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Fundraising SUPER HEROES

WANTED.

Friday 12th. May at 7.30 p.m.

Fund Raiser in aid of Hall Refurbishment. With Derek Parlane and Tam Cowan.

See Norman Telfer for ticket details.

Sponsored our Worshipful Junior

Warden ?

On the 17th. July, Russell Parsons will start his journey to walk The West Highland Way in aid of the Hall Refurbishment Fund Raiser. So far he has around £400 in sponsorship. HAVE YOU sponsored him ?

GAMES NIGHT In Aid of 1229 & 1288 Old Folks

Treat Friday 26th. May at 7.30 p.m.

See Tom Lynch for details

VISIT—www.stbryde579.co.uk

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May Masonic Diary

Wed. 10th. Lodge St. Bryde No. 579 Regular Meeting at 7.30 p.m. F.C. Degree by Lodge Robert Burns No. 440. Fri. 12th. Lodge St. Bryde Sportsmans Dinner (see back page for details) Thurs. 18th. Lodge St. Bryde No. 579 visit Lodge Eastmuir No. 1126. F.C. Degree by Bro. Duncan Mulholland, WSW Wed. 24th. Lodge St. Bryde No. 579 Regular Meeting at 7.30 p.m. M.M. Degree by Bro. Bryce Morrison , RWM Fri. 9th. June Lodge St. Bryde No. 579 visit Lodge Coltswood No. 1067. F.C. Degree by Bro. Duncan Mulholland, WSW. (see Lodge St. Bryde News for information)

Lodge St. Bryde No. 579

CABARET in aid of Hall

Restoration Fund

Saturday 17th. June See Norman Telfer for tickets.

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Bro. Stuart Jack and three colleagues from work won the Quiz Night on Friday 7th. April. The event was well attended by friends and members of local Lodges and raised a fantastic sum of £580 for the Hall Restoration Fund. Lodge Woodhall St. John`s No. 305. Lodge 305 have a Regular Meeting on Thursday 11th. May at 7.30 p.m. when a Fellowcraft Degree will be conferred by Lodge Montefiore No. 753. Lodge Montefiore have developed a F.C. Degree based on an early 18th. Century Scottish Ritual and it is recommended that to take the opportunity to attend this display for the first time in our Province.

Brussels. An interesting arrangement of working tools on one of the buildings in The Grand Plas in Brussels. The Grand Lodge of Scotland has two Lodges Chartered in Belgium which come

under Grand Lodge direct supervision, Lodge Wellington No. 1385 in Antwerp and Lodge Allegiance No. 1465 in Brussels. We have a Members jewel from Lodge Allegiance in our display cabinet.

Bright Sparks !

Bro. Bryce Morrison, RWM congratulates the Quiz Night winners.

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Lodge St. Bryde News. Land Trust Update. At the Management Committee Meeting on 5th. April the Lodge Secretary outlined in detail the Guardian Stone quotation for the restoration of the exterior of the Masonic Hall. He also gave an account of a meeting with representatives of the

Land Trust at which the proposed project was discussed in detail. Funding A letter had been received from the Land Trust and this was read in full and confirmed that a grant of £23,000 was being made available from The Land Trust for the restoration project. The Lodge Fund Raising was also discussed and it was agreed that the Lodge had raised sufficient funds for the whole project to be completed this year. It was also agreed that two recommendations made be acted on , That the roller shutter door be replaced with a door more in keeping with the exterior of the building and secondly, that when the works are completed a building inspection be carried out by Rentokil Building Inspectors (who conducted a survey a number of years ago). It was also confirmed that Fund Raising be continued as the Hall was approaching its Centenary and the Lodge its 150th. Anniversary. The decisions of the AGM and Committee to concentrate Fund Raising activities of the Restoration of the Hall were also confirmed. This was excellent news from the Land Trust gives the Lodge a tremendous boost. Work is scheduled to start in July .

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Lodge St. Bryde News. Special Meeting at Lodge Coltswood No. 1067. Our Lodge has been invited to attend a Special Meeting of Lodge Coltswood No. 1067 on Friday 9th. June and confer a F.C. Degree as part of the Lodge official twinning with Lodge Fidelite

Occitane No. 1067 GLNF. The Provincial Grand Master, R.W. Bro. Christian Bonzi of the Province of Terres du Temple will be in attendance with a Deputation from the GNLF. A Deputation from the Grand Lodge of Scotland is also expected as this will be the first twinning with a Scottish

Lodge. Masonic Film Premier. Lodge Mother Kilwinning No. 0 was the setting for the world premier screening of TERRA MASONICA (around the world in 80 Lodges) by Bro. Tristan Boulard from Belgium. The film which is the first in a series, explores Freemasonry and Masonic Halls in many countries throughout the world. From Kilwinning to North America, South America, The Artic, Europe , Africa and India. An interesting point was the persecution that Freemasons suffered under the ruthless Franco dictatorship. Freemasons were (according to their Rank) either imprisoned for years or executed, just for being members of a Masonic

Lodge. In a similar fashion to the Nazi`s in Germany, he had a replica masonic hall constructed , but exaggerated some aspects of the ritual and regalia to try to justify to the public his actions.

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Well Done ! Bro. Ian Liddell (pictured left) completed his first London Marathon on Sunday 23rd. April. In spite of pulling a muscle just over one hour into the event, Ian managed to complete the course in just over five hours. A tremendous achievement and all sponsor money will go to St. Andrews Hospice. Curry Night. Bro. Bill Jack organised a Curry Night with the assistance of Bro. Tom Lynch on Friday 21st. April. The event which was held in the Lounge was a great success and £75 was raised for the Hall Restoration Fund. Israel Trip. Bro. Stuart Jack, IPM in his continued research into members of Lodge St. Bryde who fought in World War 1 has identified two sites in Israel which have Lodge St. Bryde connections. One in Beersheba contains the remains of a Lodge St. Bryde member and one in Jerusalem contains the remains of an Applicant who applied to join our Lodge and was subsequently called up before being Initiated, he was killed in action. Bros. Andrew Nisbet, James Jack, Stuart Jack and Andrew Jack will pay the respects of the Lodge during their visit and they will also visit the grave of Bro. Nisbets Great Uncle, George who was killed in action , but was not a member of 579. A full report on the visit will be made in a future Right Angle.

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Deputation to Lodge St. Enoch No. 1288. Bro. Bryce Morrison, RWM led a very large Deputation to our Sister Lodge, St. Enoch on Thursday 19th. April. The Team, William Jack, Receiving, RWM, Obligation, Duncan Mulholland, Signs & Secrets, Douglas Johnston, NE Corner, Tony Hilton, Tools and Tom Lynch, Charge worked an excellent exemplification of the E.A. Degree. Tony Hilton was working on the floor for the first time and Douglas Johnston the NE Corner for the first time. In his address Bro. Stephen Campbell, RWM thanked 579 for their continued support and thanked the Brethren for an excellent Degree.

WORK PARTY The Lodge work party will be active during

the summer months. If you would like to help, please come down

any Wednesday evening from June to August.

No special skills required, just enthusiasm.