As the lodge has such a long history, it has unique traditions that we still maintain today. As a result, you may see that some parts of the ceremony and the meal afterwards are a little different to other lodges. One of those traditions is reciting one of Rudyard Kipling’s poems at our installation meeting in April and at our Christmas meeting in December. Although official records have long been lost, it is believed he may have visited the lodge when it was based in India and the recitals are in recognition of this.