1st Carrick Boys Brigade Company
News
Tuesday 19th May 2009
Our Company Section during a visit to Stormont, pictured with Roy Beggs Jnr, MLA.
Welcome
All Sections of our Company meet on Tuesday evenings (during school terms) as follows:
Anchor Boys (P2 – P4) and Puppy Club (P1)
6.30pm – 7.30pm
Junior Section (P5-P7)
7.00pm – 8.30pm
Company Section (S8-S14)
7.45pm – 10.00pm
in our new church buildings on the Albert Road.
Our Staff
Captain: Stephen Lindsay
Chaplains: Rev Aian Ferguson/Rev Sam Allen
Honorary President: Fred Rodgers
Anchor Boys and Puppy Club
Lt Angela McQuitty – Officer in Charge
Lt Emma Martin
Helper: Edith Boyd
Junior Section
Lt Gregory Moore – Officer in Charge
Lt Robert Craig
Helper: Kari Gillespie
Helper: Jenny Moore
Helper: Kate Sloan
Company Section
Lt Nigel McKinley – Officer in Charge
Lt Colin De Leeuwe
Lt Jeremy Lindsay
Lt Andrew Wilson
Lt Stephen Woods
W/O Derek Scoffield
ANCHOR BOYS AND PUPPY CLUB
At present we currently have approximately 20 Anchor Boys attending regularly, enjoying a weekly programme of games, crafts, singing and stories.
Our Puppy Club, which caters for Boys below the official Anchor Boy starting age, also meets at the same time, and shares a similar programme. We have up to 10 Boys who fall into this category.
We are pleased to be able to accommodate Boys with a wide variety of abilities and interests, with the emphasis very much aimed at ‘lively’ fun!
JUNIOR SECTION
Each week 20+ Boys join in our Junior Section, for a more formal programme of games, achievements (badge work), bell ringing, figure marching, Bible stories, and worship.
Again, we are pleased to be able to provide a broad programme of activities, with something for everyone.
At 1st Carrickfergus our Junior Section takes an active role in wider East Antrim Battalion events and competitions.
COMPANY SECTION
Our Company Section currently has 10 members, who are very faithful supporters of everything we do - many of our Boys have not missed a single night this session so far!
After fall-in and inspection each week, we start our evening with Bible Class, which is central to all that we do, before moving into a programme of badge work (Discover Programme) and games.
We are constantly working to improve our programme and Camp made a very welcome return in February 2008 and also in April 2009, when we visited Ganaway.
A MESSAGE FROM THE CAPTAIN
This morning, on Wednesday 31st December 2008, in Seymour Street Methodist Church, Lisburn, the President of the Methodist Church in Ireland referred to me as ‘my BB Captain’, which would infer that each one of us are indeed the Presidents BB Officers and Helpers. On this day in particular, when we look back at the year which is drawing to a close and look forward to the new year which lies before us may each of us remember that we do not simply serve the President of the Methodist Church in Ireland but that we in fact serve a much higher power - the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
On this, the last day of 2008, I would like to thank each one of you for your loyal support, dedication and continued assistance in the running of the 1st Carrickfergus Company of the Boys’ Brigade, and wish you a very happy, peaceful and prosperous 2009.
Stephen Lindsay
PHOTO GALLERY
Any old photographs would be greatly appreciated for inclusion in our ‘Photo Gallery’
Dedication of Colours 1955
Standing L-R: Alex McBride, Edwin Jones, Sam Murphy, and Desmond Curry;
Seated L-R: WC Jones (Presented Colour) FV Simpson (President) and J Murphy (Presented Colour)
Wedding Guard of Honour 10th August 1957
Mr & Mrs Desmond Curry
with
Left hand side L-R: Raymond Apsley, Christopher Wallace, Billy Edwards, Derek Hodgen, Charles Hilditch, Sam Sloan, Basil McDermott and Jimmy Wallace;
Right hand side L-R: Brian Henderson, Lawrence Murphy, Jim McCalmont, Harry Brown, Jim Close, Edwin Forsythe, Teddy McCracken and Victor Apsley.
Samuel Murphy JP, East Antrim Battalion President 1974 – 1981 leading the Battalion Church Parade, with the 1st Carrickfergus Colour Party.
Camp – 10th August 1977 – Southport
Visiting Anfield, on the day Kenny Dalglish signed for Liverpool, were (from front row, upwards):-
Richard Leathem, Eugene Mulholland, Bruce Leathem, Davy Cochrane, Colin Craig, Paul Neill, Davy Reid, Stephen Alford, Michael Ross, Marty Haggan, Derek Milligan, Davy Ireland, Desi Curry Jnr, Alan Lee, Thomas Reid, Davy Daley, and Mo Stewart.
Camp – August 1977 – Southport
(L-R) Harry Brown, Stephen Alford, Glen Nelson, Raymond Magowan, Desi Curry Jnr, Fred Rodgers, Richard Leathem, Michael Ross, Marty Haggan, and Bruce Leathem
Camp – 1978 – Southport
(L-R) Paul Neill, Michael Caldwell, Geoff McKinley, Alan Lee, Davy Ireland, Derek Bell, Desi Curry Jnr, Michael Ross, Keith Drummond, Thomas Reid and Mo Stewart
Ayr 1980
Back Row: Steven Reid, Peter Lindsay, Ivan Reid, Richard Reid (standing on wall), David Stevenson, Cyril Stocker and Marty Perry;
Middle Row: Paul McComb, unknown, Philip Holtam, Keith Drummond, Steven Strange, and Gary Greenfield;
Front Row: Marty Haggan, Stephen Lindsay, Jeremy Lindsay, Derek Milligan, and Gavin Young.
Junior Section – September 1980
Fred Rodgers – seated front – with Back Row: Sam Lindsay, Albert McKinley, Marty Haggan, Michael Ross and Miss Elizabeth Knox
Fred Rodgers with the 1st Carrickfergus Bugle Band, circa 1980/81
Company Section Display – March 1981
Top: Representatives of the ‘1st Carrickfergus Parents & Friends Association’ - Mrs J Reid, Mrs T Drummond and Mrs D Curry - present Fred Rodgers, Fred Munce and members of the Company with a set of new drums;
Bottom: President’s Badge winners: Ian Perry, Keith Drummond, Philip Holtam, Ian Wilson and Nigel McKinley
Camp – 1981 - Southport
(L-R) Jeremy Lindsay (indeed!), unknown, David Stevenson, Cyril Stocker, Paul McComb, Steven Strange (old man), Richard Reid, Peter Lindsay, and Ivan Reid
Camp – 1982 – Southport
(L-R) Stephen Lindsay, Richard Reid, Basil McDermott, Adrian McKinty and David Munce, with Ivan Reid lying.
NI District Centenary Parade – 27th March 1983 – Belfast City Hall
(The centenary year of the Boys Brigade in the UK)
Camp 1983 – Ramsey
Clive Weatherhead, David Lindsay, Mark Kidd, a ‘very fashionable’ Nigel McKinley and John Weir
Easter Weekend 1984 - the Mournes
Fred Munce and Bobby Cooke
Easter Weekend 1984 - the Mournes
Some of the survivors!
Junior Section Display – March 1988
Rev Duncan Alderdyce, Rev Trevor Kennedy, Alan McCann (Guest), Lt Stephen Lindsay, Mrs Jean Caslake and Charlie Caslake
1st Carrickfergus Boys Brigade Company - 1988
Company Section Display - 2002
Camp – February 2008 - Ganaway
You’re not supposed to eat the balloons Joanne!
Cheers!
Don’t let go of the rope Colin!
Its been a long hard day…
13th January 2009 – All Sections – TOM (Team On Mission) visit.
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