What is The Three Degrees Club?

It’s a Club for every new Freemason in the Southport Group.

Every Initiate receives automatic free membership for three years, which gives a rolling membership of about 75.

The objectives of the Club are broadly as follows:

• To welcome Initiates into the Southport Masonic community.
• To enable new members to meet their counterparts in other Lodges, foster peer – group relationships and encourage inter-Lodge visiting.
• To communicate information about interesting or unusual ceremonies or activities, thus giving members the opportunity to visit and witness them.
• To give Initiates opportunities to learn about the history of Freemasonry and the meaning of our ceremonies.
• To make them feel valued, give them a “voice”.
• To provide opportunities to meet group officials and senior members of Provincial Grand Lodge.
• At the end of three years membership, to foster lasting “year group” relationships.

We hope that membership of the Three Degrees Club will add to the enjoyment experienced by members in their own Lodges and make the beginning of their Masonic career more fulfilling.

We have a short calendar of activities so as to limit our call upon our member’s time.
In the autumn, normally early November, we have our Annual Dinner when we invite both Masonic and non-Masonic gentleman guests. We also take great pleasure in inviting a senior officer to be our Guest of Honour.
To date, we have enjoyed the pleasure of the company of       W. Bro. John V Moore, MBE, P.S.G.D., A.Pr.G.M., W. Bro. Brian Gillbanks, P.S.G.D., Deputy Provincial Grand Master and W, Bro. Christopher D. H. Hamilton, P.A.G.D.C., Chairman of the Southport Group of Masonic Lodges and also President of the Three Degrees Club.
During these evenings we have been pleased to present cheques for the 2010 Festival for the New Masonic Samaritan Fund and the Masonic Hall Foundation (the money being raised from the generosity of members and guests supporting our raffles).
In the Spring, normally in April, we have a “Spring Social” when our wives and friends (Masonic and non-Masonic) are invited.
In 2006 it was a grand affair with a movie theme, entitled “A Grand Gala Cabaret Dinner” and was considered a roaring success, enjoyed by everybody.
In 2007 we held another “Spring Social” this time with a nautical theme, entitled “A Titanic Evening”, it was again a great success, and happily nobody was lost overboard.
We are planning a “Rock and Roll” themed evening for spring 2008.

The Three Degrees Club is now well established, we feel positive about its success and are looking forward to welcoming many new Freemasons in the future.

Geoff Wilcock P.Pr.D.G.Supt. of Wks.
The Three Degrees Club Chairman.

Email: geoff222@talktalk.net