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FAMILY SUPPORT OF RESCUE TEAM CONTINUES

The Priory of Scotland of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem

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

St John Scotland improves the safety, health and quality of life of people in need.

CONTENTS

The Prior’s Message 3

St John in Scotland 4

General Information 5

St John Scotland Projects 8 Eye Hospital Report 27 Financial Report 28 Financial Information 31 Activities Report 34 Governance of the Order. St John Associations 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 Fax: 0131 558 3250 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.stjohnscotland.org.uk Order Website: www.orderofstjohn.org Her Majesty The Queen Sovereign Head of The Order of St John

| 2 THE PRIOR’S MESSAGE I start with an apology. As many of you may know I am afraid that I have not been able to accept invitations to attend area events. I am sorry about this and hope that my situation will improve, thus enabling me to visit more of you in 2013. In the meantime I have been admirably supported by fellow trustees on Chapter and by those in St John’s House. I am extremely grateful to them for shouldering the extra load. In the spring I called for a review of our governance arrangements to ensure that they conform with the best current working practices for charities. The review was carried out by consultants who have provided a wide-ranging report Sir Malcolm with many recommendations which are now being worked through. I hope that we will have a more vibrant, all-inclusive St John in Scotland which will attract more people of all ages and provide a wider range of services. One highlight of the year was the start of the pilot First Responder Scheme in Angus and Dundee, as anticipated in my last message to you. This arose from the National Projects Review, under Bill Spence, who is also the Chairman of St John Angus and Dundee. I was delighted to sign the agreement between the Scottish Ambulance Service and ourselves for supporting this life-saving scheme. It was the result of close liaison between our two organisations. Already, the volunteers have responded to well over 100 calls. The pilot will provide a valuable model for the possible expansion of this scheme into other parts of Scotland. Another highlight was the agreement, following a proposal by St John Glasgow, to donate up to £212,000 to the Scottish Neonatal Transport Service for a specially equipped ambulance to take babies to or between hospitals. We continue to be closely linked to the Mountain Rescue Committee of Scotland and teams by contributing to their excellent work. Recently we have been helping with the provision of a base for the Galloway Mountain Rescue Team in Newton Stewart and for the Tayside team in Blairgowrie. Also we are well underway with the second phase of funding for Mountain Rescue Vehicles. Our support for the St John Eye Hospital in Jerusalem has been strongly maintained,as has our help to St John Malawi. These projects combine with the good work being done by St John members everywhere to achieve our aim of improving the safety, health and quality of life of people in need. I much enjoyed meeting so many of you at our most enjoyable festival in St Andrews. So many of you have done so much to promote St John throughout Scotland. I hope that the review referred to above will provide a springboard for new and exciting ventures, with better communications between us all so that together we can continue the works of our predecessors and add to their successes.

Sir Malcolm Ross GCVO OBE

3| THE ORDER OF ST JOHN - HISTORICAL BACKGROUND The origins of the Order of St John can be traced to an 11th century hospital - the Hospital of St John in Jerusalem. In 1113 the people who administered this hospital were formed into a religious Order. Soon after, they took on military duties and became known as Knights Hospitallers.

That Order, which exists today, is now commonly called the Order of Malta. It recruited members and owned property throughout Western Europe. The Order’s principal property in Scotland was at Torphichen, in West Lothian. Being Roman Catholic, the Order ceased to function in the British Isles at the time of the Reformation.

In the first half of the 19th century a group of people set out to revive the Order of Malta in the United Kingdom but ultimately formed themselves into a separate organisation which they called the Order of St John. In 1877 they founded the St John Ambulance Association, whose role was to provide training in first aid and similar activities. Ten years later the St John Ambulance Brigade was created, as a uniformed body of trained volunteers to provide first aid cover for the public. In 1968 it was decided to merge the Ambulance Association and Brigade into “St John Ambulance”, to allow closer co-ordination of the two roles of training and public duty.

In 1882, as a further means of providing to those in need and recognising its origins, the Order 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.)

In 1888, Queen Victoria made the Order a Royal Order of Chivalry with the monarch as its Sovereign Head. Since then the Grand Prior has always been a member of the Royal Family. Today the Order of St John functions throughout the United Kingdom, in many other Commonwealth countries, in the United States of America and at the hospital in Jerusalem.

THE ORDER IN SCOTLAND In its early years, the Order provided training in first aid and related subjects in Scotland, as in other parts of the United Kingdom. However, the Scottish-based St Andrew’s Ambulance Association was formed later and began similar activities, both in Scotland and England. In 1908 it was agreed that the association would cease first aid training south of the border and the Order north of it.

In the 1940s, some of its members felt there was scope for the Order to undertake a variety of public services in Scotland. In 1947,the Scottish Priory of the Order was formed and since then, from a standing start, it has achieved remarkable success in meeting a wide diversity of need.

| 4 Over the years the Priory has responded to changes to some of these 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 in Scotland through the provision of vehicles and bases, and has funded minibuses for other needy organisations. 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 local initiatives which provide services and supplies for people of all ages who are ill, disabled, infirm or in danger. The Priory has always supported the Order’s hospital in Jerusalem and currently sponsors its Medical Director. Additionally, help is given to St John Associations in developing countries, especially Malawi.

OBJECTS The objects of the Order in Scotland include: • the encouragement of all that makes for the spiritual and moral strengthening of mankind; • the encouragement and promotion of all work of humanity and charity for the relief of people in sickness, distress, suffering or danger; • the provision of assistance to the St John Eye Hospital in Jerusalem and its clinics and research projects; • the provision and maintenance of nursing homes, sheltered housing, hospices and rest and residential homes in Scotland; • the provision of a library.

GOVERNANCE OF THE PRIORY The Priory of Scotland is governed under the Royal Charters, Statutes and Regulations of the Order, and the Rules of the Priory of Scotland. Copies of these are available from the Chancery.

Those in management or control of the Priory are the Prior and members of the Priory Chapter, listed on page 53.The Priory is administered from the Chancery, St John’s House, at 21 St John Street, Edinburgh. The work of the Order throughout Scotland is assisted by 12 area committees.

MEMBERSHIP The Priory of Scotland Anyone giving significant support to the Priory of Scotland may become a member of it. Area committees maintain rolls of Priory Members within their area.

Readers new to St John who are interested in becoming members of the Priory of Scotland should approach their area contact (see page 54).

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The Order of St John Membership of the Order (as an Order of Chivalry) is conferred in recognition of work done in furthering its objects. Recommendations for admission to, or promotion in, the Order may be made by the chairmen of the area committees and by Grade I or II members. Recommendations which survive intensive scrutiny are eventually submitted to Her Majesty The Queen for approval. New and promoted members are invested with their insignia at the Festival of St John held annually in Scotland on or about 24th June (St John Baptist Day). The Roll of Members of the Order in the Priory of Scotland is maintained in the Chancery. A member may request a copy of his or her recorded particulars at any time. Limited information is supplied to office bearers in connection with Order business, but not to any other person or body.

Grades of the Order Under its Sovereign Head, Her Majesty The Queen, the Order has six grades: I Dames & Bailiffs Grand Cross GCStJ II Dames & Knights (of Grace or of Justice) DStJ & KStJ III Commanders, *Chaplains CStJ, ChStJ IV Officers, *Sub-Chaplains OStJ, SubChStJ V Members, *Assistant Chaplains MStJ, AsstChStJ VI Esquires EsqStJ * Clerical grades are being phased out from 1 January 2004. Those holding them before then may continue to use them until promoted.

Foundation Dues and Oblations To carry out its charitable works, the Order depends to a great extent on contributions from its members, and funds raised from the public. Order members are relied upon for two set contributions: Foundation Dues, payable on admission to, and promotion within, the Order; and Annual Oblations,payable yearly on a scale related to grade within the Order. The rates from 1st January 2012 are:

Grade Foundation Annual Dues (£) Oblations (£)

I GCStJ 580 125 II DStJ & KStJ 300 95 III CStJ, ChStJ 195 65 IV OStJ, SubChStJ 100 50 V MStJ, AsstChStJ 70 40 VI EsqStJ - 30

| 6 Initials and Insignia The preceding abbreviations may be used in connection with the work of the Order and in biographical references.The abbreviations,when used as post-nominal letters,come after those of the other British Orders and crosses for bravery, e.g. Donald MacDonald Esq MBE MC KStJ. Order insignia take the same precedence. Notes on the wearing of insignia are available on request from the Chancery. Members might also wish to note that any insignia no longer required, e.g. through promotion, may be sent to the Chancery where it can be used to the benefit of the Priory.

THE CHANCERY AND ITS STAFF The Chancery, or headquarters, of the Priory of Scotland is at St John’s House, Edinburgh. The Chief Executive Officer is Richard Waller, the Administrator, Audrey Leighton, and the Accountant, Janet Knox. The headquarters are usually manned during normal office hours, but Audrey is generally not present on a Friday nor Janet after 3pm daily.

LIBRARY The library of the Priory of Scotland is contained within St John’s House. It is a fascinating collection of books, documents, photographs and objects concerned with the Order from its origins to the present day. Together these form a rich source of information for research or general interest. Visitors to the library are welcome and are requested to make arrangements with Audrey Leighton, the Administrator, on 0131 556 8711.

TORPHICHEN PRECEPTORY The first property in Scotland of the pre-Reformation Order was established at Torphichen in West Lothian. Acquired during the reign of David I, King of Scots (1124 – 1153), it became, and remained until the 16th century, the Order’s administrative centre in Scotland. It was also a hospital and a place of worship. It held the right of sanctuary and the large stones marking the sanctuary boundary can still be seen. The tower and transepts of the Preceptory building remain and the property is under the stewardship of Historic Scotland. With the help of volunteers organised by St John West Lothian members, the Preceptory is open to the public over weekends and bank holidays from 1st April to 30th September between 1pm and 5pm. New volunteers would be welcome and should ring the St John West Lothian Secretary, Stuart Learmonth, on 07887778881 or [email protected]. The pretty village of Torphichen lies in attractive countryside 20 miles due west of Edinburgh, one mile on the B792 from the A706.

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ST JOHN EYE HOSPITAL, JERUSALEM The St John Eye Hospital in Jerusalem is supported by many elements of the Order worldwide. It is open to all races and religions but principally serves the Palestinian population. The hospital has widened into a group of facilities taking treatment out to areas of need, partly because of the severe restrictions on employment and general movement of staff and patients, now including the Separation Wall, imposed by the Israeli government. Situated in East Jerusalem, the main hospital has a very modern operating theatre and a large outpatient department as well as 49 beds. The Hebron hospital, opened in 2005, serves the densely populated areas around Hebron and Bethlehem. The Gaza clinic has been operating since 1992 and is a mini hospital with the same standards of care as the main hospital. Mobile Outreach Clinics were introduced in 1982 and there are currently two of these. With the opening of the Anabta Centre in 2007, the group became able to reach almost all of the West Bank towns, villages and refugee camps. In 2011 107,138 people attended the hospital group and 5,457 operations were carried out. The hospital is renowned for its teaching and a key priority is to train the next generation of local doctors and nurses. Valuable research and development is also conducted. The hospital is supporting Vision 2020, aiming to eliminate avoidable blindness and introduce further affordable eye care programmes. St John Scotland has always helped the eye hospital. More recently, it has sponsored the Medical Director each year, helped fund the library, contributed to the Patient Relief and Gaza Appeal funds and funded the overseas specialist glaucoma training of one of the staff’s Palestinian doctors. St John Scotland’s contribution in 2011 was £143,292 (£132,000 in 2010). This included £30,000 to help offset a reduction in funding from the European Union,£6,000 for the library and a £5,000 donation from the Rotary Club of Linlithgow and Bo’ness. Further details are on www.stjohneyehospital.org | 8 Rod Bull, the CEO

Dr Jeanne Garth, the Medical Director

Khaled Daoud, the Librarian

Nicholas Woolf, the Order Hospitaller

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A brave young participant in the immunisation scheme ST JOHN MALAWI PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROJECT As well as the eight Priories, there are 33 national St John Associations, many of them in developing countries. As stronger members of the St John family, the Priories support the work of the more needy St John Associations, through sending money, supplies, trainers or advisers. St John Scotland has developed links with St John Malawi in this regard.

Malawi is near the bottom of the UN Human Development Index, which reflects factors such as life expectancy and infant mortality, and it ranks lower than any other country bar one in which St John operates. In addition to first aid training and support, St John Malawi runs a Primary Health Care Project.

Begun in 1988, the project helps prevent illness through education and immunisation, with particular emphasis on the health of young children. The volunteer Community Health Workers also provide other medicines and training in the home-based care of seriously ill people. They work in the most densely populated townships of Malawi's commercial capital, Blantyre, where living conditions are very poor. In 2011, volunteers reached 11,805 people during 5659 house visits and conducted 3600 health education sessions. Volunteers also monitored the growth of 32,453 children (26,113 in 2010) and immunised 25,646 (17,928 in 2010).

St John Scotland has provided £10,000 a year since 2004, £11,000 from 2008, to help meet the running costs of the project, allowing the number of workers to be more than doubled to over 60.

In 2009 £10,000 was given to help St John Malawi expand their first aid training in the capital, Lilongwe. In 2011 it was agreed to provide up to a further £15,000 for this, over an 18 month period, and £10,000 had been provided up to 31st October 2012.

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The pogramme in operation in Uganda THE ST JOHN HOME-BASED CARE PROGRAMME The Home-Based Care programme has been benefiting communities in southern Africa since 2004, under the leadership of St John South Africa, whose initiative it was. The programme provides health education, especially related to childhood illnesses, and trains people in how to look after a seriously ill person in their own home.

Sadly, the ravages of the HIV/AIDS epidemic means that many of those needing care are terminally ill,and that all too often the caring within a community falls to children or the elderly. One young carer said -

“If I had had the course earlier,I could have helped my parents so much better when they were dying”.

The programme was launched with the help of an appeal by His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester and St John Scotland members generously contributed over £23,000. Further contributions since then have totalled £25,000.

The programme was designed to benefit South Africa and all the other 10 southern African countries with a St John establishment. It has been successfully implemented in Malawi, complementing the Primary Health Care Project which is supported by St John Scotland.

St John Malawi drew up a programme to build on the foundations of training and other benefits provided so as to spread the ability of people to provide home-based care more widely amongst the impoverished townships around Blantyre. In 2011 St John Scotland undertook to fund this programme fully by providing £55,800 over three years. The programme was begun in 2012 and £4,500 had been provided up to 31st October 2012 11 | S OJECT VERSEAS PR O

St John Kenya volunteers providing famine relief in September 2011

THE ST JOHN EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND This fund arose from a St John Scotland suggestion made in 2006, following the tsunami disaster, to provide rapid, co-ordinated, financial help from the broader St John family to a St John establishment involved with an emergency. The suggestion was agreed by the Grand Council in 2009. £100,000 was earmarked, with all Priories donating in relation to their Order membership, as for contributions to the budget of St John International in London. The criteria for drawing on the fund are intentionally broad so as to allow its rapid and flexible use. An ‘emergency’ could include a natural disaster (e.g. fire, flood, earthquake, drought, famine), human conflict, terrorism or civil unrest, or outbreak of disease. Funds would be drawn on by decision of a small committee and be replenished as necessary.

In 2009, £20,000 was designated for St John Zimbabwe as further help with their work during the cholera epidemic that year. In September 2011, £33,000 was allocated to St John Kenya to enable them to deliver famine relief in the north-east of their country (above) following discussions with the World Health Organisation. Specific objectives included providing food to 15,000 and medical treatment to 1,300 adults and children, all by the end of November.

Before this fund was set up, St John Scotland had given directly to St John Sri Lanka following the tsunami, to St John Kenya at a time of political unrest and to St John Zimbabwe soon after the outbreak of the cholera epidemic.

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A strategic plan review workshop in St Lucia in February 2012

ST JOHN INTERNATIONAL OFFICE AND ST JOHN ASSOCIATIONS The eight Priories (Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, USA and Wales) contribute to the budget of the St John International Office. The size of each Priory’s contribution reflects the number of its Order members and Scotland’s is Currently c£36,000 p.a. The small staff carry out the essential central tasks of St John. Also they help to provide or co- ordinate assistance to the more needy of the 33 St John Associations throughout the world through,for example,the International Development Programme (see photos).This programme helps Associations strengthen themselves organisationally, financially and in other ways in order to increase their charitable output. Amongst other things, advice is given on applying for grants from funding bodies outside St John. An assistance fund allows small but sometimes critical grants to be made to Associations for help with items such as office or training equipment. Around 50% of the St John International Office budget and, correspondingly, St John Scotland’s share of it, goes towards helping Associations. After 9 years as the Secretary-General, heading the St John International Office, Rear Admiral Andrew Gough hands over in November 2012 to Vice Admiral Sir Paul Lambert.

Members from St John Malawi and Uganda at an International Development Programme workshop plot factors which make a healthy mother and child

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The Galloway Mountain Rescue Team base SUPPORT OF SCOTTISH MOUNTAIN RESCUE The sale of the Priory’s hospital in Aberdeen in 1995 allowed the re-deployment of resources to new national projects. One of these is the wider support of mountain rescue throughout Scotland. There are 24 civilian mountain rescue teams. All manned by volunteers,they are affiliated to the Mountain Rescue Committee of Scotland, which is a representative (not a governing) body. The civilian teams are each separate charities. Additionally there are currently 3 Police and 2 RAF mountain rescue teams in Scotland. The teams’ range of activities is wider than one might think. They are increasingly called upon to help people in all parts of the countryside, not just mountainous or hilly areas, and also in urban areas. The object of a search can vary from lost walkers to injured climbers, crashed aircraft or vehicles and to people missing from home who might be suicidal or at risk from mental illness. Mountain rescue teams are acknowledged search and rescue experts. This was borne out in the recent tragic case of missing 5 year old April Jones, when the lead for the search was assigned to mountain rescue teams. With their skills, equipment and adaptability, the teams give often life-saving help to people stranded by flooding or heavy snow or, for example, by rail incidents in remote areas. This includes delivering food and also medical treatment either in situ or by evacuation to a hospital. Teams were called out to 573 incidents in 2011, this total continuing an upward trend over the last 10 years. 693 people were saved, of whom 270 were injured. Very sadly, there were 52 fatalities, of which 31 were with non-mountaineering incidents. The recovery of such a large number of people who have died is a challenging but invaluable caring service of deep importance to families and friends.The other upward trend is of non-mountaineering incidents, which have recently averaged around 1 in 3. In 2011, nearly half of these were for people reported missing, including those with dementia. The volunteer team members gave over 24,000 hours of their time in 2011. This does not include the time they gave for training, maintaining vehicles and equipment and fundraising. | 14 RESCUE SUPPOR T y MR wa T y Gallo o b Phot

Sir Malcolm Ross opened the base in Newton Stewart for the Galloway Mountain Rescue Team on 6th October 2012. He is pictured here with Derek Hamilton, the Team Chairman (on his left) and Mike McCann, the Team Leader. RESCUE BASES A base is one of the most important assets that can be provided to a team. It provides vital facilities for - • conducting operations, including acting as a co-ordination, briefing and control point for other agencies involved • training e.g. in rescue techniques, use of equipment and first aid • keeping vehicles and other valuable equipment (including radios and drugs) dry and secure • maintaining and testing equipment • administering the team • complying with legislation • fundraising by the team to help meet their running costs (c£35k – c£70k p.a.) • bringing team members together into a closer knit working group • caring for relatives or friends during a rescue or bereavement. The above achieves - • increased effectiveness of the teams and therefore increased likelihood of saving lives and limiting injury or other harm • increased safety of the team members themselves. Additionally, the bases can benefit their local communities through, for example, their use by other charities or organisations. St John Scotland has funded purpose-built bases for the Aberdeen,Arran,Arrochar,Dundonnell, Lomond, Moffat, Ochils and Skye teams. Existing buildings were bought for the Oban and Galloway teams. An interest free loan has been made to the Lochaber team for their new premises. Requests for help with bases have also been received from the Assynt, Border, Kintail, Tayside,Torridon & Kinlochewe and Tweed Valley teams.

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Hamish MacInnes (left) hands over vehicle keys on behalf of St John to John Grieve, leader of the Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team, on 16th June 2012. As well as an author and a world famous mountaineer, Hamish MacInnes is a pioneer of life-saving search and rescue advances. These include his innovative lightweight but strong stretcher which is used to evacuate casualties in Afghanistan as well as in many other challenging environments. RESCUE VEHICLES As part of its national project to support mountain rescue teams in Scotland, the Priory is helping to fund vehicles for them. Initial provision was arranged in conjunction with the Mountain Rescue Committee of Scotland, to which all teams belong, and who offered to advise on the priority of need between teams.The vehicles carry the St John logo as well as the name of the team and, in most cases, ambulance markings. Most teams prefer for their operations Land Rover’s long wheelbase Defender 110. The four wheel drive Land Rovers can carry 12 passengers, with equipment on a roof rack; they can also carry a stretcher and be fitted with special items such as a radio, searchlights and a winch. Land Rover generously give the same discount as for larger customers such as the Forestry Commission and the Police. The final vehicle of the initial provision was handed over in 2009, increasing the total number of teams supplied to 25. These are Aberdeen, Arran, Arrochar, Assynt, Border, Braemar, Cairngorm, Dundonnell, Galloway, Glencoe, Glenelg, Glenmore Lodge, Grampian Police, Killin, Kintail, Lochaber, Lomond, Moffat, Oban, Ochils, Skye, Torridon & Kinlochewe, Tayside, Tayside Police Search and Rescue and Tweed Valley. The newly-formed Hebrides Search and Rescue Team (Hebsar) was provided with a vehicle in 2011, increasing the total to 26. In 2011 a scheme was introduced to help provide a further round of vehicles, as originally intended. Once their initially provided vehicle is more than 12 years old, teams may request funding, currently up to £20,000, towards the cost of replacing or supplementing it. The first vehicles to be provided under this scheme have been presented to the Glencoe, Skye and Tweed Valley teams. Most teams have other vehicles, for which they have to find the funds themselves.

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What nicer face (or rather faces – try covering each half to see how different they are) could you hope to see coming to your rescue?

THE SEARCH AND RESCUE DOG ASSOCIATION The Search and Rescue Dog Association (SARDA) arranges the training and provision of dogs for search and rescue operations . It works very closely with mountain rescue teams and other emergency organisations, and is affiliated to the Mountain Rescue Committee of Scotland.The Priory supports the association by meeting the modest running costs of its call out system, and provided £5,000 for an equipment trailer, commissioned in 2005. In 2012, the Priory agreed to provide £25,000 towards the cost of a vehicle for SARDA. LOCH LOMOND RESCUE BOAT In 2006,St John’s commitment to rescue services in Scotland was further extended to lochs with a major donation to a new rescue boat for Loch Lomond. The Arctic 22 is a Rigid-Hulled Inflatable Boat which cost £108,000 and St John's donation of £32,000 made it the main contributor. As a result, the boat carries the St John name and logo. With two 115 horsepower engines and a top speed of 45 miles an hour, the St John was designed specifically for the Loch Lomond Rescue Boat Committee and includes a large deck area for stretchers and fire-fighting equipment. The crew is drawn from 23 volunteers who undergo training twice a week. They are called out to help people on the loch around 60 times each year and work closely with the Lomond Mountain Rescue Team,quickly moving team members or casualties to or from parts of the loch side which are inaccessible by road or air. The Priory funded an £18,000 extension to the boathouse at Luss which was opened in 2001. It provides much-improved training, changing and drying facilities for the crew.

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NITH INSHORE RESCUE In 2004, St John funded a Land Rover for Nith Inshore Rescue. This search and rescue unit is based at Glencaple, on the River Nith just south of Dumfries. It was formed in 1982 following several fatal incidents in the area which highlighted the need for rapid response. The Land Rover can simultaneously transport the main boat and an 8 foot inflatable dinghy with an outboard engine. Also, it has radio and first aid equipment. In 2009 a grant of £25,000 was made towards a new boat which was launched in August 2010 as ‘St John’. This is a 6.8 metre rigid inflatable boat with twin 90 horsepower outboard engines. It has long endurance, high manoeuvrability and speed and the ability to operate in very shallow water. The main areas of operation are the hazardous tidal stretches of the River Nith and the Solway Firth but the boat is deployed to other rivers and to inland lochs. The all-volunteer crew have saved adults and children who were missing or cut off by the tide or floods or otherwise at risk; animals have also been saved. The unit operates closely with the police,HM Coastguard,RN and RAF helicopter crews, the RNLI and also with mountain rescue teams.

MOUNTAIN RESCUE CONFERENCES As well as its help with vehicles and bases, the Priory also supports mountain rescue conferences and training seminars. The Mountain Rescue Committee of Scotland holds a conference and training weekend every year and, in rotation, hosts the periodic United Kingdom Mountain Rescue Conference. This was held for the first time in Scotland in 2002, and most recently in 2008 when it was opened by the Prior. In 2003, the International Committee for Alpine Rescue was hosted in Coylumbridge - the first time it had met in the UK. This, and an earlier meeting of its medical seminar were sponsored by the Priory. Such events are valuable opportunities for all those concerned to exchange information and ideas and keep abreast of developments in techniques and equipment. They also provide opportunities for different units to exercise together and they generally strengthen links within the rescue community. | 18 PA ermission of TIENT C d sed by kind p sed by d. U homson & Co Lt homson & Co ARE T D C im Cessfor by K o by Phot

Presentation of Proficiency Certificates to First Responder volunteers by the then Provost of Angus, Ruth Leslie Melville MBE OStJ FIRST RESPONDER SERVICE An exciting new project for St John Scotland began in 2012 with the provision of a First Responder Service. A First Responder is a member of the public who volunteers to help their community by responding to medical emergencies while an ambulance is on its way. They are trained in a range of emergency skills, including CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and the use of specialised equipment such as AEDs (automatic external defibrillators) and oxygen masks. A First Responder is then able to provide an early intervention in situations such as a suspected heart attack if they are able to reach the scene before the ambulance crew can. This can save the life of a patient or increase the chances of them making a full recovery. Volunteers are deployed by the Scottish Ambulance Service in response to an emergency call. They arrange to be on an on-call roster for specific periods, during which they have access to a defibrillator and other equipment. This service resulted from the Review of National Projects led by Bill Spence, who is also the Chairman of St John Angus and Dundee. On his initiative and under his leadership this pilot scheme was set up in his Area with a view to it providing a model for extension into other Areas in the future. Volunteers were attracted and trained and now respond to emergencies in and around Carnoustie and Kirriemuir. 24 volunteers have received training, which is conducted by the Scottish Ambulance Service. Volunteers have to pass a proficiency test before they are authorised to attend calls and they then receive continuity training to maintain their skills (see page 57). The Order of St John has a long-standing agreement with St Andrew’s Ambulance (now ‘St Andrew’s First Aid’) not to provide first aid services in Scotland. However,First Responder differs from first aid and this project goes ahead with the much-appreciated blessing of St Andrew’s First Aid. 19 | T w ANSPOR neesha TR e K ik y M o b Phot

The Prior and members of St John Dumfries and Galloway flank one of the Area’s people carriers at the opening of the Galloway Mountain Rescue Team base on 6th October 2012. On the left is a team vehicle which was funded by St John. ST JOHN PATIENT TRANSPORT SERVICE Angus and Dundee After much preparatory work and commendable effort to recruit volunteer drivers, the area's patient transport service got underway in 2008.

It began by transporting chemotherapy patients to and from Ninewells Hospital in Dundee and has successfully expanded to include patients for dialysis treatment in Arbroath. A dedicated vehicle became necessary in 2009 and a second vehicle was purchased in 2011. Additionally, drivers use their own cars and are reimbursed for their expenses. Requests for the service are made through the hospital. Anyone wishing to help with this service would be most welcome and should contact the area chairman, Bill Spence on 01382 350553.

Dumfries and Galloway Priory Members continue to operate their much appreciated transport service for cancer patients. A standing commitment is to take people between the west of the region and Dumfries to link up with transport to Edinburgh on Mondays and back on Fridays for weekly chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Many other patients are transported for local appointments on these and other days, as required.

Transport is provided with two people carriers owned by St John Scotland and driven by volunteers from both the Dumfries and Stranraer branches. In addition, volunteers use their own cars when necessary. The service is co-ordinated by Anne Twiname for Dumfries (01387 263241) and Bryce Kelly for Stranraer (07702 584089). They would gladly provide any further information and are always pleased to hear from any potential new volunteer drivers.

| 20 PA TIENT C ARE

Collectors for transport for cancer patients at the Gretna Gateway Outlet Village in August 2012. Left to right - Charles McKerrell of Hillhouse, John Taylor, May McKerrell of Hillhouse, Florence and John Dewar, Martin Callaghan. PALLIATIVE CARE PROJECT, DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY The enhanced palliative care facility at the Galloway Community Hospital in Stranraer opened in 2007. Funded by St John Scotland, Macmillan Cancer Support and NHS Dumfries and Galloway, the £600,000 project is a major development for the area. Impressively, St John's £225k share was raised through the efforts of Dumfries and Galloway Priory Members. The St John Unit comprises two bright and spacious en-suite bedrooms with a communal sitting room and kitchen area.In 2010 a room within the unit for giving enhanced treatment was named ‘The Calvert Suite’ in recognition of the support given by local St John Scotland members John and Pat Calvert. The availability of such treatment reduces the need for travel to hospitals in Glasgow or Edinburgh, and at a time when such journeys can be quite challenging for the patients concerned.

The well-established Hospice at Home service continues to offer nursing support for seriously ill patients in their own homes. It is joint funded by St John Scotland and the local NHS Primary Care Trust and operates throughout Wigtownshire.

Further details may be obtained from Elizabeth Hamilton on 01671 403926

21 | OMMODATION RPW ACC os: Phot

ST JOHN RETIREMENT COMPLEX - ARCHIBALD RUSSELL COURT, POLMONT This thirteen flat complex in Polmont, an attractive village centrally located between Edinburgh and Glasgow, was opened in 1993. Each flat has two bedrooms, a lounge, kitchen and a bathroom. The complex is set in its own spacious, landscaped, grounds and has an open outlook. There is ample parking space and a large, attractive and secluded garden at the back of the property. A separate lounge and conservatory provide congenial meeting places for residents and friends. The complex is very close to Polmont railway station, with frequent fast trains to Edinburgh and Glasgow, and also to bus services and to local shops and a bank.

Archibald Russell Court, Meadowbank, Polmont, FK2 0EW

Retired people interested in living in this very desirable environment should contact Loretta Waddell on 01324 624735.

| 22 SUPPORT T O THER CHARITIES

ST JOHN CANAL BOATS St John Scotland has provided major capital funding for canal boats based at Ratho, on the Union Canal just west of Edinburgh. The boats are operated by Seagull Trust Cruises to provide free canal trips for people with special needs and the Ratho base is open every day from the beginning of April until the end of October. Also,special children’s “Santa Cruises”are arranged in the fortnight before Christmas. In the year to 31st October 2012, the boats provided 1,264 cruises for 11,900 passengers of whom 1,459 were wheelchair users.

The ‘St John Crusader’was the first boat owned by the trust and was donated by St John in 1979. The ‘St John Crusader II’ was provided in 1996, and the ‘St John Edinburgh’ was commissioned in 2011 and named by HRH The Princess Royal on 26th September. The newer boats are specially designed for disabled people, with a hydraulic lift to assist wheelchair users and anyone who has difficulty with steps. A further boat,the ‘Mackay Seagull,is named after the late Reverend Hugh Mackay who was a founder member of the trust and also a member of St John.

As well as helping meet the cost of building boats, Edinburgh and South-East Area members have generously supported annual running costs. Also, the Central and Highland Area Committees have helped their local branches of Seagull Trust Cruises. Some St John Scotland members act as skippers or crew. New volunteers who would like to be trained for this are always welcome and should contact Barrie Pendlebury on 0131 663 4428.

Anyone wishing to arrange a canal cruise for special needs groups or individuals should call 07554 063911 (Falkirk), 01349 886606 (Inverness), 0141 777 7165 (Kirkintilloch) or 0131 335 3318 (Ratho).

23 | VEHICLES utherland utherland e S Kat o: Phot

Presentation of a new minibus to CLAN in Aberdeen by Professor Anthony Mellows, the Lord Prior of the Order, on 14th September 2012. On his right are Jenny Shirreffs, Joe Mackie, Douglas Dow, Elizabeth Mellows and Susan Crighton CHARITY VEHICLE SUPPORT As one of its national projects,the Priory has helped other charities,including the following,buy much-needed vehicles they could not otherwise have obtained so quickly or at all. • Acredale House, Bathgate A community and day care centre for older people. • Age UK, Fife • The Arbroath Town Mission A day care centre for elderly people. • The Bannockburn Branch of Riding for the Disabled Enables people with disabilities to benefit from the enjoyment and therapy of horse-riding. • The Berwickshire Association of Voluntary Services (‘Berwickshire Wheels’) Provides self-drive wheelchair-accessible vehicles in the eastern Borders area. • Borders Disability Forum (‘Gala Wheels’) Provides self-drive wheelchair-accessible vehicles in the central Borders area. • Braendam Family House Situated near Stirling,this holiday and respite centre caters for families in need who come mainly from Glasgow, Dunbartonshire and west central Scotland. • Braid House, Livingston A day centre for elderly people. • CLAN (see photo) An Aberdeen support centre for cancer patients. • Disability Sport Fife This association, which helps disabled people from Fife take part in sport, has been supported for several years through the local area committee.

| 24 • The Dumfries Community Day Centre for Older People • Edinburgh Zoo A Land Rover and custom-built trailer have been provided especially for disabled visitors and those who accompany them. • The Eric Liddell Centre, Edinburgh VEHICLES A centre providing for people in need including those with dementia. • Erskine Hospital A major facility at Bishopton caring for ex-Service men and women in Scotland. • Fairbridge Supports young people from deprived inner city environments. • Handicabs A transport charity based in Edinburgh. • Hazelwood School, Glasgow For children and young people with sensory impairment. • Macmillan House Perth A day care centre for people with progressive illnesses such as cancer. • The Marie Curie Cancer Care Hunters Hill Centre The centre, in the north of Glasgow, includes a 35 bed hospice. • Mental Health Aberdeen Provides a range of help to people with mental health problems. • OASIS Care An umbrella organisation for Perth charities supporting children with special needs. • The Ogilvie Centre Dundee Formerly the Dundee and District Spastics Association. • Penumbra Supports those affected by mental illness. • The Portlethen and District Community Ambulance Association Provides patient and general community transport. • The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice, Glasgow A hospice providing day care and in-patient facilities. • Sense Scotland A charity supporting deafblind people. • Strathcarron Hospice A residential and day care hospice at Denny near Falkirk. Two vehicles have been provided. • Sue Ryder Home Provides a permanent home for people suffering from chronic disabilities.

25 | BOOKSHOP RPW os: Phot

ST JOHN CHARITY SHOP The popular St John charity shop Charity Books Plus is well located in a busy area of similar shops which attract booklovers, in Stockbridge, Edinburgh.

Avid book collector and specialist in Ladybird books, Robert Mullin, is managing the shop with a small team of volunteers. As well as a wide selection of books, the shop stocks maps, prints, sheet music, postcards and unusual items of bric a crac and ephemera. Donations are always welcome and all profits go to St John Scotland.

The shop promotes the charitable work of St John Scotland through Robert’s eye-catching posters (bottom left) and copies of year books and newsletters. Charity Books Plus is open on Wednesdays to Sundays, 11 am to 6pm. The address is 20 Deanhaugh Street, Edinburgh, EH4 1LY.

For further details, including a virtual tour of the shop and to see and buy items, please visit Robert’s brilliant website at www.stjohnbookshop.co.uk or ring 0131 332 4911 or email [email protected].

| 26 EYE HOSPITAL REPORT

For the past 130 years the St John Ophthalmic Hospital in Jerusalem has been providing eye care to patients in the Holy Land, surviving and adjusting to political and technological change. In this mission, the Hospital has been supported by the worldwide order. The Scottish Priory is a significant donor, paying the salary of the Medical Director from central funds while the Areas are a continuing source of funding for equipment and staff training. I had the pleasure of visiting the Hospital once again this summer and of spending time with members of the staff including watching a number of operations. The level of skill and commitment is inspiring, especially when one considers the difficulty under which particularly the outreach clinics function.The contribution of the Scottish Priory to supporting the work of the Hospital is well recognised by the Staff locally and by the Order Hospitaller. I would like to thank the Areas for their generosity over the past year and am confident that this will continue in the future.

Ian Wallace

Dr Jeanne Garth, the Medical Director, who is A lunch break for theatre staff and Ian Wallace (front right) sponsored by St John Scotland.

27 | FINANCIAL REPORT for the year ended 31st October 2011 In the year to 31st October 2011,the Priory’s income was bolstered by a gain of £180,000 on the sale of a property. As for many charities, income from voluntary sources has continued to decline which together with a continued fall in dividend rates produced a deficit of £31,508 on total funds (-0.25%).

St John Homes The former Thornhill care home was sold during March 2011 ending a long-standing presence by St John in residential care of the elderly in the Glasgow area. In Central, the management contract for the retirement home in Polmont with Bield Housing & Care reached its first anniversary on 1st October 2011. The full transition from in-house to contracted-out management took a few short months and was made as seamless as possible for the residents. The Chairman and Treasurer of St John Central, David Waddell and Robert Taylor, continue to provide a key link with the management company and are commended for their commitment to the work of the Priory. Sir Andrew Murray House, the holiday home in Strathyre, offered the opportunity for other charities to provide holidays for their clients at reasonable cost. Promotional work was undertaken during the year to try to increase the occupancy rate and reduce the deficit on this service.

Patient Transport In Dumfries and Galloway, the local members run a much appreciated transport service for patients to attend hospitals in Stranraer and Dumfries and also provide a link up with the NHS service to hospitals in Glasgow and Edinburgh. The Galloway Community Hospital’s facilities now provide local care for most patients and this is reflected in the continued drop in passenger numbers. This year, 232 people (2010: 287) were transported a total of 24,900 miles (2010: 28,300). The St John Angus and Dundee transport service for patients attending clinics at Ninewells Hospital and the Dialysis Unit in Arbroath has continued to provide a valuable service to the community. The Priory is greatly indebted to the volunteers who give up substantial amounts of time to drive the vehicles. A total of 3,446 (2010: 3083) patient trips covering 150,500 miles (2010: 125,000 miles) were undertaken. In Edinburgh, for the 5th year a donation of £10,000 to help with running costs was made to HcL (Handicabs (Lothian) Ltd), a well-known local charity which runs a ‘dial a bus’ service for the elderly and disabled and provides some patient transport to Edinburgh’s Western General Hospital.

Palliative Care In Dumfries and Galloway, the St John palliative care unit at the Galloway Community Hospital continued to provide a valuable service to the community. St John also continued to fund a ‘link nurse’to co-ordinate the services between the unit,the main hospital,the Hospice at Home

| 28 service and local GPs. The second ‘John Calvert’ seminar was held for health professionals in the palliative care discipline from across the UK. It was extremely well received and it is hoped that it can become a biennial event. In other areas, St John has supported local charities running palliative care services with hospices in Fife and Clydebank benefiting.

Rescue Support The Priory has provided vehicles to 27 mountain rescue teams over the past 12 years and has announced funding of up to £20,000 to each team over the coming years for replacement of one of their vehicles.The first vehicle to be purchased with the help of these funds was presented to the Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team in August 2011. At the same time the Priory was pleased to secure a Land Rover for Hebrides Search & Rescue, a team newly affiliated to the Mountain Rescue Committee of Scotland. The Priory has over the years provided twelve bases for mountain rescue teams. This year a programme of work was agreed with the Galloway Mountain Rescue Team to bring their base up to standard. The former ambulance base in Newton Stewart required general maintenance after being empty for some time and some remodelling to allow the team to use the facility to its full potential. A possible site for a base for the Tayside Mountain Rescue Team has been identified and negotiations have been undertaken with the local council to purchase the property. It is hoped that both these projects will come to fruition in 2012. A trailer was purchased for the Mountain Rescue Committee of Scotland for the transportation of equipment for training events. Funding of communications for the Search & Rescue Dog Association continued. Members in Aberdeen, Dunbartonshire and South-East Scotland also support their local teams with equipment and fund-raising.

St John Overseas The Priory continued to help St John Associations overseas as well as increasing its support to the St John Eye Hospital in Jerusalem. In Malawi, the primary health care project continued to provide a valuable service teaching basic skills to local people which help to ward against disease and received funding of £11,000. Supporting the St John Eye Hospital in Jerusalem has always been a very important part of the work of the members in Scotland and the Priory continues to sponsor the salary of the Medical Director. Funding for the hospital library of £6,000 pays for a part-time librarian and for subscriptions to medical journals and on-line support. The Priory also made a donation of £30,000 for general running costs as the Hospital suffered from the fall in the value of the pound and the dollar and the loss of some core funding from the European Union.

Local Projects for the Elderly and Disadvantaged This year, a donation of £80,000 to Seagull Trust Cruises (Edinburgh branch) boosted their funds sufficiently to allow the construction and launch of the (appropriately named) ‘St John

29 | Edinburgh’. This new canal boat joins 2 other boats on the canal at Ratho to provide popular excursions for the children, elderly and disabled across the region. A variety of charities are helped every year by the St John area committees. This year £21,000+ was given to help 21 charities throughout the country from Girvan to Whitburn to Inverness, some being long- standing recipients of support and others being assisted for the first time.

If you wish to receive more detailed information, the full audited accounts for the year ended 31st October 2011 are available from the Chancery. They are free to Priory Members with a charge of £20 being made otherwise.

And finally, Mrs Margaret Balfour, Mr David Watson CA and all area treasurers new and old are deserving of mention. The Priory Accountant joins me in expressing our grateful thanks for their commitment which is appreciated by all concerned.

Fiona M W Crighton FCIBS Receiver-General ylor Ta en K o: Phot On 24th July 2012, His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester kindly presented a cheque for £20,000 from St John Scotland to CLAN, a cancer support charity in Aberdeen, The cheque, representing equal contributions from St John Aberdeen and the North-East and centrally-held funds, was to help meet the cost of a new minibus for CLAN. The keys to the new minibus were handed over by Professor Anthony Mellows on 14th September 2012 (see page 24). Pictured from the left are Susan Crighton, the Fundraising Manager for CLAN, George Adam, the Lord Provost of Aberdeen, Jenny Shirreffs, the Area Chair, David Paton, the Area President, HRH, Debbie Thomson, the CEO of CLAN and Joe Mackie, the Area Treasurer.

| 30 Disbursements 2011

Patient Transport £ £ Handicabs (Lothian) Ltd - running costs 10,000 Various £1000 or less - running costs 750 10,750 Rescue Support Mountain Rescue Teams - vehicles 48,401 Mountain Rescue Teams - trailer 3,078 Various £1000 or less 2,744 54,223 St John Overseas St John Eye Hospital, Jerusalem Medical Director Sponsorship 95,264 Library Sponsorship 6,000 General Funds 30,000 Equipment 5,000 St John Association Malawi Primary Health Care Project 11,000 St John, Kenya International Relief Fund 1,918 Priory for South Africa Grand Prior’s Appeal 6,250 155,432 Palliative Care Projects Various £1000 or less 1,500 1,500 Local projects for elderly and disadvantaged people Children’s Hospice Association of Scotland 2,675 Shop Mobility Perth - mobility scooter 2,965 Seagull Trust - grants towards new boat and running costs 82,000 West of Scotland Wheelchair Sports Club - specialised racing wheelchair 2,834 Riding for the disabled - Fife branch 1,750 92,224

Total 314,129 ide r o: Stuart MacB Phot The launch at the Northfield Academy, Aberdeen, of the new Religious and Moral Education module centred on the Order and the work of St John Scotland,(see page 34).Mike Will is next to Jenny Shirreffs,front row left; Iain Barclay and Paul Rorie are far right and 4th from right.

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33 | ACTIVITIES REPORT 2011 Area Reports St John Scotland has 12 Area Committees and these organise various events throughout the year to raise funds for and awareness of the charitable work of St John. Their efforts benefit many local causes as well as the St John Eye Hospital Group based in Jerusalem. Three Areas between them provide accommodation, patient transport and First Responder services.

Aberdeen and the North-East David Paton retired after giving 16 years’ service as the Area Chairman and his Vice-Chairman, Jenny Shirreffs, was appointed to succeed him.

Examples of the children’s project work, including posters about St John Scotland’s support of Malawi and mountain rescue and a clever motif for the eye hospital

Another key event was the launch of a new Religious and Moral Education teaching module centred on the Order and the work of St John Scotland. The module had been developed by Area Committee members Mike Will and Paul Rorie, who both teach at Northfield Academy, Aberdeen, with assistance from the Reverend Dr Iain Barclay. Attractively presented and illustrated, it is designed for Primary 7 to Secondary 1 pupils (11 to 13 year olds) and encourages learning through articles, questions and tasks. After a successful trial, it was launched at Northfield Academy in November in the presence of the Lord Provost of Aberdeen and senior educational representatives (see photo on page 31). The children who took part gave a charming presentation about their involvement with the trial and it was evident that they enjoyed learning about St John and its charitable activities. A reporter from the Times Educational Supplement Scotland was present and wrote an eye-catching and full report.

Other events included a most interesting and enjoyable whisky tasting and ‘teach in’ evening, held in the Royal Northern & University Club in co-operation with Gordon and MacPhail of Elgin.

| 34 A coffee morning was also a success. The Area continued to support the Aberdeen Mountain Rescue Team via the Aberdeen and St John Mountain Rescue Association.

Angus and Dundee The Area’s main activity continued to be the valuable volunteer patient transport scheme for renal or oncology patients which operates 6 days a week. Impressively, over 160,000 miles were travelled in the year and 3431 passengers were conveyed. The service has made treatment available to individuals who would otherwise at best have had severe Bill Spence working with Scottish Ambulance Service representative difficulty in attending unaided at Murray McEwan on arrangements for the First Responder scheme hospital. The two St John vehicles are supplemented by volunteer drivers using their own cars. Journeys are directed by the Scottish Ambulance Service which reimburses mileage expenses. The success of this service is due to the hard work and commitment of the Area Chairman and Committee and all other volunteers involved.

Much work went into laying the foundations for a trial First Responder service as an outcome of the National Projects Review. The lead for implementing this initiative came from the Area Chairman, Bill Spence, who was also heading the review. The service was launched in 2012 and will, it is hoped, provide a model for extending into other areas. The service can provide vital assistance to a person with a suspected heart condition in the crucial minutes before an ambulance arrives. Volunteers are equipped with a defibrillator and despatched by the Scottish Ambulance Service in response to emergency calls. See also pages 19 and 45.

Other activities included the Area Burns Supper, held in the chairman’s home. Participation in the Charity Gala Day held in Dundee City Square each summer helps raise public awareness of St John. The Annual Open meeting was held in the newly-restored McManus Gallery in Dundee (which houses the St John medal awarded to missionary Mary Slessor).

Ayrshire and Arran 2011 was dominated by hosting the annual festival, for the first time in Ayr. This was a big undertaking for this relatively small area and all concerned rose to the challenge admirably. South Ayrshire Council provided a very enjoyable hot buffet supper together with musical entertainment, all hosted with great warmth and vivacity by the Provost, Winifred Sloan. The Auld Kirk was a historic setting for the service and investiture the following day which was

35 | e ab erek McC erek y: D o b Phot The investiture of St John Ayrshire and Arran helpers David Dickson, Patricia Lord Lang of Monkton Mrs Rose-Ann Cuninghame Davies, Margaret Toner, Glynis Scott, Deborah Findlay, Lizzie Dickson and Margaret Collins. followed by lunch at Ayr Racecourse. Lord Lang of Monkton, the President of St John Ayrshire and Arran, gave a fascinating address afterwards. See also page 47.

A series of can collections were held at Tesco in Kilmarnock and Irvine and once again the public were very generous despite the recession. The year ended with a carol service at Holy Trinity Church in Ayr which was attended by around 200 people and was designed to raise funds for Hansel Village which supports a great many disabled people in Ayrshire, many of whom have learning difficulties.

Central Much work went into the St John Scotland holiday home at Strathyre, (below) especially by the chair of the home’s management committee, Arthur Leask. In the severe winter weather a power cut had stopped the central heating and pipes had burst causing extensive damage. The repairs and re-decoration, mostly covered by insurance, left the home looking especially spick and span for the new season and a smart replacement conservatory was installed in June. Much effort also went into marketing the home which is particularly suitable for wheelchair users and others with limited mobility. It is also well suited to small groups of alzheimers sufferers and their carers. Whilst the home is much enjoyed by those who do stay, unfortunately there has been a diminishing demand, partly caused by the limited availability and cost of carers when these are needed. Despite best efforts, including those by Area Committees across Scotland, it was not found possible to attract sufficient use to make the continued operation of Strathyre is ina N orr T os by os by Phot

| 36 viable and Chapter reluctantly took the decision to sell the home after the 2012 season. This will, of course, make more funds available for other charitable purposes through income from the sale and avoidance of further running costs. aphy gr hoto t P ar ew ames St y: J os b Phot

The area continued to support the production of a DVD to help relatives and friends with the movement and handling of people who are ill or frail. Much effort went into a celebration at the Park Hotel, Falkirk, on 18th November when writer, broadcaster and TV presenter Sally Magnusson kindly launched ‘Moving Forth’. Other speakers included Sir James Stirling, the immediate past Prior, and David Waddell, the Area Chairman. The Chief Executives of project partners Forth Valley Royal Hospital and Strathcarron Hospice expressed their gratitude for the £16,000 funding of production costs by St John. The DVD is freely available and accessible on YouTube – www.youtube.com/user/NHSForthValley - including through a link from the Priory’s website. It has been promoted through St John worldwide with the help of the St John International Office.

Funding for the “Get You Home” service was continued. The service runs at the Accident and Emergency Department in the new Forth Valley Royal Hospital. It helps people who have lost their cash and bank cards to get home, generally in the middle of the night.

The Area’s normal annual donation of £2,000 to the eye hospital was boosted this year by an extra £3,000.

Bield Housing and Care (formerly the Bield Housing Association) successfully completed their first full year with responsibility for the day to day management of Archibald Russell Court, the retirement complex at Polmont (see page 22).

Dumfries and Galloway Sustained operation of the Dumfries and Galloway palliative care project (see page 21) was a key achievement throughout the year. The St John Palliative Care Unit within the Galloway Community Hospital in Stranraer continued to play an important role for the local population

37 | and was very much appreciated by those having to take advantage of the facilities provided. The Calvert Suite enables some patients to gain treatment without having to face gruelling journeys to and from larger hospitals in Edinburgh or Glasgow. Funding continued for the palliative care St John Link Nurse, and Elaine Rankin provided valuable service in that role. She helped patients and their families and friends gain access to related services or information and helped promote the provision of palliative care in the area. The Hospice at Home service also brought relief to patients and their families by providing care in the comfort of their home and without the disruption, discomfort, cost and inconvenience of travelling. Joint-funded by St John and the local Primary NHS Care Trust, the service operates throughout Wigtownshire.

Another key achievement was the continued operation of the patient transport service in the area. Two people carriers owned by St John and, occasionally, volunteer drivers’ own cars are used to take people for local appointments. The other important element of the service is to help transport people to Edinburgh and Glasgow for chemo- or radiotherapy during the week, out on a Monday and returning on a Friday. Much credit is due to all the volunteers who help provide this service.

A very successful John Calvert Lecture was given in October co-ordinated by Dr Mary Donnelly, who had recently joined the Area Committee.

Dunbartonshire The Area has become well known locally for its sustained and reliable support over many years of five local charities. These are the Arrochar Mountain Rescue Team, the Acorn Centre in the

Cheque presentations by John Brown to the Arrochar Mountain Rescue Team (left) and by Douglas Dow and George Campbell to the Acorn Centre Vale of Leven Hospital, St Margaret of Scotland Hospice, Clydebank, the Loch Lomond Rescue Boat and Mugdock Country Park, Milngavie, to help improve disabled access. Fundraising for these causes was achieved albeit with some events having to be cancelled because of severe weather. Additionally, £1,000 was given to the St John Eye Hospital in Jerusalem.

The main fundraising effort of the Dumbarton and Clydebank Committee was a ‘Wines of the | 38 World’ evening. This year, the location was moved from Boturich Castle to Dumbarton Castle. Use of both these prestigious locations was thanks to Brigadier Donald Hardie CVO KStJ TD JP. He and his wife, Sheena, had generously made their home at Boturich Castle available for many St John fundraising events until moving recently after which, as its Governor, he helped make Dumbarton Castle available.

New conveners were appointed to two of the Area’s committees. Retired Strathclyde Police Inspector, Paul Reilly, took over the Dumbarton and Clydebank Committee and local businesswoman Kirsteen Young took over the Helensburgh Committee.

John Brown, the Area Treasurer, continued his initiative to sell St John Dunbartonshire calendars, cards and postcards with their stunning views of Ben Lomond from Luss, thanks to kind permission by photographer Graham Kinder. These sales raised £840.

Events included a Spring Raffle and the 100 Club continued to bring in useful income. The fruits of all the fundraising activities were passed on at cheque presentations to the charities shown above at the annual open meeting held in the Royal Northern Yacht Club in Rhu.

Edinburgh and the South-East The year’s many social and fundraising events began on a beautiful Spring Saturday in April with a ‘Christmas lunch’, postponed as a victim of the severe winter weather. The Prior was a very welcome guest at this event and he presented the Order Service Medal to Barrie Pendlebury and Dennis McEwan.

May saw a very successful and enjoyable supper and musical evening organised by the South-East Scotland Presentation of the Service Medal to Committee held for the first time at Longridge Towers Dennis McEwan. School near Berwick-on-Tweed. The Headmaster and his wife helped make all guests feel most welcome and Maestro Alberto Massimo gave aphy gr accomplished performances on a variety of

hoto trumpets and other instruments. Later in May

er P there was a tour of the Torphichen Preceptory t and, in June, a cheese and wine quiz with music on the Irish Pipes by Liam Hackett. July saw an ason Bax J informative evening at the Surgeons Hall and os: then, on a glorious summer’s afternoon, two

Phot Presentation to the Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Seagull Trust Cruises canal trips which were well Team (see next page) attended by people from other Areas.

39 | Two very significant presentations took place in the Area. The first of the second round of St John-funded vehicles for Scottish mountain rescue teams was handed over to the Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team in August by Captain David Younger, the Lord Lieutenant of Tweeddale. In September, HRH The Princess Royal named a new boat for Seagull Trust Cruises at their Ratho Branch, near Edinburgh. The Edinburgh and South-East Area has long supported the Ratho Branch and through The Prior and Area members at the naming of them a donation of £80,000 was made for ‘St John Edinburgh’ the new boat, leading to it being named ‘St John Edinburgh’. This is the third boat there to be named after St John. After the naming, HRH The Princess Royal took a short trip on the boat before departing and then the many guests enjoyed a delicious lunch at the Ratho Inn. Some of them were afterwards lucky enough to enjoy a ‘maiden voyage’ along the canal in the warm September sunshine. See also pages 48 and 49.

The South-East C ommittee organised a September tea in Gunsgreen House and a November lunch in Duns Castle. The Autumn Fair was a great success and at the annual open meeting in November a cheque for £1500 was handed over to Lothiansound who provide a talking newspaper service for blind people. A donation for £2,000 was made for the eye hospital in Jerusalem. Ian Robertson was appointed as the Area Chairman to take over from Wayne Pearson who had given five years’ service. The year was rounded off by a most enjoyable Christmas lunch – which actually took place at Christmas this time – in the Ramada Mount Royal Hotel overlooking Princes Street (above)

Fife In a busy year, the annual open meeting was again held at the very popular Elmwood Golf Club, when the guest speaker, Jon Heggie, gave a most interesting talk about the Children’s Hospice Association Scotland.There was a small increase in the amount of funds raised over the year due mainly to the extra can collections held. Six were held, at Asda, Morrisons and Tesco stores. Amongst other events, the coffee afternoons at Glenrothes Hospital continued to raise the St

| 40 John profile. Charity lunches were held at Montrave and St Andrews and there was a stall at the Fife Show and the Crossford Gala. In June, an afternoon barbecue was held at Balgonie Castle by kindness of Stuart Morris of Balgonie and Eddergoll and his parents who all live in the castle which they are restoring. They conducted fascinating tours of the castle which is an increasingly popular venue for weddings. Dr Jim Delaney and George Donaldson present the Riding for the Disabled cheque. The annual golf competition at the Elmwood Golf Club raised over £500.

Disability Sport Fife helpfully reported that they could no longer justify retaining the minibus funded for them by St John some years previously and it was passed on to Age Concern Glenrothes, still bearing the St John badging.

Careful preparations were made for hosting the 2012 annual festival in St Andrews.

The well-attended annual carol service was again held at Upper Largo and conducted by the Reverend John Murdoch. Young musicians from Madras College St Andrews played during the service. It was well-attended as usual including by the Provost of Fife, Councillor Frances Melville. Afterwards, tea, mulled wine and mince pies were served in the village hall and Mrs Margaret Dean, the Lord Lieutenant of Fife and President of St John Fife, presented cheques for the eye hospital, Maggies Centre, Help for Heroes and Disability Sport Fife. Additionally, donations were made to BASE which helps people with a visual impairment, and to Riding for the Disabled, and small sums were sent to five care homes in Fife to bring extra Christmas comforts to their residents.

Glasgow St John Glasgow members worked hard to raise over £10,000. This they achieved through a variety of well tried and tested events. A concert of baroque music was held at the High School of Glasgow in February,spring saw a prize draw,and a coffee morning was held in June. The two biggest events took place in October in the Pollokshields Burgh Hall – the October function and the art sale, which raised £5,167. The 200 club, Internet sales and sales of cards and diaries were other valuable sources of income as was an allocation from ticket sales for a production of “Hello Dolly” by the Eastwood Entertainers.

The area’s remaining property, the former residential home at Thornhill was sold during the year. Despite strenuous efforts by the Area Committee and others, it had not proved possible to find an alternative charitable use for it. Although a disappointment in some ways, the sale realised welcome income for other charitable purposes and relieved the Area of having to meet running costs. Much thought went into possible new projects for the Area. In the meantime, it

41 | John and Roslyn Ford and Margaret Bartaby celebrate the art sale’s 10th anniversary in 2010. See also page 51. was decided to make the eye hospital the main focus of funding and the Area’s contribution for the year was increased to £7,500. One exciting new idea was carefully considered during the year - to provide funding for a new specially fitted out ambulance for the Scottish Neo-natal Transport Service. This life saving service moves seriously ill babies to hospitals for treatment whilst at the same time enabling a high level of care to be maintained. The suggestion has since been approved and £212k has been committed with half coming from Areas funds and half from centrally-held funds. The ability of the Area to make such a major contribution had been boosted considerably through generous legacies from the late Mr and Mrs Walter Crichton and Mr Neilson Stevenson.

Highland The Highland Area is very large geographically but activity is almost wholly centred on Inverness and is thanks to the hard work of a small number of members there. A new and very successful venture for the Area was a fundraising fashion show, held in April (right). The manager of the local Matalan store kindly agreed to host the event which was held on a Happy fashion show goers, including organiser Gwen Fullerton, 2nd right. Sunday evening. The

| 42 proceeds of the show went to help provide play facilities for children in the Raigmore Hospital in Inverness and models included members of the nursing and administrative staff there and also mechanics from a local garage. Some children joined in the happy evening too and the show was compered by Nicola McAlley of STV in Inverness. A total of £750 was raised from ticket sales, a raffle at the event and donations and this gave increased motivation to hold further fashion shows in the future.

Another first was a ladies’ pamper night which both raised some money and served as a useful learning event. The carol service collection was in aid of the Eye Hospital. The ‘Christmas Giving Tree’ again brought happiness to children in care in the Highlands. Located in the Eastgate shopping centre in Inverness, the tree encourages members of the public and local sponsors to help provide Christmas presents for the children. Renewed strong support had made possible a present for all c700 children concerned. During the year, liaison with mountain rescue bodies was strengthened in tune with the rescue support national project.

Perth and Kinross The Area gave out over £10,500 during the year. A special donation of £2,500 was made for the Gaza Clinic of the St John Eye Hospital. £2,675 was given to the Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) and £400 to Perth & Kinross Society for the Blind for an exercise bike at their centre. Shopmobility received £2,965 for two motorised chair scooters to help improve access for shoppers in Perth.

Income was achieved through various fundraising Area Chairman John Ferguson-Smith (left) with events. Coffee mornings were held in Crieff and Honorary President Mel Jameson at the annual Methven Castle,with a Daffodil Coffee Morning held in lunch in Perth. Coupar Angus. Other contributions came from a concert in St Ninian’s Cathedral, Perth in April, Douglas Pover’s retirement barbecue at his home in June and the annual lunch in Perth in October. £900 was collected on the very sad occasion of the funeral of Mrs Anna Murdoch who had been a long- serving and hardworking member. The St John Perth and Kinross Pipers continued to play to raise funds for CHAS over a number of weekends at Scone Palace and at the Kinross Show in August (with a record collection of over £500), occasionally joined by the Glenalmond College Pipe Band. They raised over £1,300 in 2011.

43 | Hard work also went into supporting elderly people in the Area, expanded into four care homes and including running art groups. A successful pilot community tea party was held in Auchterarder for residents of the home there and independent elderly people supported in the community. This attracted much help from local churches and children’s groups.

After the annual open meeting in Perth in March, the Area Secretary, the Honourable Mr Justice Robin Webster gave a fascinating talk about his time as Chief Justice in Tonga.

Sheila Ferguson-Smith (standing) with art group The close liaison with the Black Watch Army Cadets members was maintained, to mutual benefit.

West Lothian Fundraising events included a coffee morning and a garden fete. £500 each was disbursed to No Limits, Whitburn, and the Eliburn Centre in Livingston for adults with special needs. Additionally, £750 was disbursed to Riding for the Disabled, £1172 for first aid training for the 1271 (Bathgate) Squadron of the Air Training Corps, and £1,000 for the Eye Hospital.

Area volunteers continued to man the Preceptory at Torphichen over many weekends to allow it to be visited by members of the public. This brings income and publicity for St John. More information is on page 7.

The Area also puts much work into hosting a service held every August at Torphichen to commemorate St John the Baptist. Held in the transepts of the Preceptory church this service provides a strong spiritual link with the past and a reinforced sense of continuity of service through St John over the centuries. The service was led by the Very Reverend James Harkness KCVO CB OBE who was attending for the last time as the Dean of the Priory before handing over to the Very Reverend John Cairns at the end of the year. Music was provided by the choir, arranged by Mary Scott, and by the Bathgate Silver Band. As usual, Cadets from the 1271 (Bathgate) Squadron of the Air Training Corps provided a smart Guard of Honour and much practical help by way of moving chairs to and from the Preceptory, rewarded by the delicious tea in the village hall afterwards, enjoyed by all.

| 44 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

Valuable progress continued to be made with the National Projects Review, headed by Bill Spence, who is also the Chairman of St John Angus and Dundee. Attention was focused on a First Responder scheme geared primarily to helping people with suspected heart problems in the crucial minutes before an ambulance arrives. A trial scheme was designed in close association with the Scottish Ambulance Service under whose auspices the scheme would be run. There continued to be close liaison with the St Andrew’s Ambulance Association, partly because of the long- standing agreement between the Order and the Association that St John will not provide first aid services in Scotland. First Response differs from first aid and this enterprise went ahead with the much-appreciated blessing of the Association. A Memorandum of Understanding was worked up between St John Scotland and the Kirriemuir First Responders Scottish Ambulance Service and the Chapter members gave a green light to the scheme after carefully considering the risk management and other aspects. The scheme became operational in 2012 and the volunteers very quickly clocked up a number of successful interventions. See also page 19.

London was the venue for the annual meetings of the Grand Council and the Priory Executives’ Group, held in early May. Topics included the strategic development of St John Associations, the role of the St John International Office, the Order’s strategic plan, an up-date on the Grand Prior’s Appeal Programme (see also page 11) and a review of the Order’s statutes. As well as the Priories, the Associations of Hong Kong, Kenya, Malaysia, Singapore and St Lucia were represented. His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester, attended some of the meetings and, amongst other events, all delegates enjoyed a dinner in the Tower of London. Afterwards, they witnessed the Ceremony of the Keys,a ceremonial part of securing the Tower for the night

45 | which has been carried out every evening without a break for at least 700 years. After the meetings, most delegates travelled to Cardiff as guests of the Priory for Wales for a weekend of St John celebrations, including a service and investiture in Llandaff Cathedral. aphy gr hoto e P

World famous mountaineer, rescue pioneer and author, Fiona and Bill Crighton, Muriel and Neil Sharp and Hazel v

Dr Hamish MacInnes and guest; (see also page 16) and Bill Spence ee R ntonia A os: Phot

Lord Wilson addressing guests. Sir Malcolm and Lady Ross with Jonathan Hart, the Chairman of the Mountain Rescue Committee of Scotland

May also saw an evening reception for Scottish Mountain Rescue and St John Scotland in the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh (above). This was on the kind initiative of Lord Wilson of Tillyorn who hosted the reception during his week as the Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Lord Wilson, a Knight of St John, had given valuable support to St John in Hong Kong when he was the Governor there, and he transferred to the Priory on returning to Scotland. A keen hill walker himself, he greatly admires the work of the rescue teams and St John Scotland’s support of them. Speaking at the reception, he paid tribute to the teams, many of whom were represented, including Scotland’s newest – Hebrides Search and Rescue. The newly appointed Chairman of the Mountain Rescue Committee of Scotland, Jonathan Hart, spoke in reply. It was a most enjoyable event and a valuable opportunity for some St John and rescue team members to get to know each other.

For the first time, the annual festival was held in Ayr. It proved a great success thanks in large part to the Area Chairman, Hywel Davies, and his strong team of organisers, including his wife, Tricia. The council offices provided a splendid setting for a highly enjoyable civic reception hosted with great warmth and infectious enthusiasm by the Provost of South Ayrshire Council,

| 46 Winifred Sloan. The large windows of the handsome wood-panelled west-facing reception room on the first floor gave splendid views over the bay and the bright evening sun. After a delicious hot buffet, guests were

treated to accomplished performances by young singers and e instrumentalists from the area. The following day, coaches took guests ab from the car parks at Ayr race course to the Auld Kirk of Ayr. The McC erek

procession made its way along by the river and into the historic church D where over 200 members and their guests had gathered. The sermon was os:

given by the Dean, the Very Reverend James Harkness, and after the Phot service 19 people were invested,including the Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire Music at the civic and Arran, John Duncan. Guests were then taken back to the race course reception

Rosemary Barr and her father enjoying lunch together after her investiture for lunch followed by an entertaining and interesting

John Duncan, Hywel Davies, Sir Malcolm Ross,Winifred Sloan, Richard Waller talk by Lord Lang of Monkton, and James Harkness at the civic reception the President of St John Ayrshire and Arran. The weather throughout the festival was sunny and warm.

On 28th June a memorial service was held in St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral Edinburgh for Fra Fredrik Crichton-Stuart who had died peacefully in his Edinburgh home earlier in the month. He had not long been in post as the 56th Grand Prior of England of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (and he took particular pride in being the first Scot to be so appointed). Previously he had been the Delegate for Scotland and the Northern Marches and was a long- standing supporter and member of the Priory.

Visitors to St John’s House, included a group of volunteer Edinburgh tourist guides in June. They conduct walks along the Royal Mile and St John Street. They were given a tour of the house and told about St John to help them pass on information to visitors to the city.

In September, some Chapter members and Area Chairmen joined together at St John’s House for a useful afternoon session of trustee training. Clever instructional technique by the trainer helped ensure interactive participation by all present.

47 | During the year, St John Scotland announced its second round of funding for mountain rescue team vehicles. The final vehicle of the initial provision was handed over in 2009, bringing the total number of teams supplied to 25. Teams were told that once their aphy gr hoto er P t ason Bax J os: Phot Back, John Craig, Sir Malcolm, Bill Paterson, CEO; front, Margaret & Iain Balfour, Alfie Ingram vehicles were 12 years old, they could request further funding for transport. The first of the new batch of emergency vehicles was presented to the Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team in August. The event took place near Peebles and the keys were handed over by Captain David Younger, the Lord Lieutenant of Tweeddale. A Royal Navy search and rescue helicopter from HMS GANNET at Prestwick joined the presentation ceremony as part of a training flight. With the help of St John funding, the newly- formed Hebrides Search and Rescue Team acquired a rescue-equipped Land Rover from the Tweed Valley team, bringing the total number of teams supplied to 26. Already that new team have been called out on numerous occasions to search for people, from a four year old child to a man in his seventies.

In September Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal named a new boat for Seagull Trust Cruises at Ratho, near Within weeks of arrival on the islands, the HEBSAR Land Rover was Edinburgh. Specially designed for used to rescue a disabled person whose car had become stranded in disabled and special needs passengers, snow.

| 48 Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal with long-term supporters, Ronnie Rusack (top left) and Dorothea (Dot) Logan (bottom left) the boat was named “St John Edinburgh”in recognition of the substantial grant of £80,000 from St John Scotland as part of its continuing support of Seagull Trust Cruises. St John Edinburgh and the South-East have long supported the Ratho Branch, whose fleet also includes “St John Crusader II”.

Also in September, The Scottish Ophthalmological Club held their centenary conference, in the Edinburgh International Conference Centre main auditorium. Each of the 200 delegates from the UK and overseas received a special information leaflet about the work of the St John Eye Hospital which was prefaced by a personal message from former Club President and Secretary, Dr Joe Coleiro. The leaflet invited donations of money and also of professional help to the hospital. Dr Coleiro, a distinguished eye surgeon, has himself given Dr Coleiro helping a patient at one of the Eye Hospital’s substantial valuable voluntary service at the eye outreach clinics hospital.

49 | The October meeting of the Area Affairs Committee was held at the holiday home at Strathyre so that those Area Chairmen who had not already visited could see the home for themselves with a view to promoting it in their Areas. Unfortunately, despite their best efforts and those of others previously, it did not prove possible to attract sufficient interest to reverse the steady decline over several years in the number of bookings. In May 2012,Chapter,with regret,reached the conclusion that the home was no longer viable and took the decision to sell it. The bright side is that the proceeds will be available for other charitable purposes.

The new base for the Ochils Mountain Rescue Team (right) was visited in December by Mr Kenny MacAskill MSP, the Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Justice. He showed a great interest in team members and their base and praised St John for its impressive support to them and to Scottish Mountain Rescue as a whole. Amongst others present was the new Chairman of the Mountain Rescue Committee of Scotland, Jonathan Hart. St John was represented at this occasion and also at a general meeting of the Mountain Rescue Committee of Scotland in Aberfeldy, and at Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team’s 40th anniversary celebrations in Strathpeffer.

Support of St John activities overseas was maintained. Funding for the Eye Hospital exceeded £143,000 for the year (page 8). Help to St John Malawi comprised continued funding for their Primary Health Care Project, agreement to provide further funding to help their expansion in the capital, Lilongwe, and an undertaking to meet the costs of a new, Home-Based Care, programme; (pages 10 and 11). Support was given to St John Associations via the Priory’s

St John Malawi members at a capacity St John Malawi Primary Health Care Project volunteers working in their building meeting. townships around Blantyre. | 50 contribution to the St John International budget (page 13). Additionally, specific help was given to St John Kenya in September 2011 through the St John Emergency Relief Fund in response to a famine in the north-east of the country (page 12).

The weather introduced some drama during the year. Snow disrupted some events and wind others. A Chapter meeting was held in the afternoon before Lord Wilson’s reception at the Palace of Holyroodhouse on 23rd May when the then Chancellor, John Ford, had to leave early because a tree had been blown down at his house in Balfron. Road closures caused by the high winds and fallen trees across Scotland delayed the arrival of some guests at the reception and made for a wet and blustery dash between car and palace for everyone.

St John Glasgow Art Sale October 2012

Bill Sommerville, Margaret Bartaby and Charles Munro Gilli and Richard Waller ield ottish F Margaret McAdam, Donald Riddle and Anne Price, Andrew Mushet and

he Sc Alison Steel Moira Purdie T ermission of by kind p os by Phot Stuart Mathewson, Gillian Munro and Caroline Matheson, Robert Best and Peter Neil Christine Neil 51 | GOVERNANCE OF THE ORDER The Order of St John is a separate body from its Priories and other establishments and is a charity registered in England. Those responsible for its control and management, its ‘trustees’,are the Great Officers of the Order, the Priors of each Priory or their appointed representative, and the Hospitaller of the Order. Together they form the Grand Council, which mostly concerns itself with matters beyond the responsibility of any one particular establishment, including Order-wide policy and strategy. Its work is supported by, amongst others, the St John Executives’ Group, which mainly comprises the Chief Executives of each Priory and the Eye Hospital.

GREAT OFFICERS HRH The Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO - the Grand Prior Professor Anthony Mellows OBE TD - the Lord Prior The Right Reverend John Nicholls - the Prelate of the Order Professor Villis Marshall AC - the Deputy Lord Prior (with special responsibilities concerning St John Associations)

PRIORS Rodney Green - England and the Islands Sir Malcolm Ross GCVO OBE - Scotland Dan Clayton-Jones OBE TD DL - Wales Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu - South Africa HE Lieutenant-General Sir Jeremiah Mateparae GNZM QSO - New Zealand HE The Right Hon David Johnston CC CMM COM CD - Canada HE Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO – Australia Marshall Acuff Jr - USA

The Order Hospitaller (with responsibilities for the St John Eye Hospital) Nicholas Woolf

ST JOHN ASSOCIATIONS As well as the eight Priories, there are thirty three St John Associations. They exist in Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bermuda, Cameroon, Cyprus, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guyana, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Saint Lucia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Trinidad & Tobago, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Additionally, Northern Ireland is a Commandery and the Republic of Ireland an associated body.

| 52 GOVERNANCE OF ST JOHN SCOTLAND

Those in control and management of St John Scotland are its ‘trustees’ - the Prior and members of

‘Chapter’.They all bear equal ‘trustee’ responsibility and are listed below. Some ‘trustees’ are also

‘Priory Officers’,as shown in italics.

Gordon Casely - also the ‘Sword Bearer’ until 8th March 2012 and the ‘Director of Ceremonies’ from that date

Fiona Crighton - also the ‘Receiver-General‘ (Treasurer)

Douglas Dow - also the ‘Director of Ceremonies’ until 8th March 2012 and the ‘Chancellor’ (Deputy

Chairman) from that date

John Gooch VRD

The Very Reverend John Cairns - also the ‘Dean’

Norman Marr - also the ‘Cross Bearer’- until 8th June 2012

Charles Munro

The Reverend William Paterson

Sir Malcolm Ross GCVO OBE - also the ‘Prior’ (Chairman)

Iain Taylor OBE TD - until 8th March 2012

Ian Wallace - also the ‘Hospitaller’ (promotion of the St John eye hospital)

Richard Waller - also the ‘Chief Executive Officer’

David Watson - from 8th March 2012

PRIORY OFFICERS Priory Officers are as shown in italics against the list of trustees above and

Robin Blair CVO - the ‘Genealogist’

53 | AREA COMMITTEES Office holders are also committee members unless otherwise indicated (H) = Area contact for the St John Eye Hospital

ABERDEEN AND THE NORTH- Honorary President:The Rt Hon Earl of Dalhousie EAST Honorary Vice-Presidents: Iain Taylor, John Gooch Joseph Coleiro (H) Chairman: Jennifer Shirreffs Laurie Fraser Joint Secretaries: Paul Rorie Gordon Forbes 3 Middle Ardo Steading, Udny, Ellon, Robert Hill Aberdeenshire, AB41 6QX Dr Robert Peat Tel: 01651 842538 Keith Rennie Email: [email protected] Michael Will (H) 27 Scotsmill Road, Kinmohr Gardens, Blackburn, Kinellar, Aberdeenshire, AB21 0HG AYRSHIRE AND ARRAN Tel: 01224 790395 Chairman: Rose-Ann Cuninghame Email: [email protected] Secretary: Patricia Davies Treasurer: Joe Mackie Peatland, Gatehead, Kilmarnock, President: David Paton Ayrshire, KA2 9AN Tel: 01563 851020 Iain Barclay Email: [email protected] Gordon Caseley Treasurer: Keith Tulloch Clifford Eastmond President: Lord Lang of Monkton Peter Galloway – Mountain Rescue Association Vice-President: John Duncan, Lord Lieutenant of Malcolm Lamont – Mountain Rescue Association Ayrshire and Arran Sheena MacBride Stuart MacBride Dawn MacKinnon – Mountain Rescue Association Tacey Cameron Norman Marr Margaret Collins Frank Maughan Elizabeth Dickson Lesley Mennie Anne Dunlop Valerie Taylor Deborah Findlay Alexander Urquhart Dorothy Hunt Wendy Sandiford Glynis Scott

ANGUS AND DUNDEE Chairman:William Spence CENTRAL Vice-Chairman: The Reverend Canon Joseph Morrow Chairman: David Waddell Secretary: Elisabeth Hill, Hon Secretary: Loretta Waddell, Douglasmuir, Arbroath, DD11 4UN 6 Farquharson Way, Falkirk, FK1 5UG Tel: 01241 828600 Tel: 01324 624735 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Treasurer: Lorna Robbie Treasurer: Robert Taylor Chaplain: Rev William McLaren Press Officer: Loretta Waddell (acting) Press Officer: Robert Hill Honorary Presidents: Marjory McLachlan, Lord Lieutenant of Stirling & Falkirk | 54 Archibald Russell Stranraer Committee William Anderson Chairman: Kenneth Paterson Hilary Blewitt Secretary: Elizabeth Hamilton, 5 Doon Brae, Robert Blewitt Newton Stewart,Wigtownshire, DG8 6LQ Sidney Cooper Tel: 01671 403926 Daniel Gallagher Email: [email protected] Arthur Leask Treasurer: Colin Wilson James Malone (H) Press Officer: John Enos The Reverend John Murning David Niven John Paterson Andrea Bennis Alastair Petrie Adam Calderwood Pat Calvert Alison Chalmers Evelyn Fulton DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY Bryce Kelly Lesley McColm Chairman: Kenneth Paterson Henry McFadzean Secretary: Elizabeth Hamilton, 5 Doon Brae, Aileen Thomson Newton Stewart,Wigtownshire, DG8 6LQ Elma Walker Tel: 01671 403926 Email: [email protected]

Adam Calderwood The Reverend Martin Callaghan DUNBARTONSHIRE John Dewar Peter McMahon Chairman: George Campbell John Taylor Vice-Chairman: Douglas Dow Anne Twiname Secretary: Donald Fullarton (H) Inistore, 58 James Street, Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, G84 9LX Tel and fax: 01436 673774 Dumfries Committee Email: [email protected] Chairman:The Reverend Martin Callaghan Treasurer: John Brown Vice-Chairman: Anne Twiname Press Officer: Donald Fullarton Secretary: John Taylor Elmar, Greenlea, Collin, Dumfries, DG1 4PS Thomas Downs Tel: 01387 750308 Paul Reilly Treasurer: John Dewar Kirsteen Young

Florence Dewar Arthur Langcake Mervyn McAleer Charles McKerrell of Hillhouse EDINBURGH AND THE SOUTH- Stuart McVittie EAST David Thomson Chairman: Ian Robertson Secretary: Vivienne Robertson 61/1 Melville Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7HL Tel: 0131 225 2673

55 | Email: [email protected] Lorna Brotherton Treasurer: James Floyd James Hutchinson Press Officer: Duncan McAra Elizabeth Laing Honorary President: Margaret Balfour Findlay Macrae Honorary Vice-President: George Hunter Stuart Morris of Balgonie

Susan Balfour Robert Cook William Hackett GLASGOW Dennis McEwan Chairman:William S Sommerville The Reverend William Paterson Vice-Chairman: William Gilmour Barrie Pendlebury Secretary: Andrew Mushet Andrew Spragg 13A Boclair Road, Bearsden, Glasgow, G61 2AD Charles Whytock Tel: 0141 942 2353 Email: [email protected] Treasurer: appointment pending South-East SScotland Committee Margaret Bartaby Committee James Bingham Chairman:The Reverend William Paterson Irene Carmichael Secretary: Isobel Paterson Stuart Mathewson Benachie, Gavinton, Duns, Berwickshire,TD11 Archibald McGown 3QT Charles Munro Tel: 01361 882727 Ewan Murray Treasurer:Lorna Fleming Peter Neil Gordon Price Tara Barron Trevor Stewart Simon Furness Aline Hay Bruce MacLachlan Alexander Trotter HIGHLAND Chairman: Robert Fullerton Secretary: Gwen Fullerton 84 Drakies Avenue, Inverness IV2 3SD FIFE Tel: 01463 224973 Email: [email protected] Chairman: Lawson Rennie Treasurer and Press Officer: Vice-Chairman: George Donaldson W Crawford McMaster Secretary: James Delaney (H) Leura, 46 Lamond Drive, St Andrews, Roderick Balfour Fife, KY16 8DD Duncan Chisholm Tel: 01334 477085 Alex Craib Email: [email protected] Mark Sutherland-Fisher Treasurer: Lesley MacDonald William Fraser Chaplain:The Reverend John Murdoch Kirsty Fullerton Press Officer: Mary Gilmour Frank Spencer-Nairn (H) Honorary President:The Earl of Dundee Samuel Warden Honorary Vice-Presidents: Philippa Crawford, Margaret Dean, Lord Leuitenant of Fife | 56 PERTH AND KINROSS WEST LOTHIAN Chairman: John Ferguson-Smith (H) Chairman: Ian Wallace Secretary & Treasurer: Robin M Webster Vice-Chairman: Keith Stirling Fernbrae, Glenlomond, Kinross KY13 9ND Secretary: Stuart M Learmonth Tel: 01592 840118 42 Birkdale Park, Armadale, Email: [email protected] West Lothian EH48 2NE Membership Secretary: Andy Beatson Tel: 01501 730555 Press Officer: Douglas Pover Treasurer: appointment pending Honorary President: Melville Jameson, Lord Preceptory Liaison Officer: Archibald Brown Lieutenant of Perth & Kinross Press Officer: Jim Robertson Honorary President: Isobel Brydie, Lord Rona Archibald Lieutenant of West Lothian Patricia Beatson Honorary Vice-President: Effie B Smith John Blair Sheila Ferguson-Smith Frances Brown Neil Gaunt Dennis Marshall Hilary MacKenzie Sandra Marshall David Sherman James Provan Dorothy Sinclair Bertha Robertson Alexander Stewart, James Wilson (H) Janice Webster vey by Bill Har os by Phot First Responder volunteers gathered in Forfar on 18th September 2012 for continuation training by Scottish Ambulance Service staff Mark Pennycook and Murray McEwan (extreme left and right of the main photo). Also present was St John Angus and Dundee chairman, Bill Spence, who has pioneered this pilot scheme (pages 19 & 35). The Area’s Honorary President, the Earl of Dalhousie, was unfortunately unable to present qualification certificates as planned and the CEO, Richard Waller, was delighted to be asked to step in. Pictured right are Lynne Firth and Andrew Brown.

57 | ROLL OF ORDER MEMBERS IN THE PRIORY OF SCOTLAND The Priory Roll has been up-dated to add members newly admitted to the Order or transferred from elsewhere and to delete those who have resigned, died or transferred to other Priories, or with whom contact has long been lost. The total on the roll is 869 (compared with 901) in the preceding year book). The area in which those listed live is indicated by letters after their names as follows:

AA Ayrshire and Arran F Fife AB Aberdeen and the North-East G Glasgow & the South-West AD Angus and Dundee H Highland C Central O Outside Scotland DG Dumfries and Galloway PK Perth and Kinross S Former Strathkelvin DN Dunbartonshire WL West Lothian ED Edinburgh and the South-East Un denotes a member whose current address is not held at the Chancery. Anyone who is in touch with a person in this category is requested to ask them to contact the Chancery staff.’

(tr) shows that a person has transferred from another Priory.

Admissions and Promotions 2012 Her Majesty The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve the following admissions to, and promotions in, the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem.

Knight William McLaren Gordon Casely Jean Hill Armour Searil Douglas Charles James Dow James Harkness Member Shirley Bingham Commander Aline Margaret Campbell The Earl of Dalhousie Margaret Cook Joseph John Morrow Robert Granger Geddes Peter Black Neil Dorothy Mary Hunt William Paterson Arthur Kendall Trevor Melvin Robinson Stewart Ewen Alexander Macdonald Robert Peat Officer Clive Ritchie Ross Elaine Helen Cleland Robin Maclean Webster MBE RD Elizabeth Stewart Hamilton Elizabeth Scott Laing

| 58 BAILIFF GRAND CROSS (GCStJ) STIRLING of GARDEN, Sir James, KCVO CBE TD BA FRICS (K 1986) 2004 - C

KNIGHTS AND DAMES (KStJ and DStJ) (*denotes Knights of Justice) AGNEW, Mrs Shiela (M 1974, O 1978, C 1984) 1991 - G * AIRLIE,The Earl of, KT GCVO PC JP (O 1981) 1995 - AD

BALFOUR, Mrs Margaret Euphemia Bremner (M 1970, O 1976, C 1993) 1998 - ED BARR, Mrs Agnes Arthur Paton (M 1986, O 1989, C 1994) 1999 - C BARTABY, Mrs Margaret Jane Coutts, DPE MCSP (M 1983, O 1987, C 1997) 2006 - G * BLAIR, Colonel John Samuel Greene, OBE TD BA ChM FRCP FRCS FICS DLitt FSAScot (M 1979, O 1984, C 1988) 1993 - PK BURNET, Captain George Wardlaw, LVO LLB WS (O 1971, C 1979) 1985 - ED * BURNETT, Charles John, DA AMA MLitt FSAScot (M 1972, O 1974, C 1982) 1990 - AB

CALVERT, Mrs Patricia Anne, RGN (M 1984, O 1988, C 1995) 2005 – DG * CASELY, Gordon, FRSA FSAScot (M 1974, O 1996, C 2003) 2012 - AB CHRISTIE, Miss Marjorie Alice Garden (C1974) 1991 – G(tr) COOPER, Sidney George Wilson (M 1978, O 1982, C 1991) 1996 - C CRAWFORD, Mrs Philippa Marie (M 1981, O 1984, C 1993) 2003 – F * CRUICKSHANK of AUCHREOCH, Martin Melvin, FRGS (O 1965, C 1974) 1982 – PK

DOW, Douglas Charles James, LLB NP (M 1985, O 1993, C 2003) 2012 - DN * DRUMMOND-MURRAY of MASTRICK,William Edward Peter Louis (C 1977) 1988 - ED

FLEMING,William, FIDHE FInstD EIMgt FSAScot (M 1987, O 1989, C 1997) 2009 - G FORD, John Noel Patrick, FInstD (M 1984, O 1986, C 1996) 2003 - G FORREST, Mrs Elisabeth Margaret Ross (M 1964, O 1966, C 1977) 1986 - G FULLARTON, Donald Speirs, MBE FSAScot (M 1983, O 1989, C 1996) 2005 - DN

*GOOCH, John Daniel,VRD FRICS (M 1993, O 1995, C 1999) 2006 – AD

*HARDIE, Brigadier Donald Graeme, CVO TD FIM, 1996 - DN Esquire: George Campbell HARKNESS,The Very Reverend Dr James, KCVO CB OBE MA DD FRSA (O 1988, C 1998) 2012 - ED HARRIS, Raymond McGarva, CA (M 1967, O 1972, C 1982) 1990 - G HUNTER, George Alexander, OBE (M 1985, O 1987, C 1994) 1999 - ED

* INNES of EDINGIGHT, Sir Malcolm Rognvald, KCVO MA LLB WS (O 1962) 1982 - ED

LEITCH, Robert, CA (M 1984, O 1988, C 1997) 2006 - G

MARR, Norman Gray, DipArch FRIAS ARIBA (M 1970, O 1986, C 1993) 2003 - AB McNEE, Sir David Blackstock, QPM (O 1974, C 1978) 1990 - G MURRAY,Ewan Skinner, OBE FSAScot (M 1984, O 1986, C 1996) 2006 - G

* PATON, David Romer, OBE DL FRICS DBA (SB 1991, O 1997, C 2000) 2005 - AB

59 | ROBINSON, Anne W, 1987 – H (tr) * ROSS, Sir Walter Hugh Malcolm, GCVO OBE (C 2007) 2009 – DG (tr) * RUSSELL, Archibald McIsaac (M 1970, O 1973, C 1976) 1981 - C Esquires: George Lithgow Russell Stuart Alexander Russell

SHARP,Colonel Neil Muir, MBE TD CA (M 1982, O 1984, C 1995) 2003 - AD SHAW, Sir John Calman, CBE BL FRSE CA FCMA JDipMA Drhc LLD HonLLD DLitt (M 1963, O 1966, C 1970) 1993 - PK SMITH, Mrs Jeanette (M 1984, O 1989, C 1996) 2003 - C SUTHERLAND, Mrs Georgina Scott (M 1954, O 1958, C 1965) 1979 - AB

TAYLOR, Brigadier Iain Scott, OBE TD (M 1993, O 1995, C 1999) 2006 - AD THOMPSON, Mrs Jane Beveridge Wilkie, DipIECDS (M 1977, O 1981, C 1995) 2003 - ED *TILLING, George Henry Garfield, MA FSAScot (O 1977, C 1985) 1994 – ED

*WADDELL, David, DMS MIMgt (M 1989, O 1992, C 2001) 2009 - C WILSON of TILLYORN, Lord , KT GCMG PhD MA 1987 – ED (tr)

CHAPLAINS (ChStJ) BARBOUR,The Very Reverend Professor Robert Alexander Stewart, KCVO MC MA STM DD 1977 - PK

LUSCOMBE,The Right Reverend Dr Lawrence Edward, MA MPhil PhD LLD DLitt CA FSAScot (M 1981, O 1985) 1995 - AD

MORRIS,The Very Reverend William James, KCVO JP BA BD PhD LLD DD (O 1978) 1990 - G

STRONG,The Reverend Clifford, LTh (M 1988, O 1991) 2000 - F

COMMANDERS (CStJ) ANDERSON, James, CBE JP DL, (O 1979) 2009 - C

BALFOUR, Iain Robertson (M 1997, O 2003) 2008 - ED BEST, Robert Ross, CEng MIMechE MCIBSE (M 1990, O 1994) 2003 - G BLEWITT, Mrs Hilary Isabel (M 1983, O 1992) 1999 - C BLEWITT, Robert Richard Binnie, FSAScot (M 1983, O 1986) 1993 - C BROTHERTON, Mrs Elizabeth Lorna (M 1989, O 1992) 1997 - F BROWN, Archibald Buchanan, RCM (M 1988, O 1997) 2006 - WL BROWN, Charles Stevenson Bradshaw, FRICS ACIArb (M 1989, O 1992) 1998 - C BROWN, John Henderson, AIBScot (M 1992, O 1996) 2000 - WL

CAIRNCROSS, Mrs Mary Margaret, DL (M 1984, O 1988) 1997 - PK CAITHNESS, George Sutherland, MBE MB ChB DObstRCOG MRCGP (M 1992, O 1994) 1999 - F CALDERWOOD, Adam Stevenson, JP,(M 2003) 2009 - DG CALDERWOOD, Miss Annie Hannah, ISO CPM (M 1988, O 1994) 1997 - DG CARMICHAEL, Mrs Irene Mary, PhC MRPharmS (M 1997, O 1999) 2011 - G COLEIRO, Joseph Anthony, MD DO(Lond) FRCSEd FRCOphth(Lond) (M 1994, O 1999) 2006 - AD COLTART, Colonel George John Letham,TD MA MSc CEng MICE (M 1991, O 1992) 1995 - ED CRIGHTON, Mrs Fiona Mary Wilson, FCIBS CharteredMCIPD MCMI, (M 2003, O 2006) 2011 - PK | 60 DALHOUSIE,The Earl of, DL, ( O 1999) 2012 - AD DAVIE, Lieutenant-Colonel John, MBE MC (O 1971) 1981 - O DAVIES, Lieutenant-Colonel Hywel William, MA (M 1995, O 1996) 2009 - AA DONALDSON, George, JP FCFA CG (M 1997, O 2000) 2008 - F DONALDSON, Mrs Marjorie Stuart (M 1988, O 1990) 2003 - AB DOUGLAS, David Ogilvy, CA (M 1973, O 1974) 1992 - ED

FARQUHARSON, Sir Angus Durie Miller, KCVO OBE, (M 2001) 2009 - AB FERGUSON-SMITH, John, MB ChB DObstRCOG AFOM, (M 2003, O 2006) 2011 - PK FLAVELL, Mrs Jane Alexandra, DipHEc (M 1983, O 1988) 1999 - C FLAVELL, R Gordon, BA MIOP (M 1983, O 1986) 1992 - C FORREST-HAMILTON, Mrs Marguerite (M 1946, O 1947) 1951 - Un FRASER, Mrs Margaret Elizabeth, JP (M 1977, O 1978) 1982 - H FRASER,William Alexander Elrick, MBE JP (M 1979, O 1983) 2006 - H

GILLIES, Alasdair Buchanan, BDS FDS RCPS(Glasgow) (M 1978, O 1981) 2001 - C GOW, Mrs Elizabeth (M 1989, O 1993) 2003 - ED GRAHAME, Miss Sheila (M 1974, O 1988) 2003 - ED GRANT, Miss Elizabeth Battison Morgan (M 1978, O 1983) 1987 - DN

HILL, Sidney Robert, BSc (M 1992, O 1996) 2003 - AD HUTCHINSON, James Carl, ISM (M 1992, O 1995) 2000 - F HUTCHISON, Mrs Virginia, (M 1980, O 1992, C 1998) – F (tr)

JAMESON, Brigadier Melville Stewart CBE 2010 - PK JOHNSTON, Mrs Moira (M 1992, O 1995) 2001 - WL

LEASK, Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur James,TD (M 1989, O 1995) 2003 - C LEITCH, Mrs Christina Anne (M 1984, O 1989) 2001 - G LISTON, Mrs Katharine Margaret Ella, MA (M 1984, O 1990) 2008 - DN LIVINGSTONE, Ian McLean (M 1990, O 1996) 2000 - WL

MACGREGOR, James Duncan, OBE MD FFPHM DPH DTM&H (M 1992, O 1994) 1997 - PK MACKENZIE, Percy Arthur Paul,TD JP LRCP & S LRFPS (O 1970) 1980 - ED MACKIE, Joseph (M 1987, O 1994) 2008 - AB (tr) MACKIE, Neil, CBE DMus FRSE FRSAMD ARCM DipMusEd DRSAM FRSA (Esq 1972, M 1974, O 1986) 1995 - O MACLEHOSE of BEOCH,The Lady, 1971 - G (tr) MACPHERSON, Ian Alistair, MBE JP FIMBM FCIOB FFB (M 1973, O 1976) 1983 - G McARA, Duncan Charles, DipPub FSAScot (SB 1995, O 1996) 1999 - ED McGOWN, Archibald McAllister (M 1993, O 1996) 2009 - G McIVER, Mrs Eileen Fisher, FSAScot (M 1991, O 1994) 1999 - ED McLACHLAN, Mrs Marjory Jane, 2008 - C McLAREN, Hamish Dickson (M 1983, O 1988) 1991 - PK McMAHON, Peter, CA (M 1981, O 1988) 1996 - DG MEIKLE,Thomas McVey, MCIBS (M 1988, O 1990) 1996 - C MILNE, James Andrew Pyper, MInstR (M 1972, O 1982) 1987 - DN MORROW,The Reverend Canon Joseph John (M 1996, O 1998) 2012 - AD MURDOCH, Kenneth Lyle Stewart, DA ARIBA ARIAS (M 1990, O 1996) 2001 - PK

61 | MURPHY,James Barrie, MB ChB DPM FRCPsych (M 1989, O 1994) 2003 - G

NEIL, Peter Black, FGA DGA (M 1998, O 2001) 2012 - G NIVEN, David Anderson Christie, FSAScot (M 1997, O 1999) 2005 - C

PATERSON,The Reverend William, BD Glasgow, (M 2003, O2006) 2012 - ED PATERSON, Kenneth George, LLB NP (M 1997, O 2000) 2005 - DG PATTISON, Lisle, MBE TD BA FCIS FRGS (M 1993, O 1995) 1997 - PK PELHAM BURN, Angus Maitland, JP DL (O 1978) 1995 - AB PETRIE, Lieutenant-Colonel Alastair Stewart,TD JP (M 1985, O 1990) 1998 - C

RENNIE, Keith (M 1995, O 1998) 2006 - AD RENNIE, Lawson, MIBMS AIST (M 1977, O 1999) 2003 - F ROBB, Air Commodore Robert Cleghorn, OBE MB ChB DPH MFCM, 1976 - O ROBERTSON, James (SB 1977, O 1998) 2006 - WL ROSS, Alastair Robertson, RSA RGI FRBS DA FSAScot HonFRIAS DArts (M 1979, O 1984) 1997 - AD RUSACK, Ronald Edward Seton, MBE FBII (M 1982, O 1984) 1997 - ED RUSSELL, Lesley Christine, RGN CMB (M 1985, O 1993) 1998 - AB

SCOTT,Thomas (M 1996, O 2001) 2009 - AD SHAW, Neil, MBA FRICS ACIArb (M 1981, O 1984) 1988 - O SHIRREFFS, Mrs Jennifer Anne, MBE BSc DL (M 1991, O 1995) 2003 - AB SMAIL, Ian Balfour, BSc CEng ARCST FIMarE (M 1989, O 1991) 1997 - G SMITH, Mrs Elspeth Burrell (M 1977, O 1984) 1993 - WL SMITH,The Reverend Richard, JP BD (M 1987, O 1990) 2003 - C SMITH, Sir Robert Courtney, CBE MA(Cantab) CA LLD FRSE (M 1973, O 1976) 2003 - PK SOMMERVILLE,William Sands (M 1986, O 1989) 2008 - G SPENCE,William Arthur, QPM LLB BA (M 2003, O 2006) 2011 - AD STEWART,Trevor Melvin Robinson (M 1996, O 2000) 2012 - G STEYN, John Hofmeyr, MB ChB PhD FRCS FRCSE (M 1983, O 1985) 1990 – AB STIRLING of GARDEN, Lady (M 1992, O 1998) 2006 - C

TAYLOR, Robert (M 1994, O 1996) 1999 – C TWINAME, Miss Anne (M 1991 O 1999) 2010 - DG

VALENTINE,Thomas (M 1993, O 1997) 2006 - C

WADDELL, Mrs Charlotte Nimmo Gardner, MIBS (M 1995, O 1998)2011 - C WALLACE, Ian William John, BSc MB ChB FRCS (M 1992, O 1995) 2005 - WL WALTON, David, JP HonFRCPSG (M 1977, O 1983) 1984 - G WARDEN, Samuel Connor, FIST MInstAM IFSTA ASTA (M 1983, O 1986) 2009 - H WARDROPE, Gavin Kenneth, FSAScot (M 1991, O 1994) 2003 - G WATSON, David, CA FSAScot (M 1984, O 1988) 1999 - G WEST, John Watt, RGN RMN (M 1992, O 1995) 2000 - DG WHYTOCK, Charles Ian Gibson (M 1987, O 1994) 2003 - ED

OFFICERS (OStJ) ABRAM, Henry Charles,VRD DL, 1977 - G

| 62 AGNEW, Ian, MA(Cantab), (M 1984) 1987 - PK ALLAN, Malcolm McRae, (M 1980) 1984 - C ANDERSON, Mrs Agnes Scott, (M 1984) 1989 - G ANDERSON, Norman Robert Craig , (M 1982) 1984 - G ARNEIL, Emeritus Professor Gavin Cranston, MD PhD DSc FRCP FRCPG FRCPI FRCPE FAAP FRCPCH DCH (M 1986) 1999 - DN ARNOTT, John Emslie, DA DipTP ARSA ARIBA ARIAS (M 1971) 1974 - ED

BAILLIE, Mrs Margaret Peden (M 1984) 1998 - F BALFOUR, Miss Susan Margaret, BA (Hons), (M 2001) 2006 - ED BEE, Mrs Jane Wright ,(M 1996) 2005 - C BIGGART,Thomas Norman, CBE MA LLB WS, 1968 - G BINGHAM, James A, FSAScot (M 1995) 1999 - G BLACK, Allister David, FSCA FSAScot (M 1997) 1999 - G BLAIR, Mrs Ailsa Jean, MBE DA (M 1977) 1982 - PK BLAIR, Edward Taylor Hardie (M 1998) 2003 - ED BLAIR, Mrs Joan Anne, DipEd DipIndAdmin (M 1997) 2003 - ED BLAIR, Robin Orr, CVO MA LLB WS, 2001 - ED BORTHWICK, Kenneth White, CBE JP DL, 1978 - ED BROLLS, Mrs Mary Agnes (M 1997) 2001 - G BROWN, Mrs Alexina Mary Robertson (M 1989) 1995 - G BROWN, Mrs Frances (M 1990) 2000 - WL BROWN, Iain Alistair Carlton, BSc (M 1974) 1980 - G BROWN, John (M 1997) 2003 - DN BROWN,William Robertson,TD FSAScot (M 1995) 1996 - ED BRUCE, James Ritchie, MCIBS (M 1989) 1991 - Un BUHLER-LOW, Christian, 1984 - O BURTON,The Lady (M 1989) 1992 - H BURTON, Mrs Helen Dougal, MCST BSc(Hons) (M 1998) 2003 - G

CAIRNS, Mrs Margaret Greenlees (M 1988) 1993 - G CALLAGHAN,The Reverend Martin Peter, CECM, (2006) 2010 - DG CAMERON, Lord Provost Elizabeth Anne, MAHons, 2006 - G CAMPBELL, Mrs Elizabeth Muriel, OBE MA (M 1983) 1988 - G CAMPBELL,Wing Commander George, OBE DL FInstLM MIOD RAFVR(T) (M 1997) 2001 - DN CAMPBELL, Sir Ian Tofts, CBE VRD JP (M 1984) 1986 - ED CAMPBELL of AIRDS, Alastair Lorne, FSAScot (Esq 1986) 1995 - DN CARGILL THOMPSON, Helen Emma Christina, BSc PhD ALA FSAScot (M 1977) 1989 - G CARMAN, Philip David, CIJ FIDiagE MIIExE MInstLM ACMI, (M 2003) 2008 - G CARRUTH, John Aitken (M 1994) 1999 - DG CHISHOLM, Duncan Fraser, JP (M 2003) 2010 - H CLELAND, Mrs Elaine Helen, BAcc CA,(M 2003) 2012 - G COLTART, Mrs Inger Christina, FilKand DipLib ALA (M 1994) 1996 - ED COOK, Michael, 2000 - DG (tr) COOK, Major Robert Hugh, RGN, 2008 - ED (tr) COOK,William Edward (M 1989) 1993 - G COX, Norman Stewart (M 1989) 1992 - PK CRABB, Norman Cameron (M 1982) 1986 - G

63 | CRAIB, Alexander John (M 1996) 2006 - H CRAWFORD, Mrs Catherine Adam (M 1985) 1991 - F CRICHTON, Alan, MRICS (M 1995) 2006 - AB CROOK, Mrs Agnes Gina, DRSAM (M 1985) 1991 - F CROOK,William Roger, DRSAM ARCM (M 1985) 1991 - F CROOKALL, Simon Philip, MA (M 1989) 1992 - G CURRAN, Miss Eileen-Anne Marie-Rose,TD RGN SCM MSc, 1991 - ED (tr)

DALL, John Lamont Cameron, OBE MD FRCP DUniv(Ottawa) (M 1976) 1981 - G DALZELL, Miss Agnes, MBE (M 1989) 1994 - DG DAVIES, Mrs Violet Patricia Diana, (M 1995) 2009 - AA DELANEY,James William, MB ChB, (M 2006) 2010 - F DEWAR, Mrs Florence Mary, (M 2000) 2006 - DG DEWAR, John Connelly (M 1997) 2005 - DG DI MAIO, Mario, MA(Hons) DipEd (M 1979) 1992 - AB DICK, Mrs Elizabeth Taylor (M 1997) 2000 - C DICK, Leslie Milne (M 1997) 2001 - C DONALD, Kenneth Forbes, LLB NP (M 1983) 1986 - C DONALDSON, Miss Lesley Elizabeth, LLB DipLP (M 1993) 2003 - AB DOW, Mrs Alice Margaret, BA(Hons) (M 1995) 1999 - DN DOWNS,Thomas Mathie (M 1994) 2000 - DN DUCKWORTH, Malcolm, BSc (M 1978) 1979 - AB DUDGEON, Miss Margaret (M 1959) 1966 - G DUFF,John Edward Murray, BEM (M 1976) 1980 - AB DUNCAN, Mrs Frances Elsbeth, OBE JP,1999 - AD DUNCAN, Mr John Lawrence, QPM, 2011 - AA DUNDEE,The Earl of, 1980 - F DUNDEE,The Countess of (M 1999) 2003 - F DUNN, John (M 1987) 1992 - C

ELLINGTON, Baron of Towie Barclay, Marc Floyd, DL (M 1987) 2003 - AB EMSLIE-SMITH, Donald, MD ChB FRCP FRCPE FSAScot (M 1988) 1992 - AD ERROLL,The Earl of, 1978 - O ERSKINE,The Reverend The Hon. Michael John, MA BD (Esq 1984) 1994 - F ESPLIN, Frank Lindsay (M1979) 1984 - C

FALLON, Mrs Silvia Hazel (M1989) 1992 - PK FANNING, Miss Catherine Heather, MA (M1992) 1997 - ED FARQUHARSON of INVERCAULD, Captain Alwyne Arthur Compton, MC JP,1973 - O FERGUSON, Robert Crichton (M1997) 2001 - C FERGUSON-SMITH, Mrs Sheila Ann, (M 2003) 2010 - PK FLOYD, James Duffield, BSc PhD EurGeol CGeol FGS FSAScot, (M 2003) 2008 - ED FORBES, Gordon, MBE, (M 2006) 2009- AD FORREST, John Addie, AE CEng MIMechE (M1970) 1984 - G FORSYTH, Alistair James Menteith, MTheol LLB FSAScot (Esq 1981 SB 1984) 1989 - Un FOWLER, Alexander Hannah, 1998 - Un FRASER, Robert, DA(Dundee) MA(Warsaw) (M1996) 2000 - F FRASER of CARMYLLIE,The Lord, QC BA LLB, 1983 - AD

| 64 FRAZER,The Reverend Richard Ernest, BA BD (M 1995) 1998 - ED FULLERTON, Mrs Gwen Elizabeth,RGN (2006) 2011 - H FULLERTON, Miss Kirsty Elizabeth, (M 2005) 2010 - H FULLERTON, Robert, (M 2001) 2009 - H FURNESS, Colonel Simon John, MBE DL, (M 2003) 2009 - ED

GARDNER, Alastair David McKay (M 1996) 1999 - WL GARDNER, Mrs Ruth Fiona MacKenzie, RGN OND (M 1993) 1995 - WL GEDDES, Eric, IPFA FRVA MBIM, 1979 - C GILLIS, Richard, 1999 – PK (tr) GILMOUR, Mrs Elinor (M 1981) 1984 - DN GILMOUR, Mrs Mary Speirs, (M 1998) 2006 - F GILMOUR, Mrs Rhona Mary (M 1970) 1985 - G GOLDIE, Dennis (M 1991) 1999 - C GORDON, George Baillie, DRSAM (M 1984) 1985 - F GORDON, Mrs Robin McKinlay Bell, FTCL LRAM ARCM (M 1984) 1991 - F GRANT, John Ramsay, FSAScot (M 1989) 1991 - ED GRAY,Ian McNeill, MBIM (M 1982) 1987 - DN GREEN, George Herbert Dugald, MA LLB (M 1970) 1989 - O GREENWOOD, Mrs Jessie Evelyn, (M 1999) 2006 - F

HALL, James Firth, FRICS FRVA FRSH ComendadorOM(Portugal) (M 1973) 1974 - ED HALLEY,Mrs Joan Sheila (M 1989) 1995 - PK HAMILTON, Mrs Elizabeth Stewart (M 2006) 2012 - DG HAMILTON, Mrs Frances Ross (M 1960) 1967 - Un HAMILTON,William Keir (M 1984) 1986 - G HAMLIN, Professor Michael John, CBE BSc LLD FEng FRSE, 1990 - O HAMMOND, Malcolm Turner (M 1982) 1985 - WL HARDING, Mrs Primrose (M 1984) 1985 - O HARLE, Andrew Haig, AIBScot (M 1987) 1991 - S HARRIS,The Reverend Samuel McCurdy, BA BD (M 1995) 1999 - G HAY,James Taylor Cantlay, MBE BSc DTech FInstPet AAPG (M 1991) 1998 - AB HAY, Mrs Margaret Gibb (M 2001) 2003 - C HAZEL, Arthur Owen (M 1970) 1972 - ED HEANEY, George Browne, OBE BScEng, 1977 - G HEATLY,Sir Peter, CBE DL BSc DLitt CEng FICE (M 1976) 1990 - ED HENDERSON, Ian Thomas (M 1998) 2003 - G HENDRIE,William Fyfe, MA (M 1970) 1989 - WL HILL, Mrs Elisabeth Cargill, OBE (M 1999) 2005 - AD HOLAK, Mrs Janet Mary, BA DipEd (M 1993) 1997 - DG HORTIN, Samuel Edgar, SRN (M 1968) 2009 –F (tr) HULBERT, Dr John Kenneth MacDonald, MB ChB MD, 2011 - PK HUMPHREY,James Malcolm Marcus, CBE DL MA FRICS, 1971 - AB HUNTER, Charles John, BSc PhD CChem MRSC (M 1981) 1992 - Un HUNTER, Mrs Eileen Elizabeth (M 1999) 1905 - ED HUTCHISON, Miss Sylvia Rose Bruce, (M 2003) 2010 - H

INNES, Raymond William (M 1991) 1996 - G

65 | INNES of LEARNEY,Miss Sybil Marjorie (M 1992) 1996 - ED INNES of LEARNEY,Thomas, BSc, 1955 - AB

JACK, John, MBA MHSM DipHSM ACIS (M 1992) 1994 - WL JESSOP,Thomas Findlay (M 1999) 2003 - G JOHNSTON, George Andrew, HNC DipTechE (M 1985) 1990 - WL JOHNSTON, Lt. Colonel Grenville Shaw, OBE TD CA, 2011 – H JONES, Brigadier Glynne Rhys Baylis OBE QVRM TD MB BCh FRCP Edin MRCS LRCP,1992 – G (tr) JONES,The Reverend John Owain ab Ivor, MA BD FSAScot (M 1999) 2003 - G

KELLY,Mrs Fiona Alexander, RGN (M 1988) 1990 - G KELLY,Michael, CBE JP PhD BSc LLD, 1983 - G KIRKPATRICK,William John (M 1973) 1979 - C KITSON, Mrs Kathleen Pinkerton (M 1991) 1993 - G

LAING, Mrs Elizabeth Scott, (M 2003) 2012 - F LAIRD, Mrs Margaret (M 1991) 1993 - G LAIRD,William Robertson (M 1998) 2001 - G LALLY, Patrick James, JP LLD MRFP HRGI FRSA CommandeurONM(France) MRFP,1996 - G LAMB, Mrs Sheina Barclay (M 1978) 1982 - G LAMONT, John (M 1994) 2005 - WL LANG of MONKTON,The Lord, PC BA (M 1971) 1974 - G LANGCAKE, Arthur (M 1997) 2006 - DG LANGTON, Margaret Sutherland Battersby, MB ChB DPH DCH FFPHM (M 1959) 1964 - ED LAUDER, Mrs Muriel Alice, DCE DSpEd (M 1997) 2001 - WL LAVY,Timothy Edward, 2001 - G (tr) LAW, Mrs Helen (M 1976) 1983 - C LAWTIE, Andrew McNab, DL JP (M 1981) 2006 - AB LAYDEN, Mrs Maria (M 1984) 1988 - DN LAYDEN, Michael John, ABICC LIOB ARCA (M 1979) 1985 - DN LESLIE, Mrs Katrine Dorward (M 1964) 1966 - H LESLIE MELVILLE, Mrs Ruth Jacequelyn, MBE, 2008 - AD LETFORD, John Ross, MBE 2006 - AD LONGMORE, Alexander Bryan George, MA LLB (M 1976) 1984 - H LOW, Mrs Dorothy (M 1991) 1994 - G LYE, Carey David Thomas, RMN (M 1999) 2003 - H (tr)

MacAULAY,Mrs Marlyn Forsyth (M 1984) 1989 - C MacBRIDE, Mrs Sheena Heaton, FSAScot, Burgess of City of Aberdeen (M 1995) 2003 - AB MacBRIDE, Captain Stuart Crawford, KLJ FInstD CBCS FSAScot (M 1998) 2001 - AB MacDONALD, Hugh, FRSA FSAScot MInstM (M 1988) 1995 - G MACDONALD, Mrs Lesley Marian, (M 2003) 2009 - F MacDOUGALL, Ian Duncan (M 1995) 2003 - AD MACFARLANE, Graeme Edgar Walwin (M 1974) 1977 - DG MACKENZIE, Miss Fiona Mary Elspeth, RGN (M 1983) 1986 - ED MacLEAN, Lieutenant-Colonel Donald Anderson, MBE JP BA MLitt FSAScot (M 1993) 1999 - G MacLEOD, James Clement (Esq 1972 M 1974) 1981 - G MACLEOD, Mrs Nellie (M 1976) 1984 - Un

| 66 MACNAMARA, Mrs May Isobel (M 1988) 2003 - ED MACPHERSON, John Hannah Forbes, CBE CA (M 1974) 1981 - G MALONE, James (M 1999) 2003 - C MANN, David Harper, BArch DipTP RIBA FRIAS MRTPI (M 1977) 1979 - F MANSFIELD,The Countess of, 1982 - PK MARCHESI, Roberto, 1989 - G (tr) MARSHALL,William Alexander (M 1968) 1974 - AB MARTIN, Miss Elizabeth Limmond (M 1995) 1997 - C MARTIN,Walter Roy (M 1987) 1990 - C MATHERS, Mrs Laura, BSc DipEd (M 1993) 1998 - AD MATHESON, Jamie Graham, MSI(Dip) (M 1993) 1998 - G MATTHEWS, Barrie (M 1992) 1995 - S McADAM, Mrs Margaret, (M 2003) 2009 - G McADAM,William, (M 2003) 2009 - G McEWAN, Dennis Fraser (M 2000) 2003 - ED McGILL, Peter Shearer (M 1984) 1988 - S McGREGOR, Mrs Christina Davidson, SRN SCM (M 1992) 1997 - ED McINNES, Atholl John, BSc FCIOB FBEng MRICS, (M 2000) 2006 - WL McKERRELL of HILLHOUSE, Charles James Mure, 1985 - DG (tr) McLAREN, Mrs Christina Forbes (M 1985) 1995 - PK McLAREN,The Reverend William, MA BD, (M 1998) 2012 - AD McLELLAN, David Kenneth, LLB WS (M 1989) 1992 - ED McNAY,William Gordon, OBE DL JP BL, 1974 - G MEIKLE, Mrs Irene (M 1992) 1995 - C MENNIE,Thomas Ross, CLJ OMFJ FSAScot ( 2003) 2009 - G MERRETT, Mrs Mary (M 1987) 1996 - F MIDDLETON, Alexander S (M 1981) 1984 - AD MILLAN, Mrs Mary Williamson, ACE NFF (M 1994) 2000 - WL MILLAN,William Ian, MBE DA(Edin) (M 1993) 1998 - WL MILLAR, Mrs Margaret Adams Forbes, MB ChB (M 1984) 1988 - PK MILLER, Mrs Susan Blanche, MCSP (M 1982) 1985 - ED MILNE, Peter Sharp, BSc CEng MICE MIHT (M 1993) 1998 - F MITCHELL, Mrs Elizabeth Hogg, DCE (M 1988) 1991 - WL MITCHELL, Mrs Lilian, RGN RM (M 1991) 1995 - G MOFFAT, Edward McKinlay (M 1980) 1984 - C MOIR, Mrs Margaret Mair (M 1997) 2006 - F MONCRIEFF,Mrs Susan Mary (M 1995) 1998 - PK MONTROSE,The Duke of, 1978 - DN MOODIE,William McDougal, CBE QPM (M 1985) 1987 - F MOORE, John (M 1986) 1990 - DG MORRIS OF BALGONIE & EDDERGOLL, younger Stuart Gordon Cathal, DipSocSc, FRSA, FSAScot, Freeman,City of London, (M2003) 2011 - F MORRISON, Harvey Elmslie, LLB CA (M 1978) 1983 - Un MOSSON, Alexander Francis, 2000 - G MOWAT, Donald Arthur Edward, MB ChB FRCGP AFOM (M 1983) 1988 - AD MUNRO, Charles Inglis (M 1999) 2003 - G MURDOCH, David Macleod, BSc BArch(Hons) (M 1997) 2005 - PK MURPHY,Mrs Eileen Elizabeth (M 1984) 1996 - ED

67 | MURRAY,Mrs Louisa Calder, RGN ONC (M 1993) 1997 - H

NAPIER, Marshall Lindsay (M 1983) 1998 - ED NEVILLE, Professor Adam Matthew, CBE MC TD PhD DSc FRSE FEng, 1983 - O NEWALL, Mrs Gay Sommerville, MA (M 1991) 1994 - G NICOL,William Alexander James (M 1966) 1974 - ED NICOLSON, Mrs Hazel Muriel, BCom (M 1974) 1977 - ED

OSBORNE, Mrs Georgiana Louise, BA JP,2003 - AD

PATERSON, Alexander (M 1995) 2001 - G PATERSON, Mrs Isobel Donaldson Maxwell, BA DCE, (M 2003) 2006 - ED PATERSON, John Hamilton,TD (M 1987) 1989 - C PATTISON, Dorothy Wilkie, MB ChB (M 1997) 2000 - PK PAUL, Mrs Elizabeth Henderson Findlay (M 1999) 2003 - C PEARSON,Wayne Thomas, FCILT FILT FCMI, (M 2003) 2006 - ED PENDLEBURY,John Barrie, BSc CBiol MIBiol, ( M 2003) 2008 - ED PIRRIE, John Syme ,(M 1984) 1991 - S PIRRIE,Thomas Syme, JP MInstM MIQA, (M 1981) 1985 - S POVER, Major Douglas Brian, MBE GCGI MInstLM, (M 1998) 2008 - PK

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SCOTT, Mrs Alison Lees, (M 2001) 2006 - AD SCOTT, Charles Marshall, LLB (M 1985) 1993 - AB

| 68 SCOTT, Miss Mary Margaret, MA RGN SCM (M 1993) 1996 - WL SCOTT, Michael, MA BD, 1949 - O SCOTT, Robert, DL JP VMSM MBChB MD FRCSG FRCS(Ed) FSAScot (M 1998) 2001 - G SCOTT, Robert Alexander, JP,2005 - PK SEARIL, Mrs Jean Hill Armour (M 2006) 2012 - G SELLAR, Allan George, OBE JP (M 1982) 1984 - H SELLAR,William David Hamilton, BA LLB FSAScot FRHists, 2009 - ED SHEPHERDSON,William Cowell, MSAAT FSAScot FFB (M 1984) 1990 - S SIM, Mrs Christian (M 1970) 1978 - Un SIM, David Robert, MB ChB MRCGP,1970 - ED SIMPSON, Colonel Neil Victor Ridgley, OBE TD FRIAS, 1974 - H SIMPSON,William Frank MacFarlane, BSc CEng MICE MIWEM MIIA (M 1984) 1987 - ED SINCLAIR, Mrs Dorothy Eleanor, ERD (M 1993) 1996 - PK SKENE, Mrs Alison Jean Katherine, DL MA (M 1987) 1999 - AB SKILLING, Alan John, BA CA (M 1990) 1992 - C SLACK, Robin James, JP MIDiagE (M 1994) 1996 - ED SMITH, Mrs Elizabeth Watson Stevenson (M 1981) 1984 - Un SMITH, Iain Jackson, CA (M 1989) 2003 - G SMITH, James, JP BSc, 1972 - G SMITH, Lady (M 1973) 1978 - PK SMITH,William John (M 2001) 2003 - H SMOLLETT of BONHILL, Mrs Georgina Myra Albina Telfer (M 1958) 1961 - DN SPENCE, Mrs Alice Melville (M 1984) 1985 - ED SPENCER-NAIRN, Christopher Frank, JP MA MBA FCA (M 1997) 2005 - H SPENS, John Alexander, MVO RD BA LLB WS, 1988 - DN SQUIRE, Romilly, DA FRSA FSAScot (M 1989) 1991 - ED STEPHEN, Peter James, MCIBS, 2009 - AB STEWART, Allan, CA (M 1993) 1996 - G STEWART, Mrs Penelope Marion Theodosia, RGN (M 1996) 2001 - DG STIRLING, Mrs Ann Grant (M 1996) 2005 - WL STIRLING,William Keith, FIOD FILT FIMH AWeldI (M 1989) 2003 - WL SUTHERLAND, Mrs Jeanette (M 1997) 2000 - C SUTHERLAND-FISHER, John Mark, LLB(Hons) DipLP NP (M 1988) 1992 - H SUTTON, Colin, DFM (M 1984) 1995 - Un

TANNAHILL, Andrew Leckie, CEng MIMechE FSAScot (M 1984) 1986 - G TAYLOR, John William Bell (M 1998) 2003 - DG THOMSON, Mrs Aileen Beatrice, CertEd, ( M 2003) 2009 - DG THOW, Miss Mary Catherine, MA (M 1983) 1986 - F TORPHICHEN,The Lord, 1978 - WL TROTTER, Major Alexander Richard, JP FRSA, 2005 - ED

URQUHART, Alexander Edwards,TD CEng BSc(Hons) FRINA, (M 2001) 2008 - AB

WADDELL, Kenneth (M 1987) 1990 - C WADDELL, Robert Thomson, FBICS (M 1993) 1998 - C WALLACE, Mrs Evelyn Scott (M 1989) 1993 - G WALLACE of CAMPSIE,The Lady, 1974 - G WALLER, Richard Patrick, 1997 - ED

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YARROW, Sir Eric Grant, Bt MBE DL, 1965 - G YOUNG, Graham John (M 1992) 1996 - WL

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EASTON, David Thomas Ronald, ALA, 1984 - ED ELLINGTON, Mrs Karen Leigh, 1989 - AB ENOS, John Charles, 2008 - DG

71 | FARQUHARSON, Andrew Robert, 1981 - ED FARQUHARSON, Mrs Angela Pauline, 1978 - ED FENWICK,William Hugh Fenton, CA, 2000 - G FERGUSON, Mrs Ann Maria, 1997 - O FERGUSON, Mrs Catriona Roberta, 1997 - C FERGUSON, John Bell, MB ChB MRCPsych BSc, 1996 - WL FERGUSSON, Mrs Margaret Hamilton, 1984 - PK FERGUSSON-CUNINGHAME, Mrs Rose-Ann, 2010 - AA FINDLAY,Mrs Margaret Elizabeth, 1980 - DG FLAVELL, Miss Amy Jane, 1998 - C FLYNN, Charles Patrick, 1997 - WL FORREST, Miss Margaret Ogg Ferguson, 1955 - ED FORSYTH, Mrs Agnes Cowie, 1998 - WL FRASER, Peter Kerr, MA(Hons) MIMIS, 2000 - AB FRASER, Roland Lovat, OBE FRAeS, 1986 - AD FULTON, Mrs Evelyn, 2000 - DG FYFE, Mrs Mary Eleanor, MCSP,1983 - G FYFE, Mrs Mary Rhoda, OBE MCSP,2003 - F

GALBRAITH, Alexander, CLJ FSAScot AIMgt, 1982 - G GALLACHER, Daniel Iber, FCCA ATII, 2006 - C GALLOWAY,Mrs Isabelle Winifred, RGN ONC, 1991 - ED GARDINER, Peter, FCCA ATII, 1977 - C GARDNER, Mrs Jean, 2001 - C GARDNER,The Reverend Neil Norman, MA BD, 2010 – ED GEDDES, Robert Granger, BEd, 2012 - G GILHOOLY, Laurence John, Master Mariner FG, 2001 - ED GILLESPIE, Alastair Alfred Bell, 1978 - O GILMOUR,William, 2008 – G GLAZEBROOK, Mrs Diana, 2010 - PK GOOCH, Mrs Ann Patricia, BSc CCETSW GSCCM, 1995 - AD GORDON, Andrew David, BSc FBOM DMS, (Esq 1971) 1976 - AB GORDON, David Wilson, BEM, 1983 - Un (tr) GORDON, Frederick Charles Andrew, DipRMS, 1981 - AB GOSMAN, Evelyn Anne, RMN RGN, 2006 - C GOURDIE, Mrs May Smith, 1993 - ED GOURLAY,Andrew, 2003 - AD GOWANS, Miss Alana, 2010 - AD GRAY,Mrs Arline Elizabeth Lyons, 1985 - DN GRAY,Ian Lang Holmes, ACII FCILA, 2001 - G GREEN, Mrs Florence Ada, 1984 - F GREEN, Major Michael Alan,TD, 2003 - AB GREEN, Robin Michael, BA PhD FRAS, 1970 - G GRIEVE, Harald Gilbertson, 1993 - G

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73 | LOW, Robert Andrew Lochhead,TD MB ChB FRCSG FRCOG, 1995 - G LOWRIE, Mrs Jane, 1990 - Un LUTTON, Clifford Cuthbert, MB ChB MRCGP,1984 - ED LYE, Mrs Pamela Joyce, 2002 - H (tr)

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75 | PAGAN, Charles William, MBE DL TD BA LLB FRSA WS, 2001 - F PAISLEY,Peter Craig, OBE, 1974 - DN PARK, Mrs Mary Murray, RGN, 1983 - G PARKER-JERVIS, Mrs Marigold Elizabeth, 2006 - H PARSONS, Ronald Albert, 2003 - F PATERSON, Mrs Ann, 1989 - Un PATERSON, Mrs Catherine Brydie, 1984 - Un PATERSON, John Moore, JP MA Hons, 2006 - C PATTERSON, David Wemyss, 1977 - AB PAUL, John Findlay Russell, BA CA, 1999 - C PEARCE, John, FIMgt, 2003 - C PEAT, Dr Robert, BA Hons, PhD, 2012 - F PENN, Mrs Myra, 1988 - F PETERKIN, Mrs Rachel Mary, JP,2001 - F POWELL, Damon St John, 2003 - AB PRICE, Mrs Anne McLachlan, BSc PG Dip RGN, 2011 – G PRICE, Gordon, 2010 - G PRINCE, Roger Michael, 1985 - ED PROCTOR, John Taylor, BA(Edin), 2003 - ED PROVAN, James, 2006 - WL PURSER, David Herbert,TD MA, 1998 - AB

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| 76 ROSS, Mrs Kathryn Margaret Greig, FSAScot, 1987 - AD RUSSELL, George McLaren Bell, (Esq 1986) 1989 - C RUSSELL, Mrs Margaret Anne, SRN SCM, 2001 - G RUSSELL,William Grant, 2006 - H

SANDILANDS, Mrs Annie Christina, 1990 - WL SCOTT, Mrs Helen Diack, MCSP,2006 - DG SCOTT, James, CA, 2000 - AD SCOTT, Mrs Janette Johnstone Chalmers, SRN SCM BTA HV, 1997 - G SCOTT, Mrs Kathleen, 2000 - AD SCOTT, Peter Borthwick, DipEd AIBScot, 1999 - ED SHANKS, Robert McDonald Johnston, , 1988 - H SHARP,Mrs Muriel Anne, 1999 - AD SHERMAN, David, MBE, 2010 - PK SHIRLAW, Miss Ellison Fargie, 1978 - G SIM, Mrs Mary Gillespie Adam, RGN, 1997 - ED SIMANDI, Mrs Ann, MA, 2006 - F SKILTON, Mrs Joan Margaret, 1968 - ED SLATER, Michael Brian, BEng AMIEE, 1972 - AB SMITH, Mrs Sheila R, DipCE, 1997 - WL SMITH, Miss Sheila Stewart, 1988 - AB SOMERVILLE, Miss Moira Collis, BA, 1997 - WL SOMMERVILLE, Mrs Jean Buchanan, 2010 - G SORBIE, Gavin, 1998 - S SOUTH, Mrs Sandra, MBE, 1984 - H SOWTER, Mrs Margaret Jean, 1997 - C SPENCE, Mrs Hazel Murray, 2006 - AD SPRENT, Professor Janet Irene, BSc PhD ARCS, 1982 - F STEDWARD, Alexander, 1988 - Un STEDWARD, Mrs Moira, 1986 - Un STEEL, Alison, PgD BSc RGN RM, 2006 – G STEVEN, Harold Andrew Maclean, L.Th FSAScot, 2010 - G STEVENSON, Russell Gray, BSc(Hons) PhD, 1999 - AB STEWART, James, 1998 - AD STEWART, Mrs Joyce Margaret, RGN, 1983 - AB STEYN, Mrs Daphne Mary, BA, 1987 - AB STRAUBE, Gordon Alexander, 2006 - H STUART, Mrs Linda Ann, 1986 - Un

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| 78 PHOTO MEDLEY t ar er t ew ason Bax ames St J J o: o: Phot Phot Royal Navy aircrew from helicopter ‘Rescue 177’ (p48) Sally Magnusson launches ‘Moving Forth’ (p37) e ab McC erek D o: Phot Mrs Sheena Hardie and Sir Robert Smith at the festival First Responder volunteers (p 19) lunch (p47) Reception for Scottish Mountain Rescue and St John Scotland given by Lord Wilson of Tillyorn KT GCMG KStJ (p 46) ve ee R ntonia A os: Phot 79 | IN GRATEFUL MEMORY

The 16th Viscount of Arbuthnott, KT, CBE, DSC, MA, LLD, FRSE 26th October 1924 - 14th July 2012

The loss of Lord Arbuthnott in July, at the age of 87, was met with much sadness. During 12 busy years as the Prior, from 1983 until 1995, he had presided over many notable advances of St John in Scotland. Lord Arbuthnott’s admission to the Order as an Officer in 1971 established a very special historic connection spanning some 500 years as his ancestor, Sir Robert Arbuthnott, and his wife were admitted to the Order by William Knowles, Preceptor of Torphichen. Lord Arbuthnott’s first appointment in the Priory was to the Aberdeen and North-East Area Order Committee, in 1979. This provided useful knowledge and experience before events brought about his appointment as the Prior in succession to His Grace the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon some four years later. The Priory benefitted from Lord Arbuthnott’s experience of other walks of life. As a Naval Officer he had served with distinction as a pilot in the Fleet Air Arm, earning the Distinguished Service Cross for gallantry during the Second World War.After the war he worked in estate management and had appointments with Britoil and the Clydesdale Bank. He was later to chair the Red Deer Commission and the Scottish Landowners’Federation, and he had a particular interest in nature conservancy and ecology. (On his retirement as the Prior, members gave him garden vouchers which he used to re-plant a large area of his garden and this then became known as “The Prior’s Patch”.) For two years during his appointment, Lord Arbuthnott served as the Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. In his first year, 1986, he entertained the Moderator to a visit to St John’s house. The Moderator, the Very Reverend Professor Robert Craig, had recently been the Minister of St Andrew’s Church in Jerusalem. By a further happy coincidence, the Moderator in Lord Arbuthnott’s second year happened also to be the Chancellor of the Priory, Dr Duncan Shaw. Another distinguished visitor received by Lord Arbuthnott at St John’s House was Fra’ Andrew Bertie, in 1989, the year after he was appointed as the 78th Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. In 1985, Lord Arbuthnott himself was himself a visitor Opening the Langside home

| 80 when, with his wife, he attended the centennial celebrations of St John New Zealand in Christchurch, South Island. Pictured opposite below is one of Lord Arbuthnott’s early engagements as the Prior. This was to open the new St John residential home in Langside, Glasgow, (which Dorothy Barr, remembered on page 83, had, with others, put so much hard work into). That home was later expanded during Lord Arbuthnott’s appointment, as was the Priory’s hospital in Aberdeen. Similarly, a day centre at the Dalrymple hospital in Stranraer was expanded. Other major developments during Lord Arbuthnott’s tenure included provision of the Thornhill home for ‘the elderly confused’ at Newton Mearns, south of Glasgow. This was opened by His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester in 1991. Another was the retirement complex at Polmont, opened by Lord Younger of Prestwick in 1994. Yet another was the St John Home at Cramond, Edinburgh, which provided homely breaks for Alzheimer’s sufferers with their carers. In 1994, in his eleventh year as the Prior, Lord Arbuthnott’s contribution to the Order was recognised by his promotion to Bailiff Grand Cross. He was the first member of the Priory of Scotland to be so honoured. The then Chancelllor, James Brown, wrote “This is an extremely well merited award as, during the eleven years that he has been our Prior, Lord Arbuthnott has taken a lively and active interest in all aspects of the Order’s work and has travelled widely throughout the country to give advice and encouragement.”. He was often accompanied by his wife, Mary, and together they were a charming couple who warmly engaged with all those who were helping St John. Lord Arbuthnott was also supported by other family members including his son Keith, who, as The Master of Arbuthnott, was admitted to the Order as his Esquire in 1983. On his retirement in 1995, further glowing tributes were paid to Lord Arbuthnott, including for his giving “that personal word of encouragement which means so much”. He continued to add to his valuable legacy by maintaining his strong personal support to the Priory throughout. St Machar’s Cathedral in Aberdeen was filled to capacity for a service of thanksgiving for the life of Lord Arbuthnott held on 14th September 2012. The occasion included naval and flying themes and spanned the many and varied other family, business and charitable elements of his rich life. Her Majesty The Queen was represented by the Earl of Airlie KT GCVO KStJ. The first lesson was read by Sir Angus Farquharson of Finzean, who is also a Knight of the Order. Professor Anthony Mellows, the Lord Prior of the Order, represented His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester both as a member of the Royal Family and as the Grand Prior of the Order, and he read the second lesson. Though its cause was sad, the service was an uplifting occasion and testimony to the fact that Lord Arbuthnott will be fondly remembered by a great many people.

81 | IN GRATEFUL MEMORY

The deaths of the following Order members are recorded with deep regret and with gratitude for the support they gave to the Order:

Joycelyn Frances ALLISON The Viscount of ARBUTHNOTT William ASHER Dorothy Mary BARR Thomas BEE Derek Charles BIGG Norman McGathan BOWMAN John William Jeffrey BROTHERSTON Alexander Aitken CLARK William Rice COMBE Irene Mary Joan Davis COOKE Sheila Duncan DAVIE Joan Margaret Finlay DOBSON Anne Milne DUFF Catherine Murdoch DUNBAR Hugh Thomas Hodge GAVIN Alexander GREEN Samuel Graham HOEY Colin John Filshill HOPE Jean Ann HUNTER Gabriel JERDAN John Marshall Morton LAFFERTY Judith Eileen LORIMER John Alan MacFARLANE Brian Douglas MacKENZIE Winifred Mary MARSHALL Dora McANALLY Joseph McCORMICK-WRIGHT William Thomson MITCHELL John Graham MONCRIEFF Janet Liddle Buchanan MORRIS Ronald Matthew PEARSON Gary Francis ROACH Joan ROBERTSON William Gordon SEMPLE James McGregor SINCLAIR Charles SNEDDEN William Grainger SUTHERLAND

| 82 IN GRATEFUL MEMORY Amongst others lost to St John Scotland were the following Grade II members of the Order.

Dorothy Barr's contribution to the Order continues to inspire St John Glasgow members in particular and is well documented in past year books. In 1965, the same year as she was made a member of the Order, she joined the Ladies' Committee and was later praised for her “impeccable guidance as Secretary”. In 1969 she also assumed the duties of Secretary and Treasurer of the Langside Home Committee and she continued to serve in those appointments until 1988, a period which spanned some notable challenges and successes. When a strike stopped buses running, Dorothy and others themselves transported staff to and from the home so that the care and comfort of residents could be maintained. Much time and effort went into finding new accommodation for Residents for when the lease on the home expired in 1983. This paid off when a villa just the other side of the road was acquired, converted and extended. That the move took place within just one day was attributed in large measure to Dorothy’s organising ability and application. The residents took their breakfast in one home and by the time of their evening meal, were fully installed in their new premises across the way, with the minimum of inconvenience. She continued to play a leading part in improving the home and, throughout her time on the committee, earned frequent praise in the Area’s year book reports. Typically, it was said in one special mention that her unstinting service over many years had been of inestimable value.

The first of many tributes to Gerry Jerdan’s work in the Glasgow Area reports for the year book dates back to 1980 and in 1981 he was thanked for taking over the St John Stall for selling items at events. The following year, he took over as the Secretary of both the Order and Association Committees of his Area and continued in those appointments until 1995. Thirteen years’ service in these demanding key posts represented a great deal of hard work, especially taking into account the number of members in this, the largest, Area and the projects run, including residential homes. He continued to serve as a committee member until 2004, a remarkable span of nearly a quarter of a century. No tribute to Gerry Jerdan would be complete without inclusion of reference to his wife, Ella. They shared the same enthusiasm for St John and their already strong individual contributions were further enhanced by being made jointly as husband and

83 | IN GRATEFUL MEMORY wife. They were a charming couple who served together as Area Committee members from 1986 until 2004. Gerry followed Ella in admission to the Order and promotions to the grade of Commander and happily they were both selected for promotion to Grade II, Dame and Knight, at the same time – a most apt and richly deserved recognition of their outstanding work. As with others, Gerry’s commitment, with that of Ella, will continue to inspire many not least their daughter, Helen, who is herself an Officer of the Order.

Gregor Sinclair’s outstanding contribution to the Order was sustained over an impressively long time. Admitted to the Order in 1967, he took over as the Treasurer of the Edinburgh and South-East Area Association in 1975 and continued in that role until 1997. From the start he was singled out for praise for his efforts including towards fundraising for the Area’s projects which, earlier in his appointment, included homes in Trinity, Edinburgh and Carberry, East Lothian. He helped the Area adapt to changing circumstances as those two homes were eventually sold, the Edinburgh gift shop was developed and another home was acquired, for use by alzheimers sufferers and then cancer patients from south-west Scotland. A further success was in helping to raise funds for Seagull Trust canal boats for enjoyment by disadvantaged people. Gregor remained on the Area committee until 2006, completing a total of 29 years as a member, and was made an Honorary Vice-President. Like Gerry Jerdan with Ella (above), and other couples, Gregor and Betsy Sinclair shared their commitment to St John and Betsy’s contribution was also recognised by promotion to Grade II (Dame and Knight) within the Order. They were a kind couple whose frequent supportive working visits to St John’s House, with their wee poodle, were always uplifting, as was their support of all other St John activities in their Area. Gregor is another whose legacy of inspirational service, and a generous bequest, will continue to benefit others through St John into the future.

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FAMILY SUPPORT OF RESCUE TEAM CONTINUES

The Priory of Scotland of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem

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.

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