October 2006 - The Boys' Brigade

Here and there Here and there
Irish/American Exchange
Perranporth Camp 2006
The 16 th Newtownabbey Company
hosted 26 American young people and
leaders for an evening in July. They
were in N Ireland for three weeks on an
EIL (‘Experiment in International
Living’) Summer Abroad Programme.
The company has been involved with
this organisation for a number of years
and has sent boys to Washington DC to
be part of The Presidential Classroom
Programme. The visitors were able to
meet various community groups and
the evening concluded with supper and
fellowship. During their visit they also
helped in summer schemes in the city
and at the weekends enjoyed some
sight seeing. It proved to be a very
worthwhile project.
The 8 th Plymouth hosted camp for the
2 nd Chard and 1 st Havant & Leigh Park
companies for an action packed week
of activities in Perranporth, Cornwall.
Thirty-six boys and officers from the
three companies came together and
made new friends while taking part in
Quad Biking, Horse Riding,
professional surfing lessons plus plenty
of visits to the beach, which, of course,
meant a sandcastle competition.
London JS
Bible Trophy
The 2 nd West Kent (Blackheath)
Company was pleased and honoured to
receive the London District Junior
Section Bible Trophy. The team
consisted of JJ McWhinney, Thomas
Dalton, Ivo Almond and Barnabas Pitts.
They received the trophy at the London
District Beating Retreat at Chelsea
Hospital in July.
JS Bible competition winners; Barnabas Pitts
and Ivo Almond
Congrats to camper
Dougie Crowe, Lieutenant in 92 nd
Belfast (and ex Captain) attended his
50 th consecutive summer camp this
year. He has left his stamp on 92 nd
camps in many ways having acted in
just about every role over that time
from Cook to Captain (and both at the
same time too!). This year was the
company’s 58 th annual camp in
Dawlish, Devon and it is due to men
like Dougie that this important part of
the company’s work continues. He was
presented with a frame containing an
old brass tilley lamp pump, a wooden
peg and certificate outlining his
achievement.
Mid-Ulster Retirement
Walter Mullen, a well known figure in
the BB in Northern Ireland has retired.
He was captain of 1 st Stewartstown
Company but is widely known for his
work and dedication to the BB in the
Mid-Ulster area and throughout the
Province. Walter became an officer in
1 st Stewartstown Company in 1954 and
in 1997 was appointed Captain. He has
made a considerable contribution to
the Mid-Ulster Battalion, as a member
of the Battalion Executive for 30 years,
Battalion President on two separate
occasions and has organised a variety
of events and competitions. Walter has
attended 53 Battalion camps and has
been heavily involved in organising
most of them. His wife, Jennifer, has
been working side by side with him and
at the Company Display in March,
Walter and Jennifer received gifts to
mark their involvement in the Company
for 56 years.
Roland Millar (CS), Jim Sinclair (Company
President), Revd K Hall (Chaplain), Walter
Mullan, Philip Hull (AB), David Adams
(new Captain), Matthew Millar (JS),
Jennifer Mullan.
VOLUME 114 No. 4 • October 2006 • page 107