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Information
Diary Dates 3 May 2014 ------------------- 6 May 2014 ------------------- 10 May 2014 ------------------
Junior Section Golf Battalion Executive Beating Retreat
Congratulations go to .........
65th Edinburgh - National Masterteam Winners
Over 170 Companies from all over the UK registered to compete in the National Masterteam at the beginning of the Session. On Saturday 5 April at the Headquarters of Newtownabbey Borough Council, Northern Ireland the 65th together with other finalists—4/5 Kilmarnock; 17th Teeside; 2nd Consett; 1
st Cloughwater; and 4th Newtownabbey met to compete for the National
Masterteam Trophy. Questions ranging from General Knowledge; The Bible; Flags of Africa and Oceania; The Battle of the Somme; and Science etc—10 rounds in total. Winning by a margin of nine—a great achievement—the Boys—Peter Sawkins; Neil Wang; Andrew Sawkins; and David Kong were presented with the Mary Smith Memorial Trophy by The Mayor Alderman Fraser Agnew. The photograph shows the Boys with the Mayor. Since the cup’s inception in 1990 the 65
th is the first Edinburgh/Leith
Company to win this trophy. The following Saturday the Boys were in Leicester battling to win the National Badminton trophy—reaching the final they were runners-up to the 1st Garvagh from Northern Ireland. They are now the official Scottish Champions having beaten 1st Largs in the Semi-final 6-0. Special thanks to Jason Wang who stood in for his brother who was unable to join the team due to commitments with the Schools Orchestra.
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7th Edinburgh - National Chess Finals
The 7th
Edinburgh Boys Brigade Company for the fifth consecutive years were successful in reaching the National Chess Finals. Andrew Rowney, Scott Hannah, Stewart Rowney and reserve Scott Goodman each played their part in guiding our team to the Scottish Finals which were played up in Aberdeen against 1
st Scone. This in itself was a close fought match, Edinburgh clinching
the crown by a tiny margin. The team travelled up to Aberdeen with parent James Rowney overseeing proceedings as a stand in for coach and officer David Clarke. The competition itself was run on Saturday 29
th March. 7
th Edinburgh and 1
st Scone representing Scotland and 1
st
Knocknamuckley represented Northern Ireland alongside reigning Champions 1st
Cheam representing England. In the Pre-National Final draw we were up against 1
st Knocknamuckley. The match was a comfortable affair with 7
th Edinburgh
winning 7 - 2. In the other Pre-National Finals, 1st
Cheam came out winners beating 1st
Scone. After a well-timed refreshing lunch it was going to be an intense afternoon for both boys and overseeing adults. As expected, the afternoons matches were far harder for the boys from Edinburgh. Unfortunately 1
st Cheam played slightly better on the day
beating 7th
Edinburgh by the slender of margins. My congratulations goes out to 1
st Cheam and we look forward to competing once again in the competition next year, aiming for
one better! In the evening we were presented with our second place trophies by Lewis MacDonald MSP for Labour. A special congratulations has to go out to Andrew Rowney, Scott Hannah and Stuart Rowney who have played in the entirety of the competition but also to Scott Goodman, Patrick Bellet, Matthew Steel, Rory Robinson and Euan Murray who had played as either reserve or in our B Team - our development squad for the future. The 7
th Edinburgh Company is once again proud and
impressed by all of the boys individual performances throughout the duration of the competition. David Clarke: 7
th Edinburgh Company Section Officer In Charge
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Scottish Bands Contest 2014
Cameron Stein (1
st Kirkliston Company), plays trombone with Wishaw & District Brigades Band. The band won Novice Class at the
Scottish Band Contest on Saturday. They were asked to "play up" into the Contest Class - which they also won. They "played up" into the Championship Class; coming second!
Forthcoming events
Company Section Pitch & Putt
Junior Section
Golf Event
The Pitch and Putt event will take place on Wednesday 29th
May at Bruntsfield Links Short Hole Course with registration at 6.15pm with a start time of 6.30. Please note this is a change of date from what was originally stated in the Calendar of Events. Entry forms will be issued soon.
On Saturday 3rd
May the Junior Section Golf Fun Event will be held at Hermitage Golf course from 2pm. This is open to all boys, even those who haven’t played golf. Entry forms will be available on the website and issued by email within the week along with full detail. All entries must be with the office no later than
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Anchor Boy & Junior Section Fun Day
The final event for Anchors and Juniors this session will be a joint Fun Day. This will be held at Lethem Park on the afternoon of Saturday 31
st May. A parents flyer and entry
forms will be issued before April with full details but as we all know by now, it’s an afternoon of lots of activities and fun for the boys to come along to and is enjoyed by . Those who can submit provisional numbers are welcome to do so now.
Beating Retreat Guard of Honour
The 57th consecutive Beating Retreat ceremony for the Battalion will be held on Saturday 10
th May. The evening starts
in Parliament Square around 7pm when the bands play, followed by a parade to the Castle when, at 8pm, the bands reappear across the drawbridge onto the Esplanade for the ceremony lasting around one hour.
The Battalion have once again been invited to provide a Guard of Honour at the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland on Sunday 18
th May 2014 at St Giles Cathedral. HRH The Earl
of Wessex has been appointed to be Lord High Commissioner. Further details have already been issued but please contact the office should you require anything further.
Events coming next .................
3 May 2014 -----------------
10 May 2014 --------------- 18 May 2014 --------------- 29 May 2014 --------------- 31 May 2014 ---------------
Junior Section Golf Beating Retreat Guard of Honour Company Section Pitch & Putt AB/JS Fun Day
Upcoming Training Dates
Emergency First Aid Training
The First Aid Certificates have arrived, if you wish to collect these from the office please let us know otherwise they will be sent out at the beginning of May.
Anchors & Juniors Take over Dynamic Earth
Some 192 anchor boys and junior section boys with 45 officers and leaders came together on Sunday 30 March at our dynamic earth to celebrate being part of our Battalion and to celebrate the world that God has given us. Our thanks go to the Rev Rolf Billes for preparing and leading the service when we all came together in the Biosphere Room after the tour of our dynamic earth. The service celebrated our dynamic earth, and sky, our dynamic God, our dynamic Scotland, and our dynamic BB. Thank you to the 4 sections with their Boys who prepared and came up front to deliver their piece. All of the Boys also enjoyed their crisps and juice! It was a very full afternoon and some of the Boys may well have been tired after arriving just after 2pm, touring round, and the service and leaving at 5.20pm.
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Thank you to the leaders who gave up their Sunday afternoon and brought the Boys and took them home. Thanks also to the Battalion for their financial support as the sections are charged only half the Boys cost with leaders not being charged. The collection totalled £187 and this amount shall go to this year’s World Mission Council ‘Czech it Out’ project and appeal. Arthur Mathieson For the AB & JS activities committee
Newcastle v Crystal Palace Outing
On Saturday 22nd
March, 49 Boys & Leaders from the Battalion went on a Day trip to watch the Newcastle v Crystal Palace Premiership Match. A great day out was had by all. Below are photos of 41
st Edinburgh & 51
st Edinburgh
Junior Section Figure Marching Results The Figure Marching competition this year was won by the 61
st Edinburgh Junior Section.
This was a highly competitive competition with a lot of difficulty and I must congratulate ALL the Boys that took part. Indeed one Section on the night had only 4 Boys and they performed really well. The results are as follows:
61st
Edinburgh 81 points
7th
Edinburgh 80 points
48th
Edinburgh 75 points
55th
Edinburgh 72 points
1st
Loanhead 69 points
31st
South Queensferry 68 points
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The trophy was presented to the 61
st on 31 March.
It was disappointing that only six Sections took part and I would commend Leaders to participate in the future. David A Connell
All in the past? Interest in BB memorabilia? Any officers and leaders with an interest in BB badges going back in time and other memorabilia is invited to come along and view the 10th Leith archive on Saturday 14 June. The items will be on display between 10.30-12pm at the church halls (on the stage) in 6 Henderson Street eh6 6bs. The display is for the local members of the BB collectors club but all and everyone is truly welcome. It is not just for the 'anoraks', I am confident that you will be interested and perhaps even fascinated. If you have a special item of your own / own company please bring it along. Arthur Mathieson
Leith Boys’ Brigade Badges
I am a member of the Boys’ Brigade Collectors’ Club and am trying to find certain badges which were produced in Leith some years ago. They are :- 22nd Leith Company Badge. Leith Battalion May Fair, 10th May 1958 – a cream coloured button badge with red lettering; Leith Battalion 1900-1975 – a blue badge with white lettering. I realise that these were issued a long time ago, but if someone has any tucked away and is prepared to part with them, I should be very happy to buy them, swap them, or to make a donation for them. If you are able to help, please contact me on 07739 667886 or at [email protected] With many thanks. David Aubrey, Q.C. President, The Boys’ Brigade in Wales
3rd, 23rd and 24th Leith Boys’ Brigade
I've been involved in applying for funding for the 3rd Leith BB War Memorial Lamp which usually sits in the grounds of Leith St Andrew's Church, Easter Road. I say usually, as we were successful and it is currently away for restoration. I have been researching the men mentioned on the lamp and was lucky enough to have access to registers going back to 1906 as well as a lot of old photos from across the years. These three are from around 1949/50 and shows the Company parading as part of their Golden Jubilee at Henderson Gardens, also at the bottom of Easter Road and at the Foot of Leith Walk. We hope to have a reunion of ex-members later in the year and would love to hear from any ex-members from the many companies who have met in Leith St Andrew's, formerly Claremont Kirk. It has been known as the 3rd, 23rd and 24th Leith at various points. Joanne Baird [email protected]
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Funding Opportunities
People’s Millions Funding
People’s Millions reopened to applications for communities across Scotland. Awards of up to £50,000 are available. For more information, please read our blog on http://bigblogscotland.org.uk/2014/03/11/what-could-50000-do-for-your-community/ The deadline for groups to apply is 12 noon on 16 May 2014. To apply, please go to www.peoplesmillions.org.uk/
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