Light Blues

Chairman

As a Lewis, joining the Craft in my early twenties was an inevitability for me. I’ve been an active mason for 12 years.

I enjoyed all of the progressive floor officer positions on the way to becoming Worshipful Master of my lodge in 2013. Now, as a Past Master, I have strived to improve the lodge and freemasonry both in the Durham Province and further afield.

I have enjoyed being involved in the early evolution of the Durham Light Blues and helping steer it to becoming an active group that is at the forefront of bringing extra enjoyment to younger masons across Durham and the wider area.

Secretary

I've been a mason since January 2014, originally joining a lodge in the Province of Northumberland, of which I am still an active officer. Within weeks of my third degree I was visiting lodges in the Province of Staffordshire, where I was studying, and was also active down there. After the completion of my studies I joined a Durham Lodge. I'm the third generation of my family to have joined the lodge.

As the communications officer I am responsible for the web and social media presence.

The Light Blues Club has provided me an opportunity to meet fellow younger masons, both in lodges and socially. My aim is to provide those same enriching opportunities to others and to highlight that masonry is fun and social.

As part of the 2021 Festival, I completed the Great Manchester Run, which was my first half marathon, and the Great North Run, in 2019.

Treasurer

I’ve been a Freemason since May 2015. I originally joined having been intrigued with the mystery that surrounds it and the opportunity to pull my dinner suit out of long term storage, unfortunately it no longer fit, so had to buy a new one!

Some of the highlights for being in Freemasonry for me is being able to take my better half all dressed up to Ladies Night functions; visiting other lodges and meeting new and welcoming people.

As part of the Durham 2021 Festival I recently undertook my first charitable fundraising activity being part of the Ski Challenge at Silksworth in Sunderland. I’m keen to get involved in some of the other events that are planned in the future and would recommended others get involved in any way possible in some of these fun activities for a worthy cause.

Events Coordinator

As Events Coordinator I aim to attend many lodges in the coming year to encourage newer masons to visit and extend their arms of friendship.

Visiting and getting to meet new people is a benefit that you don’t appreciate or understand when you first join and our eclectic range of planned events and activities should have broad appeal, so please get involved, and if you have any suggestions, please get in touch! As the old adage goes "You only get out what you put in".

Communications Officer