Celebrating Lockdown Successes

Wednesday 21st July 2021

The show went on! Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, Music and Creative competitions continued virtually and were enjoyed by many of our children and young people in Northern Ireland. We congratulate our winners, everyone who took part and thank parents and carers for assisting with filming, photographing and uploading entries.

Anchors:

Winner                           Theo Blacklock, 1st Lisburn;
Runner Up                     Oscar McColgan, 6th Londonderry;
3rd Place                        Michael Bullen, 16th Newtownabbey

Juniors:

Winner                             Matthew Wilson, 6th Newtownards;
Runner Up.                      Patrick Hart,  1st Hillsborough;
3rd Place                         Lucas Yin, 2nd Antrim;
Highly Commended       Harry Llyod, 2nd Comber

Company:

Winner                              Christopher Anderson, 3rd Newtownards;
Runner Up                        Lewis Doherty, 1st Ballykelly; 
3rd Place                          Jan Faulkner, 1st Donaghcloney;
Highly Commended       Jonathan Allen, 2nd Lisburn;
                                           Daniel Cruikshank, 2nd Ballymena;
                                           Jason Hamilton, 1st Comber

Anchors Colouring Competition

P1 Winner   Thomas Martin, 1st Legacurry
P2 Winner   Josh Kee, 1st Faughanvale
P3 Winner   Joshua Henderson, 3rd Kilkeel
P4 Winner.  Edward Cunningham, 2nd Annalong

Juniors Creative Competition

Winner                            William McKinney, 9th Route
Runner Up                      Cameron Beck, 6th Londonderry
3rd Place                         Gavin Smith, 43rd Belfast
Highly Commended.     Ethan Thompson, 43rd Belfast;
                                         Jack Bolton, 9th Route;
                                         Daniel Jardine, 1st Moy

Samuel Murray from 33rd Belfast ran two miles each day during May to raise money for Mencap, as his young cousin Isabella benefits from their services. Setting an original target of £250, he managed to raise more than £1,000.

It’s Your Time

In a commitment to Advancing Christ’s Kingdom by reaching children and young people with the good news of Jesus Christ, Northern Ireland District has undertaken a review of staffing and governance. With Companies facing unprecedented challenges, there was a drive to adopt creative and innovative ways to continue The Boys’ Brigade’s mission in Northern Ireland. The staff team has been re-focussed on active engagement with Companies in an accessible, accountable and relevant way. Paul McCarroll from Belfast Battalion has joined the NIHQ staff team two days per week to work with the existing staff team on engagement with BB Companies.

In conjunction with this, the District’s governance structure was examined, to create new opportunities for new volunteers to get involved.

Recognising that BB is volunteer-led and relies on the talents and commitment of volunteer leaders the review was designed to present a new challenge and opportunity for leaders throughout Northern Ireland to become more involved at District level. The NI District President, David Blevins says:

‘If you have a passion to see Boys’ Brigade in Northern Ireland reach a new generation for Jesus, this is your opportunity. We would love to chat with you and together we can find the right role for you. Please contact the staff team at NIHQ to find out more about our plans and join us on this journey and be the change you long for.’

Contact: 028 9268 8444 nihq@boys-brigade.org.uk