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 18th April 2026.
The Brethren receiving Promotions will be invested at a special Promotions meeting which will be held on Saturday 1st August 2026 at the Botley Masonic Centre.
ACTIVE RANKS
| Full Name | Rank | Lodge Name | No. |
| W. Bro. Nigel Hutchins | Provincial Grand Senior Warden | Hector Young | 1395 |
| W. Bro. Graham Lant | Provincial Grand Junior Warden | Carnarvon | 62 |
| W. Bro. Brian Durrant | Provincial Grand Master Overseer | Gosport | 305 |
| W. Bro. Ross Lucas-Young | Provincial Grand Senior Overseer | Phoenix | 2 |
| W. Bro. Ali Nazaripour | Provincial Grand Junior Overseer | Phoenix | 2 |
| W. Bro. Tom Jones | Provincial Grand Chaplain | William of Orange | 973 |
| Bro. David Hewitt | Provincial Grand Treasurer | Vale of Avon | 867 |
| W. Bro. Dave Colmer | Provincial Grand Registrar | Hector Young | 1395 |
| W. Bro. Simon Lancaster | Provincial Grand Secretary | Romsey | 910 |
| W. Bro. Mark Green | Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies | Brocas Hyrst | 1733 |
| W. Bro. Richard Cox | Provincial Grand Almoner | Hampshire and Isle of Wight Provincial Grand Stewards | 1796 |
| V. W. Bro. Nigel Wilkinson | Provincial Grand Charity Steward | Oakley | 886 |
| W. Bro. Terry Worrall | Provincial Grand Inspector of Works | Carnarvon | 62 |
| W. Bro. John Cole | Provincial Grand Sword Bearer | The Saint Andrews | 63 |
| W. Bro. Malcolm Thornton | Provincial Deputy Grand Chaplain | Clausentum | 613 |
| W. Bro. Alex Honeyman | Provincial Deputy Grand Secretary | Hector Young | 1395 |
| W. Bro. Gary Edmunds | Provincial Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies | Loveland “Be Prepared” | 674 |
| W. Bro. Roy Trevatt | Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | William Hickman | 320 |
| W. Bro. Archie Dickie | Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | Thistle and Shamrock | 1048 |
| W. Bro. Ken Buckley | Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | Hector Young | 1395 |
| W. Bro. Nicholas Hannigan | Provincial Grand Junior Deacon | Phoenix | 2 |
| W. Bro. Tim Baker | Provincial Grand Junior Deacon | Wyndham | 37 |
| W. Bro. Michael Nash | Provincial Grand Junior Deacon | The Mark of Education | 1491 |
| W. Bro. Ian Vincent | Provincial Assistant Grand Secretary | Wyndham | 37 |
| W. Bro. Adrian Bolton | Provincial Assistant Grand Charity Steward | Needles | 1246 |
| W. Bro. Kevin Symes | Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies | Thomas Dunckerley | 1296 |
| W. Bro. Mark Legg | Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies | Romsey | 910 |
| W. Bro. Stephen Marsh-Collis | Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies | Clausentum | 613 |
| W. Bro. Peter Still | Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies | Portsdown | 739 |
| W. Bro. Trevor Gulliver | Provincial Grand Organist | Mercury | 777 |
| W. Bro. Paul Philp | Provincial Grand Standard Bearer | Hampshire and Isle of Wight Provincial Grand Stewards | 1796 |
| W. Bro. Stephen Bedford | Provincial Assistant Grand Standard Bearer | Romsey | 910 |
| W. Bro. Patrick Grayell | Provincial Grand Inner Guard | Portsmouth | 17 |
| W. Bro. Stephen Saunders | Provincial Grand Steward | Botley | 1382 |
| W. Bro. Stuart Clarke | Provincial Grand Steward | Woolmer Forest | 1403 |
| W. Bro. Royston Smith | Provincial Grand Steward | Clanfield | 1385 |
| W. Bro. Harry Plowright | Provincial Grand Steward | The Saint Andrews | 63 |
| W. Bro. Ron Shipp | Provincial Grand Tyler | Harmony | 875 |
FIRST APPOINTMENT TO PAST RANK
| FULL NAME | RANK | LODGE | NO. |
| W. Bro. James Henderson | Past Provincial Grand Inspector of Works | Albany | TI |
| W. Bro. Peter Gilham | Past Provincial Grand Inspector of Works | Meridies | 1798 |
| W. Bro. Leslie Willmott | Past Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | New Forest | 611 |
| W. Bro. Stan Gibbs | Past Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | Mercury | 777 |
| W. Bro. Maurice Cooke | Past Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | Shalden | 988 |
| W. Bro. Mark Kay | Past Provincial Grand Junior Deacon | Harmony | 875 |
| W. Bro. Frederick Pond | Past Provincial Grand Junior Deacon | Gosport | 305 |
| W. Bro. Pat Kinchin | Past Provincial Grand Junior Deacon | Harmony | 875 |
| W. Bro. Alan Horsman | Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies | Thomas à Becket | 775 |
| W. Bro. Kevin Smith | Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies | Brocas Hyrst | 1733 |
| W. Bro. Stuart Pearce | Past Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies | Botley | 1382 |
| Bro. Robert Bidder | Past Provincial Grand Standard Bearer | Loveland “Be Prepared” | 674 |
PROMOTIONS
| Full Name | Rank | Lodge | No. |
| W.Bro. Michael Norman | Past Provincial Grand Senior Warden | Bournemouth | 125 |
| W.Bro. Paul Ebbatson | Past Provincial Grand Junior Warden | Albany | TI |
| W.Bro. George Warke | Past Provincial Grand Junior Warden | Albany | TI |
| W.Bro. Colin Dimmick | Past Provincial Grand Junior Warden | Medina | 140 |
| W.Bro. Les Munday | Past Provincial Grand Junior Warden | New Forest | 611 |
| W.Bro. Michael Whittaker | Past Provincial Grand Junior Warden | Oakley | 886 |
| W.Bro. Terry Butcher | Past Provincial Grand Junior Warden | William of Orange | 973 |
| W.Bro. James Kneller | Past Provincial Grand Junior Warden | Botley | 1382 |
| W.Bro. David Mercer | Past Provincial Grand Master Overseer | Oakley | 886 |
| W.Bro. Tim Leather | Past Provincial Grand Senior Overseer | Connaught | 694 |
| W.Bro. Roger Robertson | Past Provincial Grand Senior Overseer | Oakley | 886 |
| W.Bro. Derek Elphee | Past Provincial Grand Senior Overseer | Shalden | 988 |
| W.Bro. Charlie Harman | Past Provincial Grand Senior Overseer | Thistle and Shamrock | 1048 |
| W.Bro. Anton Smith | Past Provincial Grand Junior Overseer | Botley | 1382 |
| W.Bro. Richard Bird | Past Provincial Grand Junior Overseer | Woolmer Forest | 1403 |
| W.Bro. David Slattery | Past Provincial Grand Junior Overseer | Brocas Hyrst | 1733 |
| W.Bro. Andy Duff | Past Provincial Grand Registrar | Aldershot Military | 54 |
| W.Bro. John Walters | Past Provincial Grand Registrar | Shalden | 988 |
| W.Bro. Martyn Offer | Past Provincial Grand Registrar | The Norman | 1279 |
| W.Bro. Charles Kinley | Past Provincial Grand Registrar | Brocas Hyrst | 1733 |
| W.Bro. David Richardson | Past Provincial Grand Inspector of Works | William Hickman | 320 |
| W.Bro. Roger Poynter | Past Provincial Grand Inspector of Works | Stradbroke | 874 |
| Bro. John Kirby | Past Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | Albany | TI |
| W.Bro. Barry Pearn | Past Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | Harmony | 875 |
| W.Bro. Roger Smith | Past Provincial Grand Senior Deacon | Meridies | 1798 |