Formal Notice is hereby given that the Biennial General Meeting of the Five of Nine Club will take place on the 14th of December at Severn Street Masonic Hall.

As required by the Club’s Constitution WBro S Phillips ProvSGD will be standing down as club chairman.

Any brother who wishes to nominate themselves for the elected roles of Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer should contact the club using the form below by the 08:00 on 1st of December. The role of Deputy Chairman will be nominated by the new Chairman at the BGM.

As required by the club constitution anyone who wishes to stand as Chairman should have served on the committee for at least 24 months.

The Five of Nine Club and University Scheme Lodges have been offered the opportunity for a very special visit to Freemasons Hall on the 24th Feb 2024

We will have a unique tour of the building with a couple of surprises thrown in. Freemasons Hall in London is the headquarters of Freemasonry in England and Wales and this beautiful building is well worth a visit even if you have been before.

We will meet at Freemasons Hall in London at 11:50 on the 30th ready for the tour to start. Freemasons Hall is very easy to get to from Euston station.

The primary labour for the meeting will be the initiation of their first candidate, a milestone for the lodge and one which they hope you can be part of.

The summons for the meeting will be available after you have booked in. Once you have booked in you will be contacted to make Payment VIA BACS to the Five of Nine Club who will be collecting payment and then paying the Lodge. The cut off date is the 09:00 25th of November 2023 for booking via the club a meal will not be booked for you unless payment is received by this date.

As is the lodge tradition, masonic attire is required for the meeting but themed cosplay is actively encouraged at the festive board. (That means you can dress up as Harry Potter, a Storm Trooper or Daenerys Targaryen among other characters, if you wish)

By popular demand, the lodge have arranged a reimagining of the classic Star Wars themed menu served at our March meeting.

 STAR WARS – A New Menu
'Festive' Festive Board Menu
Starter
Pate of Batuu farmed kaadu, served with a rion blum berry chutney 
and Unkar Plutts bread toasted. 

Mains 
Saber scorched and oven roasted breast of ahch-to free range Porg 
fresh from the Mos Espa meat market. Served with an Ardee’s sauce 
infused with Yoda rootleaf, herbs and spices. 

Vegetarian Option: Soylent Green B

Dessert
Tatooine bred Bantha burnt custard, served with a fresh Endor forest camby berry compote

According to our resident protocol droid 2B1ASK1, kaadu tastes like pate and porg tastes like chicken but the lodge would rather not say what Soylent Green B is made from.... 

Since 2010 Coventry Freemasons have hosted a private Christmas Pantomime Show to approximately 500 children from 12 local schools in Coventry with additional physical or socio-economic needs and their care providers. This year it takes place on Wednesday 6th December 2023 at the Standard Triumph Working Men’s Club in Canley, Coventry.

We put this event on each year to bring the magic of pantomime to those children who for their specific circumstances, would not be able to get access to watch it at a conventional theatre setting. 

As you can imagine it takes a huge amount of time and resources to make this worthwhile event happen. So, we need your help. We need volunteers to help us the night before on the 5th December to fill up 500 goodie bags, blow up balloons and set up the room. On the day, we are looking for help from 8.30am onwards.

We stage two performances to accommodate as many children as possible, one at 10.00am and one from 1pm. We normally finish clearing up at around 4.00pm. The sorting and collating of the goody bags and the setting up is all done the night prior and is a major masonic fellowship event in which we hope for help from at least 20 plus Freemasons from different Lodges.

Donations are also very welcome as it does cost upward of £6000 each year to put on, and it cannot be done without the help and support from Warwickshire Freemasons. 

On the 21st of October The Five of Nine Club will be visiting Scout Craft Lodge in Bristol to see a Bristol First Degree. Bristol has its own unique ritual and this ceremony is not to be missed.

We have been to Scout Craft Lodge on two previous occasions and we are guaranteed a warm reception.

Once we have brethren booked in we will look to organise car sharing to travel down. This will likely be from Solihull and Coventry.

Flight Club Birmingham

Whether you’re making yourself at home in the upstairs bar, perfecting your throw in one of the oche playing areas or enjoying a cocktail underneath the watchful eye of Lady Luck, Flight Club have got something for everyone. Winner of the Restaurant and Bar Design Awards in 2020, Flight Club Birmingham is impressively designed with lights that dance with the music, a glorious feature bar that you just can’t take your eyes off, Elena the fairground horse and a staircase of dreams! 

There is an excellent bar and menu to choose from as well https://flightclubdarts.com/food-drink

Warwickshire Provincial Grand Lodge and Provincial Grand Chapter are being held at the National Motorcycle Museum on the 10th of June and our help has been requested to help set up the rooms on the evening before.

Any help that our members can offer will be greatly appreciated by the province helping to prepare for a very busy day. It is also a chance to see what goes in to the set up of large provincial events and the famous lodge in a box!

If you are able to help set up please fill the form in below.

On the 13th of of May we will be hosting a Curry night at Coventry Masonic Hall. Please feel free to bring along none Five of Nine Members as well. Please note this event is for masons only and the bar will of course be open.

Menu

Samosas and Onion Bhajis

Poppadoms and dips

Curry Rice and Nan

Click below to book

On the 11th of March the Five of Nine Club will visit the SciFi and Fantasy Lodge in Staffordshire to see a second degree ceremony. This rather unique lodge will be well worth the visit.

On the 17th of February we are hosting a social evening at Coventry Masonic Hall for Five Of Nine Members.
This is an opportunity to meet other Warwickshire New and Young Masons if enough members can make it we will look to organise a take away.

The Five of Nine Club have organised a climbing taster at Redpoint Climbing Centre in Birmingham.

This taster session will cost £15.00 per person and will be 1h:30min.  This is a super fun way to give rock climbing a try and includes a mix of roped climbing and bouldering. The will also be the opportunity to have a go at an abseil if you are feeling brave enough!

You will be fully supervised by one of their instructors who love working on these sessions.

This event is suitable for partners and children over 5, please book by the 2nd of April 2022 using the link below.

On Friday 18th March, WMRFC will be taking on Sutton Coldfield RFC to raise money for the family of Jack Jeffery. Last month, Jack, only 27, tragically passed away due to injuries sustained while playing for his beloved Evesham RFC.

Members of both clubs are determined to raise as much as possible and we need your help!

So come and cheer us on or play if you wish!

The event is at Sutton Coldfield RFC (160 Walmley Rd, Sutton Coldfield B76 2QA), under the floodlights, with KO set at 7:30pm.

Both teams will be retiring our ‘No.11’ shirts, Jack’s number, in his honour on the night. Members of his club will also be attendance to represent the family.

As well as a good game of rugby to entertain you there will be food, drink, and music to sustain you. 

Entry is free, the bar is card only and the raffle is cash

As for the fundraising.  There is a raffle that is already chock full of amazing prizes, including:

·       A signed Leicester Tigers shirt. 

·       A signed Worcester Warriors shirts.

·       A signed hat by former England player James Haskell.

·       Vouchers for Hairdresser, and dog groomers.

·       A free massage.

·       A £50 meal voucher for Mill and Carter restaurants.

·       A selection of beers and ciders from our from our sponsor Silhill Brewery (https://silhillbrewery.co.uk/)

·       Bottles of Prosecco, Whiskey and Gin.  

·       The list goes on…

Alternatively, or additionally, you can donate direct to our JustGiving page; www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/wmrfcvssutton

We sincerely hope to see you there, showing of the best of our fraternity in helping out our communities in a time of need.

For more information, please contact:

warksmrfc@gmail.com

facebook.com/warksmrfc (or search ‘Warwickshire Masonic RFC‘)

twitter.com/warksmrfc (@warksmrfc)

On Friday the 11th of March Heartland Lodge 8990, meeting at the historic Guys Cliffe will be presenting part of The Lectures of the Three Degrees in Freemasonry otherwise know as the ‘Green Book Lectures’.

Parts of the lectures in both the first and second degree will be presented on the evening.

The Green Book lectures are not commonly presented and this highly informative evening is not to be missed.

For any brethren asked to leave the room for a short while during second degree lecture there will be a talk on the history of the Guys Cliffe house and the former chapel and crypt below.

The dining fee is £25.00 and the menu is:

• Broccoli and Stilton Soup

• Whole Chicken breast wrapped in bacon served with sun-dried tomato sauce

• Pear halves with ice cream and hot chocolate sauce.

Please book by the 7th of March in using the link below. The summons will be issued via the club secretary once you have booked in.