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. This year the Brethren receiving First Appointments will be invested at the Annual Meeting at the Portsmouth Guildhall on Saturday 20th April 2024. The Brethren receiving Promotions will be invested at a special Promotions meeting which will be held on Saturday 3rd August at the Botley Masonic Centre.
With fraternal regards and best wishes
W. Bro. Simon P Lancaster
Provincial Grand Secretary
| ACTIVE RANKS FULL NAME | RANK | LODGE | NO. | |
| W. Bro. Maurice Doe | Provincial Grand Senior Warden | Romsey | 910 | |
| W. Bro. Mark Green | Provincial Grand Junior Warden | Brocas Hyrst | 1733 | |
| W. Bro. Richard Newman | Provincial Grand Master Overseer | John Pounds | 809 | |
| W. Bro. Adrian Warr | Provincial Grand Senior Overseer | Vale of Avon | 867 | |
| W. Bro. Gary Ellis | Provincial Grand Junior Overseer | Shalden | 988 | |
| W. Bro. Geoff Dobson | Provincial Grand Chaplain | Romsey | 910 | |
| W. Bro. John Burrell | Provincial Grand Treasurer | Carnarvon | 62 | |
| W. Bro. Dave 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. Tony Ayres | Provincial Grand Inspector of Works | Chandler’s Ford | 1258 | |
| W. Bro. Malcolm Lloyd | Provincial Grand Almoner | Wyndham | 37 | |
| W. Bro. Nigel Wilkinson | Provincial Grand Charity Steward | Oakley | 886 | |
| W. Bro. Mike Sanderman | Provincial Grand Sword Bearer | New Forest | 611 | |
| W. Bro. Tom Jones | Provincial Deputy Grand Chaplain | William of Orange | 973 | |
| 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. David Robertson | Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | Albany | 9015 | |
| W. Bro. Gregory Williams | Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | Aldershot Military | 54 | |
| W. Bro. Derek Reed | Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | Phoenix | 2 | |
| W. Bro. Robert Gray | Provincial Grand Junior Deacon | Connaught | 694 | |
| W. Bro. Nigel Linfield | Provincial Grand Junior Deacon | Harmony | 875 | |
| W. Bro. Martin Hollis | Provincial Grand Junior Deacon | Wyndham | 37 | |
| W. Bro. Ian Vincent | Provincial Assistant Grand Secretary | Wyndham | 37 | |
| W. Bro. Adrian Bolton | Provincial Assistant Grand Charity Steward | Needles | 1246 | |
| W. Bro. Steve Denness | Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies | William Hickman | 320 | |
| W. Bro. Derek Roberts | Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies | Clanfield | 1385 | |
| W. Bro. Chris Morey | Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies | The Mark of Education | 1491 | |
| W. Bro. Gary Edmunds | Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies | Loveland | 674 | |
| W. Bro. Trevor Gulliver | Provincial Grand Organist | Mercury | 777 | |
| W. Bro. Barry Wild | Provincial Grand Standard Bearer | Hants & IOW Prov. G. Steward | 1796 | |
| W. Bro. Tony Restorick-Banks | Provincial Assistant Grand Standard Bearer | Romsey | 910 | |
| W. Bro. Brett Skelton | Provincial Grand Inner Guard | Oakley | 886 | |
| W. Bro. Mark Beeney | Provincial Grand Steward | Needles | 1246 | |
| W. Bro. Simon Baigent | Provincial Grand Steward | Woolmer Forest | 1403 | |
| W. Bro. Nicholas Milburn | Provincial Grand Steward | Clanfield | 1385 | |
| W. Bro. Paul Litster | Provincial Grand Steward | Oakley | 886 | |
| W. Bro. Ronald Shipp | Provincial Grand Tyler | Harmony | 875 | |
| FIRST APPOINTMENT TO PAST RANK FULL NAME | RANK | LODGE | NO. |
| W. Bro. Antony Deacon | Past Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | The Saint Andrews | 63 |
| W. Bro. Jon Wallsgrove | Past Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | Clausentum | 613 |
| W. Bro. David Vaughan | Past Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | Vale of Avon | 867 |
| Bro. Duncan Heritage | Past Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | Hants & IOW Prov. G. Steward | 1796 |
| W. Bro. Alan Barker | Past Provincial Grand Junior Deacon | Bournemouth | 125 |
| W. Bro. Paul Butler | Past Provincial Grand Junior Deacon | The Norman | 1279 |
| W. Bro. Peter Rann | Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies | Thomas à Becket | 775 |
| W. Bro. Ian Chennell | Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies | Woolmer Forest | 1403 |
| W. Bro. John Sweeting | Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies | Christchurch | 1453 |
| W. Bro. Gerald Kearse | Past Provincial Grand Standard Bearer | Aldershot Army and Navy | 349 |
| W. Bro. Bernard Jackson | Past Provincial Grand Standard Bearer | Thistle and Shamrock | 1048 |
| W. Bro. Christopher Hicks | Past Provincial Grand Standard Bearer | Botley | 1382 |
| PROMOTIONS FULL NAME | RANK | LODGE | NO. |
| W. Bro. Arthur Breach | Past Provincial Grand Senior Warden | The Saint Andrews | 63 |
| W. Bro. Don Snellgrove | Past Provincial Grand Senior Warden | Clausentum | 613 |
| W. Bro. Richard Batchelor | Past Provincial Grand Senior Warden | Mercury | 777 |
| W. Bro. Ray Bulman | Past Provincial Grand Senior Warden | Stradbroke | 874 |
| W. Bro. Brian Howlett | Past Provincial Grand Senior Warden | Thistle and Shamrock | 1048 |
| W. Bro. Derek Harris | Past Provincial Grand Junior Warden | The Saint Andrews | 63 |
| W. Bro. Stephen Leonard | Past Provincial Grand Junior Warden | Loveland | 674 |
| W. Bro. Neil Simpson | Past Provincial Grand Junior Warden | Connaught | 694 |
| W. Bro. Ron Shipp | Past Provincial Grand Junior Warden | Harmony | 875 |
| W. Bro. Roy Elmslie | Past Provincial Grand Junior Warden | Oakley | 886 |
| W. Bro. David Callow | Past Provincial Grand Junior Warden | Shalden | 988 |
| W. Bro. Colin Hill | Past Provincial Grand Junior Warden | Chandler’s Ford | 1258 |
| W. Bro. David Weeks | Past Provincial Grand Master Overseer | Stradbroke | 874 |
| W. Bro. Les Harris | Past Provincial Grand Master Overseer | Romsey | 910 |
| W. Bro. Geoff Standring | Past Provincial Grand Master Overseer | Brocas Hyrst | 1733 |
| W. Bro. Francis Sullivan | Past Provincial Grand Senior Overseer | Wyndham | 37 |
| W. Bro. John Alderman | Past Provincial Grand Senior Overseer | Christchurch | 1453 |
| W. Bro. Ron Mabey | Past Provincial Grand Senior Overseer | Brocas Hyrst | 1733 |
| W. Bro. Jim Williams | Past Provincial Grand Junior Overseer | Sir Arthur Holbrook | 951 |
| W. Bro. Goff Beck | Past Provincial Grand Junior Overseer | Thistle and Shamrock | 1048 |
| W. Bro. Andrew Boulton | Past Provincial Grand Junior Overseer | The Mark of Education | 1491 |
| W. Bro. Chris Jackson | Past Provincial Grand Registrar | Phoenix | 2 |
| W. Bro. Paul Coppin | Past Provincial Grand Registrar | Portsmouth | 17 |
| W. Bro. Jeremy Murton | Past Provincial Grand Registrar | Medina | 140 |
| W. Bro. Malcolm Thornton | Past Provincial Grand Registrar | Clausentum | 613 |
| W. Bro. Malcolm Carter | Past Provincial Grand Registrar | Clausentum | 613 |
| W. Bro. Robert Grace | Past Provincial Grand Registrar | Vale of Avon | 867 |
| W. Bro. Christopher Bryan | Past Provincial Grand Registrar | Shalden | 988 |
| W. Bro. David Morey | Past Provincial Grand Registrar | Needles | 1246 |
| W. Bro. John Gordon | Past Provincial Grand Registrar | The Norman | 1279 |
| W. Bro. Charlie Nunn | Past Provincial Grand Registrar | Thomas Dunckerley | 1296 |
| W. Bro. Nigel Staff | Past Provincial Grand Registrar | Botley | 1382 |
| W. Bro. Colin Swain | Past Provincial Grand Registrar | Brocas Hyrst | 1733 |
| W. Bro. Keith Misselbrook | Past Provincial Grand Inspector of Works | Connaught | 694 |
| W. Bro. Keith Toomey | Past Provincial Grand Inspector of Works | Thomas à Becket | 775 |
| W. Bro. Don Ferguson | Past Provincial Grand Inspector of Works | Thistle and Shamrock | 1048 |
| W. Bro. Alan Ediss | Past Provincial Grand Inspector of Works | Forty Steps | 1773 |
| W. Bro. Brian Lawrence | Past Provincial Grand Sword Bearer | Aldershot Military | 54 |
| W. Bro. Allen Rowlands | Past Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | Aldershot Military | 54 |
| W. Bro. Graham Hill | Past Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | The Saint Andrews | 63 |
| W. Bro. Michael Read | Past Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | Sir Arthur Holbrook | 951 |
| W. Bro. Ken Tout | Past Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | William of Orange | 973 |
| W. Bro. Nick Brier | Past Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | Clanfield | 1385 |
| W. Bro. Rohan Goodall | Past Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | Brocas Hyrst | 1733 |
| PROMOTIONS (Under Rule 78) FULL NAME | RANK | LODGE | NO. |
| W. Bro. Gareth Griffiths | Past Provincial Grand Junior Overseer | Botley | 1382 |