Brother Thomas McDonald a Past Master of Lodge Ben Cleuch No. 782 was honoured by the Grand Master Mason in November 2005 when he received the Honorary Grand Rank of Architect.

Fitting tribute was paid to Brother John McLeod Sneddon at the Regular Communication held on 31st January 2006 when the announcement of his death was made by the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master. Brother Sneddon a Past Master of Lodge St Andrew (Denny and Loanhead) No 176, had served as Substitute Provincial Grand Master of the Province from 1985 to 1990, Depute from 1990 to 1995 and Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master from 1995 to 2000.

Stirling Council approached Provincial Grand Lodge in April 2006 expressing their concern at the deteriorating condition of the Christies Clock, Allanpark, Stirling and proposing a joint venture to carry out restoration works. George Christie (1826 - 1903) was a prominent businessman in the town of Stirling who lived in Southfield House in the Kings Park area. He was the Provost of the Royal Burgh of Stirling from 1870 - 1879 and Master of Lodge Ancient Stirling, No. 30 from 1874 - 1878. He was also the Provincial Grand Master of Stirlingshire from 1893 - 1903.
The conception and the construction of the Clock was done in conjunction with the Provincial Grand Lodge of Stirlingshire, the Town Council of Stirling and Mr. A. M. Lupton. Plans were submitted in 1904 and at a Resolution of the Town Council in 1905 it was agreed that Mrs. Christie would pay for the removal of the railings surrounding the site for the clock and the cost of the project. Construction of the clock began in 1905 and was completed in 1906. The dedication of the clock was made with great pomp and circumstance with a Miss Oliphant cutting the ribbon using a pair of small gold scissors, that were later presented to Miss Oliphant at a ceremony held in the Council Chambers where a small reception was held. Mrs. Christie was unable to carry out the dedication through failing health and she died in 1907. The Christies had no family and Miss Oliphant was a niece. The Council took upon themselves the burden of maintaining the clock and looking after it in perpetuity for the town. A local jeweler was appointed to wind the clock once a week, the duty eventually falling on a George Johnstone who was also a Freemason in Stirling. The Council changed the mechanical workings of the clock to electric in the 1980’s.
Over the years the clock began to look its age and in 1989 Past Master Thomas McDonald of Lodge Abercromby No. 531 and Past Master Archibald Bone of Lodge Ancient Stirling No. 30 approached various people with a view to refurbishing the clock, but at that time there seemed to be no funding available. The matter was then brought to the Provincial Grand Lodge of Stirlingshire in 2006 by Past Master McDonald and Past Master Brian Wright of Lodge Ancient Stirling No. 30. It was decided that a plan should be put into action with a view to funding the refurbishment of the clock to its former glory, in this the centenary year of the Christie Memorial Clock’s completion and dedication

For further details of the Restoration of the clock click the S&C.

Brother Archibald Blair Treasurer of Lodge Stirling Royal Arch No. 76 was honoured for his services to Freemasonry in November 2006 when the Grand Master Mason awarded him the Honorary Grand Rank of Assistant Treasurer. 

Lodge Callendar No. 588 enjoyed a Celebration Dinner at 7.30pm on Friday 3rd November 2006 in recognition of it having occupied the Masonic Temple, 5 Lint Riggs, Falkirk for 100 years (from 1906 – 2006).

Interior view of the Temple (2006)

In recognition of his valuable and dedicated services to Provincial Grand Lodge and Grand Lodge over many years, Brother Colin T. Wyse Past Provincial Grand Master was presented with a Distinguished Service Membership Certificate at the AGM held on 28th February 2007. Brother Wyse thanked the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master and the members of Provincial Grand Lodge for the honour bestowed upon him and also those who had supported him throughout his Masonic career. 

Grand Lodge had taken the decision to close the Masonic Homes, ‘Ault Wharrie’ and ‘Ardnablane’, Dunblane in 2005. The accommodation standards required by law had become more and more onerous necessitating an expensive and in many cases impractical upgrade of both homes. It was therefore decided to market the sites so bringing in welcome income to Grand Lodge. The demolition of both homes was carried out in August 2007 as a precursor to private residential homes being built on the sites. It is interesting that a plaque mounted on a stone gate pillar and displaying the Grand Lodge crest was recovered and presented to the Lodge of Dunblane No. IX just before the bulldozers completed their work.

Plaque bearing the Grand Lodge crest

The Lodge of Alloa No. 69 marked their 250th Anniversary with a Re-dedication Ceremony held in Alloa Town Hall on 10th November 2007. Brother Sir Archibald D. Orr Ewing Most Worshipful Grand Master Mason and a deputation of Grand Office-bearers carried out the ceremony in front of a large attendance of brethren. This was followed by a Celebration Dinner held in the Dunmar House Hotel, Alloa.

Brother Thomas Proctor a Past Master of Lodge Buchanan Killearn No. 1419 was the recipient of the Honorary Grand Rank of Director of Ceremonies in November 2007. The distinct honour of being made Honorary Grand Senior Deacon was conferred upon Brother Alexander Birrell a Past Master Lodge Clackmannan No. 1303 and Past Substitute Provincial Grand Master in the same month.

The possibility of organising an Annual Divine Service in 2008 was floated by the Provincial Grand Master at the Regular Communication held in January 2007 and it was resolved at the beginning of 2008 that Provincial Grand Lodge would hold such a Service and that a Social Sub-Committee would be set up to organise an Annual Dance or similar such function.

On the 2nd March 2008 the Provincial Grand Master Brother John McKenzie welcomed a large turnout of brethren and friends from within and out with the Province, with no fewer than 8 Sister Provinces being in attendance to the first Divine Service was held in Denny Old Parish Church when Lodge St. Andrew (Denny & Loanhead) No. 176 acted as host Lodge. All present listened to a most meaningful sermon from the local minister the Reverend David Murning with readings by the Reverend John Jenkinson, Provincial Grand Chaplain.

The Annual Reigning Masters Degree this year was held in Lodge St Servanus No 771 Alva on the 4th April 2008. The proceeds of the Degree, £1000, were presented to Fairfield School on 11th June.

Over 100 brethren and friends attended the King Robert Hotel, Bannockburn on the 11th April 2008 the venue of a most successful Provincial Grand Lodge Dance.. The generosity of the participants allowed Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master Brother John McKenzie to present a cheque to the National Childrens Helpline in Camelon on Saturday 14th June 2008.

The Provincial Grand Lodge Annual Golf Competition was played on Sunday 11th May 2008 at Ross Priory Golf Course, Gartocharn, in conditions that could not have been bettered. The winners this year were Lodge Abercromby No 531.

At the invitation of Lodge Bannockburn Bruce and Thistle No 312, a deputation from Provincial Grand Lodge, headed by the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master Brother John McKenzie, landed on Lodge Bannockburn on Friday 13th June 2008 to confer the Entered Apprentice Degree on one candidate.

The annual recognition for services to freemasonry went to Brother Alexander Montgomery a Past Master of Lodge St. John Slamannan No. 484 when he was made Honorary Grand Bard in November 2008.Master of Lodge St. John Slamannan No. 484 when he was made Honorary Grand Bard in November 2008.

The Provincial Grand Lodge Church Service was held on the 8th March 2009 in Gartocharn Parish Church, Gartocharn.

Provincial Grand Lodge were set to have a busy year in 2009 when a number of daughter Lodges were to celebrate special occasions. Lodge Zetland No. 391 celebrated its 150th Anniversary on 7th February 2009 when a Service of Re-dedication was carried out in their premises in Grangemouth. This was followed by a Ceremony of Consecration in the new premises at Dirleton Lane, Alloa of The Lodge of Alloa No. 69 on Saturday 28th February 2009. Thereafter Lodge Stirling Royal Arch No. 76 celebrated their 250th Anniversary on Saturday 23rd May 2009. The marquee of the Stirling County Rugby Club, Bridgehaugh Park, Stirling was the venue for the Rededication Service and the Anniversary Dinner to follow. The Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master Brother John McKenzie and his team of Commissioned Office-bearers officiated on all three occasions.

On Friday the 3rd April 2009 the Provincial Grand Lodge of Stirlingshire's Annual Reigning Masters Degree was held in Lodge Bannockburn Bruce & Thistle No. 312. A total of 116 Brethren signed the attendance book which included a deputation from three Sister Provinces headed by the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master of Glasgow Brother William Gilmour, in the deputation was the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master of Perthshire West Brother Harold Ingram and Immediate Past Provincial Grand Master of Lanarkshire Upper Ward Brother William Landsborough. Multiple Sclerosis Falkirk Branch were recipients of the proceeds. (£900) and were presented with a cheque on the 3rd April 2009.

The death of Brother Doctor Hector C. Campbell M.B.E., M.B., Ch. B., M.R.C.G.P. a Past Master Lodge Buchanan Killearn No. 1419, Past Provincial Grand Master (1971–1975) was announced at the Regular Communication held on 29th April 2009.

At the same communication the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master bestowed on Brother William Gilmour, Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master of the Province of Glasgow and Brother Harold J. Ingram, Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master of the Province of Perthshire West, Honorary membership of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Stirlingshire.

The Provincial Grand Lodge Annual Golf Competition was played on Sunday 10th May 2009 at Ross Priory Golf Course, Gartocharn and the recipients of the monies raised, £3000, were Alzheimer's Scotland, Stirling Clacks Services.

Lodge Stirling Royal Arch No. 76 was thrilled to celebrate its 250th Anniversary at 2.00pm on Saturday 23rd May 2009 in the marquee of Stirling County Rugby Club, Bridgehaugh Park, Stirling. A Rededication Ceremony was conducted by Office-bearers from Provincial Grand Lodge headed by the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master Brother John McKenzie assisted by Brother Reverend John Harley Jenkinson Senior Provincial Grand Chaplain. A meal for nearly two hundred brethren and visitors afterwards enjoyed an excellent dinner chaired by Brother Alexander Morton Right Worshipful Master. To celebrate the 250th Anniversary of receiving its Charter, Lodge Stirling Royal Arch No.76 released a new Mark Penny. This showed the 'old' Lodge seal of a wolf crouching on a crag. On the Reverse was the present Lodge seal. The penny was in gold coloured metal. Both badges were enameled.

The new Mark Penny Lodge Stirling Royal Arch No. 76 (2009)

The Provincial Grand Lodge Charity Bowling staged, for the sixth time, its annual inter-lodge bowling tournament at Grangemouth Bowling Club on Sunday 2nd August 2009 and the winners on this occasion were Lodge Craiginnan No 850. The recipients this year of the monies raised were Grangemouth Branch of the R.N.L.I. and the local Talbot House Day Centre for Senior Citizens each receiving a cheque for £1250.

Brother Henry C. Malcolm a Past Master of Lodge Dolphin No. 911 Master of Lodge Dolphin No. 911 and Past Substitute Provincial Grand Master was honoured by the Grand Master Mason by being awarded the Honorary Grand Rank of Junior Deacon in November 2009. A similar honour was bestowed on Brother a. Graeme Russell a Past Master of Lodge Camelon No. 1456 and Past Provincial Grand Secretary who was awarded the Honorary Grand Rank of Assistant Secretary.

Provincial Grand Lodge was graced by the presence of the Most Worshipful Immediate Past Grand Master Mason at the AGM held on 24th February 2010. The Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master Brother John McKenzie presented Brother Sir Archibald D. Orr Ewing Bart., M.A. with Honorary Membership of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Stirlingshire.

Brother John McKenzie Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master was presented with Honorary Membership of Lodge Dolphin No 911 on Thursday 4th March 2010.

The 10th Annual Reigning Masters Degree was hosted by Lodge St. John Slamannan No. 484 on 17th April 2010. The Most Worshipful Grand Master Mason Brother Charles Iain R. Wolrige Gordon of Esslemont and Grand Secretary Brother David Begg were amongst the Brethren who witnessed an excellent Entered Apprentice Degree worked by the Reigning Masters of the Province of Stirlingshire.

The recipient charities were Alloa Gymnastics Club and Braveheart Falkirk Branch both receiving £375.

The Annual Golf Competition was played on Sunday 9th May 2010 at Ross Priory Golf Course, Gartocharn, in conditions that could not have been bettered. The winners this year were Lodge Craiginnan Dollar No 850. The presentation of the proceeds from the event were presented to the nominated charity, the Falkirk Branch of Parkinson's UK, on Thursday 1^st July 2010 in the Windsor Unit at Falkirk Royal Infirmary

Saturday 12th June 2010 marked the end of yet another five year term when the commission of Brother John McKenzie Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master came to an end. This occasion was marked by a celebration of Brother McKenzie's term by a function in Gartocharn where he and his wife Dorcas were presented with gifts from the Lodges in the Province.


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He was succeeded by Brother Andrew A. McKinnon Past Master Lodge Callendar No. 588, Past Provincial Grand Master Depute. Brother McKinnon chose to be installed in his Mother Lodge on Saturday 12th June 2010. The ceremony was carried out by the Most Worshipful Grand Master Mason Brother Charles Iain R. Wolrige Gordon of Esslemont and his team of Grand Lodge Office-bearers. 

A cheque in the sum of £3,000.00 was presented to Grand Lodge to be allocated to the Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund.

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During the celebrations which followed the Installation of Brother Andrew A McKinnon as Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master of the Province, a raffle was held and due to the generosity of the Brethren from within the Province and the visiting Brethren from Grand Lodge and the Sister Provincial Grand Lodges, Brother McKinnon was able to present to the Urology Unit at Falkirk Royal Infirmary a cheque for the sum of £1000.

The Grand Master Mason saw fit to confer the Honorary Grand Rank of Sword Bearer on Brother Archibald Mackay a Past Master of Lodge St. Andrew (Denny & Loanhead) No. 176 in November 2010 and in the same month the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master conferred two Brethren of the Province with Honorary Membership in the persons of Brother Nicol Scobbie of Lodge Zetland No 391, who was granted Honorary Provincial Grand Rank of Assistant Secretary and Brother Ralph Mudie, also of Lodge Zetland who was granted Honorary Provincial Grand Rank of Director of Ceremonies.

The Brethren of Lodge Strathendrick No 780 conferred honorary membership of the Lodge on the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master Brother Andrew A. McKinnon on Thursday 13th January 2011 on the occasion of the Annual Visitation.

It was suggested at the Regular Communication of 25th January 2011 that Provincial Grand Lodge consider running a Charity Fishing Competition along similar lines to the successful Charity Golf and Charity Bowling Competitions that had been staged for many years and had resulted in significant sums of money being donated to deserving causes.

One of the characters of freemasonry in the Province of Stirlingshire sadly passed to the Grand Lodge above in January 2011. Brother Ian McIntosh a Past Master Lodge Camelon No. 1456 and Honorary Provincial Grand Bible Bearer died at the age of 103 years. Brother Ian was a stalwart of Provincial Grand Lodge and supported it for many years.

The Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master Brother Andrew M^cKinnon accompanied by Brother Colin Wyse and Brother Alexander Crocket visited the new Larbert Hospital on 1st February 2011 where they met with Consultant Urologist, Mr James Tweedle and his staff, who demonstrated the Laparoscopic Trainer bought through the £1000 donation from Provincial Grand Lodge

The Annual Provincial Grand Lodge Church Service was held on the Sunday 13th March 2011 in Sauchie and Coalsnaughton Parish Church, Sauchie. The Reverend George Taylor Sherry officiated at the Service

The Grand Lodge of Scotland celebrated its’ 275th Anniversary in 2011 having been founded in 1736. It adopted the slogan ”Scottish Freemasons Caring and Sharing – Celebrating 2011 by Helping Others”.
As part of that celebration Grand Lodge released £275,000.00 to be disbursed to Provincial and District Grand Lodges under its umbrella throughout the world. The Province of Stirlingshire was awarded £6,389.00 from that sum. Provincial Grand Lodge decided that this sum be divided equally between the five main Charities it had supported in 2011.
Brother Andrew A. McKinnon, Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master, made the presentations to the various charities on Saturday 24th March 2011 in Lodge St. Andrew (Denny & Loanhead) No. 176.

ishermen from all over the Province congregated at Buckieburn Reservoir, Denny on Saturday 4th June 2011 for the first Provincial Grand Lodge Charity Fishing Competition. A good day was had by all and a fine cheque in the sum of £1,500.00 was presented to Erskine Homes as a result of the anglers efforts.
Lodge Callendar N0 588 were the winners.

It was the turn of Lodge St. John Falkirk No.16 to enjoy one of those special moments in Lodge history. Brethren assembled in the Lodge on Saturday 1st October 2011 to celebrate their 275th Anniversary and enjoy a Re-dedication Ceremony. The Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master Brother Andrew A. McKinnon and Brother John Harley Jenkinson Senior Provincial Grand Chaplain officiated. A fine Celebratory Dinner was thereafter held at the Cladhan Hotel, Falkirk.

Once again the Grim Reaper came into the Province in October 2011 when Brother Alfred Stewart Fenwick McGhie a Past Master Lodge St. Servanus No. 771, Past Provincial Grand Senior Warden passed away. Brother Freddie had served Provincial Grand Lodge as a Member of the Board of Grand Stewards from 2000 – 2011.

Brother Andrew A McKinnon Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master was awarded honorary membership of Lodge Ben Cleuch No 782 by the RWM Brother Keith A. Pitt during the Annual Visitation by Provincial Grand Lodge to Ben Cleuch on Monday 28th November 2011.

There were two recipients of Grand Lodge honours in November 2011. They were Brother James Hayworth a Master Mason of Lodge Dolphin No. 911 who was awarded the Honorary Grand Rank of Organist (8th February 2012) and Brother Alexander Plank a Past Master of Lodge Abercromby No. 531 and Past Provincial Grand Senior Warden who was awarded the Honorary Grand Rank of Bard (presented 10th January 2012).

Lodge St. John Falkirk No. 16 conferred Honorary Membership upon the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master and four Past Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master's of the Province of Stirlingshire at the Regular Meeting held on Tuesday 14th February 2012.

On Friday 1st March 2012, Lodge St John Tulliallan No 598, celebrated its 135th Anniversary. To mark the occasion the Lodge re-created the very first meeting of the Lodge in the very same premises as the first meeting, The Unicorn Inn, in Kincardine. Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master Brother Andrew A M^cKinnon represented Provincial Grand Lodge accompanied by Immediate Past Provincial Grand Master Brother John M^cKenzie.

During the evening the RW Master, Brother James Methven, conferred honorary membership of the Lodge onto the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master, Brother Andrew A M^cKinnon.

The Provincial Grand Lodge Annual Divine Service 2012 was held in the Allan Church of Scotland, Bannockburn on Sunday 4th March 2012. The Reverend Brother James Landels of the Allan Church of Scotland took the service. The collection, amounting to £305.00, was divided equally between the Allan Church of Scotland and the Stirling & District Battalion Boys Brigade.

Some 105 Brethren and friends of Provincial Grand Lodge sat down to an excellent dinner in the Dunmar House Hotel in Alloa on Saturday evening 21st April 2012. Brother Walter Sneddon, Past Substitute Grand Master and his wife were guests of the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master. A sizeable sum of money was raised to be added to the Provincial Grand Lodge 275th Anniversary Fund.

The Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master obligated and installed his two newly Commissioned Office-bearers at the Regular Communication of Provincial Grand Lodge held on 25^th April 2012 in Lodge Strathendrick No. 780.
They were Brother Thomas Bateman White a Past Master of Lodge Clackmannan No 1303 and Past Provincial Grand Senior Warden to the position of Worshipful Substitute Provincial Grand Master and Brother Alexander Montgomery a Past Master of Lodge St. John Slamannan No 484 and Past Provincial Grand Senior Warden and Honorary Grand Bard to the position of Provincial Grand Junior Chaplain.

The 12th Annual Reigning Masters’ Degree was held in Lodge Abercromby No 531 on Friday 27th April 2012. Guests of honour were Right Worshipful Substitute Grand Master Brother Alex. Galbraith and Right Worshipful Grand Secretary Brother David M. Begg. As a result of the collection taken and the subsequent raffle held after the meeting two Charities benefited by each receiving half of the £700.00 raised. They were SEBN Support Service, Raploch Campus, Stirling and Carrongrange School, Larbert.

The 21st Provincial Grand Lodge Annual Golf Competition was played on Sunday 13th May at Ross Priory Golf Course, Gartocharn. The winners his year came from Lodge St John Slamannan No 484 and the recipient charities were Lochies School, Alloa, The Driving Force, Bonnybridge and Crossroads Caring Scotland, Balfron who each received £750.

The Provincial Grand Lodge Charity Fishing Competition was held at Buckieburn Reservoir Denny on Saturday 2nd June 2012 and the winning team of two came from Lodge Callendar No 588 .The Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master presented a cheque for £1,000.00 to representatives of The Sauchieburn Centre, Bannockburn Riding for the Disabled Group on the 16th October 2012.

Lodge Ladywell No 1474 celebrated their 60^th Anniversary on Saturday 8th September 2012. The occasion was marked by an Entered Apprentice Degree being carried out by Brother Andrew A. McKinnon and Office-bearers of the Province of Stirlingshire. During the ceremonial Brother Ronald Hay Past Master Lodge Ladywell No1474 was made an Honorary Provincial Grand Junior Deacon by Brother McKinnon and Brother McKinnon was made an Honorary Member of Lodge Ladywell No 1474.

Brother George Robertson Stewart Past Master Lodge Buchanan Killearn No 1419, was made an Honorary Provincial Grand Inner Guard Thursday 20th September 2012.

Lodge Zetland No 391 conferred Honorary Membership upon the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master Brother Andrew A McKinnon and three other Brethren at the Regular Meeting on Tuesday 6th November 2012.

Brother Thomas Grieve Past Master Lodge Polmont No. 793 was awarded the Honorary Grand Rank of Director of Music by the Grand Master Mason in November 2012.

Brother John McKenzie, Immediate Past Provincial Grand Master and Brother Tom Paterson Past Master of Lodge St. Servanus No 771 were presented with Honorary Membership by The Lodge of Alloa No 69 on Thursday 20th December 2012.

Over the year 2012 Provincial Grand Lodge through various events donated £6455.00 to various charities and causes throughout the Province and nationally. for full details click here.

Brother Tom Grieve a Past Master of Lodge Polmont No 793 was honoured with the Honorary Grand Rank of Director of Music in November 2012 and was presented with his Diploma by the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master Brother Andrew A McKinnon on 23rd January 2013.

The Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master Brother Andrew A McKinnon awarded Brother Ian O’Connor a Past Master of Lodge St Servanus No 771 the Honorary Provincial Grand Rank of Chaplain at the Regular Meeting held in the Lodge on Monday 18th February 2013.

The Annual Divine Service 2013 was held in Denny Old Parish Church, on Sunday 3rd March 2013. The Reverend John Murning of Denny Old Parish Church presided over the service and the bible readings were carried out by the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master Brother Andrew A McKinnon and Provincial Grand Junior Chaplain Brother Alexander Montgomery. The collection, amounting to £317.31, was donated to Denny Old Parish Church.

The Annual Reigning Masters Degree held in Lodge Ladywell No 1474 on Friday 26th April 2013. The event was attended by the Most Worshipful Grand Master Mason Brother Charles Ian R Wolrige Gordon of Esslemont and Grand Secretary Brother David M Begg. £1,150.00 was raised in aid of Prostate Cancer Scotland and will be added to the Grand Lodge Fund.

Lodge Buchanan Killearn No. 1419 was obliged to seek the assistance of Lodge Strathendrick No. 780 in 2012. The Village Hall that had been their home since 1947 was due to undergo a major refurbishment lasting nearly one year and it required a temporary meeting place. Through the co-operation of the Balfron Lodge its meetings were held in Balfron in 2012 and early 2013. Lodge Strathendrick No. 780 had previously come to their aid in 1954 when a similar premises refurbishment took place in Killearn. This latter change of premises was a success in many ways so much so that the Lodge took the decision to move to Balfron permanently. This was ratified by Grand Lodge and Provincial Grand Lodge approving appropriately amended Bye-laws changes on 10 May 2013. 

The Annual Provincial Grand Lodge Charity Fishing Competition was staged on Carron Valley Reservoir on Saturday 1st June 2013.The prize for the heaviest individual catch of three fish went to Brother Robert Paton from Lodge Carron No 139 (7lbs 2oz). The heaviest individual fish was also caught by him (Just over 5lbs) and the team prize went to Brother John Davidson and Brother Gerrard Dawson from Lodge Bannockburn Bruce and Thistle No 312.Mrs Leigh Mason very kindly donated a trophy in memory of her late husband Robert to be awarded to the angler catching the heaviest individual fish.

The recipient of the monies this year (£1200) went to Strathcarron Hospice.

The Annual Provincial Grand Lodge Charity Bowling Competition was staged at Menstrie Bowling Club, Menstrie on Sunday 11th August 2013. The Winners were Lodge Loch Lomond No 1483 and the recipient charity were Ochil Leisure Enterprises, Alva who received a cheque for £2200.

The Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master conferred the Honorary Provincial Grand Rank of Architect on Brother Joseph Sharp Past Master Lodge Callendar No. 588 at the Lodge Regular Meeting held on Monday 2nd September 2013.

Brother Andrew A. McKinnon Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master was totally surprised to be made an honorary member of Lodge Buchanan Killearn No. 1419 at the Lodge Regular Meeting held on Thursday 19th September 2013.

The members of Lodge Loch Lomond No. 1483 celebrated its 60 Years Diamond Jubilee with a re-dedication ceremony held in the Millennium Hall, Gartocharn on Saturday 21st September 2013. The ceremony of re-dedication was performed by the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master and members of Provincial Grand Lodge. Some 96 brethren from inside and outside the Province enjoyed the occasion and the celebration dinner that followed. Brother Andrew A. McKinnon Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master received the honour of being made an honorary member of the Lodge.

Provincial Grand Lodge paid its Annual Visitation to Lodge Stirling Royal Arch No 76 on Monday 23rd September 2013. The Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master Brother Andrew A McKinnon had pleasure in presenting Brother James Francis Fisher Past Master of 76 with the Honorary Provincial Grand Rank of Bard in recognition of his many years of service to Freemasonry.

Surprises were the order of the day at Lodge St. Servanus No. 771 at the Regular Meeting held on Monday 21st October 2013. Past Provincial Grand Master Brother Colin T. Wyse was presented with a 65 Years Service Certificate by Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master Brother Andrew A. McKinnon in his Mother Lodge. Not to be outdone however Brother Wyse presented Brother McKinnon with a Certificate of Honorary Membership on the same night.

The Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master Brother Andrew A McKinnon took great delight in presenting Brother Brendan Bernard, Organist of Lodge Ben Cleuch No 782, with the Honorary Provincial Grand Rank of Director of Music during the annual visit by Provincial Grand Lodge to Lodge Ben Cleuch on Monday 25^th November 2013.

The Most Worshipful Grand Master Mason conferred the Honorary Grand Rank of Senior Deacon on Brother Hugh B. Edmond Past Master of Lodge Strathendrick No. 780 at the Annual Meeting of Grand Lodge in November 2013.

Over the year 2013 Provincial Grand Lodge through various events donated £7,667.31 to various charities and causes throughout the Province and nationally. for full details click here.

Brother James Mackie Past Master Lodge Camelon No. 1456 was awarded the Honorary Grand Rank of Jeweler 0n the14th January 2014

Brother Alexander (Sandy) Whitehead Past Master, Past Depute Grand Master and Past Provincial Grand Master was presented with a 65 Years Service Certificate in Lodge Ancient Stirling No. 30 at the Regular Meeting held on 21st January 2014. A number of his distinguished colleagues from Grand Lodge were in attendance together with many representatives of Provincial Grand Lodge.

Some 120 Freemasons, friends and relatives attended the Annual Divine Service held in the Allan Church of Scotland, Bannockburn on Sunday 2^nd March 2014. The fine sum of £380.00 was taken in the offering and was donated to the Church Hall Refurbishment Fund.

Lodge Polmont No. 793 conferred honorary membership on the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master Brother Andrew A. McKinnon at the Regular Meeting of that Lodge held on Wednesday 23rd April 2014.

The fourteenth Annual Reigning Masters Degree took place in Lodge Carron No 139 on Friday 25th April 2014 The Most Worshipful Grand Master Mason Brother Charles I R Wolridge Gordon of Esslemontn was again in attendance and the Grand Master Mason’s five year Charity appeal benefited to the sum of £800.00 as a result of the various fundraising activities.

2014 saw the second year for the Provincial Grand Lodge of Stirlingshire Annual Golf Competition to be played at the home of Alloa Golf Club, Schawpark Golf Course, Alloa on Sunday 11th May. The winners this year were Lodge Bannockburn Bruce and Thistle. The recipients of the monies raised this year were PLUS (Stirling) Ltd who were presented with a cheque for £2,000.00 to on the evening of Monday 14th July 2014.

There was much local activity in the summer of 2014 when Stirlingshire recognised and commemorated the 700th Anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn (23 and 24 June) and many local Organisations celebrated this event in different ways. The Provincial Grand Lodge of Stirlingshire marked the occasion by staging a commemorative dinner and dance in the marquee of Stirling County Ruby Club on 31st May 2014. Some 220 members, guests and friends enjoyed the event. A commemorative token was struck bearing the head of Robert the Bruce on one side and the crest of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Stirlingshire on the other. The company was enhanced by the presence of the Most Worshipful Grand Master Mason, Grand Secretary, the Depute Lord Lieutenant of Stirling and Perth and Doctor Elspeth King Director of the Stirling Smith Institute. The latter gave an excellent after-dinner address on the significance of the battle to all Scots and to Freemasons.

On Saturday 7th June 2014 thirty anglers from the Province descended on Buckieburn Reservoir, Denny for the Annual Charity Fishing Competition. The winners of the team event were Brother Ferg Smith and Brother Harry Foster from Lodge Camelon No 1456. The recipient Charity 2014 is Driving Force, Health Centre, Bonnybridge who recieved a cheque for £1000 on 25th August 2014

Freemasons from all over Scotland descended on the Allan Church of Scotland on Friday 20th June 2014. Members of Lodge Bannockburn Bruce and Thistle No 312 and those from Lodge Stirling Royal Arch No 76 marched in regalia from their Lodge to the church. The Most Worshipful Grand Master Mason had more lavish transport when he literally dropped in by helicopter to visit the Province for the third time in 2014. Lodge Bannockburn Bruce and Thistle No. 312 hosted a reigning Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Masters Entered Apprentice Degree to mark the 700^th Anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn. Eighteen reigning Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Masters from various Sister Provinces conferred the Degree ceremonial on the son of the Master of the host Lodge, Lodge Bannockburn. A fine collection of £855.00 was taken to be dispensed to Charities by the choice of the host Lodge. The Right Worshipful Master Brother James McCormick took the opportunity to confer honorary membership on the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master Brother Andrew A. McKinnon at the end of the evening. As a result of the collection taken Lodge Bannockburn Bruce and Thistle were able to present a cheque for £500 to the Church on Monday 22^nd September 2014.

The Provincial Grand Lodge Charity Bowling Competition was staged at Balfron Bowling Green on Sunday 10^th August 2014. Lodge Strathendrick No 780 was the Host Lodge. Unfortunately the weather being so bad the Competition had to be abandoned. A number of local Charities however still benefited from the funds raised. The 1^st Balfron Girl Guides, the 25^th Forth Region Balfron Scouts and the Balfron Senior Citizens Group each received a cheque for £600.00 from the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master Brother Andrew A McKinnon on Saturday 15^th November 2014.

The Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master Brother Andrew A McKinnon conferred the Honorary Provincial Grand Rank of Provincial Grand Organist upon Brother John Bell Past Master and Secretary of Lodge St Andrew (Denny and Loanhead) No 176 at the Regular Meeting held on Thursday 11^th September 2014.

Brother Andrew A McKinnon Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master had the pleasure of conferring the Honorary Provincial Grand Rank of Grand Director of Ceremonies on Brother William Reid Past Master of Lodge Stirling Royal Arch No 76 on the occasion of the Annual Visitation to that Lodge on Monday 22^nd September 2014.

Just view the smiles on the faces of those Masons pictured below who cycled around 100 miles during Saturday and Sunday 18^th and 19^th October 2014 while visiting all 23 Lodges in the Province of Stirlingshire to raise money for Prostate Scotland.

Brother Alexander Crocket Past Master of Lodge Craiginnan Dollar No. 850 was honoured by Grand Lodge in November 2014 when he was made Honorary Grand Senior Deacon.

Saturday 13th December 2014 saw Brother Colin Terris Wyse, Past Provincial Grand Master, installed into the Chair of Lodge St. Servanus No. 771 at the age of 85 years forty-nine years after he was first installed in 1965.

Over the year 2014 Provincial Grand Lodge through various events donated £20880 to various charities and causes throughout the Province and nationally. for full details click here.