Summer Address by the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master for and Most Excellent Grand Superintendent in and over South Wales

I trust that you and your families have all enjoyed a pleasant and relaxing Summer recess and are looking forward to resuming your Masonic activity and friendships across our fraternity, over the forthcoming period.

Please find below a number of the key activities which are planned for our Province in the run up to the Christmas break and as you will note, we have an exciting and varied programme of activities; with many others to be confirmed and announced shortly.

It is nearly 10 weeks since we met as a Province in Barry Memo for our Annual Investiture and I took personal pleasure from being able to meet as many of you as possible in person and I very much look forward to your company at a variety of different Masonic meetings and functions in the coming months. As the Executive and I perambulate the Province, it is wonderful to see numbers attending increasing and it finally seems we are returning to a normal state of affairs, akin to before 2020.

With my very best wishes, yours fraternally,


RWBro. / E.Comp. D. Gerald Rowbottom
Provincial Grand Master / Most Excellent Grand Superintendent
Masonic Province of South Wales


  1. Sunday 11th September – Chapter Active Provincial Officers Luncheon – Bridgend Masonic Hall
  2. Wednesday 14th September – Installation of the Pro Grand Master Designate, Deputy Grand Master Designate and Assistant Grand Master Designate, at FMH GQS
  3. Sunday 18th September – Craft Active Provincial Officers Luncheon – Caerphilly Masonic Hall
  4. Thursday 22nd September – Prestonian Lecture – Dinam Lodge, Penarth Masonic Hall
  5. Friday 23rd September – 65 Degrees North Gala Dinner, Swansea Masonic Hall
  6. Saturday 24th September – Max Boyce @ Welsh Rugby Club’s Lodge Social, Penarth Masonic Hall
  7. Saturday 24th September – Charity event in support of Ukraine, Bridgend Masonic Hall
  8. Monday 26th September – North Glamorgan Lodge Centenary, Merthyr Tydfil Masonic Hall
  9. Tuesday 27th September – Penarth Lodge Centenary, Penarth Masonic Hall
  10. Sunday 2nd October – Luncheon, Swansea Masonic Hall and Provincial Church Service – St. Gabriel’s Church, Swansea
  11. Tuesday 18th October – celebration of the 55 years of service form the MW Grand Master’s at FMH GQS
  12. Wednesday 19th October – Dewi Sant Lodge Installation in Welsh of the ME3GP as Worshipful Master at Bridgend Masonic Hall
  13. Friday 21st October – Lodge of Benevolence Installation of the RW PGM as Worshipful Master at Bridgend Masonic Hall
  14. Thursday 27th October – Hendre Lodge Installation of the PDPGM as Worshipful Master at Cardiff Masonic Hall
  15. Wednesday 9th November – Supreme Grand Chapter Convocation at FMH GQS
  16. Saturday 19th November – Consecration of St. John of Jerusalem Lodge 10024 at Cardiff Masonic Hall
  17. Friday 25th November – Hendre Chapter Election at Cardiff Masonic Hall
  18. Wednesday 30th November – Lord Swansea Lodge Installation of the RW PGM as Worshipful Master at Swansea Masonic Hall
  19. Wednesday 14th December – Grand Lodge Quarterly Communication at FMH GQS
  20. Christmas