The South East Area Summer Ball returned for the first time since the pandemic.  It was held at the Maritime Club Portsmouth on Saturday 21st June 2023, and it was a great success raising a staggering sum of £4,800 for MCF 2027 Festival. It was a fun-filled evening with a live band, DJ, caricature artist,...Read More

Saturday 20th of May 2023. The final Community Chest live draw at Cosham Masonic Centre. What a fantastic presentation evening at our final Community Chest Event.  With a massive 1,433 raffle tickets sold, culminating with monies carried over from our previous events.  You brethren enabled us, the Admin team, to give away in the collective...Read More

Farnborough Freemasons on behalf of the ‘Hampshire & Isle of Wight Masonic Grand Charity’ presented a cheque for £500 to ‘Parity for Disability’, a local charity that supports people with multiple disabilities. The cheque was presented to the charity at their shop in North Camp by Eric Robinson, the master of Mercury Lodge No 4581...Read More

If you happen to be attending the Netley Marsh Steam and Craft show today or indeed this weekend (Details and link below), feel free to drop in and say “Hi” to the Gents manning the Freemasons in the Community (FITC) stand. FITC access to this show has been made possible by the work of W.Bro...Read More

A new lodge is set to be consecrated in the Province early next year (2024).  The Brian Bellinger Lodge of Installed Masters, in memory of our recently deceased PPGM, will be very different to other lodges.  Its concept is to become a ‘Centre of Excellence’ within the Province, providing Past Masters recently out of the...Read More

Chris Bayliss the new SE Area APGM performed his first formal engagement at the SE Area Cheque presentation evening on Monday 10th of July 2023, held at the Masonic Centre Cosham. Guests of honour to witness the presentations were The Lord Mayor of Portsmouth Cllr Tom Coles and The Mayor of Havant Cllr Rosy Raines...Read More

The South East Area’s Summer Ball returned for the first time since the pandemic.  It was held at the Maritime Club in Portsmouth on Saturday 21st June 2023 and was a great success, raising a staggering sum of £4,800 for the 2027 Festival which is supporting the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF). It was a fun-filled...Read More

Landport Lodge No. 1776 was pleased to present The Rowans Hospice with a wonderful cheque for £1,100.00, this was raised by the Past Master, Paul Briggs, from his lady’s night during his year. The Lodge Almoner, Malcolm Childs, together with Paul Briggs and Doug Pharoah presented the Cheque in person to the CEO of Rowans,...Read More

Armed Forces Weekend on the Island kicked off on Saturday with a dinner hosted by our Provincial Grand Master at the Royal Victoria Yacht Club. The dinner was attended by Island dignitaries including His Majesties Lord Lieutenant, the High Sheriff of the Isle of Wight and many others. A reception was held on the lawn...Read More

Five Heads Lodge, under the capable Mastership of Worshipful Brother Paul Lillington, held an emergency meeting to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their consecration (4th June 1973). Our Area Assistant Provincial Grand Master, W.Bro. Barrie Hewitt, escorted by a 23-strong Provincial escort, was in attendance to observe and support proceedings.  This official visit by the...Read More