Abbey Lodge Today
Grand Patron
Provincial Grand Lodge of East Lancashire
Festival 2026
bbey Lodge 2529 meets at Whalley in Lancashire’s Little Gem of a Lodge Room eight times a year on the second Thursday of October through to May inclusive. This is only 8 times a year, however, we do hold 2 practice meetings each month to ensure our ceremonies are performed to a high standard. And then there’s the social events as well.
At our actual Lodge Meetings we carry out Masonic business. Each member of the Lodge receives a Lodge Summons sometime prior to the meeting. This Summons states the date and time of the meeting (and practices as well), the business of the meeting and the Dress Code for that meeting. The purpose of the Summons is to ensure all Brethren are aware of all aspects of the meeting so they can be part or party to any item of business that concerns them.
After the formality of the Lodge Meeting we sit down to a meal to which interested non-masons are invited. This meal is sometimes referred to as the Social or Festive Board.
We vote on new members joining us by secret ballot which involves the use of small white and black balls placed into a voting box. This is where the term “being black balled” comes from for if there is one black ball in the box the vote is against the prospective member. This rarely happens in modern times because the membership will be familiar with any prospective member well before this formal vote takes place in open Lodge.
During our meetings we have an Alms collection the monies from which go into the Charity Account. See where we disperse these funds on our Charitable Giving page. We like to think that we are part of the Whalley community and have supported numerous local initiatives. We are always open to appeals from worthy causes both local and regional.
