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 12th April 2025.
The Brethren receiving Promotions will be invested at a special Promotions meeting which will be held on Saturday 2nd August 2025 at the Botley Masonic Centre.
ACTIVE RANKS
| Full Name | Rank | Lodge Name | No. |
| W. Bro. Frank Hoskins | Provincial Grand Senior Warden | Gosport | 305 |
| W. Bro. Barry Thornton | Provincial Grand Junior Warden | Forty Steps | 1773 |
| W. Bro. Roger Hopgood | Provincial Grand Master Overseer | Hector Young | 1395 |
| W. Bro. Colin Oliphant | Provincial Grand Senior Overseer | Connaught | 694 |
| W. Bro. Edward Giles | Provincial Grand Junior Overseer | Botley | 1382 |
| W. Bro. Geoff Dobson | Provincial Grand Chaplain | Romsey | 910 |
| W. Bro. David Hewitt | Provincial Grand Treasurer | Vale of Avon | 867 |
| 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. Malcolm Lloyd | Provincial Grand Almoner | Wyndham | 37 |
| W. Bro. Nigel Wilkinson | Provincial Grand Charity Steward | Oakley | 886 |
| W. Bro. Tony Tykocki | Provincial Grand Inspector of Works | Hants & IOW Prov. G. Steward | 1796 |
| W. Bro. David Forward | Provincial Grand Sword Bearer | Oakley | 886 |
| W. Bro. John Challis | Provincial Deputy Grand Chaplain | Portsdown | 739 |
| W. Bro. Alexander Honeyman | Provincial Deputy Grand Secretary | Hector Young | 1395 |
| W. Bro. Mark Green | Provincial Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies | Brocas Hyrst | 1733 |
| W. Bro. Bruce Anderson | Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | Winchester | 969 |
| W. Bro. Mark Jones | Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | Clausentum | 613 |
| W. Bro. Malcolm Hillyer | Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | Vale of Avon | 867 |
| W. Bro. Peter Alexander | Provincial Grand Junior Deacon | William Hickman | 320 |
| W. Bro. Graham Williams | Provincial Grand Junior Deacon | Gosport | 305 |
| W. Bro. Thomas Gaskin | Provincial Grand Junior Deacon | Gosport | 305 |
| W. Bro. Ian Vincent | Provincial Assistant Grand Secretary | Wyndham | 37 |
| W. Bro. Adrian Bolton | Provincial Assistant Grand Charity Steward | Needles | 1246 |
| W. Bro. Kevin Hutchins | Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies | Aldershot Army and Navy | 349 |
| W. Bro. Robert Prowting | Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies | Hector Young | 1395 |
| W. Bro. Kevin Symes | Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies | Thomas Dunckerley | 1296 |
| W. Bro. Martin Howe | Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies | Albany | TI |
| W. Bro. Trevor Gulliver | Provincial Grand Organist | Mercury | 777 |
| W. Bro. Guy Bennett | Provincial Grand Standard Bearer | New Forest | 611 |
| W. Bro. Christopher Frith | Provincial Assistant Grand Standard Bearer | Portsmouth | 17 |
| W. Bro. Roy Goring | Provincial Grand Inner Guard | Portsdown | 739 |
| W. Bro. Matthew Burrell | Provincial Grand Steward | Carnarvon | 62 |
| W. Bro. Gary Richards | Provincial Grand Steward | Vale of Avon | 867 |
| W. Bro. Philip Kitch | Provincial Grand Steward | New Forest | 611 |
| W. Bro. Simon Baigent | Provincial Grand Steward | Woolmer Forest | 1403 |
| W. Bro. Ronald Shipp | Provincial Grand Tyler | Harmony | 875 |
FIRST APPOINTMENT TO PAST RANK
| FULL NAME | RANK | LODGE | NO. |
| W. Bro. David Baggaley | Past Provincial Grand Inspector of Works | Needles | 1246 |
| W. Bro. Mike Drewery | Past Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | William Hickman | 320 |
| W. Bro. Roy Pether | Past Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | Thomas à Becket | 775 |
| W. Bro. Trevor Williams | Past Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | Harmony | 875 |
| W. Bro. Robert Orlebar | Past Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | Winchester | 969 |
| W. Bro. Derek Hatt | Past Provincial Grand Junior Deacon | Albany | TI |
| W. Bro. Joe Fagan | Past Provincial Grand Junior Deacon | Connaught | 694 |
| W. Bro. Keith Turnbull | Past Provincial Grand Junior Deacon | Stradbroke | 874 |
| W. Bro. Robert Bright | Past Provincial Grand Junior Deacon | Sir Arthur Holbrook | 951 |
| W. Bro. Mark Williamson | Past Provincial Grand Junior Deacon | William of Orange | 973 |
| W. Bro. Ian Haines | Past Provincial Grand Junior Deacon | Hector Young | 1395 |
| W. Bro. Geoff Tett | Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies | Portsmouth | 17 |
| W. Bro. John Smith | Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies | Wyndham | 37 |
| Bro. Peter Murray | Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies | Vale of Avon | 867 |
PROMOTIONS
| Full Name | Rank | Lodge | No. |
| W. Bro. Adrian Jessop | Past Provincial Grand Senior Warden | Phoenix | 2 |
| W. Bro. Norman Taylor | Past Provincial Grand Senior Warden | New Forest | 611 |
| W. Bro. Michael Webb | Past Provincial Grand Senior Warden | Clausentum | 613 |
| W. Bro. Geoffrey Pointer | Past Provincial Grand Senior Warden | Clausentum | 613 |
| W. Bro. Geoffrey Newman | Past Provincial Grand Senior Warden | Vale of Avon | 867 |
| W. Bro. David Stock | Past Provincial Grand Senior Warden | Thomas Dunckerley | 1296 |
| W. Bro. Malcolm Brown | Past Provincial Grand Junior Warden | Thistle and Shamrock | 1048 |
| W. Bro. Clive Egerton | Past Provincial Grand Junior Warden | Chandler’s Ford | 1258 |
| W. Bro. Michael Brown | Past Provincial Grand Junior Warden | Thomas Dunckerley | 1296 |
| W. Bro. Ivan Parkin | Past Provincial Grand Junior Warden | Clanfield | 1385 |
| W. Bro. Vernon Baker | Past Provincial Grand Junior Warden | Clanfield | 1385 |
| W. Bro. Leonard Bates | Past Provincial Grand Junior Warden | Hector Young | 1395 |
| W. Bro. David Butler | Past Provincial Grand Junior Warden | Forty Steps | 1773 |
| W. Bro. David Rees | Past Provincial Grand Senior Overseer | Thomas à Becket | 775 |
| W. Bro. Michael Death | Past Provincial Grand Senior Overseer | Needles | 1246 |
| W. Bro. Alan Parker | Past Provincial Grand Registrar | William Hickman | 320 |
| W. Bro. Martin Olsen | Past Provincial Grand Registrar | Thistle and Shamrock | 1048 |
| W. Bro. James Spencer | Past Provincial Grand Inspector of Works | Loveland “Be Prepared” | 674 |
| W. Bro. Stephen Hurrell | Past Provincial Grand Inspector of Works | Thomas à Becket | 775 |
| W. Bro. John Brooks | Past Provincial Grand Sword Bearer | Romsey | 910 |
| W. Bro. Thomas Terry | Past Provincial Grand Sword Bearer | Chandler’s Ford | 1258 |
| W. Bro. Christopher Wallis | Past Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | The Saint Andrews | 63 |