© 2021 Provincial Grand Court of Wessex
5th. Provincial Assembly of Wessex, hosted by Bricgstow Court No. 75,
held in Freemasons Hall, Park Street, Bristol on Saturday 18th. May 2013
The Masonic Order of Athelstan for England, Wales
and its Provinces Overseas
The Province of Wessex – PGM’s Annual Provincial
Report
for 2012/13
Brethren,
I
must
first
thank
you
all
for
attending
this
fifth
Annual
Assembly
of
the
Province
of
Wessex.
This
means
we
are
now
five
years
old,
and
still
the
‘youngest’ Province of the Order.
My
congratulations
to
all
those
Officer’s
that
I
have
had
the
pleasure
of
appointing
and
re-appointing
today,
please
remember
I
aim
to
reward
those
who
help
and
serve
our
Province,
and
that
as
we
are
not
yet
complete,
the
Statutes
of
our
Order
limit
the
number
of
Provincial
appointments
that
I
have.
Our
growth
has
been
spectacular,
both
as
an
Order,
and
especially
as
a
Province.
There
are
certain
key
people
who
have
been
responsible
within
our
current
Court’s
for
this,
and
I
would
not
dare
to
list
names
for
fear
of
making
an
unintended
slip,
and
missing
someone,
which
would
be
both
grievous to any individual, and perilous to my relationship with them!
My grateful and heartfelt thanks to all those Brethren.
On
the
subject
of
our
Court’s,
I
still
need
your
help.
We
now
have
seven
Court’s
within
the
Province,
as
you
will
see
listed
in
the
excellent
summons
prepared
by
our
Deputy
Provincial
Grand
Master,
and
the
Provincial
Grand
Secretary.
The help I need is that we have 3 Court’s to go to complete our Province.
I
have
happily
reported
to
you
previously
that
W.Bro.
Barrie
Slade,
and
other
Brethren,
have
the
nucleus
for
a
Court
at
Plymouth.
W.Bro.
K.
Barry
Chalkley
has
a
nucleus
for
a
Court
at
Liskard.
All
very
encouraging,
also
the
Provincial
Executive
have
a
potential
location
for
the
tenth
Court.
So
please
Brethren,
if
you
are
approached
by
any
of
the
Provincial
Officer’s
to
help,
I
implore
you
that
if
you
can,
please,
please
give
that
help.
We
are
fighting
time,
because
so
far,
the
Order
has
been
consecrating
one
Court
per
month,
up
to
this
point,
and
it
does
not
appear
to
be
slowing
down.
Number
90
has
already
gone,
so
time
is
not
on
our
side.
We
do
not
have
to
consecrate
immediately,
but
we
do
have to have the completed Petition in to Grand Court to be allocated a number.
Just
to
reiterate
for
your
information,
Bishop
Leofric
Court
No.58
have
relocated
from
Okehampton
(South
Devon)
to
Barnstable
in
North
Devon.
This
has
been
a
wise
move
both
for
the
Court’s
membership,
the
spread
of
Court’s
throughout Devon, and especially in relation to the neighbouring Court’s in Somerset and Cornwall.
To
close,
and
I
hear
some
sighs
of
relief,
I
must
again
reiterate
my
grateful
thanks
to
all
of
you,
the
Provincial
Officer’s,
both active and acting, and the Provincial Executive, for being so generous with their time on your behalf.
Please pass on my thanks to those Brethren that you know could not be with us this morning.
I
look
forward
to
being
with
you
at
your
Court’s,
especially
at
each
Individual
Installation,
whenever
I
can.
I
look
forward
to
your
company
at
whatever
gathering
of
Athelstan,
or
any
other
Order
we
may
be
attending,
and
I
look
forward to your company later today.
Yours sincerely and fraternally,
Malcolm
Malcolm J Burns KCSM
Provincial Grand Master
The Province of Wessex
The Masonic Order of Athelstan
18th May 2013
© 2021 Provincial Grand Court of Wessex
5th. Provincial Assembly of Wessex, hosted by Bricgstow Court No. 75,
held in Freemasons Hall, Park Street, Bristol on Saturday 18th. May 2013
The Masonic Order of Athelstan for England, Wales
and its Provinces Overseas
The Province of Wessex – PGM’s Annual Provincial Report
for 2012/13
Brethren,
I
must
first
thank
you
all
for
attending
this
fifth
Annual
Assembly
of
the
Province
of
Wessex.
This
means
we
are
now
five
years
old,
and
still
the
‘youngest’ Province of the Order.
My
congratulations
to
all
those
Officer’s
that
I
have
had
the
pleasure
of
appointing
and
re-appointing
today,
please
remember
I
aim
to
reward
those
who
help
and
serve
our
Province,
and
that
as
we
are
not
yet
complete,
the
Statutes
of
our
Order
limit
the
number
of
Provincial
appointments
that
I
have.
Our
growth
has
been
spectacular,
both
as
an
Order,
and
especially
as
a
Province.
There
are
certain
key
people
who
have
been
responsible
within
our
current
Court’s
for
this,
and
I
would
not
dare
to
list
names
for
fear
of
making
an
unintended
slip,
and
missing
someone,
which
would
be
both
grievous to any individual, and perilous to my relationship with them!
My grateful and heartfelt thanks to all those Brethren.
On
the
subject
of
our
Court’s,
I
still
need
your
help.
We
now
have
seven
Court’s
within
the
Province,
as
you
will
see
listed
in
the
excellent
summons
prepared
by
our
Deputy
Provincial
Grand
Master,
and
the
Provincial
Grand
Secretary.
The help I need is that we have 3 Court’s to go to complete our Province.
I
have
happily
reported
to
you
previously
that
W.Bro.
Barrie
Slade,
and
other
Brethren,
have
the
nucleus
for
a
Court
at
Plymouth.
W.Bro.
K.
Barry
Chalkley
has
a
nucleus
for
a
Court
at
Liskard.
All
very
encouraging,
also
the
Provincial
Executive
have
a
potential
location
for
the
tenth
Court.
So
please
Brethren,
if
you
are
approached
by
any
of
the
Provincial
Officer’s
to
help,
I
implore
you
that
if
you
can,
please,
please
give
that
help.
We
are
fighting
time,
because
so
far,
the
Order
has
been
consecrating
one
Court
per
month,
up
to
this
point,
and
it
does
not
appear
to
be
slowing
down.
Number
90
has
already
gone,
so
time
is
not
on
our
side.
We
do
not
have
to
consecrate
immediately,
but
we
do
have
to
have
the
completed
Petition
in
to
Grand
Court
to
be
allocated
a
number.
Just
to
reiterate
for
your
information,
Bishop
Leofric
Court
No.58
have
relocated
from
Okehampton
(South
Devon)
to
Barnstable
in
North
Devon.
This
has
been
a
wise
move
both
for
the
Court’s
membership,
the
spread
of
Court’s throughout Devon, and especially in relation to the neighbouring Court’s in Somerset and Cornwall.
To
close,
and
I
hear
some
sighs
of
relief,
I
must
again
reiterate
my
grateful
thanks
to
all
of
you,
the
Provincial
Officer’s,
both
active
and
acting,
and
the
Provincial
Executive,
for
being
so
generous
with
their
time
on
your
behalf.
Please pass on my thanks to those Brethren that you know could not be with us this morning.
I
look
forward
to
being
with
you
at
your
Court’s,
especially
at
each
Individual
Installation,
whenever
I
can.
I
look
forward
to
your
company
at
whatever
gathering
of
Athelstan,
or
any
other
Order
we
may
be
attending,
and
I
look
forward to your company later today.
Yours sincerely and fraternally,
Malcolm
Malcolm J Burns KCSM
Provincial Grand Master
The Province of Wessex
The Masonic Order of Athelstan 18th May 2013
