St. Mary of the Harbour Lodge was originally founded (consecrated) in Shoreham in 1896, where it stayed for approx. 100 years until we moved to the Charmandean Centre in Worthing during the 1990’s. Due to this the Lodge attracts members from a wide catchment area, from North, East and West Sussex.

The roots linking us to Shoreham are of historic interest as Shoreham was listed in the Domesday book of 1086 and the Lodge is now in its 126th year – so we’re must be doing something right! While all Lodges will say that they are small and friendly, St. Mary of the Harbour really is; known for its fun side along with professionalism, a place visitors seek to come that guarantees an enjoyable evening, and workings that do our members justice, while not taking ourselves too seriously and certainly a great place to have fun when formalities are complete! For that reason we attract members from all walks of life, currently we have members who are; painters, decorators, builders, electricians, educators, ex-military, ex-police, engineers, financiers, racing drivers, and even a film star!

Social activities are a key feature to all brotherhoods, so much so at St. Mary of the Harbour, we plan a social calendar at the beginning of each year to offer a wide range of activities from country side walks to brewery visits and everything in between. Uniquely our social calendars are a team effort, so as to allow members to select events and activities close to their personal interests. Therefore our events can be very varied as our members have many hobbies, we have keen runners, keen model aeroplane constructors and flyers, keen anglers, motorsport fans, football fanatics, keen local historians, fine dining connoisseurs and many more; along with those who are simply baffled by any interest in the aforementioned list all together!

So why not click the ‘Join Us’ button and come along to see what all the hype is about.