Loyal Orange Lodge No.234

Forth True Defenders Loyal Orange Lodge No.234 is encamped within the City of Edinburgh coming under the jurisdiction of the City of Edinburgh John Knox Orange and Purple District Loyal Orange Lodge No. 5, District No. 5 is encompassed within the County Grand Lodge of the East the smallest of the four County Grand Lodges which make up the Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland.

Forth True Defenders was formed in the early 1970's principally made up of members of Loyal Orange Lodge No.94, Martyrs of the Grass Market, also encamped within the City of Edinburgh and drew its membership largely from Greater Pilton, Muirhouse & Drylaw area of North Edinburgh.   

The Lodge is regarded as a Family Lodge with several members from three big families spanning four generations holding membership and office within its ranks.

The Lodge over the years has also provided officers to the City of Edinburgh John Knox Orange and Purple District Loyal Orange Lodge No. 5, County Grand Lodge of the East and The Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland respectively.

Loyal Orange Lodge No.234 takes its Title of "Forth True Defenders" from it's location and proximity to the River Forth, on a clear day you can see the River Forth as well as the Road and Rail Bridges which span the River Forth,  a spectacular sight in its self.   

The Lodge Banner depicting the span of both the Road & Rail Bridges over the River Forth, is actually the second lodge banner to have been in existence since the inception of the Lodge, this banner was unfurled on 24th March 2007 by the Most Worthy Grand Master of Scotland Bro. I. Wilson at the Act of Union Parade, held by the Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland in the City of Edinburgh with over 30,000 people in attendance, a momentous day for the City and our Lodge in particular.  

The Lodge meets on the 1^st Monday of each month under the current chairmanship of the Worshipful Master Bro. John Spiers Senior