April 2010 - The Boys' Brigade

HERE & THERE
Valentine’s Meal
The 1st Mid Suffolk (Stowmarket)
Company held their second
Valentine’s Meal on Friday 12th Feb.
The recently refurbished kitchen
was officially opened by the Mayor
of Stowmarket, Councillor Mrs Vera
Waspe. Stowmarket Town Council had
provided a generous grant of £2500
towards the cost of refurbishment.
Twenty-four people including parents,
friends and members of the
congregation from Stowmarket United
Reformed Church (URC) enjoyed a
meal, which was cooked by boys
from the Company Section, led by
Martin Gray and Barry Bloomfield.
Guests were served by members of
the Junior Section and Anchor Boys
smartly dressed in shirts, ties and
waistcoasts. Acting Captain Julie
Brown hosted the evening, with
Heidi Bingham and Fiona Scarffe
serving a selection of non-alcoholic
cocktails and Lisa Hardy keeping
things moving in the kitchen with
endless washing up! Guests were
invited to use their imagination to
complete the traditional valentine
rhyme ‘roses are red, violets are
blue ....’. A variety of answers were
received ranging from the romantic
to the quirky and funny.
HOSPICE DONATIONS
Glasgow Battalion
Youth Leader
Training Course
On Sunday 22 November a total of
50 candidates from Glasgow and the
surrounding area completed the last part
of their Youth Leader Training Course
at Springfield Cambridge Church in
Bishopbriggs. The course finished with
a dedication service with the proceeds
of the offering of £240.59 going to the local
Marie Curie Hospice. The picture shows the
candidates on the final day of the course.
South East
Hampshire Battalion
The five Companies set a Battalion target
of £2,000 and the first major event, a 20
mile sponsored walk, got them off to a
really good start. Some months later they
dared to raise the bar and double their
target to £4,000. With home collection
boxes and the proceeds of their annual
parade, they were able to hand over a
cheque for nearly £4,247.20 to Hillary Jukes
from Naomi House, their local hospice.
2nd Benburg
Members of the 2nd Benburg presented
a cheque for £1500 to Mrs Pogue and
Mrs Irwin, local representatives from
Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice.
The Junior Section raised £300 by
collecting 1p, 2p and 5p coins and the
Company Section raised £1200 by bag
packing in two local supermarkets over
the Christmas holidays.
12 Hour Table
Tennis for Haiti
During the February half term over £400
was raised by Company Section members
of 10th Enfield Company who took part in
a 12 Hour Sponsored Table Tennis event.
The money raised along with a further
£300 raised by Junior Section members
a week earlier will go out to Haiti, to help
those affected by the earthquake.
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Portadown and
District Battalion
Smiles all round as 150 Anchor Boys
from Portadown and District Battalion
represented Northern Ireland District in
the hand over of a cheque for £13,415.88
to the Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice.
North Staffs
Battalion
Pictured is Christine Hunter from the
Donna Louise Trust receiving a cheque
for £840 from members of the North
Staffs Battalion.