Meet the Festival Team, Brethren from all across the Province have come together to support our 2021 Festival. Their goal will be to support the Charity Stewards and Lodges to ensure we have a happy, successful and enjoyable Festival.
Festival Committee

John Arthur
Festival President, RW Provincial Grand Master

John Thompson
Festival Director

Paul Quinn
Festival Secretary

Dave Green
Events / Stewards Lodge Liaison

Ian Turnbull
North Area DirectorWestoe Lodge

Mike Smithies
South Area DirectorStrathearn Lodge

David Hanson
East Area DirectorSportsmans Lodge

William Hobson
West Area DirectorStanhope Lodge

Andrew Thompson
Events Manager

Paul G. Fryer
Paul G. Fryer Role: Festival Treasurer (newly appointed May 2020) Full Name: Paul Geoffrey Fryer Lodge Name & Number: Heugh Lodge No 7773 Mobile Number: 07912 761073 Email address: paul.fryer@durham2021.org Masonic Career: Initiated 20 Feb 2013, Installed as WM of Heugh Lodge No. 7773 on 19th September 2019 (current WM) Personal Career: 14 years […]
Northern Area Team

Ian Turnbull
North Area DirectorWestoe Lodge

Phil Heppell
Area Secretary Westoe Lodge

Michael Graham
Hall AmbassadorJarrow & Hebburn

Paul Sutton
Hall AmbassadorGateshead Lodge

Philip Nicholas Stephenson
Hall AmbassadorSouth Shields

Ted Hooper
Hall AmbassadorSouth Shields Lodge

Mike Arnott
Hall AmbassadorBurnopfield Lodge

Ken Cook
Hall AmbassadorChopwell Lodge

Sandy Mathieson
Hall AmbassadorDunston Lodge

George Paylor
Hall AmbassadorRyton Lodge
Southern Area Team

Mike Smithies
South Area DirectorStrathearn Lodge

Andrew Richard Hill
South Area Secretary Restoration Lodge

Andrew Harland Watson
Hall AmbassadorDarlington Lodges

Mark William Aram
Hall AmbassadorDarlington Lodge

Nathan Davidson
Hall AmbassadorStockton Lodge

Alan Reardon
Hall AmbassadorCastle Eden & Billingham Lodge

Geoffrey Pearson
Hall AmbassadorRose of Raby Lodge

Kevin Godfrey
Hall Ambassador
Hartlepool RR & Hartlepool RS
Eastern Area Team

David Hanson
East Area DirectorSportsmans Lodge

Ian Heaviside
East Area Secretary Chester Le Street Lodge

Ian Wardle
Hall AmbassadorSunderland QS Lodge

Richard Davison
Hall AmbassadorSunderland BR Lodge

Rob Donmall
Hall AmbassadorShiney Row & Hetton Le Hole Lodge

Dave Turner
Hall AmbassadorStanley & Beamish Hall Lodge

Malcolm Wilkinson
Hall AmbassadorStewart Lodge & Seaham Masonic Hall

Craig Pattison
Hall AmbassadorLumley Lodge No. 5807
Western Area Team

William Hobson
West Area DirectorStanhope Lodge

Steven Craggs
West Area SecretaryStanhope Lodge

Christos Andoniou Katsambis
Hall AmbassadorSpennymoor & Ferryhill Lodge

Ivan Lowther
Hall AmbassadorDurham Lodge

John Bell
Hall AmbassadorDurham Lodge

Ronnie Wild
Hall AmbassadorBlack Hill & Consett Lodge

Ian Mavin
Hall AmbassadorStanhope, Wolsingham, Tow Law, Crook & Willington