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Welcome....to the oldest Lodge in the Province of Fife and Kinross....

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Brethren & Friends,
Welome to the website for Lodge Coupar o' Fife: No.19. On behalf of our Right Worshipful Master, Office Bearers, and Brethren we wish you all warm and fraternal greetings and we hope your visit is one of profit as well as pleasure.

Click the door for more photos outside the Lodge.

We meet at 72 Bonnygate Cupar KY15 4LB

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Interested in joining us? Click here to find out how.

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Latest News

Scottish rite centre
Trip to Lodge 19 in Minneapolis: USA.
Six of the brethren and some wives, recently returned from a wonderful trip to Minneapolis in the USA. The delegation led my RWM Craig Rodger (3rd from right) were exceptionally well received and looked after. Missing from pic are Bro Douglas Abercrombie and Bro and Mrs Mike Ford who battled with volcanic ash but eventually made it through! Click photo for report.

Lodge polo shirts.

kev and dougie
Modelled here by the Junior and Senior Deacons in a bar in the USA, these fetching little items are NOW available at a cost of £12 from Bro Douglas Abercrombie. Designed to commemorate our 275th anniversary in 2011 but suitable for many uses, they feature our Ram's head logo and the words Lodge Coupar O' Fife - Scotland 1736-2011

Travelling Gavel comes to Lodge 19!


Click photo for full report

Our Masonic future depends on many things, but mostly on us!

2010 calendar
Free Calendar 2010
by Bro C Rodger PM

Lodge Blog ....click here..

100 Club now running!
We now have our own 100 club up and running with chances of cash prizes. To take part contact Pete Spiers for forms or download from here.
(If you had it, would you give it?)

Prizewinners
1st
October
Bro P McTaggart
November
Bro T Marshall
December
Bro K Thompson
January
Bro D Abercrombie
February
Bro D Abercrombie
March
Bro G Letham
April
Bro P Spiers

 

Our Working Plan


When
What
Sept 11th 2010
Provincial Charity Dinner at Corn Exchange Cupar:£20 pp featuring Gaberlunzie (sold out)
Oct 6th 2010
Provincial Visit for FC Degree, to be worked as a "Lodge of Instruction" by a team of junior office bearers.

Visit from Newry Brethren Nov 2009: Report by Dougie Abercrombie

Visit from Lodge 19 USA: Report by Kev Thompson

Harmony report for USA visit: Report by Dougie Abercrombie

Trip to Dublin & Newry April 09: Report by Kev Thompson

Trip to Switzerland Nov 08: Report by Mike Ford PM

Recently lost brethren

Welcome from the RWM

Welcome Brethren and others to the website for Lodge 19 Coupar o' Fife. I am the recently installed RWM for 2009/10; Bro. Craig Rodger.

I hope you enjoy your visit to our site.

 

Cupar: The Town

  • Cupar was created a royal burgh in 1328.
  • Until the 16th century it was among the richest royal burghs in Scotland, but declined in the 17th century.
  • It flourished once again as a centre of the linen industry in the 18th century.
  • The County town of Fife, which serviced travellers on their way from Edinburgh to Dundee and Aberdeen.
  • By mid 19th century the railway carried travellers through without stopping, industrial development shifted to west Fife where coal was plentiful, and St Andrews took over as the cultural centre of east Fife.
  • Since the town did not develop major industries, it retains its medieval town plan and many fine buildings from its Georgian heyday.

Proverbs

  1. Wha would gang tae Cupar maun gang tae Cupar
  2. A' roads gang tae Cupar

More can be read about Cupar's history online here or in this book by Paula Martin.