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Dr. David Staples, CEO of the United Grand Lodge of England, was interviewed by David Webster on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire and discussed the donation of the 3 millionth Teddies for Loving Care (TLC) Teddy Bear to the play specialist team at Peterborough City Hospital, where he practices as a consultant physician.

Dr David Staples, CEO of the United Grand Lodge of England, spoke to James Cannon on BBC Radio Surrey to talk about Freemasons' Hall taking part in Open House London 2021.

On Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th September, come and join us in Freemasons' Hall and take part in fantastic fun and activities for all the family including 'Meet the Masons', a fascinating digital tour of the building, and stop for refreshment in our brand new Bar and Café!

Find out more at https://www.freemasonrytoday.com/ugle-sgc/ugle/freemasons-hall-opens-its-doors-to-open-house-london-2021-with-new-digital-tour

THE GRAND TEMPLE AT FREEMASONS’ HALL WAS THE VENUE FOR THE SECOND ORGAN CONCERT OF THE YEAR, ON 5 AUGUST 2021.

The concert, given by renowned organist D’Arcy Trinkwon, was be a celebration of the summer season and the easing of Covid-19 restrictions and was held at Freemasons’ Hall. While enjoying the concert, visitors were able to marvel at the magnificent Willis pipe organ, which resides in the Grand Temple of Freemasons' Hall in London, an Art Deco masterpiece completed in 1933.

Mr Trinkwon is one of the outstanding organists of his generation, acclaimed for his artistic mastery and virtuoso fervour in the service of his art. Having performed in international festivals and concert series in halls, cathedrals and churches around the world, his engagements include recording, broadcasts, masterclasses, teaching and concerto performances – most recently with the Manchester Camerata, the Royal Northern Sinfonia and the Hove Symphony orchestras.

For the occasion at Freemasons’ Hall, the organist selected many wonderful pieces including: Overture to the Overture ‘St Paul’, Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), arranged by W T Best (1826-1897); Concert Variations on the Austrian Hymn, Op.3, John Knowles Paine (1839-1906); Symphony in C minor, Op.47: II. Scherzo, Frederick Holloway (1873-1954); Sonata Eroïca, Op.94, Joseph Jongen (1873-1953); Pastorale, Jean Jules Roger-Duccasse (1873-1954); and Studio da Concerto sopra la melodia gregoriana del ‘Salve Regina’, Raffaele Manari (1887-1933).

Provincial Grand Master and head of Leicestershire and Rutland Freemasons was interviewed on BBC Radio Leicestershire along with 29-year-old initiate Mehman Ismayilli, about the growing list of younger people waiting to be initiated into Freemasonry in Leicestershire and Rutland.

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The Freemasons are having a bit of a revamp as they look to initiate young professionals into the brotherhood. But can the organisation ever throw off its shrouds of mystery and intrigue?

@Mail Plusreporter Jess King visits their London headquarters to find out.

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Dr David Staples, CEO of the United Grand Lodge of England was interviewed by Salford City Radio.

He talked about the inaugural celebration of NHS, Social Care and Frontline Workers' Day is set to take place on 5 July 2021, with Freemasons leading the event.

In addition, Dr David Staples, chief executive of the UGLE, and a Consultant in Acute Internal Medicine at Peterborough Hospital, said: "We are facing the greatest global pandemic in living memory, and the NHS has never been so tested in its history...."

Find out more about NHS, Social Care and Frontline Workers' Day at nhsfrontlineday.org/

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CEO of the United Grand Lodge of England, Dr David Staples, was interviewed on @BBC Newsat Windsor Castle to discuss the Duke of Edinburgh's life as a Freemason.

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Dr David Staples, Grand Secretary and CEO of the United Grand Lodge of England was interviewed on LBC and discussed the Duke of Edinburgh, HRH Prince Philip and his past in Freemasonry.

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David Chambers, Deputy Provincial Grand Master of Yorkshire North and East Ridings was interviewed by Antony Collins on BBC Tees to talk about the Duke of Edinburgh, HRH Prince Philip and his past in Freemasonry.

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