Many of us know that our mother lodges sprang from groupings of brethren of the same profession: Bankers; Accountants; Engineers; Industrialists; Musicians; Theatrical Artists; and so on. It was inevitable that similar bodies forming lodges in different areas would eventually link up and foster the development of the Craft in some provinces and the growth of a closer link as a result of their twin fraternities.
The origins of the Kindred Lodges Association (KLA) date back to a meeting held in the library of The Scout Association on 5th February 1952. It is known that there were five Lodges whose membership comprised present and past Scout Leaders and supporters of the Movement:
The Quest Lodge, No 5969, Province of East Lancashire
Juventus Lodge, No 6473, London
Pro Juventus Lodge, No 6999, Province of Middlesex
Quest Lodge, No 7102, Province of Durham
Torch Lodge, No 7231, London
Since then the KLA has been growing, cementing those foundations. It now embraces members of the Boy's Brigade Lodges and we have many associate members of Scout and other Youth Groups who are Masons in other Lodges. Links have also been formed with Lodges and like minded brethren overseas, including Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Holland, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United States of America.
Our links are truly spread over the four quarters of the globe, embracing Freemasons who have an interest in the future of the World's youth.
