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Edinburgh, Leith & District Battalion

The HuBB June 2017

HQ & Supplies Summer Hours The Summer break is upon us and the staff at Pollock wish you all and enjoyable and relaxing break and would like to

thank all who have assisted the Battalion during the session.

Please note the following closure dates at Pollock during July:-

Office will close at 2pm on Friday 30 June and re-opens on Monday 17th July at 10am.

Supplies Depot Closes at 2pm on Friday 30th June and will re-open on 31st July at 10am.

As you will notice planning has already begun for the coming session, with the new Calendar of Events coming together

nicely and lots more still to add. We hope to have this available for issue early August but in the meantime if you have

any suggestions or would like to volunteer to host an event please do let us know.

Early notice - Forthcoming Events

CS & S Fordell Firs Activity Day JS Fun Soccer 7-a-side A day out at Fordell Firs Activity Centre is being planned

for 24th September, which will include a variety of 6

different activities during the day. These may include,

abseiling, Zip Line, Jacobs Ladder, King Swing, Low Ropes

Course, Archery or maybe even Crate climbing! The event

will run for the full day from 10am – 4pm at a cost of £15

per participant.

Will be held at at Lethem Park on the morning of

Saturday 30th 2017.

This will be open to all companies and composite teams

will be accepted.

Further details will follow at the start of the session.

CS & S Football Event This event is provisionally being planned for

Sunday 1st October 2017 and will be hosted by

65th Edinburgh Company.

Further details will follow at the start of the session.

BB Supplies – Uniform Orders For those who are feeling super organised for the beginning of next session we are now happy to start taking uniform

orders.

If you would like to pre-order ready to collect in August/September for your starting dates, please email Alistair Hutton

on finance@thebb-edinburgh.org.uk. Orders will be processed and prepared upon return from staff holidays after which

time you will receive notification to let you know when they are ready for collection.

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Last Few Events

Royal Highland Show 2017 Well done to all the companies involved in providing members to be messengers and to the leaders who volunteered to

supervise at the Royal Highland Show last week. The weather may not have been the sunniest but it was dry and after a

few small hiccups on arrival on the Thursday all ran smooth and everyone had an enjoyable experience.

We look foward to being invited back to support the event in 2018.

Junior Section Golf Event Due to the closure of the Hermitage Golf course our annual Junior Section Golf tournament was not held. As an

alternative, a ‘Fun’ Golf event was held on the Pirate Coves indoor course at Adventure Golf Island, Dunfermline on

Saturday 27th May, 2017. See result below.

We will be returning to ‘real’ golf event next year which will be held on the nine hole Children’s Course at North

Berwick Golf Club. I look forward to seeing loads of boys enter and swinging the wee sticks!

BOY’S NAME COMPANY Score

Rory McHaffie 1st West Linton 42

65th Edinburgh getting in the spirit of

things and making new friends

51st Bonnyrigg meeting the

participants

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Brian Nisbet – Event Organiser

Ross Wolfenden 1st West Linton 46

Aiden Morrice 10th Leith 47

Jack Davie 1st West Linton 53

Euan Jones 1st Kirkliston 77

Murray Small 1st Kirkliston 79

Murdo Dykes 1st West Linton 85

CS & Seniors Athletics Despite the gloomy weather forecast on 5th June, 2017, Pinkie playing field, Musselburgh, was again home to the

annual Company Section athletics event. 19 x boys from six companies battled it out to become individual age group

champions and win the overall Battalion Athletics Cup.

The competition format was a heptathlon, consisting of 1) Long Jump, 2) Shot Putt, 3) 100m, 4) 200/400, 5)

800/1500m. In addition, there was a 4 x 100m Company relay race.

Once events got underway, you could see that some boys had previously participated in athletics and others less so, but

who nevertheless gave it a right go.

Special high 5’s to the individual age group champs, Finlay Porteous, 65th Edinburgh, and Cameron Dickson & Mark

Robertson, 10th Leith. The overall Company Champions on the night and the recipients of the Battalion Athletics Cup

were a worthy 65th Edinburgh Company. Well done to all the boys for their undoubted endeavours.

Thank you to all the leaders who assisted with officiating on the night, with a special mention to Sandy Mitchell, 1st

Dunbar, who readily accepted and coped with the ‘pressure’ of being the official scorer.

65th Edinburgh Company Athletics Champions

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Individual Championship Results

Junior Intermediate Senior

Gold Finlay Porteous, 65th Edinburgh Cameron Dickson, 10th Leith Mark Robertson, 10th Leith

Silver Alastair Wallace, 65th

Edinburgh

Paul Reid, 48th Edinburgh Murray Blair, 48th Edinburgh

Bronze Andrew Irvine, 1st Dunbar Rowan Marwick, 48th Edinburgh Liam Packwood, 65th Edinburgh

Company Championship Results

1st 65th Edinburgh 41 points

2nd 10th Leith 31 Points

3rd 48th Edinburgh 26½ points

Queens Badge Presentations

This year, 21 Queen's Badge young people spent on average of 110hrs volunteering. That's an incredible 2,311hrs in

communities across Edinburgh and Midlothian. A Presentation ceremony and parade took place at Cannongate Kirk on

the evening of Wednesday 7th June 2017.

The young people’s achievements were marked with each receiving certificates from Baillie Norman Work, The City of

Edinburgh Council.

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JASS Awards

Lets not forget that there are awards that our younger

members can work on during their time in Boys’

Brigade.

This is Alasdair from 1st Roslin Company recieving his

Bronze JASS Award recently.

If you haven’t heard of this award scheme before, the

JASS Award is similar to that of Duke of Edinburgh, but

designed for the younger age group, between the age

of 10 & 14.

There are 4 sections where you complete a set amount

of hours for each area which increases as you move

upto Silver and Gold.

My Interests

Get Active, Stay Active

Me & My World

Adventure

As the sections are all based around activities and

interests that appeal to this age group, why not consider

introducing the JAZZ Award option in your company. Its

a good addition to include to any programme, the

children complete it in their own time (probably with a

bit of prompting from parents), and requires minimal

time from the leaders and officers. Infact most

participants can work JASS into their everyday schedules

and activities it’s that easy.

Paddlesport Training 2017

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5 Boys & 9 Leaders from 7 Companies across Scotland took part in a Paddlesport Training Weekend at Craggan

Outdoor Centre, 23rd – 25th June 2017.

The training weekend was organised and run in partnership with Boys’ Brigade Canoe Club (BBCC).

The weather for the weekend made paddling conditions challenging. Participants were split up into groups according to

their previous experience and followed either the 1 Star or 2 Star training syllabuses to develop their personal paddling

skills.

Well done to Matthew B, Matthew S, Cameron, Adam, Gregor, Angus, Tammas, Nathan, Lee and Kyle for achieving

their BC 1 Star. Also, well done to Graham, David Craig and Norrie for completing a large chunk of their BC 2 Star.

It’s still all go for some of our Companies

Cumbrae Camp 2017

1st Dunbar had a fantastic time at the BB Scotland camp in Millport, Isle of Cumbrae. The 8 Boys who went to the camp

took part in sailing on the Clyde, biking round Cumbrae, a short hike over the hills and lawn bowling. There were also

many sporting activities and competitions. Huge thanks must go to Jackie Wilson, HQ staff and the many volunteers who

helped make this such a memorable and enjoyable experience for the Boys.

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Gru and his Minions

1st Loanhead Company otherwise known as Gru and his minions took part in the Loanhead Carnival Parade on 16 th

June which went down so well they even made it in the Evening News. The company also participated in the Gala Day

parade in more traditional attire at the end of the week.

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Some New Recruits It looks like 41st Edinburgh Anchors had a great night out feeding the ducks at the end of their session. If this was them

heading home it is looking like they could have a flock of new recruits joining them next session!

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Brigade Matters

BB Ayrshire Roadshow Advanced notice of an event bringing together BB leaders from across Ayrshire taking place in St James’ Parish Church

in Ayr on Saturday 12th August. There will be presenters, workshops and a swap shop of ideas, to help companies get

set for the new session. For further information, please contact Jackie Wilson by emailing jackie.wilson@boys-

brigade.org.uk

2018 Year of Young People As has been widely documented, next year’s national year of celebration will be focussed on young people. There are

already numerous opportunities for BB young people to get involved, including becoming a YoYP Ambassador and

funding which young people can apply for. There is now a web page dedicated to the year which has more

information: http://boys-brigade.org.uk/scotland/yoyp2018/

2018 Brigade Conference Logo Competition In 2018, Brigade Conference will be returning to Scotland and will be held in Edinburgh, at the beginning of

September. Each year, the conference has a logo and a commemorative badge is produced and given to each of the

delegates attending. Given that 2018 is also Scotland’s ‘Year of Young People’, The Scotland Committee would like to

engage children and young people in the design the logo for the 2018 conference.

http://boys-brigade.org.uk/2018-conference-logo-competition/

And remember that there is still time to register for this year’s conference in Manchester. More information is available

here http://leaders.boys-brigade.org.uk/council.htm

Craggan Bookings 2018 Calendar is now open.

Please use the website or email office@thebb-edinburgh.org.uk to arrange your booking.

2017 Available Dates:

There are some week day slots available in August if anyone fancies a last minute bit of summer fun for a bargain price!

For later dates please contact the office or visit our website.

Other Events and Interests

I am the UK lead for Spartan Junior UK and on 8th July, we will arrive on site at our Scottish Venue; Spittal Farm,

Ninemileburn, near Penicuik/Edinburgh. The main race events will run on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd July, but

from Tuesday 11th July until Friday 21st July, I am offering local youth groups with the opportunity to come along and

visit our site for a FREE 90 MINUTE team building session, obstacle tuition and a mini race. In addition, we will offer

15% off main race events with a unique code from our delivery partners, The Uprising. This code is valid until the end of

the Spartan Race UK season and offers kids race and adult entries at this discounted rate, so there’s something for the

whole family.

All you need to do to get involved is send over your preferred dates (Tuesday 11th- Friday 14th, Sunday 16th- Friday

21st) and session time (9:30am- 11am, 11:30am-1pm, 2pm- 3:30, 4:00pm- 5:30pm), arrange transport to and from

the venue and ensure all young people have completed parental consent; it’s that easy!

Louise Ballantyne- Junior Lead (UK)

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louise@uk.spartan.com

07809404957

http://www.spartanrace.uk/en/race/race-types/junior-races/junior-race-overview

Programme with further information can be requested from the BB office for those interested.

Safe Place Challenge – Sunday 10th September Being held at Whitelee Windfarm, Eaglesham, G76 0QQ

Today, tens of millions of people across the globe are

fleeing their homes because of war, conflict and disaster.

In some places the fighting is so bad, and the situation so

dangerous, that people decide they have no choice but to

try to take risky journeys to places of safety. The journeys

facing refugees are often incredibly tough – and the

choices they have to make along the way might be even

tougher.

The Safe Place Challenge is a new outdoor adventure to

help young Christian Aid supporters understand how to

survive without home comforts. You and your youth group

will work together to complete basic survival skill

challenges including building a shelter, making a fire and

finding clean water.

Free to enter with a £100 sponsorship target per group.

To find out more information visit our website:

http://www.christianaid.org.uk/scotland/whats-

happening-near-you/events.aspx

Groups can take part in an early session from 11am-

2pm or a later session from 2-5pm. Please register via

Eventbrite for the morning session or the afternoon

session.

Young Leaders Network: 24 Residential The first residential event of its kind specifically for young leaders (up to 25) in The BB in Scotland and takes place on

26th & 27th August 2017. The weekend will consist of workshops, indoor/outdoor activities, and social time. This

gathering will also be a chance for you to meet other BB young people from around Scotland, share ideas and put your

ideas forward on the future of The Boys’ Brigade. Above all, YLN:24 is all about supporting you in your role as BB

leader in a fun and relaxed environment. Full Details can be found on the link http://boys-

brigade.org.uk/events/event/yln24/

Funding is available to members of the Battalion who wish to attend this event. Please contact the Battalion Office in the

first instance to apply for these funds.

Funding Opportunties

Foundation Scotland Launches Wesleyan Foundation Small Grants The Wesleyan Foundation has announced that it will award up to £1 million in grants each year to small charities with

the aim of transforming hundreds of lives and communities across the UK.

Groups must have an income of less than £250,000 per annum and be based and working in Scotland.

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The funding is for projects that address at least one of the following categories:

- Improve people’s life skills, education, employability and enterprise.

- Maximise ability to strengthen community cohesion and build social capacity.

- Advance people’s physical, mental health and wellbeing.

Applications can be made at any time and are considered several times a year.

More information is available here.

Skipton Building Society – Grassroots Giving 2017 To celebrate Skipton Building Society’s 160th anniversary, there are 164 pots of £500 to give away to support the

development of local grassroots groups from across the UK.

Grassroots Giving aims to support small community groups which might not normally attract any sort of funding.

The closing date for applications is 31 July 2017.

More information is available here,

Company Support At this time we would like to remind all Officers, Leaders and Companies that the Battalion offer a range of support and resources to help promote our Companies. It may be worth having a look at the following links when you are ready to start planning ahead for the start of the new session. http://thebb-edinburgh.org.uk/resources-support/development/ http://thebb-edinburgh.org.uk/resources-support/support/ Also, key an eye out for details of the ‘One for All’ Annual Recruitment Campaign coming to you by the end of July 2017.

Other Information

Leader Registrations

All Company individuals working, assisting and helping to

run Sections must be registered. Captains and staff are

requested to ensure the relevant paperwork is completed.

It is your responsibility to ensure this has been done.

Forms are available at www.boys-

brigade.org.uk/forms.htm

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Pollock Pavilion, 227 Ferry Road, Edinburgh, EH6 4SP

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Change of Details

Please notify Edinburgh, Leith & District Battalion

Headquarters of all changes of personnel and contact

details as soon as possible. Notification can be made by

post or email using the contact details printed above.

Next Edition

The next edition of ‘The HuBB’ will be issued around 15th

September 2017. If you have anything you would like

considered for inclusion please email it to office@thebb-

edinburgh.org.uk by Tuesday 5th September 2017 at the

latest. Items submitted after this dates will be included in

the following month.