Dear Brethren,
I am delighted to be able to announce that the Provincial Grand Master, R.W. Bro. George J Deacon, has been pleased to make the following appointments and promotions in Provincial Grand Lodge.
I am sure you will all wish to join the Provincial Grand Master and his Executive in congratulating these worthy Brethren on their preferment. The Brethren will be invested at the Annual Meeting at the Portsmouth Guildhall on Saturday 15 April 2023.
With fraternal regards and best wishes
W. Bro. Simon P Lancaster
Provincial Grand Secretary
| ACTIVE RANKS FULL NAME | RANK | LODGE | NO. |
| W. Bro. Steve Withey | Provincial Grand Senior Warden | Romsey | 910 |
| W. Bro. Tony Latter | Provincial Grand Junior Warden | Needles | 1246 |
| W. Bro. Nigel Hutchins | Provincial Grand Master Overseer | Hector Young | 1395 |
| W. Bro. Dave Purnell | Provincial Grand Senior Overseer | The Mark of Education | 1491 |
| W. Bro. Terry Nye | Provincial Grand Junior Overseer | Connaught | 694 |
| W. Bro. Geoff Dobson | Provincial Grand Chaplain | Romsey | 910 |
| W. Bro. John Burrell | Provincial Grand Treasurer | Carnarvon | 62 |
| W. Bro. David Colmer | Provincial Grand Registrar | Hector Young | 1395 |
| W. Bro. Simon Lancaster | Provincial Grand Secretary | Romsey | 910 |
| W. Bro. David Ryan | Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies | Hants & IOW Prov. G. Steward | 1796 |
| W. Bro. Peter Martin | Provincial Grand Inspector of Works | Unity | 381 |
| W. Bro. Malcolm Lloyd | Provincial Grand Almoner | Wyndham | 37 |
| W. Bro. Nigel Wilkinson | Provincial Grand Charity Steward | Oakley | 886 |
| W. Bro. Gordon Brakewell | Provincial Grand Sword Bearer | Loveland | 674 |
| W. Bro. Stephen Collins | Provincial Deputy Grand Chaplain | The Mark of Education | 1491 |
| W. Bro. Alex Honeyman | Provincial Deputy Grand Secretary | Hector Young | 1395 |
| W. Bro. Barry Thornton | Provincial Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies | Forty Steps | 1773 |
| W. Bro. John Bell | Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | Harmony | 875 |
| W. Bro. Stephen Palmer | Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | Needles | 1246 |
| W. Bro. Steven Fasey | Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | Carnarvon | 62 |
| W. Bro. David Hessom | Provincial Grand Junior Deacon | Oakley | 886 |
| W. Bro. Peter Goodchild | Provincial Grand Junior Deacon | Hector Young | 1395 |
| W. Bro. Dennis Whitear | Provincial Grand Junior Deacon | Stradbroke | 874 |
| W. Bro. Ian Vincent | Provincial Assistant Grand Secretary | Wyndham | 37 |
| W. Bro. Adrian Bolton | Provincial Assistant Grand Charity Steward | Needles | 1246 |
| W. Bro. Colin Woodnutt | Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies | Thomas A Becket | 775 |
| W. Bro. Kevin Day | Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies | Forty Steps | 1773 |
| W. Bro. David Johnson | Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies | Phoenix | 2 |
| W. Bro. David Geddes | Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies | Botley | 1382 |
| W. Bro. Trevor Gulliver | Provincial Grand Organist | Mercury | 777 |
| W. Bro. Geoff Reynolds | Provincial Grand Standard Bearer | Albany | TI |
| W. Bro. Steven Ross-Girard | Provincial Assistant Grand Standard Bearer | Thistle and Shamrock | 1048 |
| W. Bro. Stephen Russell | Provincial Grand Inner Guard | Woolmer Forest | 1403 |
| W. Bro. Graham Lant | Provincial Grand Steward | Carnarvon | 62 |
| W. Bro. John Meaden | Provincial Grand Steward | Phoenix | 2 |
| W. Bro. Paul Fenwick | Provincial Grand Steward | Stradbroke | 874 |
| W. Bro. William Dick | Provincial Grand Steward | Thistle and Shamrock | 1048 |
| W. Bro. Ron Shipp | Provincial Grand Tyler | Harmony | 875 |
First appointment to Past Rank
| NAME | RANK | LODGE | NO. |
| W. Bro. Colin Wilson | Past Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | Medina | 140 |
| W. Bro. Roy Yeoman | Past Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | Chandler’s Ford | 1258 |
| W. Bro. Richard Butler | Past Provincial Grand Junior Deacon | The Norman | 1279 |
| W. Bro. David Piper | Past Provincial Grand Junior Deacon | Winchester | 969 |
| W. Bro. Alan Bloor | Past Provincial Grand Junior Deacon | Connaught | 694 |
| W. Bro. Alan Sloper | Past Provincial Grand Junior Deacon | Sir Arthur Holbrook | 951 |
| W. Bro. Robert Gibbs | Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies | John Pounds | 809 |
| W. Bro. Maurice Parsons | Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies | Oakley | 886 |
| W. Bro. Roger Webb | Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies | Clausentum | 613 |
| W. Bro. James Ledamun | Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies | Aldershot Military | 54 |
| W. Bro. Kelvin Hodge | Past Provincial Grand Standard Bearer | Stradbroke | 874 |
| W. Bro. Ken Burbidge | Past Provincial Grand Standard Bearer | Christchurch | 1453 |
Promotions
| PROMOTIONS FULL NAME | RANK | LODGE | NO. |
| W. Bro. Colin Leach | Past Provincial Grand Senior Warden | The Saint Andrews | 63 |
| W. Bro. Michael Turner | Past Provincial Grand Senior Warden | Bournemouth | 125 |
| W. Bro. Phillip Purdy | Past Provincial Grand Senior Warden | Medina | 140 |
| W. Bro. Andrew Wilding | Past Provincial Grand Senior Warden | Connaught | 694 |
| W. Bro. Terry Chapman | Past Provincial Grand Senior Warden | The Mark of Education | 1491 |
| W. Bro. Peter Cattle | Past Provincial Grand Junior Warden | Albany | TI |
| W. Bro. John Hancock | Past Provincial Grand Junior Warden | Stradbroke | 874 |
| W. Bro. Stephen White | Past Provincial Grand Junior Warden | Medina | 140 |
| W. Bro. Alan Hughes | Past Provincial Grand Master Overseer | Wyndham | 37 |
| W. Bro. David Phillips | Past Provincial Grand Master Overseer | Romsey | 910 |
| W. Bro. Roger Hopgood | Past Provincial Grand Master Overseer | Hector Young | 1395 |
| W. Bro. Brian Dobson | Past Provincial Grand Master Overseer | Christchurch | 1453 |
| W. Bro. Martin Poerscout-Edgerton | Past Provincial Grand Master Overseer | Albany | TI |
| W. Bro. Sean Jordan | Past Provincial Grand Registrar | The Saint Andrews | 63 |
| W. Bro. Richard Kitchen | Past Provincial Grand Registrar | Romsey | 910 |
| W. Bro. Keith Wood | Past Provincial Grand Inspector of Works | Albany | TI |
| W. Bro. Keith Scovell | Past Provincial Grand Inspector of Works | Medina | 140 |
| W. Bro. Archie Smith | Past Provincial Grand Inspector of Works | Carnarvon | 62 |
| W. Bro. Peter Decambra | Past Provincial Grand Inspector of Works | Carnarvon | 62 |
| W. Bro. Stephen Humby | Past Provincial Grand Inspector of Works | Botley | 1382 |
| W. Bro. Malcolm Hicks | Past Provincial Grand Sword Bearer | Bournemouth | 125 |
| W. Bro. Shaun Flanigan | Past Provincial Grand Sword Bearer | Aldershot Military | 54 |
| W. Bro. John Pett | Past Provincial Grand Sword Bearer | Gosport | 305 |
| W. Bro. William Dickinson | Past Provincial Grand Sword Bearer | Meridies | 1798 |
| W. Bro. Richard Daish | Past Provincial Grand Sword Bearer | Forty Steps | 1773 |
| W. Bro. Donald Pearce | Past Provincial Grand Sword Bearer | The Saint Andrews | 63 |
| W. Bro. Graham Hawkes | Past Provincial Grand Sword Bearer | Woolmer Forest | 1403 |
| W. Bro. John Stovell | Past Provincial Grand Sword Bearer | Botley | 1382 |
| W. Bro. John Donoghue | Past Provincial Grand Sword Bearer | Vale of Avon | 867 |
| W. Bro. Coskun Deniz | Past Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | Vale of Avon | 867 |
| W. Bro. Anthony Cooper | Past Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | Phoenix | 2 |
| W. Bro. Michael Mulvaney | Past Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | Thistle and Shamrock | 1048 |
| W. Bro. Robin Spray | Past Provincial Grand Senior Deacon# | Shalden | 988 |
Promotions under Rule 78
| FULL NAME | RANK | LODGE | NO. |
| W. Bro. John Switzer(Surrey) | Past Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | Meridies | 1798 |