On Wednesday 28th February 2018, E Comp Jim Boughton was installed as the 13th Grand Superintendent in and over the Royal Arch Province of Northamptonshire & Huntingdonshire. The meeting was attended by Companions from Chapters across the Province as well as a number of Grand Superintendents from other Provinces.
This Installation Convocation was honoured by the presence of the ME 2nd Grand Principal, E Comp Russell Race, DL as well as the Grand Director of Ceremonies, E Comp Oliver Lodge. The ME 2nd Grand Principal conducted the Installation ceremony and was assisted by E Comp Peter Kinder, Grand Superintendent of Leicestershire and Rutland, and E Comp Colin Brown, Grand Superintendent of Worcestershire. Once he had been installed, the Grand Superintendent appointed E Comp Neil Handley as 2nd Provincial Grand Principal and reappointed E Comp Mike Coleman as Deputy Grand Superintendent and E Comp Mark Constant as 3rd Provincial Grand Principal.
Deputy Grand Scribe Ezra, E Comp Graham Redman, read the Grand Superintendent’s Patent in his own inimitable way and the Grand Director of Ceremonies, E Comp Oliver Lodge, ensured that the ceremony ran without a hitch.
Once the Installation ceremony was complete, the newly installed Grand Superintendent addressed the Convocation, thanking all those who had come to this special meeting. He spoke of how honoured he is to be leading the Province and reaffirmed how he is looking to build upon the tremendous work of his predecessor as well as supporting the Provincial Grand Master in ensuring that we attract the right men into Freemasonry.
A very enjoyable Festive Board followed the meeting and the Grand Superintendent presented the ME 2nd Grand Principal with a bottle of Kingswell Gin, Marmalade and Chutney with the whole of the Installation team receiving a commemorative glass and bottle of IPA from the resurrected 'Phipps' Brewery as a memento of his Installation Convocation.
All in all and despite the inclement weather, it was a fine day and the beginning of a new chapter for the Royal Arch Province of Northamptonshire & Huntingdonshire.
Our Most Excellent Grand Superintendent, E Comp Jim Boughton, is pictured below with the ME 2nd Grand Principal E Comp Russell Race, DL
The new Provincial Executive is pictured below from left to right: Deputy Grand Superintendent, E Comp Mike Coleman, 2nd Provincial Grand Principal
E Comp Neil Handley, Grand Superintendent, E Comp Jim Boughton & 3rd Provincial Grand Principal, E Comp Mark Constant
