A spectacular milestone will occur in our history on the afternoon of Saturday 15^th September 2018, when Keith Read will be installed as only the ninth Provincial Grand Master since the Province of Guernsey & Alderney was inaugurated in the then St Julian’s Hall, St Peter Port on 23^rd  July 1894. An event so rare, in fact, that over 35% of current membership, who joined masonry since 2007, will not have witnessed the like before.

To enable the maximum number of members to participate, the Installation will take place at St James Concert and Assembly Hall, a beautiful building in the Greek revival style completed in 1818, which is a striking and prominent part of St Peter Port’s elegant townscape. Over 200 brethren will be attending, 30 of these visiting from London, the Provinces and France.

The occasion will be enhanced by the attendance of several officers from Grand Lodge. The Installing  Officer will be Sir David Wootton, the Assistant Grand Master, who will be accompanied by Dr David Staples the Grand Secretary and Deputy Grand Directors of Ceremonies. Sir David  served as Lord Mayor of London 2011-2012.

Keith, who is a past master of St Sampson’s Lodge No. 2598, joined masonry in Brittany, France in 1979, and has been our Deputy Provincial Grand Master since 2013, will also be installed as the Most Excellent Grand Superintendent of The Royal Arch during a morning ceremony, which will be followed by a festive luncheon at the nearby Duke of Richmond Hotel.