July 2010 - The Boys' Brigade

QUEEN’S BADGE
ACHIEVEMENTS
From right: Guide Dog Puppy Ryley, Barbara Brodie
and Ally Taylor of the Guide Dogs accepting the
cheque for £2,736 from Ross Knight, Jed Smith,
Gavin Addison and Andrew MacCallum of the
1st Carnoustie Boys’ Brigade..
As part of his Queen’s Badge Community Service,
Ross Knight of 1st Carnoustie Company, together
with other seniors, decided to assist the Guide
Dogs for the Blind Association. They helped in the
Association’s week-long charity shop fundraising in
Carnoustie, by raising £1,700.
Ross, who was recently crowned Scottish Solo Brass
Champion in both the open and slow melody sections,
organised a follow on concert of music from some of the
best young brass players in Scotland, known as ‘Blazin’
Brass’. Tickets were in high demand and the sell out
audience who packed Carnoustie Parish Church were
treated to an evening of dazzling musical entertainment.
As well as Ross, ‘Blazin Brass’ ensemble comprises
younger sister, Sarah, brother Craig, Joe, Scott Ness,
Matthew Buchan and Gregory Chaplain The concert
raised a further £2,736 for Guide Dogs.
Ross, who later presented cheque for £2,736 to Ally Taylor
and Barbara Brodie of the Dundee Fundraising Branch of
the Guide Dogs said, “Achieving my Queen’s Badge in The
Boys’ Brigade is the culmination of thirteen years’ service
and I am delighted that we were able to raise so much
money for the Guide Dogs.”
Ally Taylor replied “I cannot praise Ross highly enough
for what he has achieved this far in his young life. We have
no doubt whatsoever that Ross has the talent and ability to
reach the highest levels. We are grateful to him and his
fellow musicians and the 1st Carnoustie Boys’ Brigade for
giving so much of their time and effort and for raising this
fantastic amount for Guide Dogs.”
We would welcome stories of other initiatives of young
people working for their Queen’s Badge.
July 2010 The Boys’ Brigade Gazette 97