The camp was a big success. Despite the on and off weather complete with flash hail storm, the entire weekend went really well. How good were those Nacho’s!?
Here’s the photos I took from the weekend.
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Thank you to all of you who turned up to this years Church parade. Our presence was certainly felt in the church and there were many positive comments to come out of it.
Congratulations to the drumming boys who really made an awesome effort to kick some life into the service. Very impressive and I’m sure left an impact with the congregation. Well done!
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So another term bites the dust. With so many exciting events it is difficult to sum up succinctly. We ran our second successful term of options which worked really well, with boys participating in Cooking, Web Design and Clock making. We also had our first Squad Night of the year.
In term 3 there have been a select number of boys who have been busy for the good part of 2 months fund-raising for a weekend away in the snow. This was an extremely cool event (excuse the pun!) and it was an excellent weekend away in the snow. Some in the snow more than others! Photos are now on the website.
Term 4 is now here. There is a lot going on.
Church Parade October 19
This event is essentially compulsory for all boys. If you are unable to make it for any reason, you must speak with me first. Our small numbers means that we need everybody on board in order to make the largest impact.
Boys will be involved with Drumming from Term 2, as well as some short Dramas prepared early in the term.
This will be our first Church Parade in the new church building, which is on High Street across the road from St. Andrews Ave.
If you are involved with any activity (ie. Drama or Drumming etc…) please turn up no later than 9am. If you are not involved, you will be required to be in the downstairs foyer from 9:40 onwards. And yes, you are required to wear uniform.
Labour Weekend Camp October 25, 26, 27
This year we are getting the boys to organise this camp! What a great idea! It will be held on Labour Weekend, at Camp Wainui. The rest is up to the boys! Notices and permission forms to follow!
New Building November 3
The time has finally arrived. We must be moved out of the old building on Manuka Ave by November 7. Unfortunately, we can’t move into the new building until November 1. This leaves us one Monday night to do this. As a “Right of Passage” ceremony of sorts, we will be holding a bench run, going from the old building to the new building on November 3.
End of Year Prizegiving Date & Location to be Confirmed
This is coming up in December. Notices to follow.
And with that, I’m out of room on the page! On behalf of the leaders at 10th
Al Ingham, LIC Company Section.
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Hi guys
Has anyone by any chance kept Term’s 2 and 3 Newsletters for 2008?
Some time during term 2, my laptop went into duress and came out the other side with a semi wiped hard drive, losing most of the BB stuff. It would be good for archival purposes to have them on this website. If anyone still has them, could you please contact me and I’ll let you know when to bring them along on Monday night.
Thanks!
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Here it is guys!
The gallery is up! Snow Weekend 08 Gallery
And for your interest’s sake, I’ve uploaded a video everyone wanted to see! I think you all know what it is!
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We have decided to shift the website from Silverstripe CMS to Wordpress. This shift will hopefully allow for a more free flowing site which is much easier to update and maintain.
We are looking for a theme that will match with our company, so if you’re keen then you can either begin searching the net for a theme we might be able to adapt, or get creating one of your own!
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The leadership team feel that the second term was a huge success regarding the use of badge options for the boys. This has led us to providing the poys with a choice of what badges they wish to do for this upcoming term. The badges we ran in the second term were Photography, Drumming and Target Badge, all of which were well participated and good outcomes achieved from.
As many of you may know or have found out, the church was struck by lightening a couple of weeks before the end of term and this has led many different challenges regarding the space and use of the church by different ministries. We thank you for your patience and adaptability in this uncertain time.
During this time, (although totally unrelated) the Church voted on a move to a new premises and that has gone through with a 91% in favour of the move. The new building is the old Hoyts building in Lower Hutt. This will affect Boy’s Brigade greatly as we have to adapt and change how we run things, especially in regard to security and arriving and departing from the building. Currently we are a part of the ministries meeting team who are devising plans for the architect to adhere to in designing the new layout of the building. It is an exciting time and we ask that you continue to pray for God to bless those involved with the church and the bulding development. This will most certainly affect us and possible change how we do things, but we are looking forward to the new challenges and the new possibilities that this move presents.
It is uncertain yet when the move to the new building is going to happen. With the unstable nature of the current building, people are keen to more sooner rather than later, but as we still need a large hall to operate in, we have asked to stay at the current location until a large robust space is established at the new location.
This term we are looking to hold our first Ski Weekend for a while. Fund-rasiting for this event is currently in the process of being organised and time and dates will be confirmed in the next few weeks as we sort out accomodation arrangements. If you would like to know more, Stu Ingham is the person to talk to.
Church parade is currently being planned and we hope that you are able to attend this event. It is a good chance to show the church what happens at Boy’s Brigade and can show them that other things the church supports has an impact on people outside of a Sunday morning. The date for this event is in October (date to be confirmed) and we would expect that every boy would attend Church parade as part of being a member of Boy’s Brigade. It is one Sunday morning out of the whole year, and we don’t think that it is too much to ask, to help showcase a young and vibrant ministry in the church.
And with that, I bring to a close Term 2, 2008 and wlcome everyone into the second half of the year. If it’s anything like the first half, we’re in for an awesome time!
On behalf of the 10th Wellington Company Section,
Al Ingham
LIC Company Section
10th Wellington Boy’s Brigade.
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The first term has flown by and kicked the year off to a great start with a whole bunch of activities that warranted photos to be placed on the website. There was the Tree Hugging, the Irish Olympics and the Photo Rally.
The second term awaits us, and with that comes what Boy’s Brigade is all about… The badges.
This year we are moving into a new system that has been put in place by Boy’s Brigade New Zealand. It is an exciting change in organization, but it probably won’t look much different to how we run things or that activities we offer.
We are going to trial something we used to do in the past, and that is to offer the guys options for what they do for the term. Whilst there will be limits as to class sizes, there will be a certain amount of flexibility to try and incorporate everyones wants and desires.
We are also planning to have a Queen’s Birthday Weekend Camp, which will run from Saturday 31 May to Monday 2 June. This fits into the middle of our term, and so would encourage every boy to attend this camp. More details will be announced as they are finalised. The registration forms and permission slips are out now, so if you don’t have one ask your son where it is!!!
Speaking of registration forms, it is that time of year where I have to start prompting people to get their fees in for this year. The cutt off date is 12 May, 2008, which is second week back this term. If you could please get this in on time it will assist us in paying registration fees to Boy’s Brigade New Zealand for this year. Thank you to thos ehwo have got those in to me early, it has cetainly helped with the organising of things.
I will also be sending out Registration forms for 10th Wellington Boy’s Brigade which will cover the basic necessities of running any Company (Permission to run activities, Website photo clearance, Address and Phone number confirmations etc…)
And with that, I think that is all I have to say. I know I’m personally looking forward to this term, because I think that what we have planned and the way we are doing it is something that will be fun and exciting for all.
On behalf of the 10th Wellington Company Section,
Al Ingham
LIC Company Section
10th Wellington Boy’s Brigade.
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2008 is here, brand new, and hopefully a full and exciting year awaits us.
Our first week back this year is for Monday 11th February, meeting at Lower Hutt Baptist Church at the normal time of 7pm. Our first term will be very heavily based on outdoor activities as usual to make the most use of the summer sunlight hours. The programme itself is now online!
To get it out of the way, subs for this year are $70.00. We would expect these to be paid before 14th April, which is the last day of Term 1.
If there are any issues regarding payment or you wish to pay in installments, we encourage you to talk to Gary Kenny who is taking care of our accounts again this year.
There is a slight change of leadership. Gary Kenny who has helped us out over the years is taking a step back from everyday runnings of BB and is taking a background role in our company. Rob Stewart who has been a boy and leader with us is moving on from us and placing his efforts into other ministry areas.
We are looking for two leaders who are willing to commit to Monday nights for Company Section (11-19yr), and 2 leaders to help out on Thursday night for Team Section (8-10yr). If you are interested please let us know!
We are also looking to have more camps this year. It was evident last year that most if not all of the boys are keen for camps and so we have a couple planned during the year.
As always the website is becoming a more integral part for me to pass on information to you. The address is the same: http://www.10thwellington.bb.org.nz. Please regularly check it for updates in the Programme Section and in the Events section. News will also be posted when required and so its a good idea to keep your eyes on those pages.
So with 2007 behind us, and a new year and a new look ahead of us, 2008 will be a year of development, a year of growth and a year which will hopefully be remembered for many to come.
Al Ingham
LIC, Company Section
10th Wellington Boy’s Brigade
10thwellington@gmail.com | www.10thwellington.bb.org.nz
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Is it Term 4 already!?
It feels like only yesterday that I was sitting here writing out the Newsletter for Term 3. And what a Term it was. With badges being completed from Term 2, and new ones starting up (some of which took a while to do so…). Half way through the Term we had a successful trip to H2o Extreme.
At the end of the Term we participated in a Battalion event not to be missed! Cardboard wars. We had 11-12 boys turn up, which was more than the other two companies combined! We built, we fought and some of us conquered! I just want to extend my own personal thanks to those boys and families who made an effort to turn up for this event. Hopefully this will mean further participation in the future at various other events that the Battalion decide to run.
This term we look forward to having the return of Alan Dopson, who was unable to be with us last term due to study commitments. Tim Clark has requested to have this term off to spend time with his family, and we will miss his input into the proceedings at 10th Wellington this term.
The leaders have come up with a fun, outdoor based activity filled term including activities such as Guy Fawkes night, Squad Challenges and a Rambo Night, along with swift returns of the Beach Day Out at Petone Wharf and the ever present Games in the Park.
Labour Weekend Camp is not opperating in its usual capacity this term. Instead, we have opted for various activities around the Hutt Valley. See website for details.
Church Parade is also happening this Term, 25th of November. Please free up this date from other commitments to be there. The last couple of years have been an outstanding turn out, so lets keep up the passion and support us as we give the church an idea of what BB is all about.
End of Year prizegiving will be happening, but details of this have yet to be decided. We will keep you posted
Al Ingham
LIC, Company Section
10th Wellington Boy’s Brigade
10thwellington@gmail.com | www.10thwellington.bb.org.nz
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