Guards Supporting Martial Arts Charity

On Wednesday 26th March 2025 the guards presented a cheque for £700 to fellow guard and co founder of The Edinburgh Combat Project, an Edinburgh based charity.

The Guards with Bro. Pawel and RWM of Lodge 1029 Stewart Walls after the meeting

The ECP helps young people of all ages get access to martial arts to them to deal with any mental health or other issues.

The cheque was from part of the fundraising efforts of the guards from late 2024 when they raised over £2500 for five different charities.

The presentation took place just after Bro. Pawel had completed his Fellow Craft ceremony at Lodge Colinton & Currie No. 1029. The lodge has been a long time supporter of the guards and the work that they do.

The Chapter President Jim Wilson wishes to thank RWM of Lodge Colinton and Currie No. 1029 Bro Stewart Walls, and the Provincial Grand Master of Midlothian Bro Robert Law for allowing us to make the presentation during the meeting.

PGM Law was in attendance with a large deputation from the Provincial Grand Lodge of Midlothian as part of the annual visit.

Cheque Presentation During The Lodge Meeting Chapter President Jim Wilson, Bro. Pawel Zakrzewski, Chapter Treasurer Steve McKenzie and RWM Stewart Walls

After the meeting had ended, Bro Pawel was presented with his new WSSGS Patch and also his Road Name Patch - GRASSHOPPER.

Chapter President Jim "Strawbs" Wilson with Pawel "Grasshopper" Zakrzewski

Chapter President Jim "Strawbs" Wilson with Pawel "Grasshopper" Zakrzewski

Chapter Treasurer Steve McKenzie thanked the members of the lodge for their continued support of Widows Sons Solomons Guard Scotland Grand Chapter and their donations to their fundraising events.

Personal Development with the Guards

Within our membership there is years of motorcycle experience.

Some of the guards have been involved with motorbikes all their lives, whilst others are fairly new to life on two wheels.

This knowledge is shared with all our members via training and development days.

This where an experienced member will go out for a ride with other guards to help them improve their road skills.

Today was one of those days and Princess (aka Gregor), who has a vast amount of experience on two wheels, and is also our Road Captain, went out with one of our Associate Members Calamity (aka Julie).

The day was all about Princess observing Calamity on the road and then offering advice on not only what she could improve but also what she was doing well.

We all want to ride safely, either as a group or when we are out getting some precious alone time.

We also all want to ride at a pace that we are comfortable with.

These training and development sessions help facilitate all of this.

Ride Safe

Motorcycle Law Safety Roadshow

On Tuesday 18th February, some of the guards attended a free safety event put on by Motorcycle Law Scotland, together with supporting partners.

It was a great event and a very informative one with talk from:

• IAM

• Police Rider Refinement

• Bike Down Scotland

• Eric Hill

• Motorcycle Law Scotland

As motorcyclists we are all about enjoying the rider experience but , the road, the views and the company. However, safety for ourselves and other must always be paramount.

One particular talk from Eric Hill was about the roads themselves and how they were built and how new road should be built. It tied in nicely with the talk from Motorcycle Law Scotland who showed us numerous examples of road repairs that can prove dangerous to everyone on two wheels.

The guards who attended throughly enjoyed the evening and we will bring this information back to the rest of our group, and to others.

Fletcher had an even better evening with a win in the prize raffle so the rest of us had to settle for a good brew and a tasty biscuit.

To find out more about the roadshow and the groups behind it, please visit:

Motorcycle Law Scotland