Boys’ Brigade Special Project Most Popular

Press, Volume CV, Issue 30998, 2 March 1966, Page 14

Boys’ Brigade Special Project Most Popular

The 17th Christchurch company of the Boys’ Brigade announced at the annual meeting of the Canterbury battalion on Monday evening plans for a special educational programme it is to undertake this year. The first project will be to find out what a soldier’s life is like. About 150 boys from several companies are to spend the day at Burnham Military Camp early in April, when they will see how to organise and site a camp, be shown hygiene and medical care, safety with firearms, army cooking, a rescue from a wrecked or burning vehicle, and inspect the medical museum. The company captain, Mrj F. Powell, said this visit had i been arranged for only one i company, but the news spread and now several were interested. Believed First It is believed to be the first project of this nature to be undertaken in New Zealand. General brigade activities will include athletics tests, a swimming carnival, crosscountry, physical training and drill competitions, football tournament and a church parade. Possible additions still to be settled are a bugling and drumming comi petitibn and a table tennis tournament. The battalion is ‘ to hold a summer camp from December 26 to Januarv 2, ' 1967. The Canterbury battalion I has also accepted the invitation of the New Zealand police to assist with crowd control at the public functions iix Christchurch for the coming visit of the Queen Mother. To Recommence The president of the Canterbury battalion, Mr J. L. Bush, announced that the 13th Christchurch Company connected with St. Marks’ Presbyterian Church, Riccarton, would recommence activities after being in recess for three years. The new captain will be

Mr G. Murray and he will be assisted by Lieutenants G. Smail and I. Russell. As boys promoted from the Life Boy team in previous years have attended the 9th Christchurch, the new company will only cater for new recruits and boys promoted this year from the Life Boy team. Boys’ Brigade officers elected for th® coming year were:—patron, the Mayor (Mr G. Manning); president, Mr J. L. Bush; deputy president, Mr J. Bills: honorary vice-presidents, Sir James Hay, Messrs J. Proven. P. Velvin, G. D. Smith; secretary-, Mr D. L. Wilkinson; treasurer, Mr D. G. Bonell; assistant treasurer, Mr M. Macpherson: auditor, Mr F. Shaw; administration comimittee, Messrs G. Frew, W. T. i Collins, J. Bush, W.’ F. I. Bishop, D. Borrell, J. Bills, D. L. Wilkinson, M. Macpherson; training committee, Messrs D. Giblin, D. L. Aitken, D. Seymour, B. Weston, A. Cutting, H. Garlick; competitions committee, Messrs K. Davis, C. Freeman, L. Garlick, R. Penwell; camp committee Messrs B. Hadcroft, P. Beaumont, S. Hay, J. King, W. Pearcy, D. Fenton, M. Davis, J. Freeman; Duke of Edinburgh award officer, Mr G. Frew; battalion bandmaster. Mr H. Garlick; battalion adjutant, Mr D. L. Aitken; New Zealand executive representative, Mr D. L. Wilkinson. Life Boy officers for the year are;—area supervisor. Mr W. R. Johns: assistant area supervisor, Mr W. F. 1. Bishop; secretary, Mr P. G. Bullen; publicity, Mr Bishop; link representatives: North, Mr W. F. Lovell; North-east. Mr R. N. Evans; South-east, Mr M. H. Lumsden; Southwest Mr A J. Garlick; west. Mr T. Waugh.

Events organised on an area basis for the Life Boys are a film evening, figure marching competition, seven-a-side Rugby and six-a-side Soccer competitions, a challenge from the Otago area for the I Stedfast Rugby Shield and a i Quarterdeck service.