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• Brother Robert Lochart ( Rab ) has decided to emigrate to Australia with his family, and he left in mid July. We wish him all the best  for the future, and hope he will communicate with us via the web site once he's got himself established.

• The lodge visited Lodge Leuchar No. 1224 ( Peterculter ) on Tuesday 24th. April 2007. The past masters of the above lodge conferred the master mason degree on one of our candidates.  

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• The Traveling trowel was gifted to Provincial Grand Lodge, Aberdeenshire, West by Bro. Walter Sneddon P.M.

It is used as a means of raising monies for local charities and the objective is for a deputation from any of the twenty Freemason's Lodges within the province to capture the trowel from the lodge holding it and return it to their lodge.

Before the trowel is captured a donation is collected and handed over to Provincial Grand Lodge. 

The lodge holding the trowel at the end of the season has the opportunity to nominate a local charity to receive the money, which has been collected throughout the year.

It is also a great way to promote visits between daughter lodges throughout the season, with all the benefits that brings.  

The Traveling Trowel 

 

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• After quite a long search I managed to locate the whereabouts of the daughter of the late Bro. Hugh Taylor. The purpose of my visit was to present her with a copy of  'The Masonic Career of Hugh Taylor' , a project that I have been working on for some time. Her married name is Mrs. Evelyn Greenlaw, and she now resides in Mintlaw. She was 'over the moon', as the television football pundits put it, with the 'history', and said that she was going to e-mail copies of it to the rest of her family, who are scattered around the world. She thanked me for my efforts and wished the lodge, 'all the best'              Almoner  12/06/07.     

•   Bro. John Reynolds of the Lodge of Old Aberdeen No.164 presented the lodge with a reconditioned master's chair," on a permanent loan basis", which was graciously accepted by the R.W.M. Bro. Ian J. Moir.

• Bro. William ( Bill ) Falconer who resided in Mintlaw, and was a member of ‘The lodge of Old Aberdeen’ No.164, passed to Grand Lodge  above on 27^th. July 2009.

Bill was an honorary member of our lodge and a regular visitor over the last few years, in fact rarely missing a meeting. He has generously bequeathed the sum of £500:00 to the lodge.

• General Purpose Meeting

The above meeting was called by the R.W.M. Alan McConnach on Thursday 26^th.August 2010 to discuss a plan of action re repairs required to the south chimney stack.

After a somewhat lengthy discussion it was agreed by those present for the secretary to apply for planning permission to facilitate the following:

·         Demolition and rebuilding of the chimney stack on the south of the building.

·         Rebuilt chimney to be constructed of ‘breeze block’ with new coping and finished with coloured render and sculpted joint lines.

·         No remedial work to north chimney, but also to be finished with coloured render and sculpted joint lines.

·         Reinstatement of lead ‘flashing’ on both chimneys.

·         Work to be carried out by Bro. Allan Catto at his discretion once ‘plans’ passed.

 

The planned remedial work on the south chimney stack will have to be rethought as it now appears that a change in the products used would require special planning permission. It seems that we're back to square one trying to source original sandstone.                                                                                    February 2011.