On which day and date, a regular Meeting was held within the Masonic Hall 14 Maddiston Road Brightons at 1930hrs. Present were the Right Worshipful Master Bro Alex Muir, office bearers and Brethren as per the attendance register 53 brethren signed the tyle 40 brethren from lodge Polmont 13 visitors and apologies were received from 12 brethren a copy of which is recorded and held on file and there was a total of 9 visiting lodges were in attendance.

Opening

The lodge was opened in the 1^st degree in due and ancient form and a copy of the constitution and laws of the Grand Lodge of Scotland the Provincial Grand Lodge of Stirlingshire and the special bye laws of Lodge Polmont were on the master’s desk and the lodge charter was on display.

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, the RWM then called on the brethren of lodge Polmont to afford the visitors a very warm welcome the RWM then extended the invitation to all qualified brethren to join him in East to assist in the duties of the evening. A ballot was arranged for Mr Hamilton which was clear.

Nominations &Elections for the period of 2024 – 2025.

The nomination’s having been read out and the brethren present being satisfied with the Committee’s recommendations and no further names being proposed the RWM Bro Alexander Wilson Chirray Muir thanked the brethren for putting their faith in him to be the master for the ensuing twelve months and said he would do his best to represent lodge Polmont as the master.

Visitations

Our WJW reported that he had visited the following lodges on Thursday the 10^th of Oct lodge Camelon1456 for the installation of the RWM Elect and office bearers in his company was our RWM, Bro J Bennie PM, Bro S Alston DM, Bro J Curry PM, Bro J Mckinney. Tuesday the 15^th  of Oct lodge St John Cauldercruix No 272 where he witnessed a second degree and Tuesday the 22nd of Oct Lodge Blackridge 1145 for a second degree carried out by lodge St John Crofthead No 374 and on each of these occasions, he was charge to convey warm and fraternal greetings to his mother lodge at his earliest return.

Second degree of Bro Yeend then took place.

RWM Bro Archie Mackay  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 Patrick Yeend 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 St Andrew Denny and loanhead No 176.

Intimations

The RWM gave the following intimation the next regular meeting is on Wednesday the 13^th of November which will our AGM and a third degree carried out on Bro Jack Robertson the RWM then invited 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.