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

Present were the Right Worshipful Master Bro Alex Muir, office bearers and Brethren as per the attendance register 92 brethren signed the tyle 45 brethren from lodge Polmont 24 from the Provincial Grand lodge of Stirlingshire, 23 visitors and apologies were received from 6 brethren and there was a total of 11 visiting lodges in attendance

Opening

The lodge was opened in due and ancient form. 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 an invitation to all qualified brethren to join him here in East to assist in the duties of the evening.

AGM

As this was our AGM the RWM announced that he was raising the lodge to the high and sublime degree of a master mason. The lodge was raised, the RWM then asked the Bro treasurer for the annual report which had previously disseminated by email and read out in open lodge the RWM then asked for adoption of the report which was proposed by WSW Bro Ian Simpson and seconded by Bro Campbell McCulloch the RWM then asked the Bro secretary for his annual report which was read out in open lodge again the RWM asked for adoption of the report which was proposed by WSW Bro Ian Simpson and seconded by IG Bro Graham Black, there being no further business arising from these reports the AGM was closed and the Lodge reduced to the first degree the rods were manned and the deputation from the Provincial Grand lodge of Stirlingshire entered the lodge headed on this occasion by the W.P.G.M Depute Bro Leonard McComb entered the lodge accompanied by the sound of the pipes and drum and received in full form and an extended warm welcome by our RWM who in a token of Fealty to the Provincial Grand lodge of Stirlingshire and through that body to the Grand lodge of Scotland invited the W.P.G.M.D Bro Leonard McComb to accept the gavel Bro McComb then instructed Past Provincial Grand Master Bro John MacKenzie to install PM Bro Bill Fleming as S.P.G.W which was carried out in a most solemn and dignified manner, on handing back the gavel to our RWM Bro Alex Muir instructed the D.O.C to carry out his special duties Bro Bud Inglis was presented with his 50yr diploma and congratulated by the RWM and W.P.G.M.D Bro Leonard McComb, Bro Bud Inglis had the floor and thanked the RWM for being presented with his long-awaited diploma and with these very few words Bro Bud Inglis was invited the sit in the East.

Obituaries

It was the RWM’S very sad duty to inform the brethren of the passing of Bro John James McKinney to the Grand lodge above on Thursday the 6^th of November, Johns Roll No 1095 was initiated on the 2^nd of Nov 1955, passed on the 16^th of Nov 1955, raised on the 3rd of Dec 1955 and advanced on the 15^th of Feb 1956 and on this sad day was due to receive his 70yr diploma the RWM asked the brethren to be upstanding in respect to departed merit.

Remembrance Sunday

The RWM then informed the brethren that as this was Remembrance week, he would read out for the fallen by Laurence Binyon and would they be upstanding in respect of a two-minute silence.

Provincial administration

The Provincial administration team sought permission to retire to inspect the books of treasurer and Secretary, the treasurer retired but the secretary remained behind due to other masonic duties.

2^nd Degree

The RWM then instructed the deacons to retire, prepare and introduce Bro Steven Baxter in order to confer the fellowcraft degree, the RWM then passed the lodge to the second degree and at that point he deacons returned with the candidate in order to perform the 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 along with Bro McComb to be the first to congratulate Bro Baxter on becoming lodge Polmont’s newest fellowcraft  and to introduce him to the brethren, addressing the brethren and distinguished East he charged the brethren ever to meet, greet and treat Bro Steven William Baxter as such but in the meantime give him a very warm welcome among us and on returning to the East the RWM then invited Bro Baxter to find a seat in the lodge. RWM then instructed the deacons to uplift the collection which realised the sum of £284.86 to which the RWM thanked the brethren.

The RWM then thanked the brethren in the columns for their quiet attention during the ceremonial and that the brethren once again show their appreciation to the degree team for a job well done.

As this was the Provincial visit to the lodge the RWM once again tendered the gavel to W.P.G.M.D Bro Leonard McComb, he then went on to report that the lodge has had another successful year stating that the books of the lodge had been examined and both the Provincial treasurer and secretary had found the books to be in good order and he thanked the Bro treasurer and secretary for all the hard work that goes on in the background in order to maintain a well-run lodge he then went on to congratulate the RWM on his second year tenure as master and thanked him for all the hard work that he had done for the lodge and freemasonry in general and the way that the lodge had been run under his leadership, thanking Bro John Galloway for his musical accompaniment, Bro Peter Anderson and Bro Greg and Ross McCulloch for the pipes and drum when entering the lodge, congratulating Bro Baxter on taking his second regular step and congratulating the RWM and office bearers for the manner in which they carried out the degree, also congratulation Bro Inglis on receiving his 50yr diploma and with these few words he tendered the gavel back to our RWM,. RWM thanked Bro McComb for the kind words. At this point the Provincial DOC asked the RWM to instruct the brethren to be upstanding as the business of the evening with regards to the Provincial Grand lodge of Stirlingshire had come to a happy conclusion, the Provincial grand lodge retired to the sound of the pipes and drum but not before seeking permission the take our newest fellowcraft Bro Baxter and Bro Bud Inglis with them which was readily granted.

Thanks

To the members of Lodge Polmont the RWM once again thanked them for their continued support and to the visitors he thanked them 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 give the visitors a hearty vote of thanks, as this was the RWM’s greeting meeting he then went on to thank Bro John Galloway for his musical accompaniment which greatly enhances and degree work carried out over his two years in office as master the RWM then went on to thank DM Bro Sam Alson for all the work and support he had given him over the two years , thanking the Bro Treasurer and Secretary for all their hard work and support, for the work done in the lodge a thanks to the following brethren Bro Blair Barclay, Bro Graham Black, Bro Kevin Tetsill and all the various brethren that gave up some of their valuable time to assist with the various lodge activities, he then went on to wish our RWM Elect Bro Ian Simpson all the best for his installation and his first year as master.

Invitation to speak

The RWM then invited anyone from the body of the lodge if they had anything to say for the benefit of freemasonry or this lodge in particular he would hear them now the Bro Secretary took the opportunity to inform the assembled brethren that he would be collecting selection boxes for Enabled Scotland Falkirk branch this year and will gladly accept donations. In reply RWM Bro Ian Milne 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 congratulating the RWM for an exceptional 2^nd degree carried out by the RWM and his degree team and congratulating in his absence Bro Steven Baxter on becoming lodge Polmont’s newest fellowcraft, congratulating Bro Bud Inglis on his presentation of his 50yr diploma RWM Bro  Ian Milne also thanked Bro John Galloway for his musical accompaniment, thanking Bro Greg and Ross McCulloch for a rendition of the pipes and Bro Peter Anderson for the drums finishing off by bringing warm and fraternal greetings from all the visiting sister lodges but more in particular his own mother lodge, lodge St John Slamannan No 484

Intimations

The RWM gave the following intimation that the next regular meeting is on Wednesday the 26^th of November which will be the annual installation of the RWM Elect and office bearers of lodge Polmont 793 6.30pm for office bearers in order to have pictures taken and a 7pm tyle the RWM then invited those who could 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.