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Boy’s Brigade Section Focus - Anchor Boys
All our sections have now started and another
full programme for them all is already in place.
Our Section focus in this issue is the Anchor
Boys. Our Anchor boys are from p1 (min age 5)
to P3. Boys can do a maximum of 3 years before
moving into the Junior Section in Primary 4.
Every night our Anchor Boys have a varied
programme and have lots of fun making things,
crafts, music, games, sports, stories, going on
visits, making friends, and working towards their
badges – highlights of the night being everyone’s
favourite dodge ball!
The badgework is done as part of a balanced
programme that is separated into 5 different
zones :- Body- fit for fun; Mind - think and do,
Spirit - God and me; Community - me and my
world; and Creativity - make and do
Each year our Anchor Boys join boys from East
Ayrshire Battalion for various events to let the
boys have fun activities and also meeting boys
from other Companies. We have a park visit,
dressing up theme day, soft play/colouring and
also a visit from an Entertainer.
As well as our weekly programme our Anchor
Boys also attend the local Stewarton Drama
Group Pantomime and also a joint trip with
the Junior Section – this session we are going to
Blairdummond Safari Park.
As well as Stewarton we attract boys from
Dunlop, Fenwick, Lugton and Kilmaurs. We
welcome recruits all year round and boys are
more than welcome to join at any time over the
session. We hold stocks of uniform which consist
of a blue polo shirt and red sweatshirt. We
encourage new boys to wear their school uniform
when joining just for a couple of weeks to make
sure they will enjoy it.
At the end of last session Janet Marshall retired.
Janet became an officer after both her sons came
through the Brigade and she then served for
12 years. We would like to thank Janet for her
service and input over the years and I am sure
she will still turn up to help now and again when
required.
Please come along and try it, and if your son
would like to join, the staff are there from
5:30pm where they can meet and talk to parents
before the section starts to arrive before 6pm.
Contact W. Campbell on 07932-540097 or
[email protected] for any further
information on Anchor Boys or any other
section.
We also have a Facebook page – just search for
1st Stewarton Boys Brigade and follow what the
Company have been up to and what programme
we have planned for the session.