The brethren of Lodge Craigielea would like to wish the very best to Bro. Barry Dempster (W.S.D), who will be competing in this years 'Albert Bartlett' Edinburgh Marathon in aid of the Breast Cancer charity on the 25th May 2008.

For more information on the event please go here:
http://www.edinburgh-marathon.com/

Our annual dance for 2008 will be held in the Abercorn Bowling club on Saturday 31st May.

As usual we will be joined by, among others, brethren from Lodge St.Clements No.688, who will carry out a Fellow Craft degree at the Maxwellton Temple earlier in the day.

The Temple will be re-dedicated in a ceremony carried out by Provincial Grand Lodge of Renfrewshire East, on Saturday 17th May 2008.

Tickets are limited and are will be drawn from a lottery if the demand is great.

We are happy to announce that this year Lodge Craigielea will be hosting the annual celebration to commemorate the granting of Lodge Charters from the Grand Lodge of Scotland on the same date (6th May 1920) - to the following lodges.

• 1212 - Wallace St Hugh
• 1213 - Stepps
• 1215 - James Watt
• 1216 - Rosehaugh
• 1217 - St. Martin
• 1218 - Craigielea
• 1219 - Glennifer

The meeting will be held on Saturday 3rd May 2008.

Last years hosts were Lodge St.Martin, number 1217 on the Roll of the Grand Lodge of Scotland. The brethren who travelled up to Ullapool from Lodge Craigielea and elsewhere were treated to first class Highland hospitality and a good time was had by all.

The meeting will commence at 2.30 p.m and a Fellow Craft degree will be carried out by the brethren of Lodge Craigielea.

Contact us for further info.

Brother John S.L Morrison (jnr) will follow his heart when he treks to the 'lost' Inca city of Machu Picchu in the Peruvian Andes to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation this year.

Brother John, a Lodge Craigielea member, got involved in the trip with a friend who recently lost his wife at an early age after losing her battle with a heart condition.

The week long trek in May promises to be the experience of a lifetime for John. He has already started training and is confident he will be ready to meet the challenge only a few months away.

John is trying to raise as much money as possible for the BHF's fight against heart and circulatory disease which is still more likely to kill you than any other serious illness, including cancer. Therefore if you would like to sponsor John and help him raise money for a worthy cause you can do so online at the following web address:
http://bhf.org.uk/sponsor/johnnymo/