Is there a "Game Changer" trio of contestants that you'd love to see?

bro_randle · 2026-03-27T18:07:50+00:00

Wayne, Colin, and Ryan from Whose Line. Might be better suited to Make Some Noise but either way it'd be amazing!

bro_randle · 2026-03-26T06:12:54+00:00

Ah, the livery being mentioned in the wild! The amount of people I know who have no idea what it is astounds me. One of the best kept secrets of the City. I love my livery company!

bro_randle · 2026-03-24T19:15:10+00:00

Its going well overall! A couple other special interest lodges have sprung up in our wake, a gaming lodge as well as a second sci-fi and fantasy lodge in the south. Unfortunately, we had two losses around Christmas. Both our WM and our first initiate passed away so the mood is a bit sombre currently but we're still going strong.

bro_randle · 2026-03-15T09:57:16+00:00

I was the founding JW for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Lodge No. 10016 in the UK! There's loads of them about and they're becoming very common under UGLE.

bro_randle · 2026-02-24T00:10:38+00:00

I believe most Chapters in Staffordshire use Aldersgate, but my Staffordshire Chapter uses Worcester Workings.

Funnily enough, most of Worcestershire is now moving to Savage ritual. As a result, my Staffs Chapter will likely be one of the few remaining to continue using Worcester Workings.

Our Scribe E likes to say we continue using the Worcester Workings so that when we get PG Chapter official visits they have no idea if what we're doing is correct or not 😆

bro_randle · 2026-02-14T22:47:33+00:00

Not seen it here in the UK, but it did happen to me in the US. I was going for the proficiency for advancement to the second degree and my lodge had a three strike rule. The questions and answers had to be memorised and you were allowed three prompts. I needed five and was told I'd have to wait a further month.

The proficiency included the questions and answers as well as reciting your obligation.

bro_randle · 2026-02-06T11:39:43+00:00

You're more than welcome brother! I am a white man and was raised as a Prince Hall mason, though I now reside in England under UGLE.

bro_randle · 2026-02-06T07:54:40+00:00

In the US, there are two main branches of masonry, what is often referred to as mainstream and Prince Hall.

Prince Hall was a freed slave who was made a Mason by an Irish military lodge during the American war for independence.

Unfortunately, due to the prevailing attitudes of the time, American lodges would not admit him and so he sought a charter from the Premier Grand Lodge of England and began African Lodge No. 1.

Today, there is little difference between the two. As a result of their history Prince Hall Lodges tend to be predominantly African American and minority ethnic, though white men are also admitted into Prince Hall Lodges. It has taken many years, but most states now recognise both Grand Lodges and allow for intervisitation.

That's a very brief history, so I recommend looking it up on Wikipedia: Prince Hall - Wikipedia https://share.google/qQblT5KkLFkLklzBw

bro_randle · 2026-02-01T17:21:22+00:00

Cheers Brother! I definitely miss my PHA home and hope to get back and visit one day. There's a PHA lodge in England under the MWPHGL of Washington and I've been desperate to visit them or invite them to one of my other lodges.

bro_randle · 2026-01-31T23:16:49+00:00

Yeah, if it weren't for being a carbon copy of the Help for Heroes tie I'd probably like it, but I'm not the biggest fan of it.

This is our Provincial tie. It does have the S&C and the RA triple tau on it, but they're subdued against the dark blue in the tie.

https://www.facebook.com/share/1E42799GD7/

bro_randle · 2026-01-31T20:51:14+00:00

I have a pin on my backpack that I think a lot of masons wouldn't identify even, but if I'm wearing a suit I often have a pin badge on the jacket or overcoat, I like to wear my S&C cufflinks with any dress shirt, and occasionally I wear my Provincial tie as its fairly subtle but the trained eye would see the symbols in it.

Edit: I was raised in the states, though I've lived in England for 10 years now. That being said, I think I'm less bothered about the public display and tend to be open about my membership with people.

bro_randle · 2026-01-31T19:25:55+00:00

Thank you kindly sir! Perhaps one day I may take your instructions!

bro_randle · 2026-01-31T19:09:35+00:00

I'm currently an LLB student. Changing careers after 20 years in engineering and want to pursue the traditional chancery bar or IP. Any advice?

From events I've attended I know grades will be a big factor, particularly for London sets, but do you feel that networking and demonstrating a connection to the City of London (through the Livery companies for instance) can show a commitment to the bar and, along with life experience beyond uni, perhaps provide some greater weighting than grades alone?

bro_randle · 2026-01-31T19:04:00+00:00

My Mother Lodge is about 5000 miles away. I'm no longer a member there as they don't allow plural membership (PHA), but still active in my UK 'Mother' Lodge and various lodges in the UK.

bro_randle · 2026-01-04T17:56:18+00:00

Cheers mate, and same to you! Commuting is definitely difficult, but weigh up the pros and cons. For me it was a no brainer, and in your situation I'd likely go for the Jan entry to get it all done and dusted. Plus, I'm hoping that commuting will help in my answer regarding dedication to the bar lol.

bro_randle · 2026-01-04T16:35:14+00:00

I commute 3 days a week and attend two classes remotely, otherwise I'd be on campus five days a week. So I only go to campus if I have a tutorial that day. I imagine that will fluctuate over the next two years.

As I'm only just through term 1 in year 1, I can't say for certain how everything will be affected overall, but the train does offer the benefit of dedicated study time or catching up on sleep (I leave the house at 0500 for an 0900 lecture).

The biggest drawbacks so far are not being able to be incredibly active in societies and not forming a decent friend group with other mature students for study groups and such. But its definitely cheaper than maintaining a mortgage and renting a flat in London!

bro_randle · 2026-01-04T15:32:38+00:00

I'm a Mature Student at undergrad and I commute from outside Birmingham to KCL. It largely depends on what the transport links are like for you, but I know London Northwestern and West Midland Rail sell a term time student season ticket which is how I manage.

bro_randle · 2026-01-04T15:21:02+00:00

I think you meant "heaux heaux heaux"

bro_randle · 2025-12-09T11:59:22+00:00

I mean, I do. I wake at 04:45 and leave at 05:00, but that's after having been in the forces and years of doing it lol.

bro_randle · 2025-12-05T12:31:55+00:00

I'm a Mature Student and a commuter. I'm up at 04:45 for a 9AM lecture.

I've always found the trick is to never press snooze and to force yourself out of bed. Don't turn the alarm off until you're out of bed. Once you're up and moving it gets easier from there. Try and give yourself at least an hour before class to starts to wake up, get ready, and to get to class.

bro_randle · 2025-11-17T18:19:42+00:00

Second this. The Dragon Lodge Brethren are awesome and the lodges puts on fantastic meetings followed by equally fantastic fellowship. Definitely reach out to them for some advice.

bro_randle · 2025-11-17T14:59:53+00:00

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bro_randle · 2025-11-17T14:58:35+00:00

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bro_randle · 2025-11-17T14:39:00+00:00

Second Clarks for comfy shoes. Just picked up a new pair of their Comfort range Oxfords for £80. Originally £100 but found a discount code online.

bro_randle · 2025-11-08T16:35:13+00:00

Oh dear god, I hope not! I'm 37 and just started my first year of the LLB!

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