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YEARBOOK 2013 2012 Year Book Cover 12/11/12 19:26 Page 3 FAMILY SUPPORT OF RESCUE TEAM CONTINUES The Priory of Scotland of theThe Most Priory Venerable of Scotland Order of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of the Hospital of St John ofof JerusalemJerusalem Hugh MacLeod of MacLeod, of Dunvegan Castle, Skye, followed in his father’s footsteps when he kindly presented the Skye Mountain Rescue Team with a vehicle on behalf of St John Scotland. Hugh handed over the vehicle, for which St John had contributed £20,000, on 12th October 2012. His late father, John MacLeod of MacLeod, presented the team’s previous St John-funded vehicle on 6th October 2001, the same day as he opened the team’s base at Glenbrittle, for which he had generously donated the land. The happy recipient of the keys on both occasions was Gerry Akroyd, the Team Leader. Pro Fide – Pro Utilitate Hominum The arms of the Priory with the mottoes of the Order The arms of the Priory with the mottoes of the Order St John Scotland improves the safety,St John health Scotland and qualityimproves of thelife of safety, health and quality of life of people in need. people in need. CONTENTS The Prior’s Message 3 General Information 4 St John Scotland Projects 8 The Receiver General’s Report 26 Financial Report 29 Financial Information 30 Activities Report 32 Governance of the Order of St John 52 Governance of St John Scotland 53 Area Committees in St John Scotland 54 Roll of Order Members in the Priory of Scotland 58 In Grateful Memory 80 THE CHANCERY OF THE PRIORY OF SCOTLAND ST JOHN’S HOUSE, 21 ST JOHN STREET EDINBURGH EH8 8DG Scottish Charity SC000262 Telephone: 0131 556 8711 E-mail: [email protected] Website:www.stjohnscotland.org.uk Order Website:www.orderofstjohn.org THE PRIOR’S MESSAGE 2013 has seen a great deal of activity in the Priory Office and throughout the areas. Two projects which I mentioned last year have been successfully concluded and very well received. The Neo-Natal Ambulance was commissioned and is already in use, and the review of our governance arrangements was concluded and accepted by Chapter. Chapter took time to review the Priory’s Strategy and we have set targets for 2020 which will show that we are one of the best lifesaving and life enhancing charities in Scotland. Our goals are high but I know that they are achievable, given the support which Sir Malcolm we enjoy across Scotland. The next step will be to spread this message throughout the areas so that we can be confident that our management procedures conform with best practice for charities. On the world stage we continue to provide generous support to the St John Eye Hospital in Jerusalem and to St John Malawi. We work closely with the Mountain Rescue Committee of Scotland and the teams across Scotland. A new base in Blairgowrie has been provided for the Tayside Mountain Rescue Team and a further four teams have received a grant of £20,000 towards a new vehicle. A new dimension to the Order in UK has been the creation, in conjunction with the NHS, of an award for organ donation. I attended the first ceremony in St James Palace where the Grand Prior and the Duchess of Gloucester were present. It was a remarkable event where the relatives of the donors demonstrated enormous pride in their loved ones. We are organising a similar event for the families of Scottish based donors in Edinburgh at the beginning of December in conjunction with NHSBT. St John Dumfries and Galloway, together with our Headquarters Team organised a very happy and successful festival in Dumfries which all those present greatly enjoyed. The year has included the departure of Richard Waller – a Trustee and Chief Executive Officer, I would like to pay tribute to him for his hard work during the past 17 years and to thank him for all that he achieved for the Priory. The future is exciting and I hope that all those who read this yearbook will join me to expand our work, create new activities and forge ahead towards our goals for 2020. I wish you all success in the coming year. Her Majesty The Queen Sir Malcolm Ross GCVO OBE Sovereign Head of the Order of St John 2 3 THE ORDER OF ST JOHN - HISTORICAL BACKGROUND needs brought about by developments such as the creation and evolution of the National Health Service. In recent times, the Priory has extended its support to mountain rescue teams The origins of the Order of St John can be traced to an 11th century hospital - the Hospital in Scotland through the provision of vehicles and bases, and has funded minibuses for other of St John in Jerusalem. In 1113 the people who administered this hospital were formed needy organisations. into a religious Order. Soon after, they took on military duties and became known as Knights Hospitallers. Facilities provided include a palliative care unit, patient transport, sheltered residential accommodation and, most recently, a First Responder service. Also, help is given to many That Order, which exists today, is now commonly called the Order of Malta. It recruited local initiatives which provide services and supplies for people of all ages who are ill, disabled, members and owned property throughout Western Europe. The Order’s principal property infirm or in danger. The Priory has always supported the Order’s hospital in Jerusalem and in Scotland was at Torphichen, in West Lothian. Being Roman Catholic, the Order ceased to currently sponsors its Medical Director. Additionally, help is given to St John Associations in function in the British Isles at the time of the Reformation. developing countries, especially Malawi. In the first half of the 19th century a group of people set out to revive the Order of Malta in OBJECTS the United Kingdom but ultimately formed themselves into a separate organisation which The objects of the Order in Scotland include: they called the Order of St John. In 1877 they founded the St John Ambulance Association, • the encouragement of all that makes for the spiritual and moral strengthening of mankind; whose role was to provide training in first aid and similar activities. Ten years later the St John • the encouragement and promotion of all work of humanity and charity for the relief of Ambulance Brigade was created, as a uniformed body of trained volunteers to provide first aid people in sickness, distress, suffering or danger; cover for the public. In 1968 it was decided to merge the Ambulance Association and Brigade • the provision of assistance to the St John Eye Hospital in Jerusalem and its clinics and into “St John Ambulance”, to allow closer co-ordination of the two roles of training and public research projects; duty. • the provision and maintenance of nursing homes, sheltered housing, hospices and rest and residential homes in Scotland; In 1882, as a further means of providing to those in need and recognising its origins, the Order • the provision of a library. opened a hospital in Jerusalem. This was to treat eye disease, prevalent in the Middle East. (At that time, Jerusalem was part of the Ottoman Turkish Empire.) GOVERNANCE OF THE PRIORY The Priory of Scotland is governed under the Royal Charters, Statutes and Regulations of the In 1888, Queen Victoria made the Order a Royal Order of Chivalry with the monarch as its Order, and the Rules of the Priory of Scotland. Copies of these are available from the Chancery. Sovereign Head. Since then the Grand Prior has always been a member of the Royal Family. Those in management or control of the Priory are the Prior and members of the Priory Chapter, Today the Order of St John functions throughout the United Kingdom, in many other listed on page 53. The Priory is administered from the Chancery, St John’s House, at 21 St Commonwealth countries, in the United States of America and at the hospital in Jerusalem. John Street, Edinburgh. The work of the Order throughout Scotland is assisted by 12 area committees. THE ORDER IN SCOTLAND In its early years, the Order provided training in first aid and related subjects in Scotland, as MEMBERSHIP in other parts of the United Kingdom. However, the Scottish-based St Andrew’s Ambulance The Priory of Scotland Association was formed later and began similar activities, both in Scotland and England. Anyone giving significant support to the Priory of Scotland may become a member of it. In1908 it was agreed that the association would cease first aid training south of the border and Area committees maintain rolls of Priory Members within their area. the Order north of it. In the 1940s, some of its members felt there was scope for the Order to Readers new to St John who are interested in becoming members of the Priory of Scotland undertake a variety of public services in Scotland. In 1947, the Scottish Priory of the Order was should approach their area contact (see pages 49-51). formed and since then, from a standing start, it has achieved remarkable success in meeting a wide diversity of need. Over the years the Priory has responded to changes to some of these 4 5 MEMBERSHIP (continued) Initials and Insignia The Order of St John The preceding abbreviations may be used in connection with the work of the Order and in Membership of the Order (as an Order of Chivalry) is conferred in recognition of work done in biographical references.