Recent Preceptory Meetings and our last Annual Meeting
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Herga Preceptory 268
This photo is from the meeting held 6th March 2025. Knight Adam Smith shown left, front row, was Installed as Preceptor. The meeting was well conducted and the festive board very enjoyable. With a candidate on the horizon no doubt a good year awaits.
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Mount Lebanon Preceptory 573
This photo is from the meeting held 4th January 2025. Knight John Billett shown centre, front row, was Installed as the Preceptor. The meeting was enhanced by the presence of the Provincial Prior, Right Eminent Knight John Roberts, K. C. T. shown second left, front row. Accompanying the Provincial Prior was a number of Provincial Officers and Members of his Bodyguard.
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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 photograph was taken on the 6th September 2024. The meeting was a special one in that the Preceptory celebrated its 50th Anniversary. Centre is the Preceptor E.Kt. Phil Manning, to his right is the Provincial Sub-Prior, V.E.Kt. Silverio Ostrowski who is also the Preceptory Registrar. The highlight of the meeting was when V.E.Kt. Ostrowski talked about some of the past characters of the Preceptory. It was a very enjoyable meeting with many happy memories shared.
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Southgate Preceptory 429
This photo is from the meeting held 25th January 2025. Unfortunately, public transport disruptions prevented a number of member from attending. The highlight of the meeting was an excellent talk given by E.Kt. Frank Clapp entitled 'An historical talk on the Knights Templar'.
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Middleseaxe Preceptory 518
Middelseaxe Preceptory is the Middlesex Past Preceptors Preceptory and regularly undertakes Malta ceremonies at their October meetings. This photo is from the meeting held 26th October 2024 at which three Knights took their Malta Degree. That is, Kt. Rafael Viera (front row, right) and father and son Kt's. John and James Ledda (front row left). The Preceptory benefitted from the attendance of a number of visitors. Present was the Provincial Sub-Prior, V.E.Kt. Silverio Ostrowski (front row, 2nd from the right) who is a member of the Preceptory.
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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.