https://www.ashlarhouse.com/masons/100-club/ May 1st 2026 really did prove to be a “Red Letter Day” for the promoters of the Ashlar House 100 Club.  It was on this date that the they paid over their cheque of £1,000.00 to The St Edmundsbury Masonic Hall Company.  It has taken since September 2025 toRead More →

Abbot Baldwin Lodge recently achieved a first for the Lodge, with a double initiation, and it was received extremely well by all who attended. The WM, WBro Richard Day, conducted a faultless ceremony, having quite the year already with the Lodge 50-year celebrations. On hand to assist were JD, WBro Nigel Gregory,Read More →

The following comments below from W.Bro Peter Thorogood relate to his very kind and generous donation of the old public house photograph collection in Bury St Edmunds, which now hangs proudly in the bar area after being beautifully reframed by Photarts of Rougham. Greene King’s historic connection to these inns makes thisRead More →

Following the very successful test days carried out during 2025 it has been agreed to roll the programme forward to 2026 and if necessary beyond that year. These days have been running for 8 years and over that period of time literately hundreds of men have been tested and theRead More →

To celebrate their 50th Anniversary since consecration, Abbot Baldwin Lodge No. 8656 members agreed to expend from their Regalia Fund, sufficient monies to purchase a flagpole to be donated to, and installed at, Ashlar House, Bury St.Edmunds. A celebratory and commemorative flag is in the process of design and print.  This will be formally presented and flown on 6th October 2025 to coincide with theirRead More →

Chairmans Report First and foremost, and on behalf of all the Directors, I would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to the staff, particularly Camilla and her team, for their tireless efforts in maintaining Ashlar House’s day to day operations. Keeping the premises clean and presentable, as well as ensuringRead More →

A team of Suffolk Freemasons led by WBro Barry Bloomfield are delighted to have passed £100,000 in their fundraising efforts for the Suffolk Punch Trust. This remarkable achievement has been secured in only 4 years and the funds have been generated through multiple contributions from Suffolk lodges, fundraising events andRead More →