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Dining and seating

Plan the festive board from live numbers, not yesterday’s spreadsheet.

Dining numbers, guests, menu choices and payments remain current while the room is arranged and the caterer list is prepared.

See it with your next meeting How it works

Why it matters

The room changes every time a reply, visitor or meal choice changes.

Static lists become unreliable quickly in the final days before a meeting. Lodge Dashboard turns the latest member replies into the dining view, caterer information and table plan, keeping each person connected to their menu and dietary details as arrangements move.

01

Current dining count

See members and visitors who are dining without manually counting an email thread.

02

Caterer-ready detail

Menu selections and dietary requirements remain tied to the correct diner.

03

A room that stays editable

Arrange tables from the live attendance list and produce a clean plan for the evening.

The working sequence

From setup to a dependable record.

Each step uses the information already collected by the last, keeping the lodge's operational view current without another hand-built list.

  1. 01

    Set the menu

    Add courses, choices, price and any information diners need before they answer.

  2. 02

    Collect dining details

    Member and visitor choices arrive as part of the meeting response.

  3. 03

    Prepare the caterer list

    Use current totals and dietary notes without retyping names into another document.

  4. 04

    Seat the room

    Place confirmed diners in the table planner and keep the print view ready for the night.

Lodge Dashboard showing a connected lodge meeting workflow

Made for the people doing the work

Clear for every role.

Steward

Know the final number

See the current dining list, menu totals and dietary detail without waiting for a reconciled spreadsheet.

Secretary

Keep visitors with their host

Guest names, choices and payment arrangements remain connected to the inviting member.

Director of Ceremonies

See the room before the night

Use the seating plan alongside the wider meeting record and confirmed attendance.

Straight answers

Common questions.

Can members choose meals when they RSVP?

Yes. The invitation can present the meeting's menu choices and collect dietary requirements for members and their visitors.

Does the seating plan update when attendance changes?

The table planner uses the current meeting attendance, so the committee can revise the room as replies and visitor arrangements change.

Can we produce information for the caterer?

Yes. Current dining names, selections and dietary notes can be prepared from the same response data used by the lodge.

Continue through the product

Connected workflows, not isolated tools.

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01

RSVPs & guests

Collect lodge attendance, apologies, guests, meal choices and dietary requirements through one simple personal invitation link.

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Payments & subscriptions

Collect festive board fees and annual lodge subscriptions through GoCardless, with each payment matched to the right member or booking.

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Meetings & summons

Prepare lodge meetings, ceremonies, roles, toasts and summons in one connected workspace for Craft lodges and Royal Arch chapters.

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A tailored 30-minute walkthrough

Bring one real meeting. See how this fits your lodge.

We will use the workflow your committee already follows and show where Lodge Dashboard removes repetition without asking members to learn another system.

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