Freemasons: Young people 'on waiting lists' to join notoriously secretive society

The Freemasons is an organisation that conjures up images of secret handshakes, men-only rituals and power and influence wielded from behind closed doors.

Now in a bid to be more open, the organisation has published its first internal report about the state of Freemasonry in 300 years. , external

There are about 200,000 members across the UK, with the vast majority men aged between 65 and 80.

But the new report showed those aged 18-34 were the most favourable towards Freemasonry, something the organisation said it was keen to capitalise on.

Video Journalist: Ben Moore