Welcome to the Bleckly Clarke Lodge.
We are one of the forty-nine Craft Lodges which make up the Province of Dorset and one of the two which reside within Blandford Forum. We host seven official meetings annually within the Blandford Masonic Hall, which is just one of the seventeen meeting venues across the county.
These official meetings convene on the first Thursday of the following months and normally at 6pm unless otherwise advertised:
February, March, April (Installation), June, August, October and December.
Our address for navigational and correspondence purposes is:
Blandford Masonic Hall
Blandford Forum
Dorset
DT11 7AW
Parking for Lodge Meetings can be within the car park of the Crown Hotel, opposite the Blandford Masonic Hall, or around the corner in the Marsh and Ham car park (near Morrison's Supermarket) – costs may be incurred within the latter, please see locale public notices for fees, although Monday to Saturday 6pm to 8am and all day Sunday is free.
We warmly welcome anyone interested in finding out more about Freemasonry and visiting Brethren from other lodges.
Contact us at: 8290@dorsetfreemasonry.info
The photo to the right is of Dr Kenneth Bleckly Clarke, who our Lodge is named after, he was a former Provincial Grand Master for the Province of Dorset and an Army Officer within the Royal Army Medical Corps.
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Blandford Forum Freemasonry Honours the 100th Anniversary of WW1.
On Remembrance Sunday the 11th Nov 18 Blandford Forum Freemasonry honoured the 100th anniversary of the cessation of fighting at the end of World War One (WW1).
Members of the following Dorset Freemasonry Lodges were present:
The Bleckly Clarke Lodge 8290 from Blandford Forum.
The Honour & Friendship Lodge 1266 from Blandford Forum.
The Dunckerley Lodge 3878 from Poole.
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The Bleckly Clarke Challenge Coin
A prior notice to our visitors you may well be challenged in more ways than one!
There are several stories detailing the origins of the challenge coin, one of these is that the Roman Empire rewarded soldiers by presenting them with coins to recognise their achievements.
World War I
According to the most common story, challenge coins originated during World War I. more...
A recent posting on our Lodge Facebook page from a Turkish Brother living in Greece.
WHAT MAKES A MAN A MASON?
What makes a man a Mason, O brother of mine?
It isn't the due guard, nor is it the sign.
It isn't the jewel which hangs on your breast.
It isn't the apron in which you are dressed.
It isn't the step, nor the token, nor the grip.
Nor lectures that fluently flow from the lip.
Nor yet the possession of that mystic word.
On five points of fellowship duly conferred. more...
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