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March 2017
The Beauty of Masonic Stained Glass to Celebrate 300 Years of English Freemasonry
Commemorative Postal Sheets
This year marks the 300th anniversary of the formation of the first Freemasonry Lodges in England.
To commemorate this event, The Masonic Philatelic Club, in conjunction with The Royal Mail, have released a beautifully designed commemorative sheet of ten images of Masonic stained glass windows and ten Royal Mail stamps, with an additional printed sheet with background information on the two Churches featured.
The stamps and images of the stained glass windows are framed beautifully by a classic piece of Masonic art, forming the background to the whole sheet. The two churches whose windows are featured could not be more different. The first is Kingston Parish Church in Jamaica and the second, a little closer to home, St Peter’s Church in Leicester. Ken Elston, Chairman of the Masonic Philatelic Club, is responsible for the design and image research for the project, ably assisted by the Masonic Philatelic Club Magazine graphics team. “When starting this project we explored a number of options for the images on the sheet, but our choice was made easier when we came across the two stained glass windows in Leicester and Kingston, Jamaica”, said Ken.
“As well as the team at the MPC magazine, we are indebted to Dr. Andrew Green, an Assistant Professor at The University of Nottingham, for his invaluable background information on St Peter’s Church and its Masonic stained glass window,” said Ken.
Another driving force behind the project has been John Chapman, former Director of the world renowned Bletchley Park Post Office. “The dedicated work of Ken and his team and Andrew Green’s expert background history has allowed us to produce a truly unique commemorative sheet to mark the 300th Anniversary of Freemasonry in England.” John continued, “It represents an opportunity for Masonic stamp collectors and general stamp collectors the world over to add a unique piece of Masonic postal history to their collections.”
A total of 400 sheets are being issued, so please make sure you place your order early to avoid any disappointment. The sheets are priced at £40.00 plus £2.50pp. extra for Intl. They can be purchased by emailing John Chapman at: [email protected] or by telephoning him on: 07850 239923.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE
OF HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT
Provincial Grand Lodge of Hampshire & Isle of Wight
Tercentenary Presentations
As we gain momentum towards the anniversary date of our Tercentenary, our Provincial Grand Orator and his team of Area Orators are ready and willing to deliver a range of presentations to lodges, in particular the Tercentenary Presentation.
This Presentation, as shown in our Provincial Tercentenary brochure, is a ten-minute talk covering the formation and history of the United Grand lodge of England from its beginnings in 1717 right up until our present time.
Perfectly suited to non-Masonic occasions as well as lodge evenings, this talk brings to us a fascinating insight into our beginnings and has a range of both interesting and inspiring aspects throughout.
If you are planning to celebrate the Tercentenary in your lodge in some way, why not call upon your Area Orator to come along and give this most interesting talk to your brethren and guests.
We are also able to provide other short talks, speak to your Area Orator as to availability and subject matter.
Name Area Orator Email Telephone Mike Ingram NE Area Orator [email protected] (H) 01252 659799
Paul Lea NE Area Dep.Orator [email protected] (H) 01428 654628
Tony Ayres NC Area Orator [email protected] (H) 01926 877124
Kim Fenton SE Area Orator [email protected]
(H) 02392 646199 (M) 07917350121
Nick Haswell SC Area Orator [email protected]
(H) 02380 364069 (M) 07879 057783
Malcolm Stevens Solent Area Orator [email protected] (H) 01329 513543
Graham Kewley SW Area Orator [email protected]
(H) 01202 883445 (M) 07918 556587
George Mars, PAGDC; Provincial Grand Orator Telephone: 01202 828443 Mobile: 07881 641038 email: [email protected]
March 2017
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Masonic Centres
Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works: W Bro P G Vosser, PAGSuptWks
Supported by Area Superintendent of Works:
North East Barry Read North Central Malcolm Collier Solent (Fareham & Gosport) Paul Adams Solent (IOW) John Freeman (Deputy) South East (Area A) Darren Lawrence South East (Area B) Anthony Payne (Deputy) South Central Derek Holloway South West Keith Wilson
The Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works is appointed by the Provincial Grand Master with a remit to assist, guide, and advise Masonic Centres in adopting best practice in their management function. Supported by the Area Superintendents of Works, he will ensure that the centres are put to the most beneficial use for the satisfaction of the members and involvement of the wider community. The success and future of our Lodges and Masonic Centres is dependent upon best practice being followed and ensuring that effective support is given from Province to the Centres and sharing as much data and information as is possible. Area Superintendents will be on hand locally to provide a support network in the daily running and management of centres, building maintenance, future projects, and statutory and regulatory issues. In the first instance all enquiries must be directed via the Provincial Grand Secretary; W Bro Frank Milner at the Provincial Office Email: [email protected] Brethren who have qualifications or experience and wish to assist the Office of the Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works should communicate with the Provincial Grand Secretary.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE
OF HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT
March 2017
2nd Ballot for final free tickets at Royal Albert Hall
Tercentenary event - 31st October 2017
The second ballot for the remaining tickets at the Royal Albert Hall (RAH) has been drawn and all successful brethren notified by email.
For unlucky brethren there is a possibility that UGLE will offer us additional places at one or both events. In which case those drawn as reserves for both RAH and Battersea Evolution, or RAH only, will be notified in due course.
All successful brethren will be contacted in the near future for additional information required by UGLE for the purposes of ticketing.
Additionally, comprehensive information will be emailed to all successful brethren concerning what, where and when for 31st October in the next week or two.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE
OF HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT
Tercentenary thanksgiving service at Winchester Cathedral
A Service of Thanksgiving for all Freemasons, their families and friends
will be held at Winchester Cathedral on:
Sunday 19th March 2017 Seated by 5.30pm for 6pm
Everyone is welcome!
The Provincial Grand Master has agreed that regalia collars may be worn with a lounge suit
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT
March 2017
Rose Road given £65,000 by the Masonic Charitable Foundation
after 65 years of looking after disabled children
The Provincial Grand Master and his wife Kay visited the Rose Road Association in Southampton recently to see how a £65,250 grant from the MCF would be spent.
The grant will provide 150 emergency short breaks over three years for severely disabled children
and young people. The breaks will provide the high-need one-to-one care that these young people
need and are aimed at helping their families in various emergency situations such as when another
family member is admitted to hospital, when there is bereavement or when the child’s parent falls
ill.
The breaks are also designed to allow families to spend time with non-disabled children, something
that is often rarely possible, or even just to get a good night’s sleep, as sleepless nights are often
the norm for many parents of severely disabled young people.
The PGM, Mike Wilks said:
“We are very pleased to be able to help Rose Road in their 65th Anniversary year. They provide an absolutely essential service for families with very severely disabled children. It’s often the one
place they can send their child without worrying.”
Rose Road Director of Services, Sarah Marshall also expressed her delight when informed about the grant, she said: “Looking after a disabled young person can be very rewarding but families face additional barriers within their everyday life. Knowing we are here to help when there is a family crisis or everything simply gets too much, is fantastic. We are so grateful to the Masonic Charitable Foundation for their extremely generous grant”.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT
PGM Mike Wilks with Rose Road Director of Services, Sarah Marshall
Tina Fullbrook (Rose Road Registered Manager), Peter Prowting (Service user) and the PGM
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE
OF HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT
March 2017
Grand Rank Appointments and Promotions The Provincial Grand Master is pleased to congratulate the following brethren on their offer of Appointment or Promotion within Grand Lodge and looks forward to their investiture on 26th April 2017: First Appointments: James Joseph Kneller – AGPurs – Age 50 – Provincial Membership Officer Adrian Nigel Cleightonhills – PAGDC – Age 58, PPSGW, Vice Chairman in Solent Area, Member of Hampshire & Isle of Wight Provincial Grand Stewards Lodge No.9263 James David Sampson – PAGDC – Age 53, PPJGW, Vice Chairman in SW Area, Junior Warden of Hampshire & Isle of Wight Provincial Grand Stewards Lodge No.9263 Peter Springett – PAGSwdB – Age 61, PPGSwdB, SE Area Secretary, Member of Hampshire & Isle of Wight Provincial Grand Stewards Lodge No.9263 Paul Hillyard – PAGSupWks – Age 56, PPDepGSuptWks, Vice Chairman in NC Area, Senior Warden of Hampshire & Isle of Wight Provincial Grand Stewards Lodge No.9263 Simon Edward Banham – PAGStB – Age 51, PPJGW, Vice Chairman in NE Area, Member of Hampshire & Isle of Wight Provincial Grand Stewards Lodge No.9263 Adrian Michael Bean – PAGStB – Age 50, PPDepGDC, Deputy Chairman in NE Area Andrew Stuart Free – PAGStB – Age 52, PPJGW, Chairman of SE Area, Member of Hampshire & Isle of Wight Provincial Grand Stewards Lodge No.9263 Promotions: Peter Gordon Vosser – From PAGSuptWks (2015) to AGSuptWks – Age 59, Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works Roy Anthony Quin – From PAGSupWks (2012) to PSGD – Age 62 – Assistant Provincial Grand Master (North Central Area) Paul Henry Gamsa – From PGStB (2009) to PAGDC – Age 63
David Stanley Hannan - From PGStdB (2007) to PAGDC – Age 56, 2016 Festival Committee Chairman, Past Master of Hampshire & Isle of Wight Provincial Grand Stewards Lodge No.9263
David John Nash – From PGStB (2006) to PAGDC – Age 71, Member of Hampshire & Isle of Wight Provincial Grand Stewards Lodge No.9263
The Provincial Grand Master is also pleased to announce his promotion to PGSwdB in the Royal Arch
Provincial Appointments and Promotions 5th July 2017
ID Name Lodge No Rank1 BAYLISS Christopher John Fareham 8582 Provincial Senior Grand Warden2 STEPHENS Terry William United Service 1428 Provincial Junior Grand Warden3 NASH Robin Louis Boscombe 2158 Provincial Grand Chaplain4 LEONARD Stephen Robert Hampshire Lodge of Emulation 1990 Provincial Grand Treasurer5 SAULET John Richard James E. Bullen 9273 Provincial Grand Registrar6 MILNER Frank Taverners 7442 Provincial Grand Secretary7 PREECE James Ian Elizabethan 7262 Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies8 BEZANI Raymond Charles Gosport 903 Provincial Grand Sword Bearer9 VOSSER Peter Gordon Mercury 4581 Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works
10 HEATLEY David Henry Bordon Garrison 7538 Provincial Deputy Grand Chaplain11 WERNER Mark Anthony Highcliffe 8054 Provincial Deputy Grand Registrar12 BARRON David Bernard Royal Marine Portsmouth 6423 Provincial Deputy Grand Secretary13 STARKEY William Gilbert Prince of Wales 1705 Provincial Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies14 HARPER Christopher Ross St Christopher 7919 Provincial Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies15 WILSON Robert Shane Pudbrook 8366 Provincial Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies16 TALBOT Kelvin Paul Elizabethan 7262 Provincial Deputy Grand Sword Bearer17 BURRELL John Cathedral Lodge, Portsmouth 7753 Provincial Deputy Grand Superintendent of Works18 MORSE Neil Ariel 8166 Provincial Grand Almoner19 HEAD Kevin Donald Ashburn St Johns 9395 Provincial Grand Charity Steward20 DONOGHUE John Octa 4397 Provincial Grand Mentor21 MARS George Thomas St Christopher 7919 Provincial Grand Orator22 POOLE Michael John Douglas East Medina 175 Provincial Senior Grand Deacon23 FRENCH Wayne Ian Wolvesey 6818 Provincial Senior Grand Deacon24 SPENCER Nicolas Stuart Brockenhurst 7040 Provincial Senior Grand Deacon25 HILL Colin Charles Rose Window 7839 Provincial Senior Grand Deacon26 PATTINSON Kevin Bryan Royal Gloucester 130 Provincial Junior Grand Deacon27 CUTLER Steven George Neptune 5150 Provincial Junior Grand Deacon28 DERBY Peter John Master Builders 8694 Provincial Junior Grand Deacon29 LESTER Colin Howard Ashburn St. Johns 9395 Provincial Junior Grand Deacon30 SANDERS Bryant John Boscombe 2158 Provincial Assistant Grand Chaplain31 RICHARDS Tony Benjamin Vectensian 7852 Provincial Assistant Grand Chaplain32 EARL Martin Robert Lee Britten 5782 Provincial Assistant Grand Registrar33 WALLSGROVE Jon Stuart Taverners 7442 Provincial Assistant Grand Registrar34 KEAN John Inglis Aldershot Royal Engineers 4178 Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies35 LUPTON Charles Andrew Ye Olde Bargate 5296 Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies36 LILLINGTON Paul Brian Hamtun 7083 Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies37 HOBMAN Andrew Eling Manor 7337 Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies38 ADAMSON James Matthew Cathedral Lodge, Portsmouth 7753 Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies39 RALPHSON Mark David Portsea 7794 Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies40 HOUSE Zachary Mark Lyndhurst 8012 Provincial Assistant Grand Sword Bearer41 HOLDEN William George Pudbrook 8366 Provincial Assistant Grand Sword Bearer42 BERRY Peter Edward Hampshire Lodge of Emulation 1990 Provincial Assistant Grand Superintendent of Works43 HYMERS Matthew John Portus Magnus 6530 Provincial Assistant Grand Superintendent of Works44 DOUGLAS Robert Ian Domus Dei 5151 Provincial Grand Organist45 SIMPKINS Richard Wilfred Domus Dei 5151 Provincial Grand Standard Bearer46 MANNING John Simon Horndean Lodge of Harmony 9015 Provincial Grand Standard Bearer47 COOK Steven John Lodge of Unity 132 Provincial Assistant Grand Standard Bearer48 SMITH John Macdonald Anton 6953 Provincial Assistant Grand Standard Bearer49 SCANES Anthony Mark St Mary 7304 Provincial Assistant Grand Standard Bearer50 ASHTON Mark Daniel More Majorum 7786 Provincial Assistant Grand Standard Bearer51 VENN Andrew David Pudbrook 8366 Provincial Grand Pursuivant52 GALBRAITH Robert Ross Vespasian 4222 Provincial Assistant Grand Pursuivant53 CROOK David Thomas Charles Yar Valley 8367 Provincial Assistant Grand Pursuivant54 BANIN Douglas Julian Lodge of St Augustine 8459 Provincial Assistant Grand Pursuivant55 BAILEY Gifton Roy Saint Hubert 1373 Provincial Grand Steward56 CULLEN Robert George Portsmouth 487 Provincial Grand Steward57 PATIDAR Sandip Praful Chandra Aldershot Army and Navy 1971 Provincial Grand Steward58 WARING John Barry Powney 3099 Provincial Grand Steward
59 HAMMOND Andrew David Vespasian 4222 Provincial Grand Steward60 LOWE Robert Geoffrey Havant 4689 Provincial Grand Steward61 SAMS Carl Jonathan Charles Aethelberht 4712 Provincial Grand Steward62 PEARSON John Anthony St Vincent 5295 Provincial Grand Steward63 BURCHAM Jason Richard Royal Marine Portsmouth 6423 Provincial Grand Steward64 DRYER Darren John Collins Rowner 6974 Provincial Grand Steward65 CHISLETT David John William Rufus 6979 Provincial Grand Steward66 SMITH Raymond Hamilton Elizabethan 7262 Provincial Grand Steward67 HIGGINS Peter Taverners 7442 Provincial Grand Steward68 NIBLETT Arthur Albert Vectensian 7852 Provincial Grand Steward69 WARING Benjamin Nigel Loddon 8223 Provincial Grand Steward70 SLOGGETT Sean Michael Meon Valley 8336 Provincial Grand Steward71 SALEH Richard Mahdi James E. Bullen 9273 Provincial Grand Steward72 WELLS Danny Ashburn St. Johns 9395 Provincial Grand Steward73 TAYLOR David Leslie Tudor Rose 9477 Provincial Grand Tyler74 PEPPER Alan Camelot 8553 Past Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works75 CHRISTIE Michael Pascal Saint Hubert 1373 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon76 BROOKS John Stewart William of Wykeham 1883 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon77 HORTON Anthony Border 2475 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon78 Kieron Powney 3099 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon79 WILSON Rory John Octa 4397 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon80 DOERR Roger Nicholas Vortigern 4854 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon81 BIDDER Robert Geoffrey Lodge of Concord 4910 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon82 STEELE Jason Matthew Hayling Island 6422 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon83 SMITH Malcolm Roy Haslar 7234 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon84 RADFORD Jeffrey Charles King Aelfred 7487 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon85 SULLIVAN Michael Sir Francis Drake 7668 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon86 COLLINS Dale Nicholas Hamilton Alwarestoch 7805 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon87 RAINEY Victor Charles Docendo Discimus 7818 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon88 FAGAN Joseph Homelea 8151 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon89 WEDLAKE John Leonard Clarence 8167 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon90 LOWE David Geoffrey Via Lucis 8228 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon91 SYMES Kevin Michael John Fareham 8582 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon92 COBB Ian Michael St Boniface 8790 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon93 COX Peter Headley 9072 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon94 JESSOPP Ross Marc Ferris Lodge of Hengist 195 Past Provincial Junior Grand Deacon95 BAKER Raymond Landport 1776 Past Provincial Junior Grand Deacon96 STAY Alan Robert Osborne 2169 Past Provincial Junior Grand Deacon97 NASH Michael William King Edward VII 3816 Past Provincial Junior Grand Deacon98 O'BRIEN Michael Philip Comrades 4745 Past Provincial Junior Grand Deacon99 BARNES Vincent Middleton Caer Gwent 5071 Past Provincial Junior Grand Deacon
100 HOLMES Edmond Francois Pear Tree 7954 Past Provincial Junior Grand Deacon101 BARGROVE David Anthony Lymington 7984 Past Provincial Junior Grand Deacon102 BLISS Robert George Edward Ariel 8166 Past Provincial Junior Grand Deacon103 CROSS Stephen John Randall Bishop's Waltham 8190 Past Provincial Junior Grand Deacon104 TEMPLETON Mark David Loddon 8223 Past Provincial Junior Grand Deacon105 James Old Portmuthian 8285 Past Provincial Junior Grand Deacon106 PRIVETT Stephen John Eastleigh 8340 Past Provincial Junior Grand Deacon107 READER Simon Peter Whitehill 8425 Past Provincial Junior Grand Deacon108 COMBES Rodney James Pilgrims 9198 Past Provincial Junior Grand Deacon109 FAIRCLOUGH David Hugh Thomas Bennett Langton 9224 Past Provincial Junior Grand Deacon110 STEED John Christopher United Progress 9336 Past Provincial Junior Grand Deacon111 CHANNING Niel Philip Lodge of Harmony 309 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Registrar112 MECHAM Daniel Geoffrey Prince of Wales 1705 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Registrar113 MILLINER William Vernon Waller Rodwell Wright 2755 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Registrar114 KIBBEY Norman Allan Augustus Webster 3871 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Registrar115 BURNETT Richard Kenneth Aethelberht 4712 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Registrar116 WEBB John William Elizabethan 7262 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Registrar117 WILDIN Stephen John Bishop's Waltham 8190 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Registrar118 NICHOLLS Barry John Rose of Hampshire 8463 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Registrar119 FISHER David Henry Hythe 8546 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Registrar120 CURRY Richard Theodore Lentune 8743 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Registrar121 HALLING Michael John Jubilee 8755 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Registrar
122 HAGUE Nathan Alexander Drayton 8832 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Registrar123 MOWLAM Alan Edward Albany 151 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies124 MECHAM Geoffrey William Prince of Wales 1705 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies125 GETTINGS Jonathon Albert Edward 1780 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies126 POULTON David John Chine 1884 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies127 HAMPSON Albert Aldershot Army and Navy 1971 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies128 FRANK Theodore Morris Rowena 3180 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies129 EDEN Roger Shelley Priory 5204 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies130 HARPER John Richard Hermes 5532 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies131 FRANCIS Mark Ian Georgian 6752 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies132 GOOCH Simon Peter West Gate 7387 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies133 BEVEL Tony Charles Taverners 7442 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies134 BATTING John Herbert Cathedral Lodge, Portsmouth 7753 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies135 LARDER Terry Leslie Portsea 7794 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies136 BOWIE James John Knightwood 7813 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies137 O'KEEFFE James Joseph Vectensian 7852 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies138 COTTON Charles Robert Bishopswood 7920 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies139 CHAPPELL Michael Albert Via Lucis 8228 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies140 WRIGHT Gordon Ambrose Johore Bahru 8390 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies141 TOOLEY Simon David Gateway 8474 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies142 WILLIAMS Peter John Brook House 8606 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies143 DUKES Alan David Southampton 394 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Sword Bearer144 BROUGH Kenneth Micheal St Clair 2074 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Sword Bearer145 NEWELL David John Elvetham 4013 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Sword Bearer146 ESPLIN-JONES Christopher John Merdon 5135 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Sword Bearer147 FLETCHER John Thomas Wessex 5297 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Sword Bearer148 BROWNING Peter Old Symondian 5734 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Sword Bearer149 MILLS Paul Derroll St Thomas 6574 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Sword Bearer150 CARPENTER Keith Ian Norman Gate 8116 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Sword Bearer151 MOON Kenneth John Solent Engineers 8338 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Sword Bearer152 WILLIAMSON Timothy Crofton 8365 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Sword Bearer153 COOPER Paul Andrew Pegasus Forces 9393 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Sword Bearer154 SPENCER Kevin Mark Duke of Connaught 1834 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Superintendent of Works155 BENTON Jonathan Eric Sandown 1869 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Superintendent of Works156 SHELDRAKE Paul Anton Havant 4689 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Superintendent of Works157 PARKYN David John Barton Court 5468 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Superintendent of Works158 JONES David Douglas Loyalty 7154 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Superintendent of Works159 BROAD Colin Albert Mayflower 8815 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Superintendent of Works160 SADLER Richard John Tudor Rose 9477 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Superintendent of Works161 ANDREWS-LEWIS Clive St Swithun's 4795 Past Provincial Grand Standard Bearer162 BLAKE Larry Frederick Test Valley 6181 Past Provincial Grand Standard Bearer163 WICKENDEN David Richard Friendship and Justice 8074 Past Provincial Grand Standard Bearer164 BUZAS Szilard King's Court 8441 Past Provincial Grand Standard Bearer165 DARTMOUTH Nathan Michael James E. Bullen 9273 Past Provincial Grand Standard Bearer166 JENNINGS Dean Curtis Alder Tree 9289 Past Provincial Grand Standard Bearer167 BATES Stanley Leonard Ernest Moss 9780 Past Provincial Grand Standard Bearer168 BAKER Roger Bernard Bittern 5739 Past Provincial Grand Standard Bearer169 SACKLEY Nicholas Arthur Hamtun 7083 Past Provincial Grand Standard Bearer170 WIDDOWSON Kenneth Paul Loyalty 7154 Past Provincial Grand Standard Bearer171 PANTEL Malcolm Elizabethan 7262 Past Provincial Grand Standard Bearer172 STRAUGHAN Iain James Ariel 8166 Past Provincial Grand Standard Bearer173 BROCK Robert William Brook House 8606 Past Provincial Grand Standard Bearer174 BROOKES Joseph Alan Yarborough 551 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Standard Bearer175 WINDSOR Keith Osborne 2169 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Standard Bearer176 BATES Robin Stuart Powney 3099 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Standard Bearer177 WATSON Peter Adrian Justitia 3130 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Standard Bearer178 OLDEN Michael Comrades 4745 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Standard Bearer179 SIMPSON Frank William St Swithun's 4795 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Standard Bearer180 THOMPSON Andrew Alexander Neptune 5150 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Standard Bearer181 REYNOLDS Ian James Ye Olde Bargate 5296 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Standard Bearer182 THWAITES Michael John Wessex 5297 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Standard Bearer183 CLARK Peter James Arthurian 5658 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Standard Bearer184 CLARKE Scott Arthurian 5658 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Standard Bearer
185 TOOLEY Barry Patrick Brockenhurst 7040 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Standard Bearer186 SIMMONDS Richard Thomas Highcliffe 8054 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Standard Bearer187 BOLT Gerald Hedley Homelea 8151 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Standard Bearer188 CHALLIS Peter David Solent Engineers 8338 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Standard Bearer189 PROTHEROE David Paul King's Court 8441 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Standard Bearer190 BOWEY Kevin John Charles Dickens 8597 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Standard Bearer191 BANHAM Peter John Panmure 723 Past Provincial Senior Grand Warden192 SEIGNOT Dennis Charles Aldershot Camp 1331 Past Provincial Senior Grand Warden193 HENRY Robert Test Valley 6181 Past Provincial Senior Grand Warden194 CREAL David Alexander Southampton Old Edwardians 7106 Past Provincial Senior Grand Warden195 PRITCHARD Anthony John Aultoun 7899 Past Provincial Senior Grand Warden196 HARVEY Norman George Lymington 7984 Past Provincial Senior Grand Warden197 HANCOX Ronald Norman Links 8431 Past Provincial Senior Grand Warden198 LADD Thomas Edward Wessex Lodge of Fidelity 8681 Past Provincial Senior Grand Warden199 CURTIS Robert Fleet Air Arm 8867 Past Provincial Senior Grand Warden200 WYCLIFFE-JONES Philip Trevor Lodge of Expatiation 9290 Past Provincial Senior Grand Warden201 KING Robert Edward Lodge of Hengist 195 Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden202 FAZEY Frank Ian Panmure 723 Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden203 NICHOLAS David John Shirley 1112 Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden204 NEWELL Michael John Aldershot Camp 1331 Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden205 BRAKEWELL Gordon Hampshire Lodge of Emulation 1990 Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden206 KESSELL Graham Arnold Victory 3509 Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden207 SPICER John Keith Octa 4397 Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden208 BURTON Alan James Comrades 4745 Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden209 NEWMAN Geoffrey Frank Vale of Avon 4859 Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden210 WESTCOTT Graham Richard Caer Gwent 5071 Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden211 LAMB John William Fugelmere 5073 Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden212 DOBSON Geoffrey Merdon 5135 Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden213 GRAY Brian Wessex 5297 Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden214 FAHEY Joseph Francis Barton Court 5468 Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden215 BLANKS Stephen Nigel Hermes 5532 Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden216 GEORGE Nicholas Henry William Semper Fidelis 6664 Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden217 SMITH Kenneth Boyd Wolvesey 6818 Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden218 PICTON Michael Bourne 6959 Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden219 HOOLE Michael Stephen Fernhill 7707 Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden220 STOTT Dennis Ewen More Majorum 7786 Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden221 DAVEY Alan More Majorum 7786 Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden222 DULEY Richard Keith Pear Tree 7954 Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden223 Underwood Gerald Albert Friendship & Justice 8074 Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden224 LAWLER John Malcolm Totton 8080 Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden225 BOYCE Antony James Anniversary 8385 Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden226 GILBERT Douglas Whitehill 8425 Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden227 INNES Raymond Thomas Rose of Hampshire 8463 Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden228 STEPHENSON Peter Alan Five Heads 8507 Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden229 MCNEE David Alexander Master Builders 8694 Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden230 BARTER Terence Brian Drayton 8832 Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden231 DRAKE Anthony John Knole 8996 Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden232 WELLS Roger William David Yateley 9107 Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden233 CURZON Anthony Nicholas Yateley 9107 Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden234 JOHNSON David Ralph Royal Gloucester 130 Past Provincial Grand Registrar235 DAVEY David Keith Lodge of Hope 2153 Past Provincial Grand Registrar236 WALDREN Keith Brian Southsea 4071 Past Provincial Grand Registrar237 GRIMES Colin George Norman 4124 Past Provincial Grand Registrar238 WATTS Eric Excelsior 4505 Past Provincial Grand Registrar239 MOORE Robert John Lodge of Chivalry 5685 Past Provincial Grand Registrar240 SPANSWICK Brian Ernest Anton 6953 Past Provincial Grand Registrar241 LIGHT Christopher John Cerdic 7030 Past Provincial Grand Registrar242 KHAN Michael George Prudence 7183 Past Provincial Grand Registrar243 SPAFFORD Geoffrey Taverners 7442 Past Provincial Grand Registrar244 BICHENO William Alfred Taverners 7442 Past Provincial Grand Registrar245 EVANS David Lloyd Southampton New Temple 8131 Past Provincial Grand Registrar246 FRANCIS Richard Maurice Clarence 8167 Past Provincial Grand Registrar247 WOODHEAD Colin Walter Rose of Hampshire 8463 Past Provincial Grand Registrar
248 GOULDING Roy George William William Fawcett 8612 Past Provincial Grand Registrar249 SPENDLOVE John Brian Karwan 8970 Past Provincial Grand Registrar250 BRIGHT Malcolm Charles Deanery 9191 Past Provincial Grand Registrar251 MCDONALD-MARTIN Christopher HughSouthampton 394 Past Provincial Grand Sword Bearer252 SWABY Patrick John Shalden 2016 Past Provincial Grand Sword Bearer253 BLUNDEN Geoffrey Robert Boscombe 2158 Past Provincial Grand Sword Bearer254 GILBERT Patrick John Portsdown 4356 Past Provincial Grand Sword Bearer255 CROSS Terence Havant 4689 Past Provincial Grand Sword Bearer256 TYKOCKI Nicholas George Vortigern 4854 Past Provincial Grand Sword Bearer257 TUCKER John Royston Wayfarers 5740 Past Provincial Grand Sword Bearer258 OLORENSHAW Edward David Clarence 8167 Past Provincial Grand Sword Bearer259 MITCHELL John Howard Crofton 8365 Past Provincial Grand Sword Bearer260 HITCHINGS Kevin William Lodge of Humility 8464 Past Provincial Grand Sword Bearer261 SOLEY Peter Grant Wessex Lodge of Fidelity 8681 Past Provincial Grand Sword Bearer262 EMERY Kenneth Horndean Lodge of Harmony 9015 Past Provincial Grand Sword Bearer263 CLARK William John Yateley 9107 Past Provincial Grand Sword Bearer264 FELLS Robert Stephen Lodge of Friendship 928 Past Provincial Grand Sword Bearer265 WRIGHT Eric George Pegasus Forces 9393 Past Provincial Grand Sword Bearer266 BAXTER Michael John Oakley 694 Past Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works267 FLUX Alan Roy Shirley 1112 Past Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works268 GREEN Anthony James Saint Hubert 1373 Past Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works269 GRACE Brian Anthony Albert Edward 1780 Past Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works270 READ John William Horsa 2208 Past Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works271 SUTTON Derek John Victory 3509 Past Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works272 STIRLING Ian William Norman 4124 Past Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works273 BOWDEN John Douglas Palma Virtuti 4187 Past Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works274 REED Derek Edward Comrades 4745 Past Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works275 VENTHAM Arthur Macdonald Canute 4876 Past Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works276 MALES Peter Hitchings Southbourne 6281 Past Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works277 OFFORD Barry Hayling Island 6422 Past Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works278 HAYLES Nigel John Portus Magnus 6530 Past Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works279 SMOUT Horace Raymond Cosham 6912 Past Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works280 ROLFE Cipriano Alfredo Netley Abbey 6989 Past Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works281 COOPER Brian Francis Loyalty 7154 Past Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works282 OLDREIVE Peter John Taverners 7442 Past Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works283 BURNS Ian Rose of Hampshire 8463 Past Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works284 TAYLOR Colin Mark Master Builders 8694 Past Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works285 BAST Ian Graham Vectis Fairway 8923 Past Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works286 SLOPER Alan Michael Vectis Fairway 8923 Past Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works287 TIDD Peter Gerald Pilgrims 9198 Past Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works288 NIEL Ernest United Progress 9336 Past Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works289 KIRBY Robert Charles Pegasus Forces 9393 Past Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works290 SAXTON Christopher Geoffrey Forest Villages 9405 Past Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works291 SHORTELL David William Lodge of Unity 132 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Registrar292 CHAPMAN Keith Joseph Aldershot Camp 1331 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Registrar293 SULLIVAN Francis John Saint Hubert 1373 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Registrar294 SLATTERY David John Clausentum 1461 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Registrar295 FOSTER Richard James Hampshire Lodge of Emulation 1990 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Registrar296 POWELL James Lodge of Hope 2153 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Registrar297 BROWN Stephen Henry Osborne 2169 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Registrar298 PUDDICOMBE Michael Peter Victory 3509 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Registrar299 MILLING Stanley Alan Southsea 4071 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Registrar300 FEARNLEY Paul Douglas Aethelberht 4712 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Registrar301 MUMFORD Trevor Reginald Earl of Malmesbury 4919 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Registrar302 STEPHENS Anthony Lancelot Caer Gwent 5071 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Registrar303 DAISH Richard Ye Olde Bargate 5296 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Registrar304 BLACKBURN Terence Leslie Ronald Lee Britten 5782 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Registrar305 DENTON Mark Ian Hayling Island 6422 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Registrar306 RICHARDSON Edward James Georgian 6752 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Registrar307 KENDALL Michael David Aultoun 7899 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Registrar308 HOSKINS Frank Albert Clarence 8167 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Registrar309 LLOYD Gordon Peter Via Lucis 8228 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Registrar310 OFFORD Nigel John Lodge of Humility 8464 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Registrar
311 HURRELL Stephen Thomas Charles Dickens 8597 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Registrar312 HEAD Gervais Brook House 8606 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Registrar313 MUMFORD Robert Maurice Jubilee 8755 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Registrar314 PHILLIPS David Alan Mayflower 8815 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Registrar315 ROBSON Jack Holybourne 9507 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Registrar316 LAMER Patrick Yves Royal Sussex 342 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies317 GREEN Mark Stephen Clausentum 1461 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies318 BARTLETT Alan Roy Chine 1884 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies319 AMBROSE Peter Albert Rowner 6974 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies320 FISHER Neil Peter Titchfield Abbey 8189 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies321 METELKO Raymond Charles Dickens 8597 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies322 ADEY Edwin John Gosport 903 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Sword Bearer323 JACKSON Bernard United Service 1428 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Sword Bearer324 CONDUIT Trevor John Prince of Wales 1705 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Sword Bearer325 ALDRIDGE Peter Miles Duke of Connaught 1834 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Sword Bearer326 WHITE Stephen Michael Needles 2838 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Sword Bearer327 WESTON Michael John Vale of Avon 4859 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Sword Bearer328 GASS Michael Henry John Canute 4876 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Sword Bearer329 PARSONAGE Ernest James Fugelmere 5073 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Sword Bearer330 WAKEFORD Alan Edwin Wayfarers 5740 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Sword Bearer331 HAYES Philip Anthony Southampton Old Edwardians 7106 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Sword Bearer332 DAVIS Frederick Herbert Meyrick 7295 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Sword Bearer333 HARRIS Norman Robert Alwarestoch 7805 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Sword Bearer334 KEEFE Albert Edward Homelea 8151 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Sword Bearer335 SUMMERS Gordon Alistair Loddon 8223 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Sword Bearer336 WELHAM Anthony Richard Bond 8281 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Sword Bearer337 MURSELL Anthony Charles Hythe 8546 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Sword Bearer338 WATKINS Martyn Ritchie Camelot 8553 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Sword Bearer339 STOW George William David Pegasus Forces 9393 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Sword Bearer340 WICKS William John Duke of Connaught 1834 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Superintendent of Works341 COOKE Edwin Victor Shalden 2016 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Superintendent of Works342 REYNOLDS Roger Harold Portsmouth Temperance 2068 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Superintendent of Works343 HARVEY Brian Peter Waller Rodwell Wright 2755 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Superintendent of Works344 DAVIES Robert Michael Lodge of Concord 4910 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Superintendent of Works345 CONNOR Anthony Thomas Earl of Malmesbury 4919 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Superintendent of Works346 CAVALIER Gerard William Bittern 5739 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Superintendent of Works347 VAUGHAN Christopher Alan Alwarestoch 7805 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Superintendent of Works348 POCOCK Anthony Totton 8080 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Superintendent of Works349 COPPING Terence Eldred Clanfield 8203 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Superintendent of Works350 YATES John Frederick Anniversary 8385 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Superintendent of Works351 HARRIS Nigel Angrave Camelot 8553 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Superintendent of Works352 WOOD William Pegasus Forces 9393 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Superintendent of Works353 WHIFFEN Edmund Geoffrey Lodge of the Chevaliers de Fer 9732 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Superintendent of Works354 BOWNES Howard Andrew Portsmouth 487 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon355 HARMSWORTH Paul Richard Oakley 694 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon356 SMILEY Edward James Aldershot Camp 1331 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon357 BROWNING Bernard Clausentum 1461 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon358 EDWARDS Peter Mark Osborne 2169 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon359 MORVAN David John Daintree 2938 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon360 SMITH David Leonard Thomas Vespasian 4222 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon361 DAY Brian James Portsdown 4356 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon362 SEMMENS Karl Ingram Excelsior 4505 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon363 MARASPIN Lorenzo Aethelberht 4712 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon364 MERCER Brian Ernest Basing 5500 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon365 BLYTHE Martin Robert Wayfarers 5740 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon366 CARTER Richard William Ferneberga 6314 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon367 BREADING Geoffrey Peter Absit Invidia 6751 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon368 TALBOT Derek Northam Wolvesey 6818 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon369 WARR Adrian Martin Brockenhurst 7040 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon370 BAKER Edward Lindon Meyrick 7295 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon371 BLYTHE Melvyn Reginald St Mary 7304 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon372 FIELDEN Paul William Eling Manor 7337 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon373 JARRETT Ian Roy West Gate 7387 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon
374 MONAHAN Denis Aubrey Francis King Aelfred 7487 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon375 GLISTER Ian Thomas Charles Lodge of Fraternal Union 7570 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon376 PETHER Roy Cathedral Lodge, Portsmouth 7753 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon377 DAVIES Edward Roger Oceanus 7785 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon378 BURNETT Derek Michael Gordon Knightwood 7813 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon379 BURDEN Shaun Douglas Vectensian 7852 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon380 LYONS Kenneth David Norman Gate 8116 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon381 WALSH Martin John Via Lucis 8228 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon382 HORSNELL Andrew Kevin Andover Combined Services 8300 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon383 PAYNE Lee Jonathan Pudbrook 8366 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon384 MANNING Andrew Christopher HenryWhitehill 8425 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon385 OUTRIDGE Robert Christopher Rose of Hampshire 8463 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon386 GORDON James John Lodge of Humility 8464 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon387 FITZGERALD William Michael St Peter's 9182 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon388 FARRINGTON Thomas George Pegasus Forces 9393 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon389 TOOMEY Keith Leonard Tudor Rose 9477 Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon390 BAKER Raymond Landport 1776 Past Provincial Junior Grand Deacon391 HUMPHREYS Stuart Hamilton Comrades 4745 Past Provincial Junior Grand Deacon392 PRETTY Lloyd Barry King Arthur 5469 Past Provincial Junior Grand Deacon393 JONES Trevor Lewis Bishopswood 7920 Past Provincial Junior Grand Deacon394 BARRACLOUGH Michael Howard Clarence 8167 Past Provincial Junior Grand Deacon395 THOMAS Mervyn Watts Clanfield 8203 Past Provincial Junior Grand Deacon396 WILSON John James Whitehill 8425 Past Provincial Junior Grand Deacon397 SCOTT Steven George Wessex Lodge of Fidelity 8681 Past Provincial Junior Grand Deacon398 WOODS James Richard Fleet Air Arm 8867 Past Provincial Junior Grand Deacon399 PINNOCK Brian Leonard Lodge of Unity 132 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Registrar400 DIBSDALL Andrew Charles JohnathonKing's Court 8441 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Registrar401 FIDLER Brian Kenneth Lodge of Hengist 195 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies402 WATTS Nigel John Stuart Titchfield Abbey 8189 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies403 BUCKLE Steve John Aethelberht 4712 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies404 PENFOLD Charles Highcliffe 8054 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies405 GARROD Philip Vernon Thomas Bennett Langton 9224 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies406 LEE Barry James Oakley 694 Past Provincial Grand Standard Bearer407 LAWRENCE Gordon William Portus Magnus 6530 Past Provincial Grand Standard Bearer408 BROOKER Stanley Alfred Faith and Confidence 8222 Past Provincial Senior Grand Warden409 CASSIDY Michael Farnborough and North Camp 2203 PastProvincial Junior Grand Warden410 BAGGALEY David Charles Needles 2838 PastProvincial Junior Grand Warden411 GARNER Ivan West Wight 8570 PastProvincial Junior Grand Warden412 TIDMAN David James Bourne 6959 Past Provincial Grand Registrar413 CARTER Derek Stanley Cherry Tree 8749 Past Provincial Grand Sword Bearer414 BONE Timothy East Medina 175 Past Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works415 HOLLIDAY William Henry Oceanus 7785 Past Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works416 PRICE Stephen Rodney Bourne 6959 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Registrar417 PURNELL David Alan Charles Dickens 8597 Past Provincial Deputy Grand Registrar418 HAGAN Ronald Reginald Frederick Lodge of Unity 132 Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies
Project Director: Colin Hayes [email protected] 01753 866331
300 Mile Walk a 300 Teddy Bears Picnic a Start of 300 Classic Run
The Berkshire Masonic Charity’s Reception and Display
To be attended by His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent and His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent Display of classic vehicles and start of National Classic 300 Vehicle Run A chance for everyone to contribute to the 300 Mile Walk target Reception and exhibition by the BMC and its partner charities Teddy Bear Picnic for all to join (teddy bear hunt for children) Free entrance and parking for everyone (bring your own picnic) Refreshments available
See overleaf
Project Director: Colin Hayes [email protected] 01753 866331
This is a wonderful opportunity for family and friends to enjoy the very special privilege of being allowed to use the world famous Royal Windsor Great Park for the Masonic Province of Berkshire to host its very own 300 year celebration as well as hosting the
prestigious national start of The Classic 300 Vehicle Run. This will start from the historic Review Ground adjacent The Long Walk and access from the A332 Sheet Street Road (Windsor-Ascot road). The Review Ground is a large grassed area and will provide a first class opportunity to display the cars from arrival time of 10 am until the official start time when the cars will leave the site to commence a short symbolic run after which they can choose to return to the Park and enjoy the on-going celebrations. Contact: John Cole [email protected]
The Berkshire Masonic Charity is taking this very special public opportunity to showcase its activities and those of its partner charities. This will take the form of a covered and manned display detailing the outstanding work in which it is involved within the Berkshire community. Those charities associated with us and organisation receiving
support will also have stands and displays – a wonderful opportunity to raise awareness. Contact: David Jarvis [email protected]
To involve us all, including families and friends and, indeed, those just walking in the Great Park on 21st May, all are invited to help us achieve our target of walking 300 miles (just 1 mile each will do) along the famous The Long Walk to the Bronze Horse statue and everyone walking the mile will receive a commemorative certificate to celebrate the 300 year anniversary. Those taking part will be most welcome to join in with the other activities such as the Teddy Bears’ Picnic, teddy bear hunt and visit the classic vehicle display. There will also be opportunities to picnic with refreshments being available to purchase.
What I am sure will be the highlight of the day for most of us, especially the children, will be the “Teddy Bears’ Picnic”. The teddy bears will be welcoming all those who want a traditional picnic and teddy bear fun. Those proud children and parents who have teddies are encouraged to bring them to join the display of giant and small teddy bears, famous teddies and those which are precious in the eyes of
their owners. We are promised a visit by a 100-year old Steiff bear, the best friend of an old lady! Once again, this is a marvellous opportunity to bring to the attention of everyone, the brilliant TLC scheme that takes teddy bears to the very place they are needed most: to children who need comfort when they enter hospital. Contact: Jimmy Edmundson [email protected]
Event Venue: Sheet Street road (A332) Queen Victoria’s Review Ground, Windsor Great Park
Directions: Left turn only into the event from Sheet Street road (A332) when driving from Windsor towards Ascot 0.677 miles (1.1km). If approaching the site from Ascot, please note right turn into the site is not permitted so continue past site towards Windsor, go around Windsor Peanut roundabout and back up A332 so you turn left into site. Car parking is free, lots of space and Marshalls will be there to guide you.
Gates open: 10.00 a.m.
March 2017
Tourettes Action charity receives £5,000 from the MCF
On Monday 6th March the Provincial Grand Master and his wife Kay visited the Tourettes Action charity in Farnborough to present a £5,000 grant from the Masonic Charitable Foundation.
Tourettes Action is a charity working to make life better for people with Tourette Syndrome and the
MCF grant will enable them to continue this valuable work.
The PGM, Mike Wilks said:
“We are very pleased to be able to help the Tourettes Action charity. Tourettes Syndrome is a ter-rible affliction and the work carried out by this charity will continue to help sufferers and their fami-lies through difficult times in the years ahead.” Tourettes Action CEO, Suzanne Dobson, also expressed her delight when informed about the grant, she said: “I was really pleased to entertain the Provincial Grand Master and wife along with other officers at our offices in Farnborough. We have been supported over the years by Freemasons and the opportunity to talk about our work with families affected by Tourettes Syndrome was extremely useful. Tourettes is such a misunderstood condition and all opportunities to discuss the realities of life for people with this condition are very important. Of course the icing on the cake was to receive a certificate marking the grant of £5,000 which was made to Tourettes Action.”
PGM, Mike Wilks and Tourettes Action CEO, Suzanne Dobson
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Fabulous Family Fun Day - Booking opens Tuesday 14th March The Family Fun Day on the 24th of June, the very day of the Tercentenary, is a fabulous opportunity to enjoy Marwell Zoo at a greatly reduced cost with your family and friends; and to engage with local charities and other organisations, especially those focussing on disadvantaged children, and other organisations your lodges support on a regular basis. A variety of additional entertainments have been arranged and we will have exclusive use of the park after it has closed to the general public in the evening. This week-end new posters have been passed to your Area Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen together with a good supply of bi-fold leaflets which give you comprehensive information on how to book your tickets. They ought to be there and on display when you next visit your centre. The enthusiasm for this special day is exceeding expectations. If you are simply planning a day out with your family you should not delay booking. The code to use when booking is on the posters in Centres and on the bi-fold leaflets. Please be cautious with it as the day is meant for the wider Masonic family and not the public in general. Please don’t include it in social media postings. Many are asking about sponsoring disadvantaged young people. In its simplest form sponsoring a child and a carer is easy but do consider their transport and perhaps even a few pounds as spending money. As ‘you’ will be their host make the booking for or at least with them. For disabled children it may be appropriate to consider the whole family so that the day is one for them all to remember. The posters and bi-folds show the web address for booking which is:
www.marwell.org.uk/zoo/booking/masons …………….and the case sensitive password takes you to our booking page. Brethren, sell-outs are becoming common in this Province and you should not delay your booking for this fantastic day out in mid-Summer. Please also bear in mind that in less than a week’s time on the 19th of March the family Thanksgiving Service at Winchester Cathedral will be held. Hymns you know and to tunes you learnt at school will make this a very special event in one of the most beautiful cathedrals in the country.
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The Provincial Information Service
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David Foot, Provincial Communication Officer
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W.Bro Frank Milner PAGDC Provincial Grand Secretary
Provincial Office: 85 Winchester Road, Chandlers Ford Hampshire SO53 2GG Tel: 02380 261 555 E-mail: [email protected]
JOB VACANCY Assistant to the Provincial Grand Secretary
We are currently recruiting for an Assistant to the Provincial Grand Secretary to be based at the Provincial Office, Chandlers Ford, from Monday to Thursday inclusive (i.e. 4 days per week from 9:00am til 5:00pm) with a starting date in August 2017. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, a flexible attitude and possess general office skills, including a proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel and Word). A general knowledge of Freemasonry will be of benefit and he or she (e.g. wives or partner) will have an organised approach. Working with the existing team, the position will cover a wide variety of administrative duties including dealing with telephone enquiries, mail and email correspondence, assisting with the organisation of Provincial events and the processing of enquiries from potential members. There are also a number of specific tasks and initiatives which occur throughout the year with which the applicant will be expected to assist. For further details including salary expectations and job description, please contact me directly at the above address. We would also consider any assistance from brethren who wish to support the Provincial Office on a voluntary basis. Closing date; 28th April 2017.
Frank Milner Provincial Grand Secretary
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AN ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER
At the Provincial Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 5th July 2017 two of our Assistant Provincial Grand Masters will be retiring – W Bro Geoff Tuck who leads the South West Area of the Province and who throughout his tenure has also been Appeals Director for our 2016 Festival and a Trustee of the Grand Charity; and W Bro Dave Perkis who leads the Solent Area of the Province. Both brethren have served the Province with great distinction and I thank them for their dedication and commitment throughout their terms of office. I am pleased to announce that I will appoint W Bro Leon Whitfield, PAGSuptWks to succeed W Bro Tuck and W Bro David George Foot, PAGDC to succeed W Bro Perkis and both will be invested as Assistant Provincial Grand Masters at the Provincial Meeting. Bros Whitfield and Foot are well known in the Areas which they will lead and I am sure that brethren across the Province will join me in congratulating them both on their appointments and wishing them well in the years ahead. In consequence of the above appointment, the role of Provincial Communication Officer will be taken on by W Bro Martin Jackson, ProvDepGDC with effect from 5th July. 17th March 2017
Provincial Grand Master
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Many more photos from this event can be found on our Flickr site: https://www.flickr.com/photos/hampshiremasons/albums/72157678279487094
March 2017
Tercentenary Winchester Cathedral Service a great success! On Sunday 19th March the tercentenary thanksgiving service at Winchester Cathedral was attended by over 700 Freemasons accompanied by their families and friends. Amongst the many VIPs present were:
x HM Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire, Mr Nigel Atkinson x HM Lord-Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight, Major General Martin White, CB CBE x The High Sheriff of the Isle of Wight, Mr Robin Courage x The Deputy Mayor of Winchester, Councillor Jane Rutter x The Lord Mayor of Portsmouth, Councillor David Fuller
Also in attendance were 14 Mayors from around Hampshire and the Isle of Wight and representatives from 15 charities in the Province. The service was led by the Dean of Winchester, the Very Revd Catherine Ogle, with an inspirational address being given by the Revd Dr John Railton, JGW, Past Grand Chaplain. At a reception prior to the cathedral service the Provincial Grand Master, Mike Wilks addressed the VIPs and spoke about the important role that Freemasonry played in the community, not just in the charitable sector, but also in upholding moral standards in everyday life.
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Many more photos from this event can be found on our Flickr site: https://www.flickr.com/photos/hampshiremasons/albums/72157678279487094
VIPs and Brethren at the reception prior to the Cathedral Service
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Elizabethan Lodge No.7262 celebrates tercentenary in period costume! At the March meeting of Elizabethan Lodge, the brethren worked the ‘Making of a Mason 1717’ in full period costume. The meeting, which was attended by the Provincial Grand Master, RWBro Mike Wilks, was very well attended by brethren from all over the Province. After the meeting the Provincial Grand Master commented: “I congratulate all involved in this initiative, which was so professionally researched and executed by the senior members of the Lodge. The introduction of humour into the proceedings was well received and added to the enjoyment of the evening.” He further added: “I have no doubt that this initiative by Elizabethan Lodge will be an inspiration to the brethren and Lodges in the SW Area of the Province and beyond, focussing on the longevity of our wonderful organisation.” There is hope that the “show” may go on the road in the near future, so look out at a lodge near you! The charitable proceeds from future ‘shows’ will be donated to the Lifelites Appeal for Naomi House and JacksPlace.
The brethren of Elizabethan Lodge in period dress with the PGM in ‘normal’ dress!
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Motorcyclists Lodge No 9939
The Consecration of this specialist Lodge will be conducted by the Provincial Grand Master,
R. W. Bro. Michael Wilks, at the Novotel, Southampton on Friday 12th May.
(Tyling at 13.30hrs, brethren seated by 13.15hrs)
The Founders would love you to come along and support them at the start of their new endeavour
even if you don’t own a motorbike!
Bookings can be made via the Square Events booking site at http://squareevents.org
Dining £20.00
Further details from Mike Fellows, [email protected]
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United Grand Lodge of England Tercentenary Celebrations Meeting at the Royal Albert Hall and function at Battersea Evolution
Tuesday 31st October 2017
All brethren named below will receive documentation direct from UGLE in the Autumn: Hants & IoW brethren to receive tickets for both the RAH & BE for which £135 fee paid: Bailey James William Bartlett Alan Roy Bayliss Christopher John Bell Jonathan Bezani Raymond Charles Brown Andrew Edward Carnegie Ian Alexander Clarke Stuart Ian Coombes David Frederick Davis Paul Gareth Deacon George John Dibsdall Andrew Charles Jonathon Donoghue John Durrant Brian Peter Easter Stephen Charles Edgcumbe John Charles Foot David George Gibbs Stanley Richard Gray Christopher Griffiths Ronald John Heritage Duncan Richard Hewitt Barrie Conrad John Hines John Alan Howard Paul David Jago Roger Hugh Jackson Martin Jones Arthur Thomas Jordan Sean Michael Lant Graham Ronald MacLean Alan Cameron Martin John Harold McGeoch Charles Alexander Mills-Goodlet Mark Andrew
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Milner Frank Morris Robert Howard Morse Neil Perkis David George Preece James Ian Prizeman John Herbert Quin Roy Anthony Sampson James David Saulet John Richard Stainton-Ellis Jonathan David Stevenson David Taylor David Leslie Tripp Laurence Matthew Tuck Geoffrey William Turner Kevin Paul Upton Colin Richard Voice Noel Reginald Whitfield Leon Michael Williams Graham Roy Withers William George
H&IoW brethren to receive a ticket for RAH only, for which there is no charge: Armitstead Larry Peter Marius Armitstead Jack William James Aspinell Charles Jonathan Baines Paul Anthony Banham Simon Edward Banting Andrew Charles Barnes Jason Dennis Barnes Anthony Keilor Barron David Bernard Bates Stuart William Bennette Ashley Wilfred Berry Paul Ernest Walter Bolton Adrian John Boorman Clive Patrick Bowen Keith Brakewell Gordon Buttriss David John Cleightonhills Adrian Nigel Close Peter Harold Cooke Maurice Edwin
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Corbin Jason Couchman Daniel John Cowell Charles John Dack Peter Robert Day Kenneth John Coryton Ellis Kenneth John Fadden Lee Fretter Adrian Colin Fretter Jordan Alexander Fuller Andrew Mark Giles Edward Stephen Goddard Richard Bentley Goodall Rohan Hedley Fisher Hancocks Paul Andrew Hannan David Stanley Hartwell Simon George Harvey John William Arthur Hay Derek Roy Head Kevin Donald Heather David John Heatley David Henry Hibberd Michael James Hockney Ian Courtney Hosking Peter Norman Ingram Michael John Innes Raymond Thomas Jeans Paul Anthony King Stefan John Leese Justin Sebastian Longbottom Martin Edward Henry Louis Maraspin Lorenzo Martin Peter David McDonald Mark Andrew John McLoughlin James Richard Milligan Andrew William Mitchell David Leslie Moriarty Paul David Patrick Musselwhite Eric Peter Nazaripour Ali Nevett Allan Leslie Nicholson Graham Stoker
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Ollerhead Keith John Oughton Graham William George Oughton Ronald Edward Pearson John Anthony Phillips Leslie Georges Potter Gerren Andrew Quarrell Christopher Jack Ratcliffe Neil Reader Simon Peter Robinson Eric Paul Rochead Edward James Rowling Peter Stanley Rowsell David Norman Sayers William Charles Scott Christopher William Smith David Leonard Thomas Smith Alan Kenneth Spencer Andrew John Springett Peter Starkey William Gilbert Sullivan Michael Swaby Alan John Taylor Anthony Stuart Thomas Michael John Glynn Waldy George Richard Charles Walsh Clive Donald Weedon Brian James Williams Andrew Paul Williams Anthony Wright Nigel
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Masonic ride out this weekend. Brethren the weather looks good for this Sunday, it’s time to get your bike out, you know you want to! The Widows Sons MBA-SE Wessex Group, in conjunction with the H&IOW MCL 9939, are having an impromptu ride out this Sunday 2nd April. The details are: Meeting up at Rownham Services as below to Shaftesbury, via B3081 - Zig Zag Hill. Back a different route - ~ 95 miles. https://goo.gl/maps/6WdyDMVHyh32. NOTE: Sites are fixed, but route may change without notice. Date: 2nd April, 2017 Time: 10am, for 10h30 depart (prompt). Meet us at Bell St Car Park, Shaftesbury if you are late. Meet: Costa Coffee @ Rownhams Services Southbound, Southampton, SO16 8AP. Reqs: Full tank of fuel at the start please; single file riding on B roads; observe the speed limit; ensure
you have vehicle assistance/recovery in place.
- We’ll be taking in Shaftesbury via Zig Zag Hill on the B3081. Two options to be decided before we leave - Thrilling, or Direct.
- Then on to Old Wardour Castle - free entry for those with English Heritage membership, or £5 without. One of the filming locations for Robin Hood, and a lovely heritage site.
- Head to The Haven for lunch via Salisbury. (https://www.thehaven-salisbury.com/) - Homeward bound to the final RV at Rownhams Services North.
We have plans for other rides in the near future, so watch this space.
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March 2017
Tercentenary Cathedral Service - Address by RWBro Revd Dr John R H Railton, JGW A hundred years ago there were two separate schools in the Close here in Winchester. In 1930 my late father was appointed second master at the Cathedral Choir School which later merged with Pilgrim’s School. His five years as part of the Close community made a deep and lasting impression on him, and his happy memories of that time were very much a part of my early life. I’ve attended services here a number of times over the years having been Ordained and served for some years in the adjacent Diocese of Portsmouth, but it’s a privilege for me to preach here for this special service to celebrate the Tercentenary of English Freemasonry, especially in my mother Province of Hampshire and Isle-of-Wight. So I’m most grateful to the Provincial Grand Master for inviting me, and to the Dean and Chapter of this great Cathedral for allowing me to do so. In the reading from the First Book of Kings we heard of the dream, the vision of the newly anointed King Solomon, having travelled as a pilgrim to Gibeon; of his imagined dialogue with God; of his response to an apparently completely open offer to give him whatever he wanted, anything at all! Well, we might reflect on how we would have responded to such an invitation. Solomon could have asked for status, for power, for wealth, but he didn’t. His reaction cannot help but move us deeply. Instead of seeking privilege he displayed an astonishing degree of humility and humanity, a profound desire, not to dominate but to serve, a recognition of his need for divine guidance. “I am but a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in. Give thy servant an understanding mind that I may discern between good and evil.” His fervent prayer was answered, his wisdom became legendary, and that wisdom was rooted in his readiness to seek divine inspiration and guidance in every aspect of his life. Perhaps Solomon had in mind part of the creation story in the Book of Genesis: “God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him, male and female he created them.” ALL people, irrespective of gender, race, color or creed are made in the image of God; ALL people have within themselves the potential to ‘become’ – to grow, to develop, gradually to evolve into that which rejoices God’s heart. For most of us, it’s the work of a lifetime and we can only hope to achieve it by seeking guidance from above. How else can humankind respond to the self-giving love of God for his people than by conforming to His plan and offering to him the very best of all we can do and create, and all we can BE? The First Book of Kings goes on to describe in detail the construction of King Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem, a story familiar to every Freemason; a story which is an allegory of our responsibility to build a symbolic temple in our lives to the honour and glory of our creator. In these Biblical texts are many lessons which Freemasons have taken fully on board. We know and understand the value of working together, of each making our modest individual contributions to the ceremonial and charitable work of our Lodges and, together, achieving something not only worthwhile but quite beautiful. We know and understand the value of our history – the story of the development both of the Masonic Craft and of our Lodges, for it’s the story of the devoted service of past generations of Masons on whose work and achievements we continue to build. We know and understand the sacredness of the Trust we bear and our responsibility to ensure that Freemasonry continues to be of service to our families, our communities and our nation. We will not betray that Trust nor shirk that responsibility. We Masons love our Craft and the ceremonial to which we devote so many hours while walking the dog or pacing the carpet and learning our part in the ceremonies. We love the deep symbolic teaching within it which immeasurably enriches the quality of the way in which we live our lives and relate to
those around us and to our creator, the Great Architect of the Universe. And we do our very best in our everyday lives to live up to the high standards and high principles which lie at the heart of Freemasonry. We don’t always succeed – but we know that we wouldn’t do half as well without our Masonic Craft. And we know that the reason the Craft is so powerful a support in all we do is that we begin and end our work in prayer for Divine blessing and guidance. Then we turn to the work of the author and poet Rudyard Kipling. An unusual name – I wonder how many of you know that his Christian name was chosen because his parents conducted their courtship on the banks of Rudyard Lake in Staffordshire? I suspect many of you are familiar with what must be one of the best known poems of all time and was read a few minutes ago, Kipling’s ‘IF’. It’s been precious to me for many years, and there’s been a copy hanging on the wall of every office or study I’ve occupied for the last fifty-five years. I might be hard-pressed now, but I used to be able to recite it at the drop of a hat, and needed little encouragement to do so. At one level, Kipling sets out a daunting schedule of objectives, of standards of personal conduct for which to strive, of suppression of self and promotion of service. Whenever I read the first two lines – “If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you” – I wonder if Kipling had in mind the Director of Ceremonies of a Lodge! Because, as I’m sure you know, Joseph Rudyard Kipling was a Mason. ‘If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you and make allowance for their doubting too’- speaks to me of a desire and a willingness not just to exercise sound judgement, but to do it with the guidance of the Divine Spirit which dwells within, to accept the responsibility we bear to ensure that our judgements and our trust in those judgements are founded on an understanding of all the circumstances and in compassion for our fellow creatures. And more than that, to have the courage and the determination to maintain what we believe passionately to be right and, without arrogance, to carry it through; with humility to accept that not everyone shares our particular perspectives. ‘If you can wait and not be tired by waiting’ Patience isn’t the easiest of the virtues to acquire and to maintain, especially in the ‘demand-driven’ culture in which we live. But waiting on God behoves us all; didn’t our Lord himself charge his Disciples to ‘stay in the City’? Not to rush out immediately and start doing good works, but to wait for strength and inspiration before they embarked on the task he had given them of continuing his work, thereby ensuring that the work they would do would be worthy and in accordance with the Divine plan. Time is so precious; although we sometimes think we can, actually we can’t make time, or lose time; we can’t earn time or expend time; but we can use it; and time spent doing is so much more rewarding and fulfilling and, ultimately, of greater value if preceded by time spent just being. And in the being, waiting on God, and seeking both his guidance and his blessing on our waiting and on our doing. What of Truth? ‘Being lied about, don’t deal in lies ....... and yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise!’ – find echoes in the Mosaic Code – ‘Thou shalt not bear false witness’ – and in one of the Three Great Pillars on which Masonry is founded, Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth. But in Kipling’s exhortation to deal only in truth, there is a reminder with humour and perception of the dangers of complacency, and of the need to avoid pride or false piety in our insistence upon truth, and to do it with humble acceptance of our weak humanity. ‘If you can dream and not make dreams your master; if you can think, and not make thoughts your aim’ reminds us of our God-given capacity for creativity, for visionary exploration of the possibilities for the future, for hope and optimism – but without sticking our heads in the clouds and with our feet firmly on the ground; without allowing dreams and visions to take over as an end in themselves but, instead, to follow them through and work out how to realise them in action. Thank God for dreamers – they have their place. And thank God for those who can grasp the vision of others and turn concept into reality.
‘If you can meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two imposters just the same’ – must surely challenge us to examine our priorities, to face with humility and equanimity whatever life may place in our path, confident in the knowledge of God’s presence with us and his strength to help us to cope. It was Paul writing to the Romans who said that ‘suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint’ – a sort of game of consequences to help us to understand that every experience of the negative has within it the seed of the positive; that we would not understand success if we have never experienced failure; that we could not recognise happiness if we had never known sorrow. So are not triumph and disaster two sides of the same coin? We cannot appreciate one if we have not known the other. ‘If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew to serve your turn long after they have gone’ – sheer will-power enables us to discover inner resources we didn’t know we had; reminds us of the power of the ‘Comforter’, the Advocate Jesus promised would come to the Disciples. The origin of words is fascinating, isn’t it? That word ‘comfort’, for example; it may make us think of relaxation and pleasure and ease, but the Latin scholars among you will know that its origin is ‘cum fortis’ – with strength; and Masonry too tells of the need for Fortitude. ‘If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, or walk with kings not lose the common touch’ reflects one of many joys of Masonry in that we meet ‘on the level’ - that there is no ‘side’, no discrimination, no snobbery, that we recognise that all are equal in the sight of God, that ‘he who is placed on the lowest spoke of fortune’s wheel is equally entitled to our regard with him who has attained its highest’. There’s another well-known Kipling poem which tells with great humour of the members of his Lodge in India, men from all walks of life in both Indian and British communities in those far-off days of ‘Empire’ meeting together without social or class distinctions. The climax of the poem is in the final two lines: “IF you can achieve all these things Yours is the earth and everything that’s in it and – which is more – you’ll be a man, my son!” Isn’t that another way of saying that seeking divine guidance in striving for improvement is the route to fulfillment of the image of God within us? Rudyard Kipling was born in 1865 in what was then Bombay. After schooling in England he returned to India and to a career in journalism, being Initiated as a Mason at the age of twenty in Lahore. In his Lodge were Brethren of many different faiths, including the Jewish, Hindu, Sikh and Muslim faiths. What’s clear from his work, especially a poem entitled ‘The Mother Lodge’, is that one of the things about Masonry which appealed to him was that men from all walks of life and many faiths could come together as equals, celebrating the high moral and ethical standards which they had in common. For Freemasonry is not a religion nor a substitute for religion; on the contrary it is a supporter of religion. It expect all its members to adhere to the teachings of their own faith, and only those men and women who profess a faith in God and seek to live by spiritual standards can become Masons. Women? Yes, certainly – while membership of the United Grand Lodge of England is open only to men, there are parallel and well-supported Masonic organisations for women which share the same ideals. To those who know Freemasonry for what it really is and what it really does and are not influenced by the caricatures of which some elements of the media are so fond, there is so much to celebrate, so much for which we can be grateful and in which we can take quiet pride. Not least is the amazing achievement of this Province which has surpassed all previous records in raising a staggering £7.75m in its recent Charity Festival. There are many theories about the origins of Freemasonry but the truth, I think, is lost in the mists of time. What we know is that three hundred years ago, four London Lodges of non-operative or speculative Masons formed the first Grand Lodge. From that small beginning, Freemasonry has grown and spread throughout the world. We have our detractors, of course – what organisation doesn’t! – but as Freemasons we are justly proud of our Craft and all it achieves in the lives of its members and their families, and in the wider community. In a few months’ time our Tercentenary year reaches its climax when we gather in The Royal Albert Hall celebrating all that Freemasonry has achieved in those three hundred years, and rededicating ourselves to the task of continuing its great work in the certain knowledge that God will bless our Craft in the future as he most assuredly has in the past.
