Recent Preceptory Meetings and our last Annual Meeting
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Herga Preceptory 268
This photo is from the meeting held on the 1st May 2025. The main focus of the meeting was for Comp. Chukwuezogo Amechi (front row, right) to be Installed as a Knight of the Order. E.Kt. Adam Smith (front row, centre), with great skill, undertook the Installation ceremony. Also present was the Provincial Prior, R.E.Kt. John Roberts, K.C.T. (front row, left).
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Mount Lebanon Preceptory 573
This photo is from the meeting held 12th April 2025. The highlight of the the meeting was the Installation of a new Knight. That is, Comp. Ben Nicholls (back row, second from the left) was made a Knight of the Order. The Preceptor, E.Kt. John Billett (sitting centre of the front row) conducted the ceremony in an excellent manner with support from E.Kt. Jeremy Jones (shown to his right). Due to the unavoidable absence of the Marshal the Provincial Marshal E.Kt. Tom D'Souza (standing front left) stepped in to acclaim.
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Annual Provincial Priory Meeting 2024
On the 1st July Knights from around the Province and further afield attended the Annual Meeting of the Provincial Priory of Middlesex at the Harrow District Masonic Centre. The occasion was a very enjoyable and memorable one.
This photo shows the Provincial Prior, R.E.Kt. John Roberts, K.C.T., retiring from the meeting.
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Annual Provincial Priory Meeting 2024
The meeting was very well attended with many Provinces represented by Executive Members supported by other Knights of their Province. This photo shows some Visiting Dignitaries being greeted on conclusion of the meeting.
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Annual Provincial Priory Meeting 2024
This photo shows the Provincial Prior and the Provincial Sub-Prior, V.E.Kt. Silverio Ostrowski, P.Gt.Reg., surrounded by some of the Members of the Province.
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Annual Provincial Priory Meeting 2024
This photo shows the Provincial Prior and the Provincial Sub-Prior surrounded by some of the Members of the Provincial Prior's Bodyguard.
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Annual Provincial Priory Meeting 2024
The lunch that followed the meeting was also well attended. Excellent food and wine and wonderful company proved to be a winning combination! This photo shows the Provincial Prior taking wine with the Provincial Sub-Prior.
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All Hallows Preceptory 450
This photo is from the meeting held on the 9th May 2025. It was a very busy and enjoyable meeting. The Preceptory welcomed three new members. Comps. Milos Petrovic (Second row, far left) and Russell Cook (Second row, second from the left) were Installed as Knights of the Order by the Preceptor, E.Kt. Phil Manning (Second row, second from the left). Kt. Gary Brodie (second row, fourth from the left) became a Joining Member. Kt. Martin Marfe (front row, far left) was then Installed as the new Preceptor by E.Kt. Nik Blackmore. (back row, far left).
Additionally, V.E.Kt. Silverio Ostrowski, the Provincial Sub-Prior, and a member of the Preceptory (second row, fifth form the left) 'made an Official Visit'. He was supported by a number of Provincial Officers and Members of the Bodyguard.
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Southgate Preceptory 429
This photo is from the meeting held on the 26th April 2025. Kt. Tryron Higgins (front row, left) was Installed as Preceptor by E.Kt. Richard Slater (front row right). The meeting was enhanced by the presence of the Provincial Sub-Prior, V.E.Kt. Silverio Ostrowski (front row, central) who was making an Official Visit and he was accompanied by a number of Provincial Officers and members of the Bodyguard.
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Middleseaxe Preceptory 518
This photo is from the meeting held on the 3rd May 2025. E.Kt. Ed Bethell Installed his successor E.Kt. Graham Penn (front row, second from the left). At the meeting the Preceptory welcomed four Joining Members, namely E.Kt.’s Gil Singleton, John Bennett, Nik Blackmore and Mark Neale. The meeting was enhanced by the presence of the Provincial Prior, R.E.Kt. John Roberts, K.C.T. (front row, left) accompanied by a number of Active Officers and Members of his Bodyguard.
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Uxbridge Preceptory 394
This photograph was taken at the meeting of Uxbridge Preceptory held on the 7th January 2025. The meeting had three Malta candidates. There was an official visit by the Provincial Sub Prior, Bodyguard and Provincial Officers. Due to slight overrunning of the Meeting many had already changed and dispersed before the photo was taken.
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Gauntlet Preceptory 449
The Meeting of Gauntlet Preceptory 20th February 2025. E.Kt. Martin Hinchcliffe was proclaimed as Preceptor for a second year. The Officers of the Preceptory were installed and the meeting was attended by the Provincial Vice Chancellor, E. Kt. Terry O’Neil.
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Staines Preceptory 253
Photo taken after the Installation Meeting of Staines Preceptory 5th February 2024. Kt. Kevin Marshall-Johnson was installed as Preceptor by E.Kt. Jim Dyett. The meeting was attended by the Provincial Prior, R.E.Kt. John Roberts as well as the Provincial Sub-Prior, V.E.Kt. Silverio Ostrowski.
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Southgate Priory 429
An unusual ‘Emergency Meeting’ of Southgate Priory in order to install two brother knights into the Order of St. John (Malta). The ceremony was conducted in Italian and English for the benefit of the candidates. Held at Harrow on the 19th February 2024.
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Arch of Steel 591
Arch of Steel No. 591 performed a Malta Ceremony on the 29th February, 2024, at the Harrow District Masonic Centre. Arch of Steel is the Provincial Prior’s Bodyguard Preceptory and its members are made up only from Knights who have been appointed (past and present) to the Bodyguard.
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Twickenham Preceptory 388
This photograph shows several members of Twickenham Preceptory No. 388 at the meeting held 3rd June 2024. The photograph also shows the Provincial Sub-Prior, V.E.Kt. Silverio Ostrowski (second left, front row) who made an Official Visit. In attendance supporting the Sub-Prior were a number of Provincial Officers and members of the Bodyguard. It was an enjoyable meeting and an informative one as the Provincial Vice-Chancellor for London, E.Kt. Vernon King gave and very enlightening speech about the Eye Hospital. The Preceptor, E.Kt. Lee Mulford was elected to serve the Preceptory for a second consecutive year.
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Lanfranc Preceptory 485
The meeting of Lanfranc Preceptory No. 485 held on the 18th March 2025. The Preceptor, E.Kt. James Dunlop (third from the left, front row) managed the meeting in a friendly and relaxed manner. The Provincial Sub-Prior, V.E.Kt. Silverio Ostrowski (on his right in the photo) made an Official Visit. The meeting was well attended helped by the presence of a number of Active Provincial Officers and members of the Bodyguard.
A talk was central to the meeting given by E.Kt.'s Alastair Pether and Martin Hinchcliffe (inset, pictured during the lecture) entilted "Put on the whole armour of God". The talk was well received and it stimulated a number of interesting discussions.