Dear Brethren All,  Yes, I am still here, but I apologise that it has been three weeks since I wrote to you all. The last couple of weekends have been busy, at the same time enjoyable. On 3rd June our daughters treated us to a weekend…

Dear Brethren All,  You may be thinking that I had forgotten you as there was no letter last Saturday, a simple reason, I was on a cruise towards Stockholm. We are now back having had an enjoyable time with calm seas all the way and…

Dear Brethren All,  Good morning on this damp but Historic day, the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. I do not think that the weather will dampen the spirit and enthusiasm of those watching this day of pomp and formality, especially those lining…

Dear Brethren All,   On this sunny morning I greet you all well. Last Saturday was an excellent Annual Provincial Meeting at the Guildhall, Portsmouth, which was well attended and it was an opportunity for me to meet up and speak to many of you. I…

Dear Provincial Grand Master, George, What a superb Mark day we all had yesterday at Portsmouth once again. Thank you so much for the kind and generous hospitality afforded to me and members of the team. It is always a very happy meeting and one…

To All Brethren within the Province,   Here we are on Easter Saturday, with another frost, I wish you a Happy Easter, go steady on those Easter Eggs and hot cross buns. I remember the time when we could only buy hot cross buns on Good…

Dear Brethren All,  I am very pleasantly surprised as to how many of you mention this letter from Andover to me, thank you, it makes the task worthwhile. The garden is looking very colourful at the moment with various varieties of daffodils in bloom together…

Dear Brethren All,  A mixture of weather in this part of the Province this week, which has caused some effect on the garden. On Monday the lawns received a treatment of fertiliser, which they needed very much, then on Wednesday we had a fall of…

Dear Brethren All,  The weather seems to be improving and we have managed to get out into the garden in order to start preparing the ground for planting. Loads of manure has been spread over one bed in order to try and enrich the soil.…