Annual installation at Masonic lodge at heart of Fife villages since 1909

The lodge has been part of the life of the ABCD villages - Auchterderran, Bowhill, Cardenden and Dundonald - since 1909 but is facing lean times as the number of brethren attending has fallen away over the years ever since Bowhill Colliery closed and the population of the villages changed.

In his acceptance of the position of Master, Brother Miller said “The strength of any organisation lies with its members and it is up to those of us who remain to do our utmost to encourage a resurgence of enthusiasm among lapsed members and to receive new applicants for membership with welcoming arms.

“I have no doubt there are many who live in and near to the village of Bowhill who only need take that first step back into the lodge to rekindle their enthusiasm for Freemasonry and enjoy the formality of ritual evenings mixed with relaxing and enjoyable social events and it is up to those of us who are determined to again make the lodge an integral part of village life to do our best to encourage those lapsed members to return and revive the social life of the lodge”.

The lodge has been represented at both the village fair and Bowhill Highland Games during recent years and members will again take part in the village Service of Remembrance on November 12.