On which day and date a Regular installation Meeting of Lodge Polmont 793 on Wednesday the 27^th of November 2024 was held within the Masonic Hall 14 Maddiston Road Brighton’s at 19.15hrs.

Present were the Right Worshipful Master Elect Bro Alex Muir, office bearers and Brethren as per the attendance register 126 brethren signed the tyle 36 brethren from lodge Polmont 48 visitors 20 Brethren from the Provincial Grand Lodge of Stirlingshire and 22 present for the installing board apologies were received from 13 brethren. There was a total of 13 visiting lodges in attendance.

Opening

Bro Allan Simpson welcomed all into the lodge. 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 sad duty to inform the brethren of the passing of Cameron Sharp PM 1986-1988 the brethren were asked to be upstanding to observe a minute’s silence for departed Merrit.

Annual Installation

The rods were manned and a large deputation of installed Masters was received headed on this occasion by IPM and installing Master Bro Alan Duncan Curr.

A deputation from the Provincial Grand Lodge of Stirlingshire headed by the RWPGM Bro Gordon Sewell was received into the lodge.

Bro Allan Simpson PM then presented the gavel to the RWIM Bro Alan Curr IPM in order that he may proceed with the ceremony of installation.

RWM Bro Alexander Wilson Chirray Muir and Office bearers were then installed.

At the conclusion of the installation ceremonial the RWIM Bro Alan Curr congratulated his installing colleagues Bro John Curry PM and Bro James Bennie PM for a job well done to the musicians Bro Thomas Anderson and Bro Peter Anderson not forgetting Bro John Galloway offering his sincere thanks for their musical accompaniment.

The RWPGM Bro Gordon Sewell congratulated the RWM for taking the chair in his mother lodge and wished him and his office bearers every success for their tenure in office.

The RWPGM expressed his pleasure at the quality of the installation ceremonial and congratulated the installing masters Bro Alan Curr, Bro John Curry and Bro James Bennie not only on the high standard of the ceremonial but also the entertaining way on which it was presented, to Bro John Galloway for his musical accompaniment to Bro Tom Anderson and Bro Peter Anderson for their musical accompaniment on escorting the board of installed masters and the deputation from the Provincial Grand Lodge of Stirlingshire.

The RWPGM and his deputation then retired.

The RWM then thanked the installing masters for installing him and his office bearers and invited the installing board to retire.

The RWM thanked Bro John Galloway for his musical accompaniment to Bro Thomas Anderson and Bro Peter Anderson for their musical talent to the members of Lodge Polmont he once again thanked them for their continued support and to the visitors he thanked them once more for their attendance

 RWM Bro Harry Foster, lodge Camelon 1456 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 to the installing team for a fantastic installation to Bro John Galloway for his musical accompaniment to Bro Thomas Anderson and Bro Peter Anderson for their musical talent.

There being no further business the RWM closed the lodge in due and ancient form.