Order of the Secret Monitor
Or Brotherhood of David and Jonathan
Provincial Grand Conclave of West Lancashire
Installation of Provincial Grand Supreme Ruler
Saturday 16th September 2023
 
On Saturday the 16th September 2023 the members of the Province assembled at Preston Masonic Hall for the Installation of Very Worthy Brother John Charles Bicknell as the Provincial Grand Supreme Ruler for the Province.
Right Worthy Brother Terrence Vincent Maybury was appointed as the Provincial Grand Supreme Ruler in October 2015 and decided that it was time to hand over the baton to his successor.
 
Very Worthy Brother Bicknell had been appointed as the Deputy Provincial Grand Supreme Ruler in September 2017 and the Grand Supreme Ruler has requested that he take over as the Provincial Grand Supreme Ruler.
132 members of the Province and Distinguished guests from other Provinces assembled in the large Lodge room at Preston at 11.00 when Right Worthy Brother David Knight, acting as the Presiding Officer, accompanied by Very Worthy Brother Glyn Davies as Deputy Presiding Officer, opened the Provincial Conclave meeting.
 
The Most Worthy Grand Supreme Ruler, Most Worthy Brother Andrew Christopher Sweeney, and his team of acting Grand Officers then entered in procession and carried out the Installation of Worthy Brother Bicknell as the Provincial Grand Supreme Ruler.
Right Worthy Brother Bicknell then Installed his Deputy, Worthy Brother Frank Hatton P.G.St.B. of Castlerigg Conclave No. 363 as the Deputy Provincial Grand Supreme and then appointed the acting officers for the year.
 
The meeting was followed by a splendid luncheon with the Grand Supreme Ruler, Most Worthy Brother Andrew Christopher Sweeney in attendance.
 
Following the luncheon, R.Wy.Bro. Bicknell proposed the health of the Most Worthy Grand Supreme Ruler, thanking him for his attendance together with his team of acting Grand Officers and presented a gift of a bottle of Prosecco and a “Lancashire Bomb” cheese.