BAG PACKING at Morrissons Saturday December 20th. 2008

Thanks to all of the 60 people who took part in the bag pack from 8.30 am. to 5.00pm. We raised a total of £1975 which is a record for us !!! We are so grateful to all of you!

Thanks too to Sacha, James and Charlie who helped count it all.

For your interest almost £900 came in in £1 coins and £105 in notes !  Happy Christmas

Online scrapbook of your memories of your time in 2nd. Witham

We wish to establish an online acrapbook of your memories of the time you have spent in 2nd. Witham, in readyness of our 40th. birthday celelbrations 2012. So please go to the contact page and e mail us yor thoughts. We will then create a book for it all. Thanks
John Boon

Help with Bumblebee nest building !

Do you have large plastic or card containers, such as coffee and oil containers - no glass please - with lids. We can bury them at Twinstead and make nest sites everywhere. The containers need to be the large ones for the bees to make suitable cone / nest spots. Bring them in any evening please. John Boon Sep 08

Company & Senior’s Fridays

We are always looking for extra help on our Friday sessions, could you spare some time to help?, it would be greatly appreciated. We are particularly looking for someone to operate The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme activities, as we have a mum who has to do the admin work.
If you do think you have some spare time to help please contact me. Thanks John.

Standing Order Payments

Please note that subs have risen this year ! Please ensure you have increased your Standing Order accordingly. We prefer payments over 10 months please, finishing in June of each year.Thanks

Success!

Thank you to a very kind member of Freecycle that Sacha contacted we now have a Fridge for the unit.

Helping out BB Companies in Uganda and Operation Christmas Child autumn 2008

On 12th. April, 6 boxes of boys’ old uniform shirts, trousers, belts, ties, haversacks and lanyards, together with Staff hats, and various quantities of sweatshirts from Anchor Boys and Juniors, were handed over to Cambridgeshire Battalion staff, for onward transfer to Uganda by container ! These are all old uniforms we had left stored in the church loft for some years !

Take a look at the photo in the Gallery, due to be uploaded week commencing April 14th.
We are asking all boys and families in 2nd. Witham, to donate the following if you can, over the next few weeks :

pencils, pencil sharpeners, pens, erasers, rulers, drawing and note books and school white chalk for boards

These will also be sent out to Uganda to the two BB Companies, and the schools the children attend. If each family donate one or two things, that would be enough equipment for all the children in the village !!
We will keep you informed here of progress THANKS John Boon 12th. April 2008

UPDATE September 2008 - thanks to everyone who donated items - these will now be sent to Uganda. During the autumn months in 2008, we will again operate the Chrsitmas Child shoe box appeal. Notes out late September - all boxes need to be in by November 9th.

New Boys’ Brigade UK and 125th. Birthday websites

Please take a look at the new BB UK website - lots of new things - vibrant and lively for all including boys :

http://www.boys-brigade.org.uk/

also because The BB UK celebrates 125 years this coming October - take a look at the website deidcated to it :

http://www.bb125.org.uk

You will be pleasantly surprised by all the information at both sites. We are looking into the new Seniors Challenge Plus with a view to introducing it here at 2nd. Witham

Return to Canoeing coming soon !

Three adult staff in BB - Tracey, Matt and Keith are undertaking canoe instructor training with Bradwell Outdoors Centre over the coming spring and summer months, so that we can return to canoeing on the river at Ulting and at Bradwell using Blue Whisper powerboat as a safety boat. We hope to start canoeing in the spring of 2009 !!!!  When their training is complete we will try to fund raise for buying indian open canoes too !  September 2008

The Jack Petchey Foundation Achievement Awards

From now on all boys and staff can nominate a young person of 11 years and upwards, for an Achievement Award from this Foundation.
Nomination forms are available for you to complete – the young person does not have to done something marvellous or outstanding, or be the cleverest, fastest or even the best looking – but they do need to exceptionally hard working or have done something really positive for other people or 2nd. Witham BB.
As a result 2nd. Witham BB will receive £300 to spend on the work of the Company and the young person is expected to be involved in the way it’s spent. 2nd. Witham will receive £2400 each year, thus enabling 8 young people a year to be voted on !

After six months, we will be able to nominate and vote on a leader too, for which 2nd. Witham will receive another £1000 !!!

PLEASE DO take part in the project as this will recognise achievement in young people, and be financially good for 2nd. Witham BB too.

Thanks John Boon February 2008

UPDATE 25th. April - KRIS WREN is the first recipient in 2nd. Witham - well done Kris - nominated by boys and staff in Juniors - he was awarded his certificate and badge on 5th. March - Kris helps out each week at Juniors and has done for some three years or so. Chris Adkins received the second award on 25th. April at Company & Seniors - Chris helps out at Juniors and does so regularly - voted for his role modelling and example - quiet nature and helpfulness. Thanks to you both !

Updated September 2008 two further awards have been given out and John Boon has been nominated for the Leader Award, which will bring in another £1000 for the Company.