England – Interest in Freemasonry across Essex is at a five-year high according to new statistics

(by Hannah Hastings, Epping Forest Guardian, 25th July, 2019)

Interest in Freemasonry across Essex is at a five-year high according to new statistics.
In the last four months more than 300 enquiries from people wanting to know more about the organisation and is expected to increase throughout the next year.
There are almost 9,000 Freemasons in Essex meeting at 305 separate Lodges, based in 27 different Centres across the County.
Some Lodges have reported that they now have a two-year waiting list following the surge of people keen to sign up. Rodney Bass OBE, provincial grand master for Essex Freemasons, said: “Society has changed dramatically in recent years and we are now seeing a growing situation where more men of all ages are seeking to…

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