Welcome to the Brett Valley Lodge Web Site

Our Masonic Values:

Truth ... Honour ... Virtue ... Charity
Benevolence ... Fellowship ... Family ... Duty
Honesty ... Justice

Brett Valley Lodge is proud to have contributed to a number of Non Masonic charities. Amongst these are:-

Children in Need
Children’s Hospices UK
East Anglian Air Ambulance
East Anglian Childrens' Hospice
Hadleigh Resource Unit for Angel Court
Help the Heroes
Parkinson’s Disease Society
Sue Ryder Care
St. Elizabeth’s Hospice
St. Mary’s Church Roof Fund
The British Red Cross
Hadleigh Cricket Club

Brett Valley 2011 Calender

January
	06	Rehearsal
	13	Rehearsal
	20	Rehearsal
	28	Meeting
February
	03	LOI
	10	Permanent Committee
	25	Secretary's Supper
March
	03	Rehearsal
	10	Rehearsal Cancelled
	15	Court Knoll Installation
	17	Rehearsal Cancelled
	24	Rehearsal
	25	Meeting
April
	07	LOI
	14	Permanent Committee
	19	Corinthian Lodge St. George's Evening
	22	Secretary's Supper
	23	Friends of St George Evening at Sudbury
	27	Felix United
	30	Brett Valley Lodge Ladies Night
May
	05	Rehearsal
	12	Rehearsal
	13	Countryside Lodge, Bury
	19	Rehearsal
	26	Rehearsal
	27	Meeting
June
	24	Secretary's Supper
July
	6	Provincial Grand Master's Golf Day
	10	Provincial Representatives Drinks Party
	14	Permanent Committee
	24	Garden Party at Hadleigh (With V & S)
August
	18	Annual Cricket Match with V & S at Milden
September
	01	Rehearsal
	08	Rehearsal
	15	Rehearsal
	22	Rehearsal
	23	Meeting
October
	06	LOI
	13	Permanent Committee
	21	Secretary's Supper
November
	03	Rehearsal
	10	Rehearsal
	17	Rehearsal
	24	Rehearsal
	25	Meeting
December
	01	LOI
	08	Permanent Committee
	11	Worshipful Master's Roast
2012
January
	12	Rehearsal
	19	Rehearsal
	26	Rehearsal
	27	Meeting
February
March
April
	14	Ladies Night at Stoke by Nayland Golf Club

 

 

Lodge:-

United Grand Lodge of England

Suffolk Provincial Grand lodge

Essex Provincial Grand Lodge

Norfolk Provincial Grand Lodge

 

Chapter:-

Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of England

 

Magazines:-

Freemasonry Today

MQ magazine

 

 

 

 

History:

The Brett Valley Lodge is one of two Lodges based in Hadleigh, Suffolk, the other being The Lodge of Virtue and Silence No. 332

The Brett Valley Lodge was founded in 1992. At that time The Lodge of Virtue and Silence No. 332 had a large number of members and it was taking considerable time to reach the "chair" of the Lodge. To alleviate this some of the "Elders" from Virtue and Silence decided the time had come to set up a new Lodge, and received permission to found Brett Valley Lodge.

The Lodge was consecrated on the 15th of October 1992. The Consecration took place in Hadleigh Town Hall, before a company of 72 Masons. The subsequent three regular meetings of the Lodge were held at Raydon Village Hall and from then on at the Hadleigh Town Hall/Guildhall complex.

The Lodge celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2002, producing the booklet mentioned below, and an inscribed shot glass to celebrate the event.

The Lodge uses the Emulation Ritual, as demanded by Suffolk Provincial Grand Lodge. Dinner Jackets are worn for installations and version of the Tyler's Toast, including the last verse of the long version, is recited by the Tyler at the end of the Festive Board.

A banner was made for the Lodge and Dedicated on 23rd of September 1994.

A longer version of the first ten years of Brett Valley Lodge is available in booklet form entitled " The North East Corner Brett Valley Lodge No. 9479 (The early years)"

Brett Valley has a small library listed below. Members may wish to make a donation to a fund for members of Brett Valley who are in distress, when borrowing from the library. Please contact the secretary or librarian to secure a volume. secretary@brettvalley.co.uk

Author	Title	Published
Bailey F.	Spirit of Masonry (The)	1957
Burford D.J.	Anomalies of the Royal Arch-Craft Connection (The)	1980
Carr H.	World of Freemasonry	1983
Carter C. J.	Director of Ceremonies (The)	1989
Carter C. J.	The Lodge Secretary	1994
Dyer C.	Symbolism in Freemasonry	1983
Hamill J.	The Craft – A History of Freemasonry	1986
Horne A.	King Solomon’s Temple in the Masonic Tradition	1972
Jackson K. B.	Beyond the Craft	1980
Johnson R.	Lodge Treasurer, Charity Steward & Almoner (The)	2005
Sandbach R.	Understanding the Royal Arch	1980
Smyth F.	Freemason’s Pocket Reference Book (The)	1983
Smyth F.	Pocket History of Freemasonry (The)	1983
Tydeman R.	Within the Compass	2004
Wells R. A.	Understanding Freemasonry	1991

 

 

Interested in Joining ?

Freemasonry is one of the oldest and largest fraternal societies in the world. It provides a code of living based on good moral and ethical standards. It is available to men of any colour, creed or wordly status. It is a non profit organisation supporting charity and service to the community. It believes in family, charity and good fellowship, and provides a number of social functions for you, your family and non Masonic friends to attend.

Freemasonry is NOT a religion, a secret society or a benefit society. It does NOT promote social or economic advancement and is NOT connected with any political body.

There are a few basic rules required of Freemasons.

1. You must be at least twenty one years of age

2. You must be a man of good repute, a loyal citizen and obedient to the laws of the land

3. You must not have a criminal record

4. You must believe in a Supreme Being, but may belong to any religion

5. You will be expected to support Charity.

6. You are expected to put family and vocation before your duties to Freemasonry.

If you are interested in becoming a Freemason and you have a friend who is already a member then discuss this matter with him.

If however you do not have any contacts with Freemasonry and would like to know more, please contact the secretary with your name and phone number (See email address below). The Secretary or other representatives will contact you to arrange a meeting to discuss matters further.

secretary@brettvalley.co.uk