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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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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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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Term 2 was a great term full of productivity. We felt that the classes ran well and that the boy’s got a lot out of them. With fun in Film, and the majority of a hoverboard underway, there is so much we achieved!
And if Term 2 is anything to go by, Term 3 is going to be just as much, if not more productive. We have a Drill class, which will be fun despite the rumours, as well as Drama, Citizenship and the ever present P.T! Continuing from Term 2 will be hoverboard for a couple of weeks and the Expedition badge, which will lead onto a trap towards the end of the term.
Over the school holidays we had a member of our company attend the National Leadership Development Course. Alistair Stewart attended Stage II which included a 3 day Solo in the outdoors. We look forward to hearing of his experiences and insights into life this comming term.
Gary Kenny who was not with us in Term 2 has returned, full of enthusiasm and passion for the company. We allowed Gary to take time off to figure out his futures with the commitments he has made with both Boy’s Brigade and with his church, and are pleased that he has decided to continue on with 10th Wellington.
Church Parade is currently in discussions. We have planned for this with the Drama class which will hopefully be able to be presented at the church parade, as well as the Film that has been worked on last term.
No set date has been established as of yet, but we are in discussions with the church and will let you all know when it is as soon as possible so we can put it in our diaries.
Term 3 is here. Lets make it a good one, full of sunshine and good times through these winter months!
Al Ingham
LIC, Company Section
10th Wellington Boy’s Brigade
10thwellington@gmail.com | www.10thwellington.bb.org.nz
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It was not so long ago I remember sitting down to write Term 1’s newsletter!
Term 1 was packed full of outdoor events, making the most use of the daylight we have on offer this year. With the proposed changes in daylight saving hours it looks like we will prosper with outdoor activity next year!
As we look ahead to Term 2 we can see badges looming on the horizon. Squads have been put together and our first week back will be Squad based activities which will hopefully unify and build the teamwork within each Squad. By the end of the term, we should all be ready for a good Squad Night.
We have a range of badge work for everyone this term. We have managed to acquire the skills and expertise of John Groves, an ex-10th Wellington leader who has offered to help out with a film class. Hopefully with his guidance we might actually get something finished!
We also have plans to design and construct our own hoverboard - for what use yet is unknown, but it will be fun all the same! If anyone has any old but working vacuum cleaners, or can get some for us with minimal cost, please get in contact with us!!!
There is also going to be a cooking class now that the kitchen has a working oven! I’m sure the items of choice will be delicious and will treat our taste buds at the end of each night!
For the keen group of second years we have an expedition badge which will probably flow into term 3 run by our keen tramper Rob Stewart.
ANZAC Day is on the first Wednesday back, 25th April. We have been asked to place a wreath, which we happily accepted. It was an awesome event last year despite the rain, so please make an effort to turn up and show your support as we remember them. 9:30am at the front of Hutt Central Library, by the Cenotaph.
So, without further ado, I bring you Term 2, 2007!
Al Ingham
LIC, Company Section
10th Wellington Boy’s Brigade
10thwellington@gmail.com
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2007 is here! And with it comes a new year for Boy’s Brigade.
The end of year prizegiving 2006 saw a change of plan, but an equally fun time had by all, with the focus on the Spit Roast shared dinner which was enjoyed by all.
Our first week back this year is for Monday 12th 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.
This year, we are having to put our subs up dramatically. This is because Boy’s Brigade New Zealand has put the registration fee for boys up to $45.00. There will also be the usual amount going towards 10th Wellington for the every week runnings of this company so that we can enjoy extra activities and resources. This means that our subs for this year have gone up to $70.00. We feel this is reasonable as it is for the entire year, and other activities such as sports teams and music lessons charge as much, if not more.
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.
We are also looking at introducing a new uniform for 10th Wellington. We hope for it to be a lot smarter then the polo shirts, yet comfortable for the boys in both summer and winter. We are currently in the process of sourcing providers for the shirts and will be keeping you informed of this as we come to a decision for the final uniform.
We have also been working on a new website, which went live in mid January. Much of the information and layout is the same, but with a different look and a different system looking after it. This will allow for the opportunities for boys to manage the site in the future.
So we look forward to seeing you all again for the start of 2007 with a great many fun activties planned in anticipation for the enthusiasm and commitment of 2006 to continue.
Al Ingham
LIC, Company Section
10th Wellington Boy’s Brigade
10thwellington@gmail.com
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Firstly can I say a big THANK YOU to all families who showed their faces at this years church parade. The huge turn out was a special treat for the church and hopefully made them realise what a vital ministry Boy’s Brigade is! We also welcome into our family Kevin Wharfe, who although had been filling the shoes of Company Chaplin for most of the year, has now been officially instated by the church. We also look forward to see the development of our three new NCO’s, Lance Corporal Alistair Stewart, Lance Corporal Robert Baker and Corporal Robert Stewart.
As the world turns around and the sun stays in the sky longer, Term 4 is a great opportunity for us to get outside and run around. This term we have a huge range of activities staged around Lower Hutt, from Games in the Park, to a trek up Te Whiti fire break and a Father & Son night filled with competition.
Early on in the term, all focus turns towards the annual Labour Weekend Camp! It runs from Saturday 21 through to Monday 23 of October at Camp Wainui. We would encourage every boy to attend this excellent event. We will be doing a range of out door activities and get to experience camping conditions as well as a great opportunity to chill out and relax together. A notice outlining the camp will be sent out.
Our end of year prizegiving will be held on the 9th of December at Camp Wainui. There will be our new and firing spit roast to stand in awe at and sports on the field to have a last hit out for the year. We invite all families to attend, young and old and celebrate another successful year in the life of 10th Wellington Boy’s Brigade.
Al Ingham
LIC, Company Section
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Term 2 has been a quiet one. While the winter months have settled in, the extra activities outside of BB have somewhat dried up.
However, we did manage to get out for a Junior Tramp, which was well enjoyed by all. From a flooded river, to the crossings, and the fun of spotlight and possum hunting, there were many memories I’m sure will be around for a while.
Over the holidays we had 2 boys attend the National Leadership Development Course (NLDC), both at Stage 1 and Stage 2 levels. From what I’ve heard so far it was an excellent time, and we look forward with anticipation at hearing the stories of the experience and seeing the fruits of the course in action at our own Comapny!
Term 3 begins, and we are looking at more badge work, with variations of Camping, Bone Carving, and making a Spit Roast.
Later on in the term will be our first Church Parade for the year, in which all boys are expected to be there, regardless of what church you would otherwise attend. The boys will be working towards that, with short dramas and playing in the worship team for that morning.
For those with outstanding registration fees, please get those in. They are now well past due, and our second payment to BBNZ is coming up soon.
Term 2 was a great term. With the level of enthusasim I have for the classes I am taking and I’m sure the other leaders have aswell; it should make for an even better term in Term 3.
Al Ingham
LIC, Company Section
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Term 1 has been and gone, somewhat too quickly for some of us. A brief recap on some of the activites we got up to, starting with the first capture the flag, and IHC collection. A picnic out at Days Bay and then a Bike Ride as well. Following that was one of the best water fights, confidence courses and kareoke quiz nights. We will have a lot to live up to in years to come!
We have decided to keep the subs for this year the same as last year, at $55.00 for the whole year. BBNZ requires $35.00 per boy, and the first installment of this has already been ordered. The other $20.00 will go towards general funds of 10th Wellington Boys Brigade, for things like tramps, camps, and costs for resources. We are also going to re-introduce a lower fee for those boys who have brothers in the company. Subs for brothers will be only $45.00. (For instance if you have 2 or more sons in the company, one will pay $55.00 the others will only have to pay $45.00).
The registration form attached needs to be returned as soon as possible so that we can get phone lists out and pay our first installment to BBNZ. Please enclose your subs with the registration form when you return it.
This term we are straight into classes, with woodworking, and film and lots of PT on the cards. We have a junior tramp on the first Saturday of the term, Saturday 6th of May and we have a couple of extra nights planned to have a break from badge work.
Looking forward to a great term ahead, and expect nothing less after the great term which has just been.
On behalf of all the officers at 10th,
Al Ingham
LIC, Company Section
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