Provincial Assistant Grand Secretaries |
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There are three Assistant Provincial Grand Secretaries: W.Bro's John Waring Derek Eastham and Chris Wild |
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W.Bro.John Waring, P.G.J.O. |
W.Bro. Derek Eastham, P.A.G.Swd.B. |
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Prov. Asst.G.Sec. |
Prov. Asst.G.Secretary |
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John is a member of Leyland Mark Lodge and was | ||||
the Master in 2000. He is also a member of | & |
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Philadelphia and Adoniram Mark Lodge and was the | ||||
Commander of Leyland RAM in 2010. | W.Bro Chris Wild, P.G.Std.B. |
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Prov. Asst.G.Secretary |
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For the last twelve years he has been the | ||||
Vice-Captain of Stewards at the annual Provincial | ||||
Mark meeting with specific responsibilities for Security. | ||||
In January 2012 he started to work in the Mark | ||||
Provincial Office in Leyland and was appointed | ||||
Provincial Assistant Grand Secretary in May of that | ||||
year. He is enjoys being a member of the small | ||||
team that administers the Province under the | ||||
direction of John Bicknell, the Provincial Grand | ||||
Secretary. | ||||
In the Craft he is a Founder Member of Red Rose | ||||
of Lancashire Lodge, which is a Lodge for police | ||||
officers or retired officers who have at some time | ||||
served in the Lancashire Constabulary. | ||||
In Chapter he is a Member of Setantia Chapter | ||||
and a Founder Member of Red Rose of Lancashire | ||||
Chapter in the Province of East Lancashire. | ||||
This is the Chapter for police officers and former | ||||
police officers of the Lancashire Constabulary. | ||||
John served for thirty years in the Lancashire | ||||
Constabulary serving at Widnes, Halewood, | ||||
Hutton Hall Training School, Headquarters, Fulwood, | ||||
and St Annes. His last posting was Commander | ||||
at Preston Central Division. | ||||
Since retirement he has enjoyed long distance | ||||
walking including many of the well-known long- | ||||
distance trails, such as the Coast to Coast walk | ||||
(both ways) and the Pennine Way. The ‘Camino | ||||
Francais’ across northern Spain to Santiago de Compostela is a particular favourite. | ||||
John and his partner Doreen enjoy many holidays in | ||||
Spain and other sunny destinations each year. | ||||
Whilst on these excursions John likes to draw and | ||||
paint in water colour. | ||||
John and Doreen have seven grandchildren between | ||||
them and they enjoy playing the role of doting | ||||
grandparents in Australia and in the U.K. | ||||
Before retirement he was a police officer, serving | ||||
for thirty years in the Lancashire Constabulary. | ||||
During his police service he served in many and | ||||
varied posts at Headquarters, Widnes, Fulwood, | ||||
and St. Annes. His last posting was Commander at | ||||
Preston Central Division. | ||||
Since retirement he has enjoyed long distance | ||||
walking, including many of the well known national | ||||
trails, such as the Coast to Coast walk (both ways) | ||||
and the Pennine Way. The 'Camino Francais' across | ||||
northern Spain ending in Santiago de Compostela | ||||
is a particular favourite. | ||||
John and his partner, Doreen, have taken walking | ||||
holidays in the mountains of Austria for the past | ||||
eight years or so, and often visit Doreen's relatives | ||||
in sunny Spain. | ||||
Whilst on these holidays John likes to draw and | ||||
paint in watercolour. | ||||
John and Doreen have six grandchildren between | ||||
them and they enjoy playing the role of doting | ||||
grandparents to grandchildren in Australia and | ||||
in the U.K. | ||||