Message from our Regional Governor
REGION OF THE EASTERN COUNTIES
10th November 2023
To all members of the Region
Dear Pilgrims and Preceptors,
At today’s Regional meeting, I thanked the Regional Officers for what they have done, and are continuing to do, for the Region. They have all supported me very ably and you, its members, have been equally supportive. I hope you will continue to do the same not only for me but also for my successor. Prior to his announcing his own retirement, followed by his untimely death some three years ago, it had been the intention of our late Grand Master, M.Ill.Bro. Stephen Ayres, to create Pilgrim Preceptors Provinces, and I had offered to serve him for two years as Provincial Grand Master. That didn’t happen and, as far as I am aware, our Grand Master, M.Ill.Bro. Jon Roberts, is not going to change the current structure. Having served as Regional Governor since 2017, and rather more than the two years I promised Stephen Ayres, and as I have a significant(ish) birthday in August 2024, the Grand Master has agreed to allow me to stand down as Regional Governor immediately prior to next year’s Grand Conclave meeting, at which it his current intention to install my successor, whose identity I do not know. When I joined the Order we had two Conclaves in what is now the Eastern Region and, as far as I was aware, only two or three other members in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. I have been privileged to help the Region grow to eight Conclaves (seven from tomorrow) and well over a hundred members, and I pledge myself to help your new Governor grow it further.
Yours in Fraternity, Equality and Liberty,
Tom Auber
Grantebrycge Conclave No. 36
Held at Cambridge 27th. June 2023
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Message from our Regional Governor
Grand Conclave of the Masonic Order of Pilgrim Preceptors
M Ill Bro. Jonathan C. Roberts, Grand Master
REGION OF THE EASTERN COUNTIES
26th June 2023
Pilgrims and Pilgrim Preceptors,
Congratulations to R.Ill.Bro. David Boswell, our new Assistant Grand Master, appointed, invested and installed with great dignity by our Grand Master at the Annual Convocation held at Leicester last Saturday, 24th June. David, we all wish you well in your latest venture, and hope you will thoroughly enjoy it.
Congratulations too to the other members of the Region who were reappointed, appointed or promoted on Saturday – all well deserved:
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Grand Registrar |
Jeffrey CONWAY |
St. Laurence |
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President of the Executive Committee |
Christopher BURGESS |
Prince Edwin |
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Grand Treasurer |
John WICKES |
Prince Edwin |
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Deputy Grand Marshal (South) |
Michael GOFFIN |
Conclave of the Angles |
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Deputy Grand Treasurer |
Mark SAUNDERS |
Prince Edwin |
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Grand Keeper of the Portal |
Geoffrey SPENCER |
Conclave of the Angles |
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Grand Steward |
Peter PRYKE |
Gippelwich |
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Past Grand Banner Bearer |
Roy BRIDGEN |
Prince Edwin |
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Past Assistant Grand Marshal |
David HICKINBOTTOM |
Conclave of the Angles |
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Past Grand Banner Bearer |
Robin HABBITTS |
Conclave of the Angles |
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Past Assistant Grand Marshal |
Raymond PASCOE |
Gippelwich |
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Past Grand Keeper of the Portal |
Harry MUIR |
St. Laurence |
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I look forward to seeing you at a Conclave meeting in the near future and, while we are starting a new year in the Pilgrim Preceptors calendar, we are also approaching a relatively quieter time in other Masonic Orders. I therefore take the opportunity of wishing you a very pleasant and restful summer, trusting you and yours stay safe and well, and hoping we may all remain free from the problems affecting many in this world.
Yours in Freedom, Equality and Liberty,
Tom Auber
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Grantebrycge Conclave No. 36
Consecrated Thursday 24th February 2022
Nearly 60 Pilgrims and Preceptors were privileged to be present at the first Consecration to be carried out by our Grand Master, M.Ill.Bro. Jonathan Roberts, at the Masonic Hall, Newmarket.
Our newest Conclave will meet at Freemasons’ Hall, Bateman Street, Cambridge, and elsewhere in the Craft Province of Cambridgeshire.
The Primus Illustrious Preceptor is Ill.Bro. William C.M. Dastur, well known to all Cambridgeshire Masons and far beyond!
For details of the Conclave, please go to ‘Conclaves and Meetings’ in the Menu on the left.
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