2013/14 - Issue 8 (April) 3 May May May

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1 Information Diary Dates 3 May May May Junior Section Golf Battalion Executive Beating Retreat Congratulations go to th 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. The HuBB 2013/14 Issue 8 Page 1 of 8

2 7 th Edinburgh - National Chess Finals The 7 th 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 1 st 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, 1 st Cheam came out winners beating 1 st 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 7 th 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 The HuBB 2013/14 Issue 8 Page 2 of 8

3 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 The Pitch and Putt event will take place on Wednesday 29 th May at Bruntsfield Links Short Hole Course with registration at 6.15pm with a start time of Please note this is a change of date from what was originally stated in the Calendar of Events. Entry forms will be issued soon. Junior Section Golf Event On Saturday 3 rd 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 within the week along with full detail. All entries must be with the office no later than The HuBB 2013/14 Issue 8 Page 3 of 8

4 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 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. Events coming next... Guard of Honour 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. 3 May May May May May 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. The HuBB 2013/14 Issue 8 Page 4 of 8

5 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 22 nd 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: 61 st Edinburgh 81 points 7 th Edinburgh 80 points 48 th Edinburgh 75 points 55 th Edinburgh 72 points 1 st Loanhead 69 points 31 st South Queensferry 68 points The HuBB 2013/14 Issue 8 Page 5 of 8

6 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 pm 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 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 or at david.aubrey1@virgin.net 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 leithstandrews@yahoo.co.uk The HuBB 2013/14 Issue 8 Page 6 of 8

7 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 The deadline for groups to apply is 12 noon on 16 May To apply, please go to The HuBB 2013/14 Issue 8 Page 7 of 8

8 Contacting us Administration Pamela Chalmers 9:00 1:00 Monday to Thursday Tuesday Evenings Bookkeeper / Shop ( ) Ext 20 office@thebb-edinburgh.org.uk Moyra Wood Ext 21 / 26 moyra.wood@thebb-edinburgh.org.uk Development Officer David Scott Ext 22 David.scott@thebb-edinburgh.org.uk Ferry Road, Edinburgh, EH6 4SP The HuBB is your magazine. The next edition of the HuBB will be issued on or around 15 th May. Articles for inclusion should be with us no later than 12 th May. The HuBB 2013/14 Issue 8 Page 8 of 8