Many Lodges, both in this country and around the world, have their own web sites. Two examples in the Province of Hampshire and Isle of Wight are St. Christopher's Lodge No. 7919 which can be found at http://mysite.freeserve.com/stchristopherlodge and the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Provincial Grand Stewards Lodge No, 9263 which can be found at http://www.lodge9263.org.uk.
If your Lodge would be interested in having a presence on the Internet, our Provincial WebMaster, W.Bro. Steve Groeger (webmaster@hants-iow-mason.org) can advise you on how to get started. In return for a charitable donation to the current Provincial charity (currently TLC), he will even put the information up for you! There are three options for getting started with a Lodge web site:
1. An Independent Web Site
Lodges may make their own arrangements using an Independent Service Provider (like Demon or BTOpenWorld). You can create and upload your own pages. You also have the option of purchasing your own domain name, for example www.mylodge.com.
2. Up to Three Pages on the Provincial Web Site
The Provincial Web site will be happy to host your pages on this Provincial Web site. You would have your own separate area called www.hants-iow-mason.org/lodgexxxx where "xxxx" is your Lodge number. All you need to do is send your proposed text and images or photos to webmaster@hants-iow-mason.org and W.Bro. Steve will put the information up for you. In return we would like your Lodge to make a one-time £40 charitable donation to the current Provincial charity (currently TLC) for this service. Bro. Steve will also add any updates you need on a once-per-quarter basis.
3. An Extended Lodge Entry On the Provincial Web Site
Lodges which are not yet ready to have a web site of their own are invited, if they wish, to submit a few paragraphs about the Lodge to the Provincial WebMaster who will then add them to the existing entry for that Lodge on the Provincial web site. Your material does not need to include meeting place and time since these are already on the web site. You might wish to say a bit about the history and ethos of the Lodge. You should send your material via your Lodge Secretary either to webmaster@hants-iow-mason.org or by conventional mail to:
Steve Groeger
28 Woodpecker Drive
Creekmoor
Poole
Dorset
BH17 7UR
Please Note that all Lodge web sites must be approved by both Provincial Grand Lodge and Grand Lodge. W.Bro.Steve can help you to obtain this approval. Please also note that no living person may be mentioned on a Lodge web site without their written permission.
