Annual Awards Night – Friday 25 May 2012

We will be holding our Annual Awards Night on Friday 25 May 2012 at 7.30pm. The evening will be held in our church and all sections will be involved.

As well as the presentation of the awards that the boys’ have achieved the Anchor boys, Junior Section and Company Section will all be doing an item. There will also be the usual Drill Down Competition for the Company Section and Seniors. If you don’t now what a Drill Down is, come along and see for yourself as everyone is welcome.

Refreshments will be served at the end of the evening so come and join us and see what what our boys do.

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WE DID IT!!! Walk for Harry – Free Radio walkathon on Sunday 13th May 2012

YES, WE DID IT!

On Sunday 13th May 2012, boys and officers of the 5th walked the 10 mile route from Rookery Park in Erdington around the outer circle bus route and finishing in Kings Heath Park as part of this years Walk for Harry organised by Free radio.

The boys Liam Fearon, Ricardo Blake, Matthew Woodcock, Kadeem Brown, Kairo Saulter, Stuart Kirk, Tyler Carr, Caleb Woodhall, Thomas Harper and Hakeem Baker were joined by Kirsty Dixon, Julie Dixon, Andrew Henson and Rory Green for the 10 miles. Everyone completed the walk on time and were all in high spirits at the end. Kirsty was also interviewed at the finish line by Foxy, the radio presenter from Free radio. The boys were a credit to the 5th.

Not only were we doing the walk for Harry we were also doing it for one of our boys, Jack Forrest Sadler who has recently returned home following receiving treatment in America. Jack had spent time in Birminghams Children’s Hospital before Christmas and we all wanted to do something that would show our support for Jack and his family.

Walk for Harry will help raise funds for two charities close to Harry’s heart. One will support the brain tumour research project being led at Birmingham Children’s Hospital by Harry’s consultant Dr. Andrew Peet.

The other is the refurbishment of Acorns Children’s Hospice in Selly Oak where Harry spent a few days in a special bedroom until his funeral, after sadly passing away. All of the money raised will be split between these two charities.

 

If you would still like to sponsor us please feel free to contact any officer.

If you would like to learn more about Walk for Harry please use the following link: http://www.freeradio.co.uk/walkforharry/

So a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who took part in the walk and a BIGGER THANK YOU to all those who have already sponsored us and to those who will do.

We will update you with the total amount raised once all sponsor money is in.

 

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Jazz Concert – Saturday 19 May 2012

On Saturday 19 May Sandwell Youth Jazz Orchestra performed an excellant concert at Wesley Church to raise funds for our Company.

An evening of varied music from Jazz to Glenn Miller to film scores were enjoyed by many. It was great to see the young people of Sandwell showcase their musical talents.

A big thank you must go to the band who performed wonderfully, to all those who organised the concert and finally to everyone who attended and had such an enjoyable evening.

Over £300 was raised, so again a big thank you to everyone.

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CAMP 2012 – Goblin Combe

We are heading for Goblin Combe in North Somerset for our annual camp from Saturday 21 July to Saturday 28 July 2012.

Goblin Combe is a charity committed to helping everyone realise their potential through experience in the natural environment.

Set in 130 acres of stunning North Somerset countryside the residential Lodge provides the ideal venue for any group whilst their activitiy programme is designed to provide service users with a unique and memorable experience.

We are all looking forward to a new venue and a new area to explore and planning for the most important week of our Brigade year is well in hand.

If you want to read more about the venue for our camp please use the following link: http://www.goblincombe.org.uk/

 

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National 5-a-side football Competition (under 14)

The 5-a-side football team 2012The Company Section entered a team in the National 5-a-side football competition and the first round was played on Saturday 28 January 2012 at the Paula Radcliffe Community Centre, Snaresbrook just outside of Bedford.

We were up against four other teams from various areas including Bedford, Newport Pagnall, Northampton and Kempston.

Our team were Ricardo Blake, Thomas Harper, Stuart Kirk, Hakeem Brown, Jake Sperry, Joshua Gould and Kairo Saulter. A great afternoon of football was played and our boys’ played extremely well. Unfortunately we did not make it through to the second round but hope to build on the boys’ performance when we take part in the Battalion 5-a-side football later in the year.

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Battalion Junior Section Bible Quiz

On Saturday 28 January 2012 the Junior Section entered a team in the Battalion Bible Quiz that was held at Lichfield Methodist Church.

Congratulations must go to the team who were Gillis Robbie, Callum Taylor and Paddy Gallagher who came second out of the five teams who entered.

Well done boys!

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Battalion Cross Country

Junior and Company Section at the Battalion Cross Country

Saturday 26 November 2011 saw the 5th enter the Battalion Cross Country that was held at Burntwood Rugby Club.  Junior Section, Company and Seniors entered the race.  Well done to all boys who entered with a special congratulations to Calum Taylor who won the Junior Section race.

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Battalion Masterteam

CONGRATULATIONS are in order to Stuart Kirk, Hakeem Baker and Jake Sperry who entered the Battalion Masterteam competition on Monday 14 November which was held at Lichfield Methodist Church. The team did extremely well against much older teams and finished strongly in joint third place and they were only two points behind the second place team.

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Junior Section win The Founders Trophy

Congratulations t0 the Junior Section for winning the Battalions Founders Trophy for the 2010/11 session.

The trophy was presented to them at the Battalion Parade on Sunday 2nd October 2011 at Tamworth.

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National Competitions

Company Section have entered the Boys’ Brigades National Competitions for the first time in a number of years. We have entered four competitions namely table tennis, badminton, masterteam and 5-a-side football.

Table tennis was played at home against the 10th Wolverhampton on the 12th November.  Thomas Harper, Stuart Kirk and Liam Fearon  all  played well, with Jake Sperry as a much appreciated reserve.  However, the 10th Wolverhampton were victorious. Congratulations to the 10th and Good Luck in the next round.

Badminton was  played at home against the 17th Nottingham on the 12th November. Jack Forrest Sadler,  Kiaro Saulter, Matthew Woodcock and Kadeem Samuel Brown all played their matches well. The 17th Nottingham won by 5 games to 1. Good luck to the 17th in the next round.

Masterteam was held at Charlemont Methodist Church on the 19th November. The team was made up of Ricardo Blake, Stuart Kirk, Joshua Gould and Caleb Woodhall. Although a young team, they did very well and came in third place. We wish both  the 14th West Bromwich and the 6th/11th West Bromwich good luck in the next round.

5-a-side football (junior) to be played at Bedford by the end of January 2012.

Good luck to all taking part.

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