The Manchester Area is divided into two Districts, City Derby and City Sykes, there are 37 lodges to choose from at Manchester Hall. These Lodges meet on different nights of the week. Generally Lodges do not meet at the weekend. A Masonic season typically takes place between September and May, and the lodge will meet once on each of these months though you might be required to attend another meeting which is called a rehearsal. During these months a lodge will usually begin its meeting sometime after 5 pm and the evening will be split into two separate parts. The first part of the evening is when the members meet within a lodge room; this is where the business of a lodge is transacted, which will typically include a ceremony. During the lodge meeting, the members will wear their regalia, and this usually consists of an apron, a collar and a jewel (if an officer of the lodge) and white gloves. Freemasons normally wear a dark suit, a white shirt, black or provincial tie and black shoes to their lodge meetings.