Left to right: Grant Macleod SE, Graham Manson 2nd P, Gordon Renfrew IPGS, Kevin Pollock GS, Billy McLarty Depute GS, Danny Thompson 3rd P and John Malcolm SN
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Grand
Superintendent Kevin Pollock
Kevin is a retired police officer, with a PhD in Crisis
Management. He now has his own consultancy with clients including the UK and
Scottish Governments. Kevin is also an Academic Fellow of the UK Cabinet Office
Emergency Planning College and has published a number
of peer- reviewed academic papers in UK and
international journals.
Kevin is a Past Master of both Lodge Craigends No.
1042 and Lodge Randolph No. 1434. He is also a founder member
and current WJW of Anchor Lodge of Research No.
1814. Kevin served 8 years as a Substitute PGM of Renfrewshire East.
Currently, he is the IPZ ofBaron of Renfrew RAC No. 114, Thrice
Illustrious Master of the Cryptic Council
and Japhetin the RAM. In the Provincial Grand Royal Arch
Chapter of Renfrewshire, he was Commissioned as
PGSE. Kevin is a Past Preceptor of Ardgowan and
currently the District Grand Secretary of the District Grand Priory of
Strathclyde. He is also a Past Sovereign of Paisley
Abbey Conclave. In the A&SR, Kevin is a Past MWS of
Stewart Lochrie Sovereign Chapter and holds office in the 30th and 31st Degrees. He is
also an office-bearer in the Royal Order of Scotland, and in several other
Orders.
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Depute
Grand Superintendent Billy McLarty
Billy is a
mechanical engineer and worked in the material handling industry for over 30
years and is now working in Ferguson Marine in Port Glasgow. He is a PM in his mother lodge Montgomerie
Kilwinning Skelmorlie No. 624(Ayrshire) also Inverkip Ardgowan No. 1425(Renfrewshire
West) and is currently PGSWRW.
Billy is a PZ in
Greenock RA Chapter 17, current TIM in Greenock Cryptic Council and current WCN-MEC
in Greenock RAM Lodge and Council he is also a PP in the Preceptory of
Ardgowan.
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2nd
Principal Graham Manson
Graham is a Past
Master of Lodge Union and Crown No. 307 in his hometown of
Barrhead. He currently serves as Lodge Instruction Master. Graham is a past
MEZ of Rockmount RA Chapter No. 367 and is currently T.I.M. of Rockmount Cryptic
Council. He is a member of both Paisley Abbey Royal Ark Mariners and
Paisley Abbey Conclave.
Graham was
Captain of 2nd Barrhead Boys' Brigade Company for many years,
having been through the ranks as a boy. He enjoys playing guitar and is a member
of band Paperhouse who play in the West of Scotland on occasion
although like many other activities has been interrupted by Covid.
Graham is engaged to Sandra and hopes to be married in the near future. He
has a son of 34 and a grandson of 1 year with another grandchild on the
way. Graham is a keen supporter of St. Mirren F.C. which may go a long way to
explaining his sense of humour.
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3rd
Principal Danny Thompson Danny is a Plater Shipwright who attended
James Watt College achieved City & Guilds in Shipbuilding Part 1 & 2
Years 1974 until 1978. He also trained as a Bar Manager and worked as Manager
in a local Night Club before moving on to do shift work in National
Semiconductors as a Preventive Maintenance Technician. He has a great passion
for music, played all his life since the age of 14years, plays Bass Guitar and
6 String Guitar in pubs and clubs. He also reads and plays Alto Sax
Music. Danny became a member of Lodge Doric Kilwinning No.68 in 1996 where has
been Director of Music for many years. He became a member of Port Glasgow R.A.C
No. 407 and served 2 years as M.E.Z He is also an affiliated member of Greenock
R.A.C. No17 and is a founder member of Port Glasgow R.A.C. No. 900 which he was
elected to serve as M.E.Z. for its first 2 years. Has also served as
Scribe-N of P.G.R.A.C. of Renfrewshire under the Commission of Malcolm Turner. And
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Scribe
E Grant Macleod
Grant is a graduate of Glasgow & Oxford
Universities, a Retired Officer in the British Army and about to retire from
teaching after 24 years as Head of Mathematics in Lomond School. He is a Chartered Mathematician, Reviews' Editor for the journal of The Mathematical Association and Fellow of the
Institute of Mathematics.
Grant is a PM and Past Secretary
of Houstoun St. Johnstone No.242 (Renfrewshire East) and a PM of The Anchor
Lodge of Research No.1814 (Renfrewshire West). He is a Past PG Secretary of Renfrewshire
East. His mother Chapter is Greenock
No.17 and affiliated to Thomas Smith Webb RAC No. 1798 in New York (written articles for
their annual transactions) and to Sir William Wallace No.109. Currently he is Celebrant of Muse Coila
Rosicrucian College & Recorder General of the SRIS and a Past MWS of Stewart Lochrie Sovereign Chapter
(A&AR). He is serving as MPS of
St. George Conclave (Port Glasgow) and has been since 2014 and Grand
Sword Bearer of Grand Imperial Council.
He is also a member of various other masonic orders.
Grant is also the Editor of the Cross Keys Magazine and Augustus
(Conclave Masonry) and is the Late Collector of The Incorporation of Masons
in Trades House. He is married with two children and lives in Howwood.
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Scribe
N John Malcolm
John is a retired Police Inspector
having served for 30 years with Strathclyde Police before retiring in 2005.
He served in Oban, Campbeltown, Greenock and Glasgow. Whilst serving he also
attended University graduating in 1996 with a BSc. (Hons). Since retiring
from the Police John has worked with Transport Scotland and operated in the
field of Spectator Safety Management at various football clubs including
Rangers, Morton, and St Mirren. More recently he has been lecturing on the
subject. This lecturing included a time in the United Arab Emirates.
John joined the Craft as a Lewis
at Lodge Rothesay St John 292 on his native Bute and joined St Blanes RAC 163
on Bute. He affiliated to The Lodge of Erskine in 1995 and became RWM in
2001.
An affiliate to Baron of Renfrew
RAC No. 114, he is also a member of Baron of Renfrew, Cryptic and Mariners.
John is a Past Preceptor of the Preceptory and Priory of Bute and holds an
elected office in the District Grand Priory of Strathclyde. An active member
in Stewart Lochrie Sovereign Chapter, Glasgow Sovereign Council and Paisley
Abbey Conclave.
Apart from his interest in The
Craft John is also active of the Burns circuit and has spoken at countless
Burns Suppers locally and internationally.
John is married and lives in Erskine. He has 2 adult children and a 4
year old Granddaughter.
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