Assistant PGMs

Assistant Provincial Grand Master Peter Hodcroft		Peter Hodcroft became Assistant Provincial Grand Master in 2007, following previous appointments in the Province of Provincial Grand Steward in 1993, Assistant Provincial Grand Secretary in 1997 and Provincial Grand Secretary in 1999, a post he held for five years. He received the rank of Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden in 1999 and Past Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies in United Grand Lodge in 2001 and was appointed to the acting rank of Senior Grand Deacon in 2008. His Masonic career began when he was initiated into Lodge of St. John No. 8070 at Belper in 1974. He acted as Lodge Secretary from 1983 to 1985 and became Worshipful Master in 1987. He became the Founding Secretary of Bradelei Lodge No. 9205 in 1986, a post he held for twelve years, following which he became Worshipful Master in 2001. He joined the Derbyshire Lodge of Installed Masters No. 8509 in 1989 and progressed to the Chair in 2006.

Peter was exalted into Beaureper Chapter No. 787 in March 1978 and became First Principal in 1989. Provincial honours followed when he was appointed Provincial Assistant Director of Ceremonies in 1991 and promoted to Provincial Scribe Nehemiah in 1996. He served as Assistant Provincial Scribe Ezra from 1997 to 1999, following which he became Provincial Scribe Ezra until 2006. He received the Supreme Grand Chapter rank of Past Grand Standard Bearer in 2000. Peter is a busy Mason being a member of a number of other Orders, having achieved senior appointments in each. He was appointed Vice-Chairman of the Provincial Grand Charity in 2006, a position he still holds. His career outside Freemasonry was that of a heating engineer from which he is now retired.