Provincial Grand Lodge of Northumberland recognised with Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award

The Provincial Grand Lodge of Northumberland is proud to announce that, through the United Grand Lodge of England, we have been awarded the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Gold Award. This prestigious recognition, granted by the Ministry of Defence, highlights our ongoing commitment to supporting serving personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors, and their families across Northumberland and beyond.

What the Gold Award means

The Gold Award is reserved for employers who go beyond basic commitments under the Armed Forces Covenant. It reflects active advocacy for the Armed Forces community, policies that enable and support reservists and cadet instructors, and strong backing for veterans, including those who are wounded, injured or sick, as well as their families.

For our Province, this recognition demonstrates our ongoing commitment to ensuring that service personnel, past and present, are supported and respected within our community. We are proud to join every Province under UGLE in holding this prestigious award.

Proudly supporting those who serve.