Provincial Facebook Group (PFG)

The Provincial Facebook Group (PFG) is a member-only space we use to communicate to other Lodges and Chapters across the Province. With daily posts, there are currently 2,000 members of the Province who are members of the PFG, and it grows every week. As far as we know, we are the only Province that uses a private Facebook group of validated members with such a broad coverage. It is therefore a secure way of communicating across the Province.

It is facilitated by the Communications Team. It is important to note we do not normally post on behalf of other individuals. Lodges, Chapters and other organisations are expected to do create their own posts. Facebook is user-generated content. It would defeat the object of the social media if we posted on behalf of other people. Normally, we would expect the Communications Officer to post on behalf of a Lodge or Chapter using their Facebook page.

Our approach is therefore decentralised as we prefer to empower members to provide material to the PFG. All post must be authorised by one of the admins and there are a set of rules that must be observed and are published within the group. Basically, it asks brethren to observe the standards of behaviour expected in a Lodge.

a. Posting on the PFG

It is important to remember this is your group. Every member is entitled to post, the only editorial control is a set of published rules that we have refined over the 14 years this group has run. In fact, everyone in the group is encouraged to post, especially if you have something noteworthy to share. One thing we do ask is to provide a picture with your post, this makes it far more engaging. 

b. Joining the PFG

In order to join you need to authenticate yourself as a subscribing member of a Lodge or Chapter in Yorkshire, West Riding by providing your full name, date of birth, Lodge name and number, home postcode and date of joining Freemasonry. If you do not provide an answer within a reasonable amount of time your request will time out. However, you always can send another request. We are not that strict with the answers you provide, so long as we have sufficient detail to be convinced you are who you claim to be.

Here is the link to the Provincial Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/168300659883959/