Metropolitan Grand Master; Masonry in the Modern World
- Arena 61 Editorial: Summer 2026
- GRAND LODGE & CHAPTER
- Address: Metropolitan Grand Chapter Annual General Meeting
- LATEST NEWS AROUND MET
- Discover the Royal Arch: Upcoming Seminars
- Brother and Ultra Athlete Raises £20K for UK Charities in Epic Marathon des Sables
- New Mason? Check Out The Welcome Project
- Meet New Brethren with a Travelling Cup Raid
- From Pitch to Peak: Richard 'Juggler' Austin Honoured for a Lifetime of Service to Rugby
- A Magic Month of Matrix
- Two Inseparable Parts of a Pure Antient Masonry
- When Ancient Words Find a New Voice: Royal Arch in Serbia
- Starting Early in Penge: Bro Louie Patrick Enright Initiated at 18 years and 7 days
- A London Lodge That Found a New Life in Estonia
- THE SCRIP PURSE: WELFARE & ALMS
- You Do Not Have to Carry It Alone
- Happy Discoveries: Keeping the Light on Between Meetings
- SPECIAL INTEREST LODGES
- Formula One Lodge Enjoys Monaco Grand Prix Weekend
- Poetry over Prose? A New Lodge Proposed
- Special Interest Chapters Are Go
- CLUBS
- Beyond the Lodge Room: Life at The Kent Club
- The Masonic Fine Dining Club
- Update from The Connaught Club
- TEAMS & SCHEMES
- PSLC Festival at Freemasons Hall
- GROWING LODGE MEMBERSHIP
- Meridian Splendour: Breaking Shibboleths for Success
- THE VISITOR
- The Visitor – Summer 2026
- When History Walked Through Our Door: Welcoming Paracelsus Lodge to London
- Scion Lodge No 4794 Reaches 100 Years
- Brother Installs Brother at Clerestory
- 50-Year Certificate Presentation for W Bro Keith Simmonds
- The Grand Lodge of Norway Meets the Green Room Lodge No 2957
- Chancery Bar Lodge – an invitation
- A Night of Revelation and Fraternity at Ceylon Lodge No 6436
- Brethren Old and Young at City of London Rifles
- Three Generations One Cable Tow for St James Golf Lodge No 765
- A Gift in the Spirit of Unanimity
- 100 Years for Aurea Norma Lodge No 4811
- Strength in Unity: How Catalyst Forged a Powerful Partnership Between Huguenot and St Ambrose Lodges
- 65 years for W Bro Dante Polak
- Dining is better together
- Long Service Tribute for W Bro Keith Gregory-Parry
- Lewis Raised in style
- A busy summer for the Coborn Bikers
- A life of service adventure and fellowship
- Four Brethren Raised at Circle Lodge No 5087
- International Visitor Welcomed by Lodge of Fortitude & Old Cumberland
- Lodge of the West Indies Celebrates 35 Years
- Nigerian Friendship Lodge Marks the End of a Memorable Year
- Inspectorate Secretaries Meet at Hercules Pillars
- More Than 600 Attend London Mark Provincial Meeting
- Smoothie Bike Continues to Benefit Young Patients
CHARITIES & ALMS
- ROIL Racers Complete Isle of Wight Ultra Challenge for RMBI Care Co
- £10k Raised for London Freemasons Charity
- From Blades to Bars: LFC Grant Builds Stronger Futures for Young Londoners
- Backing Dads from the Start
- Tommys Ride Raises Over £100k for Veterans
- A Season to Remember for the Metropolitan Savage Ritual Demonstration Team
- Honouring the Past, Inspiring the Future: A Special Evening in the Duke of Cornwall Chapter
- 100ish years of Mill Hill Chapter
- Long Service for E Comp Paul Hayes
- Acanthus Chapter
- Empire Chapter
- Granite Chapter
- Royal Somerset House and Inverness Farewell to Timothy L'Estrange
- Benevolentia Chapter
- Old Dundee Chapter
- Intriguing Lecture at Mount Zion and Jerusalem Chapter
- Savage Demonstration Full Bellies for Shanghai
- La France Chapter
- North London Chapter of First Principals
- Temple Chapter at Jerusalem
- 100 Years for Royal Crown Chapter
- Grand Stewards go Brazilian
- Quad Exaltation at Royal Edward
- Vaudeville Chapter
DEVELOP YOUR MASONIC SKILLS
- What I Wish I Had Learned as a New Freemason – Part 3
- The Apron: An L&D Nugget from Solomon and Leading Lights
HISTORY & MILITARIA
- The Medieval Mystery of the Prentice Bracket at Gloucester Cathedral
- Rosslyn Chapel: A Wonder in Stone
- Armaments Reimagined: A New Display in the FMH Museum
- Circuit of Service Lodges Travels to Mark 110th Anniversary of the Somme Battlefield
- Cowans, Intruders and Eavesdroppers to Freemasonry
SPORT
- Golf Update
This article is part of Arena Magazine Issue 61 – Summer 2026.
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