New Session - Starts in September

The letters are in the post to all the Boys regarding the restart dates.

Emails will also be sent out.

  

Please note that the time of the Company Section has changed, this is in order to overcome a shortfall in staff numbers currently in the Company Section.

Numbers are quite low in the Junior Section so I have included an invite with the letters for all the Junior Section Boys. Please think about your friends at school who might like to give the Junior Section a try, invite them along.

Junior Section P4 to P6

Remember, if you know anybody in P1 to P3 they are more than welcome to come along to the Anchor Section, and also P7 to S6 can come to the Company Section.

See you all next week!

Mark

Squad Drill Competition

The Battalion Company Section Squad Drill Competition was held on 23rd March.

All the Company Section Boys took part.

The Company Section were placed 2nd behind 1st Bothwell, but in front of 2nd Blantyre and 2nd Hamilton.

That's two 2nd places in the drill competitions this year.

Elementary Drill Competition

This was held on Friday (27th January) over in Larkhall St Machan's Church.

Four of the 1st & 2nd Year Company Section Boys form a "squad" who are taken through a short drill routine by one of the NCO's.

Keir, Matthew, Gregor L & Gregor S were the "squad" and Isaac was the NCO in charge.

There are two competitions run on the night, a drill competition for the best drilled squad - who do as they are told best and also a best NCO competition - which NCO performs the best and gives the best commands to their squad.

I received the results this morning by email.

We were 2nd in the main drill competition and also 2nd in the NCO competition. So well done to all 5 Boys who took part in the elementary drill.

Needless to say 1st Bothwell won both competitions, but nobody expects anything different. Certainly we did not expect to be in between 1st Bothwell and 2nd Blantyre, this makes a nice wee change.

Battalion Masterteam Winners again

On Monday (23rd January) Alex and Robbie McLean along with Isaac Carswell represented the Company at the Company Section Battalion Masterteam Competition.

For a second year in a row they won it quite convincingly.
They had very high scoring rounds in General Knowledge (Joker), Bible and BB Knowledge.
They beat 21 teams from 12 other Companies. Loads of people trying hard to beat them, but they just could not keep up with them.

Well done to the 3 Boys, and this year the trophy can stay at the Manse.

Coffee Lounge Painting

The Coffee Lounge has been painted!
On budget, and ahead of programme.

No real mishaps, a few bits of paint in wrong places, but generally not bad.

Two days hard work. 9-5 on Thursday and 9 - 1 on Friday.

It was like one of those DIY SOS 24 hour make overs......

Many hands make light work, so does electricity!

Isaac just got on with it and did his bit everywhere.

Artistic differences with regard to colours needed to be discussed and agreed.


White ceiling, natural hessian to the walls and cookie dough to the noticeboard and pelmet.

Some thought it was better just to sit out the arguments.

The finished room

Almost there!

Windows cleaned and carpet wet vaxed.
Ready for the tables and chairs.

 

 

 

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Thanks to all the Company Section Boys for their time and effort over the last two days.

Also big thanks to Janice H and Lisa C for also mucking in and helping out.

Company Section - Discovery Badgework for Skills

Skills - Home Improvement - Painting Project.

The Company Section are painting the Coffee Lounge at the Church Halls on Thursday 29th and Friday 30th of December.

Santa was good to us, he gave us the paint that we require, he left it with me last night.
Thanks Untouchable Santa (You know who you are!)

I have invested some of our money in buying some good paint rollers, good paint brushes, paint kettles, a skittle, a pole, dust sheets and some coveralls. (builders/painters terms).
So bring anything you think might be useful, but most importantly I am looking for you to do the painting.

I am putting together a very tight schedule of works starting at 9 am on Thursday and Friday we aim to be finished by 5 pm on both days if not sooner.

Friday 25th November 2011

Junior & Company Sections will both meet at St Andrews Parish Church. Entrance the halls to the left of the main Church door off Avon Street.