Girls Brigade

April 2009

The annual Buchan Division competition was held at Longside Church Hall on Sunday 29^th March.  This year’s competition involved the planning a meal for 6 to celebrate the 30^th anniversary of Buchan Division.  Each section was tasked with organising one part of the celebration:  Explorer sections made the invitations, Juniors designed placemats and coasters for the table, Brigaders planned, costed and designed the menu while officers were responsible for the table decoration.  All companies in the division took part on the day, except for 1^st Aith, Shetland who did, however, send down their completed invitations, placemats and menus.

 Each of the girls designed an entry for the competition and Rev Pauline Thomson had the difficult job of choosing 6 designs from each section.  (Never an easy task and we are grateful to Rev Thomson for getting involved.)  A girl from each section plus an officer then had to use the winning Company designs to set the table on competition day.

Photos show Erin Banks accepting the trophy for the Juniors, Chloe Brown for the Brigaders and Suzanne Brown being presented with the trophy for the Officer’s table decoration.

Buchan Division is made up of 1^st Ellon, 1^st and 2^nd Fraserburgh, 1^st Longside, 1^st Peterhead and 1^st and 2^nd Shetland companies and meetings take place at Longside a few time a year.

Autumn 2008

The 1st Peterhead Girls Brigade recently celebrated it's 25th anniversary.  The company marked the occasion during its Christmas party and a special birthday cake was cut by Olive McRobbie who, along with Rev Dr David Ross, founded the local Girls Brigade company.  The 1st Peterhead Girls Brigade currently boasts 14 explorers, 14 juniors, five Brigaders and six officers.  It meets every Monday evening in the Old Parish Church Hall from 6pm, and girls from Primary 1 upwards are welcome to join the fun.

GIRLS’ BRIGADE Magazine article (June 2008)

 This year’s Open Night is set for 26^th May and as usual at this time, we are getting ready for that.  The evening is a reflection of all that the girls have done during the year and sums up much of what they have done each Monday night since August last year.   We have had a busy year and are delighted to say that the Junior section won their part of the challenges which were set for each section individually, as well as the Company as a whole.  Well done to all of them; their challenges were to find out how many and what kind of pets there are in the junior section, learn a new skipping game, count the books of the New Testament and make puppets and do a short puppet show.  Overall winners were 1^st Ellon.

The Buchan Division AGM was held at Longside on 11^th May when Reverend Pauline Thomson accepted the nomination to be chaplain of the Division for the coming year.  Dates for forthcoming training days and divisional meetings were set at that meeting and 1^st Peterhead will be hosting the annual training day for officers on Sunday 24^th August.

To round off the year we are planning a trip to Willows Animal Sanctuary on 8^th June, after which Brigade stops until the schools go back.  All girls of school age are welcome and we look forward to seeing faces old and new on 1^st September.

Contact Information

Peterhead Old Parish Church, Kirk Square, Peterhead AB42 1RQ

Our Minister  is Rev Pauline Thomson MA BD, The Manse, 1 Hawthorn Road, Peterhead AB42 2DW Tel: 01779 472618

Our Session Clerk is Mrs Hazel Ross 22 Linksfield Terrace, Peterhead, 01779 471383

Electronic mail can be sent via the message page or to john@mucklekirk.co.uk
 

                                                                                                       Last modified: 02-05-09                                                                                                    Scottish Charity Number SCO11147