PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPTER OF
HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT
Having been raised in 1988 into the Elvetham Lodge no 4013, was exalted into the Oakley Chapter of R A Masons in 1989. Served as MEZ in 2000. Appointed Prov G Steward in 2001, Deputy Prov Grand Sword Bearer in 2005. Appointed to active Grand Rank in 2010 as Grand Standard Bearer. Served as Visiting Grand Officer to St Vincents and Brook House Chapters. Promoted to Past Asst Grand Sojouner in 2018 and Past Dept Grand Sword Bearer in 2022. Then installed as Grand Superintendent in 2025, joining the Craft and Chapter Province together. Jon is an active member of the Companion Orders. He has worked as an HR professional throughout his career and still undertakes part time consultancy. He volunteers for the Magistracy, St John Ambulance and ex-Service organisations. Jon is a Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire served as High Sheriff of Hampshire in 2024.
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MASONIC CENTRES IN EASTLEIGH • CHANDLER’S FORD • HURSLEY • WINCHESTER • BASINGSTOKE • ANDOVER
| APGP | Adrian Fretter | adrian.c.fretter@ntlworld.com |
| Area Chairman | Brett Clark | brett_iow@hotmail.com |
| Area Vice Charman IOW | Paul St John-Jacobs | pstjjacobs@tiscali.co.uk |
| Area Vice Chairman Gosport/Fareham | David Hilton MBE | david7852@btinternet.com |
| Area ScribeE | Gary Eldridge | solentscribe@hantsandiowroyalarch.com |
| Area Membership Officer | Paul Davies | paultdavies@sky.com |
| Area Almoner IOW | Adrian Bolton | adrianjohnbolton@gmail.com |
| Area Almoner Gosport/Fareham | Mike Izzard | mike-izzard@uwclub.net |
| Area Mentor IOW | Duncan Maguire | border_data@hotmail.com |
| Area Mentor Gosport/Fareham | Phil Wedgebrow | bro_wedgebrow@yahoo.com |
(With their meeting dates)
Economy 76
Meeting Day: 3rd Tuesday
January, February, March, October (Installation) & November
Wolvesey 6818
Meeting Day: 2nd Wednesday
February, May, October (Installation) & December
Faith & Confidence 8222
Meeting Day: 3rd Saturday
April (Installation), June & October
MASONIC CENTRES IN ALDERSHOT • ALTON • BORDON • FARNBOROUGH • FARNHAM • PETERSFIELD
XX
(With their meeting dates)
Resurrection 515
Meeting Day: 4th Saturday
April, June (Installation) & September
Panmure 723
Meeting Day: 3rd Monday
January, May (Installation), September & November
Semper Fields 6664
Meeting Day: Monday
April (4th Mon), June, (1st Mon) & Sep (1st Mon) (Installation)
St Lawrence 2016
Meeting Day: 4th Wednesday
February, April, September & November (Installation)
Woolmer Forest 3872
Meeting Day: 1st Monday
March, June (Installation), November & December
Beach 2475
Meeting Day: 3rd Tuesday
January, March (Installation), September & November
Aldershot Camp 1331
Meeting Day: 3rd Monday
February, April (Installation) & November
Connaught 1971
Meeting Day: 3rd Friday
January (Installation) & September
Farnborough 2203
Meeting Day: 4th Thursday
January, March, September (Installation) & November
Mercury 4581
Meeting Day: 1st Thursday
February, April, October & December
Mid Wessex 1st Principles 8859
Meeting Day: Saturday
March (1st Sat) (Installation), Nove,mnber (2nd Sat)
St Johns 9395
Meeting Day: 4th Tuesday
January, March & October (Installation)
William Kingston 407
Meeting Day: 2nd Saturday
March, April (Installation), May & October
Petersfield 928
Meeting Day: 3rd Tuesday
January, March (Installation), May & October
MASONIC CENTRES IN COSHAM • HAVANT • HORNDEAN • PORTSMOUTH • PURBROOK
| Area Chairman | Peter Buchanan | deputysearearep@gmail.com |
| Vice Chairman | Nick Illingsworth | soto24@hotmail.com |
| Vice Chairman | Neil Tiffin | neil@bushmug.co.uk |
| Area Almoner | Pat McCaw | patjan1946@gmail.com |
| Deputy Area Almoner | Kevin Dennis | kevindennis@ntlworld.com |
| Area Membership Officer | Paul Mills | ills229@btinternet.com |
| Deputy Area Membership Officer | Richard Barton | sickrick1972@hotmail.co.uk |
| Area Mentor | John Wallsgrove | jwalsgrove@john-gaunt.co.uk |
(With their meeting dates)
United Services 1428
Meeting Day: 1st Monday
March, June (Installation), September & December (2nd Mon)
Prince Edward. 1903
Meeting Day: 1st Tuesday
February, May, September & Nov (Installation)
Victory 3509
Meeting Day: 3rd Friday
January, March, May, July & October (Installation)
Portsdown 4356
Meeting Day: 4th Thursday
February, April, June & Octboer (Installation)
Neptune 5150
Meeting Day: 4th Thursday
January, March (Installation), May & November
Drayton 8832
Meeting Day: 3rd Wednesday
February (Installation), April, Septenber & November
Carnarvon 804
Meeting Day: 4th Tuesday
February (Installation), May, September & November
Landport 1776
Meeting Day: 2nd Thursday
February (Installation), April, September & December
St George’s 1958
Meeting Day: Wednesday
January (3rd Wed), March (1st Wed), May (4th Wed), September (1st Wed) & November (1st Wed)(Installation)
Hayling Island 6422
Meeting Day: 3rd Friday
February, April, October (Installation) & December
St Mary 7304
Meeting Day: 3rd Friday
January, May, & November
Chapter of Friendship 257
Meeting Day: 1st Thursday
January, March, May (Installation) & November
Domus Dei 5151
Meeting Day: 2nd Friday
February (Installation), April, October & Decemebr
Old Portmuthians 8285
Meeting Day: 1st Tuesday
February, June, September & December (Installation)
Charles Dickens 8597
Meeting Day: 3rd Friday
January, March (Installation), May & October
Royal Sussex 342
Meeting Day: 3rd Friday
January, April (Installation), July & October
Duke of Connaught 1834
Meeting Day: 2nd Thursday
February, June (Installation), October & December
Taveners 7442
Meeting Day: 2nd Tuesday
January, March, May & November (Installation)
Hope 2153
Meeting Day: 4th Tuesday
March, May, September (Installation) & November
Horndean 9015
Meeting Day: 4th Thursday
February, April (Installation), September & November
MASONIC CENTRES IN GOSPORT • FAREHAM • COWES • EAST COWES • NEWPORT • RYDE • SANDOWN • SEAVIEW • SHANKLIN • VENTNOR
| Assistant to the Provincial Grand Principals | Adrian Fretter | adrian.c.fretter@ntlworld.com |
| Area Chairman | Brett Clark | brett_iow@hotmail.com |
| Area Vice Charman IOW | Paul St John-Jacobs | pstjjacobs@tiscali.co.uk |
| Area Vice Chairman Gosport/Fareham | David Hilton MBE | david7852@btinternet.com |
| Area ScribeE | Gary Eldridge | solentscribe@hantsandiowroyalarch.com |
| Area Membership Officer | Paul Davies | paultdavies@sky.com |
| Area Almoner IOW | Adrian Bolton | adrianjohnbolton@gmail.com |
| Area Almoner Gosport/Fareham | Mike Izzard | mike-izzard@uwclub.net |
| Area Mentor IOW | Duncan Maguire | border_data@hotmail.com |
| Area Mentor Gosport/Fareham | Phil Wedgebrow | bro_wedgebrow@yahoo.com |
(With their meeting dates)
Chapter of Harmony 309
Meeting Day: 3rd Thursday
February, May (Installation), September & November
Portsmouth 487
Meeting Day: 2nd Monday
February, April, October & December (1st Mon)(Installation)
Daintree 2938
Meeting Day: 1st Tuesday
February (Installation), April, June, September & November
St Vincent 5295
Meeting Day: 2nd Thursday
January, April, June & October
Gosport 903
Meeting Day: 1st Wednesday
February, April. June, October & December
Alverstoke 1705
Meeting Day: 3rd Wednesday
January, March, May, September & November (Installation)
Asher Barfield 35
Meeting Day: 3rd Thursday
March, May, September & November (Installation)
Osborne 2169
Meeting Day: 3rd Monday
February, April, May & October (Installation)
IoW Forst Principles 8847
Meeting Day: 1st Friday
June & December (Installation)
Albany 151
Meeting Day: Last Tuesday
January, April, May & October (Installation)
East Medina 175
Meeting Day: Last Monday
February, April, September & November (Installation)
Vectensian 7852
Meeting Day: 3rd Friday
January, March (Installation), May & November
Needles 2838
Meeting Day: 2nd Monday
February (Installation), April, May & October
Chine 1884
Meeting Day: 2nd Wednesday
March, May, September & November (Installation)
Yarborough 551
Meeting Day: 1st Wednesday
February, April, May (Installation), October & December
MASONIC CENTRES IN BOTLEY • SOUTHAMPTON • TOTTON • WOOLSTON
(With their meeting dates)
Royal Gloucester 130
Meeting Day: 1st Thursday
February, March, April (Installation), October & November
Peace 359
Meeting Day: 1st Friday
March, April, October, November (Installation) & December
Concord 394
Meeting Day: 4th Thursday
February, March, April, September & November (Installation)
Albert Edward 1780
Meeting Day: 3rd Tuesday
February, April (Installation), October & November
Bramston Beach 2955
Meeting Day: 1st Wednesday
March, April, October, November & December (Installation)
H&IoW 1st Prins 5990
Meeting Day: Saturday
May (2nd Sat) & October (1st Sat)
Brook House 8606
Meeting Day: Last weekday
March, May, July & October (Installation)
H & IoW Stewards 9263
Meeting Day: Various
February (3rd Tues), June (3rd Thursday) & September (2nd Fri)(Installation)
Test Valley 6181
Meeting Day: 2nd Wednesday
February, March, April, May (Installation), October & November
Wilfred Attenborough 7672
Meeting Day: 3rd Monday
January (Installation), February, March, April, October & November
Ancasta 1461
Meeting Day: 3rd Wednesday
January (Installation), March, May, September & November
Richard Taunton 7050
Meeting Day: Meeting Day:
February (Installation), October & Decemb
MASONIC CENTRES IN BOURNEMOUTH • BROCKENHURST • CHRISTCHURCH • LYMINGTON • NEW MILTON • RINGWOOD
| APGP | Mike Trevett | apgp.hiow@gmail.com |
| Area Chairman | Andrew Weldycz | andrew@weldycz.org |
| Area Vice Chairman | Naser Sharifi | n.sharifi21@yahoo.co.uk |
| Area Membership Officer | Andy Castell | andrew.jm.castell@btinternet.com |
| Area Mentor | Peter Hughes | hughes_peter43@sky.com |
| Area Almoner | Ray Turner | rayturner8755@gmail.com |
(With their meeting dates)
Knole 8996
Meeting Day: 3rd Friday
February, April & October (Installation)
Hengist 195
Meeting Day: 2nd Wednesday
February, May, September & November (Installation)
Octa 4397
Meeting Day: Various
March (Last Wed). Jun (Last Thursday), September (Last Wed) & December (2nd Thurs) (Installation)
Boscombe 2158
Meeting Day: 3rd Friday
February (Installation), April, June, October & December
Southbourne 6281
Meeting Day: 3rd Tuesday
January (Installation), March, May & September
Twynham 5889
Meeting Day: Monday
Jan (Last Mon), Mar (Last Mon), May (2nd Mon), Oct (Last Mon)(Installation)
Unity 132
Meeting Day: 3rd Thursday
January (Installation), March, June & September
Barton Court 5468
Meeting Day: 2nd Tuesday
February, April, October (Installation) & December
Brockenhurst 7040
Meeting Day: 4th Wednesday
January (Installation), March, April, September & November
New Forest 319
Meeting Day: 4th Thursday
January, February, March, October (Installation) & November