Festival President, RWBro Jon Whitaker PGM
Festival Director, WBro Barrie Hewitt PSGD
Money raised will go to the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF), which was formed in the year the last Festival ended by rolling the three existing national Masonic charities together. It is one of the largest grant-making charities in the country and provides about £20m annually that supports a wide number of charities, hospices, air ambulances and international disaster relief efforts as well as Freemasons and their families.
Out of this total the Province of Hampshire and Isle of Wight last year received £766,623 for individual members and their families, plus a further £150,000 went to local charities and good causes.
“Since the launch there has been a very good response right across the Province to get behind the Festival Appeal. I am delighted that there is now a greater awareness of what the MCF is and how it can help us all and also how it assists the wider national and international community.”
Barrie Hewitt,
Festival Director
Printed copies of this new edition of the Festival pocket Guide will be available through our new Centre Champions from mid January 2024.
Contact details for Centre Champions appear in the Useful Contacts section below.
The MCF 2027 Festival Toolkit is primarily intended for use by Lodge Charity Stewards, Treasurers Secretaries and Visiting Officers in promoting the Festival whist ensuring accurate information is disseminated.
| Festival Secretary | WBro David Hilton MBE | David.Hilton@MCF2027Festival.co.uk |
| Provincial Charity Steward | WBro John Pearson | John.Pearson@MCF2027Festival.co.uk |
| North Central Area | W Bro Andi Parker | Andi.Parker@MCF2027Festival.co.uk |
| North East Area | W Bro Richard Lucas | Richard.Lucas@MCF2027Festival.co.uk |
| Solent Area | W Bro Ray Bezani | Ray.Bezani@MCF2027Festival.co.uk |
| South Central Area | W Bro Jim Renshaw | Jim.Renshaw@MCF2027Festival.co.uk |
| South East Area | W Bro Scott Clarke | Scott.Clarke@MCF2027Festival.co.uk |
| South West Area | W Bro John Donoghue | John.Donoghue@MCF2027Festival.co.uk |
The Centre Champions are a new ‘go to’ for Brethren looking for guidance, assistance or clarification on anything Festival related.
| Woolston | W Bro Brian Durrant | briandurrant113@hotmail.com |
| Totton | W Bro Ash Bennette | 6979@outlook.com |
| Albion Place | W Bro Steve Humby | steve@stevehumby.com |
| Botley | W Bro Rob Wilson | the.wilsonfamily@btinternet.com |
| Cosham 1 | W Bro Ian Jenkins | ian@solentsew.co.uk |
| Cosham 2 | W Bro Iain McLean | iain.mclean.im@gmail.com |
| Havant | W Bro Karl Semmens | semmenskarl@gmail.com |
| Horndean | W Bro Rob Lowe | rglowe0@gmail.com |
| Phoenix | W Bro Jordan Fretter | jordanfretter@gmail.com |
| Purbrook | W Bro Luc Semmens | lucgerard@hotmail.co.uk |
| Isle of Wight | W Bro Tony Mears | tonymears9@btinternet.com |
| Fareham & Gosport | W Bro Paul Dungey | dungeyp@yahoo.co.uk |
| Aldershot | Bro Keith Bean | beanmasteruk@yahoo.co.uk |
| Alton | W Bro Malcolm Jones | mpjones.lodge@btinternet.com |
| Bordon | W Bro Scott Duffield | scottduffield@hotmail.com |
| Farnborough | Bro Guy Bell | guy.bell@sky.com |
| Petersfield | W Bro Simon Baigent | simonbaigent@virginmedia.com |
| Knole Road | W Bro Brian Clark | b.clark137@ntlworld.com |
| Knole Road | Bro Lloyd Clark | lloydclark32@yahoo.com” |
| Knole Road | W Bro Julian Morse | julian.morse@ntlworld.com |
| Brockenhurst | W Bro James Bailey | jamesbailey7040@gmail.com |
| Warren Avenue | W Bro Mike Harrold | mike_harrold@btinternet.com |
| Lymington | W Bro Maurice Richards | morris@morrisrichards.com |
| Kings Court | W Bro Justin Churcher | Justin.churcher@gmail.com |
| Kings Court | Bro Ian Shooter | ian@fcfin.co.uk |
| Winchester | W Bro Ryan Hadfield | rhadfield06@gmail.com |
| Andover | W Bro Bill Morris | wmgmorris16@gmail |
| Basingstoke | W Bro Andrew Bradburn | andykal5469@gmail.com |
| Eastleigh | W Bro Ron Hancock | ranniebee@btinternet.com |
| W Bro Peter Hill | Peter.Hill@MCF2027festival.co.uk |