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.…

Dear Brethren All,  My Dear Friends I hope that you are all as well as can be expected and are keeping warm in the frosty conditions. Many congratulations to those brethren who have received Provincial Appointments and Promotions and who will be Invested on 15th April at…

Dear Brethren All,  For those who attended the Annual Provincial Assembly a great treat was in store. Part way through the meeting the Provincial Grand Master, Rt. W. Bro. George Deacon, called the Annual Assembly Off and handed proceedings over to Rt. W. Bro. Jonathan…

Dear Brethren All,  A belated Happy and Healthy New Year to you all. The birthday party on 1st January went quite well without too much food left over. It is nice though to see a bit more daylight each day, but we have seen a lot…