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. 68 brethren signed the tyle 39 brethren from lodge Polmont 29 visitors and apologies were received from 17 brethren and there was a total of 8 visiting lodges in attendance.

Opening

The lodge was opened in the 1^st 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, the RWM then called on the brethren of lodge Polmont to afford the visitors a very warm welcome.

The minutes of the last regular meeting held on Wednesday the 26^th of February 2025 which having been previously disseminated via email was approved proposed by WSW Bro Ian Simpson and seconded by Bro Alan Macfarlane there was no further business arising from these minutes a copy of the minutes was available on the secretary’s desk for further scrutiny.

Correspondence

A letter was received from lodge Camelon 1456 75^th Anniversary Celebrations the lodge will be having a rededication ceremony that will take place within the premises of lodge St Andrew Denny and Loanhead No 176 on Saturday the 4^th of October tickets for the celebratory dinner afterwards is £30.00

A letter was received from lodge Ancient Stirling No 30 that they would be holding a lodge of sorrow within the masonic temple on Sunday the 30^th of March commencing at 2pm and an invitation is extended to all brethren.

The Provincial Grand Lodge of Stirlingshire charity golf outing is on Sunday the 11^th of May at Tulliallan golf club booking in is at 8am for a tee-off commencing at 9am golf and lunch is £45 golf only is £25, and lunch only is £20 all interested parties can contact the lodge secretary for further information submissions for teams must be lodged no later than Monday the 28^th of April.

The Provincial Grand Lodge of Stirlingshire issued a letter stating that the roll book will be postponed until after the R.W.P.G.M installation in June.

Visitations

Our WJW Bro Alan Banks reported on his recent visits to the sister lodges, on Tuesday the 4^th of March a visit to St John Midcalder No 272 and witnessed a fine 1^st degree, on Thursday the 6^th of March lodge Buchan St John No 636 and witnessed a 1^st degree, Tuesday the 11^th of March was a visit to Blackridge No 1145 to witness a 1^st degree and see RWM Bro William Veitch receive his 50-year diploma also in attendance was Bro Peter Phelp who was invited to sit in the East and on each occasion the WJW was charged to take back warm and fraternal greetings to his mother lodge at their earliest. The RWM thanked the Bro Alan Banks WJW and brethren for the various visitations and asked the assembled brethren to put their hands together and show their appreciation.

Ballot

The RWM instructed the deacons to prepare the ballot for on gentleman who wished to join the craft Mr Mcnee proposed by Bro James Mcnee and seconded by Bro Alan Campbell PM. Mr Mcnee would be a favourable candidate.

Fellow craft degree

The RWM passed the lodge to the second square or fellow craft degree then instructed the D.O.C to retire and introduce the deputation from lodge Camelon No 1456 headed on this occasion by their own RWM Bro Harry Foster who at the invitation of lodge Polmont were here to confer the fellow craft degree on one progressive candidate Bro Tam Anderson and Bro Peter Anderson piped and drummed the deputation into the lodge and after a few exchanges of welcome our RWM invited Bro Harry Foster to the East along with an past masters in the deputation our RWM then instructed the Bro deacons to uplift the collection which realised a handsome sum of £171 the RWM thanked the brethren for their generosity the RWM then tendered the gavel to RWM Bro Harry Foster in order for him to confer the degree of the evening. The deacons were instructed to retire prepare and introduce Bro Moonie the deacons retired and returned with Bro Moonie the degree was carried out with most solemn precise and dignified manner as practiced by the RWM and office bearers of lodge Camelon No 1456 and at the conclusion of the degree the RWM Bro Harry Foster along with our RWM proceeded to congratulate Bro Moonie on becoming lodge Polmont’s newest fellow craft mason at the hands of the office bearers of lodge Camelon and after a few words of welcome from both masters Bro H Foster charged the brethren ever to meet greet and treat him as such but in the meantime give him a very warm welcome among us.

Bro Moonie received a wonderous applause of welcome from the lodge the RWM then thanked the brethren in the columns for their quiet attention during the ceremony and that the brethren should once again show their appreciation to the degree team for a job well done. The RWM thanked his degree team for the evening also thanking Bro John Galloway for his musical talents RWM Bro Harry Foster then returned the gavel to our RWM.

The RWM invited Bro Derrick Robertson PM to say a few words regarding the challenge of walking to the 23 lodges within the Province of Stirlingshire he is taking to raise awareness and funds for Prostate Scotland and so far at the 12^th of March the sum raised was sitting at £6500 and climbing with various lodge submitting donations and having their own functions in aid to swell the funds the target Bro Robertson has challenged himself to raise is £10,000 and by the way things are going will be accomplished he also intimated that updates will be sent to the lodge secretaries and links to u-tube of his progress he also intimated that if and brother would like to accompany him on his sojourn around the province they would be made most welcome at the conclusion of the take the RWM thanked him for an informative talk and asked the brethren to put their hands together to show their appreciation.

 Our RWM invited the RWM Bro Harry Foster and the deputation from lodge Camelon 1456 to retire and after a few words of thanks invited the deputation to stay and accept some lodge Polmont hospitality Bro Foster accepted the invitation and asked our RWM permission to take Bro Moonie out with the deputation this was readily granted the RWM and brethren from lodge Camelon retired to the sounds of the pipes and drums from Bro Tam Anderson and Bro Peter Anderson.

To the members of Lodge Polmont our RWM he once again thanked them for their continued support and to the visitors he thanked them once more for their attendance and asked that they take warm and fraternal greetings from lodge Polmont back to their mother lodges at their earliest convenience and asked the brethren of lodge Polmont to give the visitors a hearty vote of thanks for visiting lodge Polmont and to Bro John Galloway he thanked him for his musical accompaniment.

Invitation to speak & Response

The RWM invited anyone if they had anything to say for the craft in general or for Lodge Polmont in particular that he would hear them now in reply RWM Bro Alan M Buchanan 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 degree work carried out by the RWM Bro Harry Foster and his degree team from lodge Camelon 1456 and in his absence welcoming bro Moonie on becoming lodge Polmont’s fellowcraft mason at the hands of lodge Camelon 1456 finishing of by 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 Callendar No 588.

Intimations

The RWM gave the following intimation the next regular meeting is on Wednesday the 26^th of March 2025 which will be a  third degree on Bro Hamilton to be carried out by the Past masters of lodge Polmont which will be headed on this occasion by PM Bro Billy Fulton the RWM then invited those who could to stay behind to do so for some lodge hospitality and to the brethren that could not stay that they have a safe journey home there being no further business the RWM closed the lodge in due and ancient form.