The spectrum of people that I meet through Freemasonry never ceases to surprise me. Being a brand new companion of the Holy Royal Arch, with a whole seven weeks of experience, I have been pleased to receive several invitations to Chapters in the Southeast and Central areas. The warmth and fellowship of Craft lodges very...Read More

Wednesday February 1st 2023 saw the 660th regular meeting of Caer Gwent Lodge No.5071 at the Winchester Masonic centre. This was to be the penultimate time that W.Bro Vincent Jones was to sit in the chair of King Solomon as their elected Master. The evening was a Past Masters Night to raise Brother Dwayne Phillp,...Read More

I visited Twynham Lodge 5889 on the 3rd of April.   They meet at the Christchurch Masonic Centre.  The evening was a Passing of Brother Ryan Jefferies.  An excellent ceremony was given in front of a good-sized provincial team, which unusually consisted of two APGM’s in the persons of Barrie Hewitt and James Ian Preece. As...Read More

In a masonic year that has seen several lodges close for the last time and more due for the same fate, it was particularly pleasing to witness the 100th anniversary of Excelsior Lodge on Tuesday May 2nd at the Horndean Centre, located at Five Heads Road. The Provincial Grand Master, Jonathan Whitaker, escorted by a...Read More

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