Accessibility Statement

Sartoris Lodge No. 9497 and Sartoris Chapter No. 9497 want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. You should be able to:

• zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
• change colours, text size and spacing in your browser
• use the whole website with just a keyboard, including a “Skip to content” link on every page
• use the website with a screen reader and speech recognition software
• pause the photo slideshow on the News page, which also stays still if your device is set to reduce motion

We have also tried to keep the text simple and easy to understand.

How accessible this website is

We believe this website meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.2 (opens in new tab) to level AA, the standard used by GOV.UK. Some content comes from other organisations and we cannot fully control it:

• the Discover Freemasonry video on our Joining page is played by YouTube. It has captions, which you can turn on in the player.
• links to other websites, such as the Province and UGLE, take you to pages with their own accessibility standards.

Feedback and contact information

If you find a problem with this website, or need any information in a different format, please tell us using our enquiry form. We aim to reply within 7 days.

How we tested this website

The website was last tested on 12 October 2026. We checked every page with automated testing tools and by hand, including keyboard-only use, zoom and reflow at 320 pixels wide, text spacing, colour contrast, page structure and form error messages.

This statement was prepared on 12 October 2026.