Provincial Grand Junior Warden
W Bro John Icke is to be appointed Provincial Grand Junior Warden at the Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons in June of this year.
John was initiated into Freemasonry in 1986 into Elmley Castle Lodge No 6247. He became Master in 1996 in which year the lodge celebrated its Fiftieth Anniversary. He became the Preceptor and Director of Ceremonies in 2002 until 2008.
He joined Royal Arch in Abbott Lichfield Chapter No 3308. John became a member of Evesham Chapter Rose Croix 994 and held the office of Most Wise Sovereign in 2001. He was perfected into the Simon De Montfort Preceptory of Knights Templar No 414 and held the office of Eminent Preceptor in 2004. At the same time he was Eminent Prior of the Simon De Montfort Preceptory of Knight of Malta.
John is a very keen Mark Mason having been Advanced into St Egwin Lodge of MMM No 1135 in 1990. He became Worshipful Master in 2000. He served the lodge as Director of Ceremonies from 2002 until 2009. He was Elevated into the St Egwin Lodge of Royal Ark Masons in 2002 and became Worshipful Commander in 2007.
He has been the lodge catering officer for the last ten years and more recently has developed and runs the lodges web site.
He has also assumed responsibility for his Craft Lodge web site and the Worcestershire Mark Provincial Grand Lodge Web site.
In a busy year for John he is also to receive Provincial Royal Ark Mariner Grand Rank in May.
Provincial Grand Chaplain
W Bro Anthimos Papandreou is to become the next Provincial Grand Chaplain.
Nino as he is known throughout Evesham Lodges is a Past Provincial Deputy Grand Chaplain in Berkshire.
Past Master and Past Commander of St Egwin’s, Past Master of Abbot Lichfield Lodge No 3308 and Past First Principle of Abbot Lichfield Royal Arch Chapter No 3308. Most Recently he became a member of the Preceptory of Simon De Montfort No 414
Provincial Grand Charity Steward.
W Bro George Simpson is very well known for his Charity work not only in our Lodge but throughout the Province. Responsible for the introduction of the 100 Club in the Mark Province as a fund raiser for the 2015 Festival Appeal.
George is a Past Master of Abbot Lichfield Craft Lodge No 3308 as well as being a Past Master of our lodge.
He is a member and Past Most Wise Sovereign of Bordesley Abbey Chapter Rose Croix No 918 in Redditch.
He was Elevated into Ark RAM Lodge No 59 and most recently has become a member of the Preceptory of King John No 519.
George’s year as Provincial Senior Grand Warden has been a busy year and the next few years running up to the Festival in 2015 will be just as busy if not even more so.
Assistant Provincial Grand Secretary.
Our lodges service to the Province is completed by the reappointment of W Bro Adrian Carl Hutt in his capacity as Assistant Provincial Grand Secretary.
Adrian is a Past Master of the lodge of St John in Bedwardine No 7458. Past Master of our lodge in Mark Degree and Past Commander in the Royal Ark Mariners.
Adrian is becoming more and more experienced in the work of Assistant Secretary of our province and we congratulate him and wish him well in his further term of office.
