Notes from the Editor

After some 11 years I have stepped down as Editor of ‘The Provincial’. It has been a challenging and enlightening experience and I wish to thank all those Brethren and friends who have been so supportive of my endeavours, especially the Editorial Board and WBro C J ‘Dick’ Barton who has accommodated all the graphic design since we went ‘colour’ back in December 1998.

We move on to a new era with the appointment of WBro Roger Waltham as the new Editor. Roger is no doubt well known in the Maidstone, Paddock Wood and West Malling area due to his
work as an Assistant Information Officer. He has a very impressive Masonic career and I doubt that he would want me to take up too much space in this, his first edition, by producing his comprehensive Masonic CV. Suffice to say that he was Initiated into the Agricola Lodge No.4501 in 1994 and is in four Craft Lodges and four Chapters, currently occupying the Office of First Principal in one of them for the second consecutive year. He is Financial Director of the Maidstone Masonic Centre Ltd and a Past Provincial Grand Steward.

The St Augustine College (SRIA), the Swale Chapter Rose Croix and the Telecoms Masonic Association (CTO) also feature in his Masonic activities. His professional career is equally interesting being from a telecommunications and electro-mechanical engineering background, then into sales engineering leading to marketing and qualifying as a Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. His work in this field involved the production of news letters and other similar specific interest journals. His current business interest is in health and safety engineering specialising in the schools and colleges market place. He joins a well established and knowledgeable Editorial Board and I wish them all success under his Editorship.

Brian Dale PSGD,PAPGM

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