On which day and date a regular Meeting was held within the Masonic Hall 14 Maddiston Road Brighton’s at 1930hrs.

Present were the Right Worshipful Master Bro Alex Muir, office bearers and Brethren as per the attendance register 58 brethren signed the tyle, 40 brethren from lodge Polmont, 18 visitors and apologies were received from 17 brethren a copy of which is recorded and held on file and there was a total of 8 visiting lodges in attendance.

Opening

The lodge was opened in the 1st degree. The RWM welcomed all into the lodge and to the brethren of lodge Polmont he offered his thanks for their continued support, a warm welcome was extended to the visiting brethren from the sister lodges both within and out with the Province of Stirlingshire.

Obituaries

It was the RWM’s sad duty to inform the brethren of the passing to the grand lodge above of the following brethren.

Bro Reverand Richard Smith sadly Passed away on the 4th of May 2024

Bro Peter Esslemont Ward sadly passed away on the 17th of May 2024

Bro Daniel Campbell Wardlaw sadly passed away on the 6th of June 2024

Bro John Kennedy Clark sadly passed away on the 23rd of July 2024

The RWM asked the brethren to be upstanding and observe a minute’s silence, respect and reflection for the departed brethren. Bro John Galloway accompanied this moment in time with some sombre music.

Ballot

A ballot was prepared for Mr Patrick John Yeend proposed by Bro John McKinney and seconded by Bro Alan Banks WJW.  The ballot was clear.

Fellowcraft degree

Rwm passed the lodge to the second or fellow craft degree which was carried out with most solemn precise and dignified manner as practiced by the RWM and office bearers of lodge Polmont at the conclusion of the degree the RWM descended onto the floor and made his way to the West to be the first to congratulate Bro Jack Robertson on being passed to the second degree and to introduce him to the brethren charging the brethren ever to meet greet and treat him as such but in the meantime give him a very warm welcome among us.

Bro Robertson then retired to a wonderous applaud of welcome from the lodge.

RWM Bro Michael Empson replied on behalf of the visiting brethren for the warmth and cordiality on entering the lodge something that has always come to be expected at lodge Polmont and for the excellent work done by the degree team and in his absence welcoming bro Jack Roberston on becoming lodge Polmont’s newest fellow craft mason and thanking bro John Galloway for his musical accompaniment bringing warm and fraternal greetings from all the visiting sister lodges but more in particular his own mother lodge, lodge Ladywell Tullibody No 1474.

Intimations

The RWM gave the following intimation the next regular meeting is on Wednesday the 25th of September which will be a first degree

RWM then asked those who could to stay behind to do so for some lodge hospitality and to the brethren that could not, that they have a safe journey home. There being no further business the RWM closed the lodge in due and ancient form.