Larry Baldry – Provincial Senior Grand Warden
While attending the regular meeting of Lodge of Good Fellowship No. 8388 Philip Bullock PrGM took the opportunity to announce the appointment of Bro. Larry Baldry as the next Provincial Senior Grand Warden.
Larry is married to Siobhan who he met while both were serving officers in the Metropolitan Police Service. Having worked for the Metropolitan Police Service for 27 years, mainly as a detective in Inner London and the West End, Larry retired to rural Wiltshire where he put his skills to use as benefit fraud investigator for the local council.
Larry and Siobhan have lived in Manningford Abbots near Pewsey for 20 years . His hobbies include fly fishing and clay shooting.
Initiated into Arnold Lodge No.1981 (Surrey) in 1994 he became a joining member of Lodge of Good Fellowship No. 8388 which meets in Marlborough in 1997. He was Installed in the Chair in 2004.
As a Royal Arch Mason – Larry was Exalted into Methuen Chapter in 1997 and served as MEZ in 2006.
Larry has served the Ancient and Accepted Rite (Rose Croix) as District Recorder since 2007.
Merv Johns – Provincial Junior Grand Warden
Highworth Lodge No. 9009 was the next port of call for Philip Bullock PrGM when he invited the Lodge Director of Ceremonies to ‘summon the Tyler’ – Merv Johns having been presented, the PrGM announced his appointment as the next Provincial Junior Grand Warden.
Born in Cornwall and educated at Penzance Grammar School, Merv joined the Royal Air Force and after trade training was posted to Wiltshire. He enjoyed a 22 year career of serving around the world which included a 3 year posting to Hong Kong. Upon retirement he settled in Swindon founding Chromatic Arts in 1987.
Merv has been married to Celia for 35 years and they have identical twin boys now aged 32.
Initiated into the Highworth Lodge No.9009 in 1996 he was Master in 2002 and again in 2010.
A keen Royal Arch Mason- MervJoined Vale of White Horse Chapter at Faringdon in 2003 and became MEZ in 2009.
A keen golfer, Merv is Secretary of the Wiltshire Masonic Golf Society and continually on the lookout for recruits of any standard to join them in matches against the other Provinces.