Welcome to Amphibious Lodge

We are one of the forty nine lodges which make up the Province of Dorset. We meet in Wimborne, just one of the seventeen meeting venues across the county.

Wimborne Masonic Hall
Wimborne
Dorset
BH21 1JL

Amphibious is a Lodge with a strong services background, you'll notice our banner is based on the combined services banner. We warmly welcome anyone interested in finding out more about Freemasonry and of course visiting Brethren from other lodges, to get in touch.

For more details on meeting dates, times, etc, take a look at 'Our meeting dates at a glance' in the information bar on the right of this page or email 9050@dorsetfreemasonry.info

http://amphibious-lodge.dorset-freemasonry.org

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Amphibious at Jigsaw

The Charity Steward of Amphibious Lodge 9050, Sharky Ward, was invited to attend the official opening of the new Jigsaw unit at Bournemouth Hospital by the Princess Royal on the 21st March this year.
The unit is specifically designed to care for patients with cancer and blood disorders on the ground floor with a women's health unit on the first floor of the building. more...

Amphibious does it again!

Sharky Ward and David Knight visited Poole Hospital to donate a cheque from the Lodge, demonstrating our ongoing support to local causes.

Poole Hospital Charity said; 'The wonderful Amphibious Lodge 9050 kindly donated £1,571 to our respiratory ward. Thank you so much!' more...

Ladies Festival

We've just been advised that places for this year's Ladies Festival tickets are going fast! We're sure you already know but just as a reminder, it's on Saturday 5th May at the RNLI in Poole.

If you haven't arranged your tickets yet you will need to get a move on as we are nearly at capacity for this wonderful event. All the fun and entertainment starts at 18.30 for 19.00hrs, with carriages 23.59hrs. more...

Are you interested in joining Freemasonry?

We have added some information about Amphibious Lodge to this site, under the information side bar. Please take a look and see if you think Freemasonry is for you. We're very happy to answer any questions you may have so feel free to contact us for an informal chat. You can reach the Lodge Secretary on 9050@dorsetfreemasonry.info more...

Amphibious embraces social media

As well as our presence here on our website, we also have a very successful twitter account and now facebook too! We want to spread our news far and wide to, not only other masons but also to the general public.

You can find us on twitter at @Lodge9050
or on facebook at @AmphibiousLodge9050

If you have any questions at all please feel free to contact our secretary on 9050@dorsetfreemasonry.info and we'll endeavour to answer them for you. more...

Amphibious manage second runners up

Our team of intrepid quizers took part in the semifinals of the Dorset Masonic Quiz tonight at Kinson Lodge, who acted as hosts for the event. Fighting for the last two places in the final for the Barnes Trophy of Masonic Knowledge were Ashley Lodge, Kinson Lodge and the Lodge of Meridian along with Amphibious.

Five rounds of what proved some very challenging questions were put to all four teams, twenty five in all. more...

Bournemouth Above and Beyond Trust

As mentioned in an article in the Bournemouth Daily Echo a few days ago, our charity for the year is Bournemouth Above and Beyond. A worthy cause who's aim is to 'assist serving and former members of the armed forces of the crown to resettle and rehabilitate into civilian life'.

As Amphibious is primarily made up of military personnel it was felt an apt charity to support. more...

Todnoy - our continued support

Our support for the Todnoy projects, started by the late Tony Birch has always been in the forefront when it comes to charity. Tony started his support for this village over ten years ago and it was agreed when he became ill that we would continue his wish.

Just before Tony passed to the Grand Lodge Above he managed to 'aquire' two bottles of vintage port which were produced to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Royal Marines. more...

Our top team step up

The Zetland Court Annual Fair took place last Saturday at the home and in true Amphibious style our top team stepped up to the mark. We ran the skittles alley, which was on loan from the RMA and originally donated to them by Mike Illand.

As always, a large amount of money was raised for the home and residents at Zetland Court, all going towards those extras that they surely deserve. Last year the fair raised over £14k for the Association of Friends who host the event every year. more...

Forest Holme project makes progress

Last Saturday a group of volunteers from Amphibious paid a visit to Forest Holme Hospice to lend a helping hand in freshening up their garden furniture with a well deserved lick of paint. This was part of our ongoing support of the home and in memory of our Bruv Tony Birch who sadly passed away there recently. more...

The challenge is made!

Well we've taken that big step and thrown down the gauntlet (we suppose it should be a white glove really) to all other Lodges in Dorset, particularly Kinson Lodge 5331.

We're going to enter the Great Dorset Masonic Raft Race next year and intend on winning that pesky trophy! There was a bit of a mix up this year with age restrictions for competitors, but that's all sorted out now and we're hard at work mustering up our crack team of intrepid rowers. more...

August

Do you know in a few days time it'll be August, where does the time go! That means there's only a few weeks before our Installation meeting at the beginning of September. Here are a few facts about August from our friends at Wikipedia, just in case you didn't know.

August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, and the fifth of seven months to have a length of 31 days. more...

Events update

Our planned events for the next few months have just been updated, including details of how to book in. Take a look at 'Our social events' listed on the Information bar on the right and remember to invite all your family and friends along too!

Events are also listed on the 'Calendar at a glance' page. more...

Social media is growing stronger than ever

As well as our presence here on the Lodge MIDAS website, we also have a very successful Twitter account and now Facebook too! Our Twitter account is fast approaching 1,500 followers and growth on Facebook is steadily going up as well.

We want to spread our news as far and wide as possible, not only to other masons but to the general public so if you visit either Twitter or Facebook please drop by and give us a like or follow. more...

Facebook is certainly growing fast!

We're working hard to develop our Facebook page, publishing new articles every other day. These cover a vast array of subjects from updates on our events to pieces of masonic interest and history.

We're also publishing pieces on our own history and artefacts. So far we've covered our VSL, the rough and smooth ashlars, our nine o clock bell and today there's a piece about the tyler's sword. more...

Time's running out fast!

The clock is ticking, it'll soon be time for our Installation Meeting on the 12th September and our Assistant Secretary reports that places for the festive board are filling fast with just a few places left.

If you want to attend you'll need to book in by this coming Friday to avoid any disappointment, all places are on a first come - first served basis. more...

Todnoy is in our thoughts

As we've reported before, Amphibious have continued to support the village of Todnoy in Thailand for over ten years now, a project driven by the late WBro Tony Birch and supported by many, many others. It all started with a request by the local monks to assist the refurbishment of the Buddhist temple in the village. more...

Amphibious just keeps giving

Earlier today (Sunday) our hard working Charity Steward, Stew McKell and his wife Irene paid a visit to Amedeo Angiolini, the principle of the Bournemouth Above and Beyond Trust. The trust is just one of our chosen charities for 2017-18. Stew had the pleasurable task of presenting a cheque for £500 on behalf of the brethren of Amphibious Lodge to the Bournemouth Above and Beyond Trust. more...

Our charities for 2018-19 are announced

At the installation meeting on Wednesday the 12th September, our Worshipful Master announced the four major causes we will be supporting during his year in office. They will be the Victoria Cross Trust, Forest Holme Hospice, Alzheimer's charities locally in Dorset and of course our continued support for the Todnoy project. more...

Facebook is growing fast

We're pleased to report that our Facebook page is growing week on week. We are publishing posts at least every other day with news and stories about Freemasonry in general or with a masonic theme, not just about Amphibious Lodge and Chapter.

If you've not had a look yet then you can log on to your own Facebook account and search for @amphibiouslodge9050 or www.facebook. more...

Another donation to a very worthy cause

It was a great pleasure for our Charity Steward, Stew McKell, to visit the Livability home at Holton Lee, Poole recently. He was there to hand over another cheque to Steve Masterman the home representative for £1,700.00 on behalf of the Brethren of Amphibious, in support of the exceptional work the home does.

Livability was one of the chosen charities for Alan Ewart during his year as Master, along with Bournemouth Above and Beyond. more...

Amphibious declares its support

At our installation meeting back in September our WM, WBro George, declared that in addition to Forest Holme and the Victoria Cross Trust he wanted to support a local group or charity that worked closely with those suffering from dementia.

After much searching George has decided that during his year we will support the Greenwood Club, part of the Dorset Forest School. more...

Amphibious Ladies Festival is confirmed

The Worshipful Master is pleased to announce that the Ladies Festival will take place on Saturday, 11th May 2019 at the Dudsbury Golf Club, Hotel and Spa in Longham.

Full details will be announced as soon as they are confirmed and posted on the 'Calendar at a Glance' page too, but now's the time to make a note in your diary as there's bound to be a scramble for tickets when they're released. more...

Remembrance Day Parade

Our hard working IPM, Terry Fuller, is collating a list of everyone that will be attending the Remembrance Day March, in order for the parade marshals to get an idea of numbers. The schedule for the day will be as follows;

The 2018 Remembrance Day Service will be held in Wimborne Minster at 1500 hrs on Sunday 11th November. more...

Poppy presentation

Our Charity Steward, Stew McKell has been working hard again. On Saturday, he presented a cheque for £376.00 to Mrs. Toni Sue White, The Poppy Coordinator of the Lytchett Matravers and Upton Royal British Legion.

Funds were made up of raffle and auction proceeds from our November Remembrance Meeting. Our grateful thanks to everyone who attended and gave so generously to this worthwhile cause more...

Merry Christmas to all

We would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year for 2019. more...

Amphibious supporting The Greenwood Club

Amphibious have showed their commitment to the care of the wider community again by supporting one of our Worshipful Master's local charities, The Greenwood Club, with a further donation of £510 which was raised at our Christmas Dinner. more...

Ladies Festival 2021

Brethren all, there is an important announcement in the 'Our Social Events' page about the scheduled Ladies Festival, particularly concerning those who have already booked places and accommodation. more...

Do you want to join Freemasonry?

Have you thought about joining Freemasonry or know someone who is interested and would like to know more?

Amphibious is always looking for new and enthusiastic members to join our ranks, particularly those who have a military background. If you would like to know more then look no further!

Under the information bar on the left of this page you will find a page entitled 'Joining Amphibious Lodge' which gives a wealth of information of what Amphibious is all about. more...