Month: October 2023
REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY – FRASERBURGH DISTRICTREMEMBRANCE SUNDAY – FRASERBURGH DISTRICT
Companies in the old Fraserburgh District of the Buchan Battalion are invited to attend the Fraserburgh Remembrance Sunday Parade and Church Service.
This will take place on Sunday, 12th November. Boys and Girls should meet at the Fraserburgh Royal British Legion (Hanover Street) for 10am, the parade leaving at 10.15am for the Old Parish Church.
The service is expected to take about an hour (10.55am-12pm), after which the parade will march to the war memorial for a wreath laying ceremony. After this the parade will then return to the Legion building for approximately 12.45pm.
The Companies of the old Fraserburgh District include 1st, 4th, 5th Fraserburgh, 1st Sandhaven and 1st Rosehearty. Companies are parading under Battalion colours.
We look forward to seeing you on the 12th November.
Companies who normally attend commemorations at their own villages are encouraged to do so again this year, if commemorations are proceeding.
HOUSE OF COMMONS – #BB140HOUSE OF COMMONS – #BB140
Well done to Martin Dunbar, Captain of 4th & 5th Fraserburgh, who this evening is in London celebrating 140 years of the Boys’ Brigade!
He can be seen in the photo with Speaker Lindsay Hoyle in the State Rooms, The Speaker’s House, at the House of Commons.
It must be great to know your work is appreciated by the Boys’ Brigade! It certainly is by us folk in Buchan!
Well done Martin!
SAVE THE DATE – DofESAVE THE DATE – DofE
An information session will be held for prospective Duke of Edinburgh Award candidates at Strichen Kirk on 16th November.
Captains/ Company OICs, parents and Boys/Girls are invited to attend to get details of the Bronze and Silver programme running this year.
Candidates will be signed up at this meeting and agree upon their volunteering, physical and interest aspects of the award.
The Bronze award generally runs along with President’s Badge candidates and the silver level with King’s/Queen’s Badge candidates. This, however, is only a general rule.
HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY 1ST ROSEHEARTY!HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY 1ST ROSEHEARTY!
The 1st Rosehearty ended our 100th Birthday Celebration with a huge cake!
The cake was cut by two of our former Captains; (l-r) Stanley Green MBE (Captain 1964-70) and Alan Sellar (Captain 1970-86). We thank both gentlemen for coming along this morning and doing the honours. Always wonderful to see them!
We think that cake fed half the village!
Anchors Pumpkin Decorating CompetitionAnchors Pumpkin Decorating Competition
On Friday 13th October the 4th Fraserburgh Anchors will host the Pumpkin Decorating Competition! The competition will be held at the St. Andrews Halls, Fraserburgh.
Teams of 4 can be entered and Susan Beagrie contacted if you are entering.
Sounds like a good night!
NSA Conference 2023NSA Conference 2023
This evening the delegates from Buchan enjoyed a Civic Reception at Inverness Town House as part of the North Scottish Area’s annual conference.
A good night was had by all!
140 YEARS!!140 YEARS!!
#OnThisDay in 1883 the Boys’ Brigade was founded in Glasgow by Thurso man William Alexander Smith! Happy 140th Birthday to the Boys’ Brigade!
140 MONOPOLY ABERDEEN140 MONOPOLY ABERDEEN
Well done to the 3 teams from Buchan who took part in todays #BB140 Monopoly Challenge in Aberdeen.
1st Rosehearty Senior team took first place and 4th & 5th Fraserburgh took 3rd!
The important thing is that all participants enjoyed their day celebrating 140 years of the Boys’ Brigade with fellow members from around Scotland. Well done to all and thanks to the organisers!
HAPPY RETIREMENT MARTIN!HAPPY RETIREMENT MARTIN!
The President, Executive and all in the Buchan Battalion wish Martin Dunbar a very Happy Retirement!
Mr Dunbar retires from Scottish Water after over 40 years of service to the Company.
We wish him every happiness in his retirement and sincerely promise we have not put together a list of jobs he could take on for the Battalion with all this lovely spare time he has acquired!
