15th Wigan Boys’ Brigade & 15th Wigan Girls Association
Promoting the Youth & Community of Abram Since 1944
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Letter for week beginning 12/07/2010
Dear Members, Parents, officers, Sponsors & friends of the Company, At the end of November each year the 15th Wigan BB & GA holds an annual award evening to celebrate the achievements of our boys and girls. We have 27 sponsored shields & trophies kindly donated by the community of Abram. Also our members receive medals and badges for the work which they have put in all year around. We have two trophies available for sponsorship these are for The Bandsman of year company Section and The Playstation Champion of the year Anchor Section If you are interested in sponsoring a trophy for the company or need any more information please contact me on 07596597896. If you are interested I can drop off a catalogue with a good choice of trophies. The cost of the trophy depends on how much you want to pay. The naming and design is up to you. There are over 20 places available for winners to be engraved. So the sponsorship can last over 20 years for a one off cost. Also engraving of the yearly winners is paid for by the company. Please visit www.15thwiganbb.co.uk award evening tab, to see all our current sponsors and additional information about our annual award evenings.
I remain
yours sincerely Steven Hyde Captain Letter for week beginning 12/07/2010
Dear Parents/Guardians & Members,
On Monday 19th July 15th Wigan BB & GA band practice starts at Abram church from 7pm till 8pm. Practice will be every Monday at the same venue and time over the summer holidays. We shall provide soft drinks and biscuits at each practice session. Band Members: Steven Hyde, Andrew Spencer, Joe Castile, Stuart Broad, Dave Haskyne, Adam Winstanley, Daniel Hyde, Ryan McKenzie, Rachael Spencer, Megan Organ, Caprice Braid, Callum Hyde, Sally McKenzie & Liam Bilski I remain yours sincerely
Captain Letter for week beginning 31/05/2010
Dear Parents & Members, On Monday & Tuesday 7th & 8th June we are having our last BB & GA of the summer term. Our Junior & Company section are having a non uniform sports evening and we are also having a playstation competition. The winner will receive a sponsored shield at our annual award evening in November. Normal BB & GA times apply, starting at 6:30pm and finishing at 8pm. Our Anchor section are having a non uniform sports evening. Because our Junior & Company section are away on camp this year and will get the chance to win some medals for sports. We are also giving our Anchors the chance to win some medals for sports on Tuesday. All winners will receive their medals at our annual award evening in November. Normal BB & GA times apply, starting at 6:30pm and finishing at 7.45pm. I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of all officers to wish all our members a pleasant summer holiday and we look forward to seeing everyone again in September. The Company starts back after the Summer holidays on Monday & Tuesday 6th & 7th September 2010. I remain yours sincerely
Captain
Letter for week beginning 23/05/2010
Dear Officers, Members & Parents, There will be no BB & GA on Monday & Tuesday 31st May & 1st June. This is due to the half term school holidays. We start back on Monday & Tuesday 7th & 8th June. I remain yours sincerely
Captain
Letter for week beginning 23/05/2010
Dear Parents & Members, This year’s camp for both our Junior and Company Section will be at Rock & River Outdoor Pursuits, Cliffs Farm Activity Centre,Wood Lane, Mawdesley, Lancashire. L40 2RL The date for the camp: Friday, Saturday & Sunday-3rd, 4th & 5th September 2010 We shall be leaving Abram School, Simpkin Street, at 5.30pm on the Friday and returning on Sunday around midday. As in previous years we are giving our members four options for camp. This will give a greater choice in what they want to do and also help in keeping the cost of the camp down. Option 1, 2 nights accommodation, food, transport and BB activities £25 Option 2, 2 nights accommodation, food, transport, BB activities and Rifle Shooting £31 Option 3, 2 nights accommodation, food, transport, BB activities and Indoor Climbing £31 Option 4, 2 nights accommodation, food, transport, BB activities, Indoor climbing and Rifle Shooting £37 The accommodation is a converted farm building offering sleeping accommodation for up to 36 people. The bunkhouse is fully fitted and furnished and comprises of two large dormitories, two double rooms, large dining area, well equipped kitchen, showers toilets and stores. Rock and River is licensed with the Adventure Activities Licensing Authority and all instructors hold relevant National Governing Body Qualifications. The instructing staff are also subject to an in-house training programme to ensure they have the right blend of technical expertise and customer care. The Rifle shooting and Indoor climbing is for a one hour period per session and is fully supervised by trained instructors from Rock & River. Also BB officers are present whilst the Rock & River activities take place. The BB activities are individual and team events for the members, they can win medals which will be presented to them at our annual award evening, Tuesday 30th November. Closing date for camp is Monday 7th June. If you require anymore information regarding the camp, please don’t hesitate to contact me either by email steven_hydest@sky.com or by mobile 07596597896
I remain yours sincerely
Captain Please Note: Closing date is Monday 7th June 2010.
Letter for week beginning 13/05/2010
Hello, Just a reminder that this Friday is our community bingo evening at Spring View cricket club. We have made a change to the number of games we are playing. We are now playing six games with minimum of £15 per game, £5 per line and £10 per house. The more people attending the evening will make the prize money increase. Dear parents, members, sponsors & friends of the company. On Friday 14th May at Spring View Cricket Club we are holding a community bingo evening. This event starts at 7.30pm and is open for anybody to attend. The cost is £1 per person which also includes a book of bingo cards. Additional books can be purchased at £1 per book. We will be having six games of bingo playing for a line and full house in all six games. Prizes are all cash and are £5 for a line and £10 for a house. After the bingo we will be having a disco for the children. We will also be providing free crisps and biscuits for all children attending. The bar will be open for Adults with very reasonably priced drinks. The purpose of these evenings is to get members of the community together to have a fun evening at a very reasonable cost. The Company would like to express its gratitude to Spring View Cricket Club for their generosity and support.
I remain yours sincerely
Captain
Letter for week beginning 13/05/2010
Dear Parents/Guardians & Members, On Monday 17th May there will be no Boys’ Brigade & Girls Association at Abram School as we are having our Junior Section & Company Section Ten Pin Bowling Competition at AMF Bowling, Wallgate, Wigan, WN3 4EA. The cost is £3.95 per member and this is for one game of bowls plus shoe hire and free soft drinks. This is a non uniform evening. Could our Junior & Company section members be dropped off at 6.20pm ready for the game to start at 6.30pm. All members will be ready to be picked up by parents/guardians at 7.30pm. The winning Junior section member of the night will receive The Abram Stedfast Shield. The winning Company section member of the night will receive The Abram Village News Shield. Both shields will be presented at our award evening in November 2010 I remain yours sincerely
Captain
Letter for week beginning 25/04/2010
Dear Officers, Members & Parents, There will be no BB & GA on Monday 3rd May 2010. This is due to the bank holiday. Our Junior & Company section starts back on Monday 10th May 2010. I remain
yours sincerely Steven Hyde Captain
Letter for week beginning 25/04/2010
Dear parents, members, sponsors & friends of the company. On Friday 14th May at Spring View Cricket Club we are holding a community bingo evening. This event starts at 7.30pm and is open for anybody to attend. The cost is £1 per person which also includes a book of bingo cards. Additional books can be purchased at £1 per book. We will be having six games of bingo playing for a line and full house in all six games. Prizes are all cash and are £5 for a line and £10 for a house. After the bingo we will be having a disco for the children. We will also be providing free crisps and biscuits for all children attending. The bar will be open for Adults with very reasonably priced drinks. The purpose of these evenings is to get members of the community together to have a fun evening at a very reasonable cost. The Company would like to express its gratitude to Spring View Cricket Club for their generosity and support.
I remain yours sincerely
Captain
Letter for week beginning 17/04/2010
Dear Parents, Members, Officers, Sponsors & Friends of the company. Tomorrow we will be doing our sponsored walk in the Lake District. On our return around 3.30pm we shall be going to the Dover Lock Public house. This gives an opportunity for family, friends and supporters of the company to welcome us home and for us to take some publicity photos. Everybody is welcome to join us. Thank you to all the people who have sponsored us. If you would like to sponsor us you can down load a sponsor form on our web site. www.15thwiganbb.co.uk fundraising, sponsored walk 2010. Or see any of our walkers a list is again on our site just follow the link above.
I remain yours sincerely
Captain
Letter for week beginning 12/04/2010
Dear Members & Parents, On Friday 14th May the 15th Wigan BB & GA are having a community bingo evening at Springview cricket club. The cost is £1 per person which includes bingo tickets. We shall also be providing free crisps and biscuits for all children. The bar will be open for the adults with very reasonably priced drinks. All games of bingo will be cash prizes for both lines and full houses. We have purchased software that makes it possible to display the numbers through our projector onto a wall. We shall be calling the numbers and displaying them at the same time. This community evening is open to everybody and it’s the Company’s aim to provide evenings were people and their families can have a good night out at a very reasonable price. More details on this evening to follow. The 15th Wigan BB & GA would like to express its gratitude to Springview cricket club for their continued support for this company.
I remain yours sincerely Steven Hyde Captain
Letter for week beginning 30/03/2010
Dear Officers, Members & Parents,
There will be no BB & GA on the following dates:- Monday & Tuesday 29th & 30th March-Half Term Holiday Monday & Tuesday 5th & 6th April-Half Term Holiday Monday & Tuesday 12th & 13th April -Half Term Holiday
Our Junior & Company section start back on Monday 19th April & our Anchor section Tuesday 20th April.
I remain yours sincerely
Captain
Letter for week beginning 08/03/2010
Dear Parents & Members, On Sunday 18th April officers of 15th Wigan BB & GA are doing our main fundraising event of the year with all monies made going to the award evening 2010. This year we are doing a sponsored walk in the Lake District and we are giving parents who like a challenge the opportunity to join us. We shall be leaving by coach from Abram School, Simpkin Street at 6.30am. Arriving in Grasmere around 8am and parking in the coach bay in the village car park. The walk we shall be doing is the Silver How 1,292ft and Loughrigg Fell 1,101ft which are called ' The Wainwrights ' No 7 and 8 in the Central Fells. On the walk we do a circular of the lovely Grasmere and Rydal area, taking in some beautiful views from the surrounding hills and high mountains of the Lake District such as Helvellyn and Blencathra if the weather is kind!. The walk starts with an ascent immediately up Silver How, we may see The Lansdale Valley and Pikes, we then make our way down the opposite side, following a wide ridge down to the valley base and take a steep stepped ascent up Loughrigg Fell. Returning via the Coffin Trail on the East side of the lakes, we should have visited all 3 of Wordsworth residences, inspiring the poets amongst us no doubt. We will stop half way around the walk for refreshments at the Badger Inn, at the top of Rydal. The total distance is 8.9miles with a total height ascended of 1950 feet. This will take us around 5 ½ hours. Please note you must be over 18 years of age and of good fitness to take part in this event. If you are interested in taking part in the walk can you please contact me. We are putting on a coach and we only have a limited number of places available which will be allocated on a first come first served basis. We kindly ask that all walkers get individual sponsorship and must sign a disclaimer against the company and also make a contribution towards the cost of the coach. The cost of the coach will depend on the amount of people using the coach. The company would like to express its gratitude to Mr Justin Fellows who is a very experienced walker. Justin will be supporting the company as guide on the walk. Neither the 15th Wigan Boys’ Brigade & 15th Wigan Girls Association, Justin Fellows nor Steven Hyde (captain) accept no liability for any injury, damage or loss resulting from the sponsored walk on Sunday 18th April 2010.
I remain
yours sincerely Steven Hyde Captain
Letter for week beginning 23/02/2010
Dear Parents and Members, As you are probably aware our company Chaplain Cannon June Steventon is sadly leaving the Parish. The BB & GA have been invited to Canon June’s last service on Sunday 14th March (mothering Sunday) at Abram Church starting at 10:30am. Can all members be at Church in uniform for 10.20am ready for the service to begin. After the service there will be refreshments provided by the church. The BB & GA are providing crisps and assorted cakes. The company are buying a gift for June as a thank you for all that she has done for the 15th Wigan BB & GA. Please support this service. I remain
yours sincerely Steven Hyde
Captain
Letter for week beginning 23/02/2010
Dear Parents and Members, I can now confirm dates for our Junior & Company section camp at Cliffs Farm, Wood Lane, Mawdesley. The dates are Friday 3rd, Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th September 2010. More details to follow. I remain
yours sincerely Steven Hyde Captain Letter for week beginning 14/02/2010
Dear parents & Members, We had our family Valentine disco on Saturday 13th February at Spring View Cricket club. We had a great night with 91 people attending our evening. Thank you to all who came along and for your continued support for this company. All photos of the night are on our web site. Please visit www.15thwiganbb.co.uk Our Gallery tab, 2010 Our next community evening will be a bingo night, more details to follow.
I remain yours sincerely
Captain
Letter for week beginning 08/02/2010
Dear Parents and Members, There will be no Boys’ Brigade & Girls Association on Monday & Tuesday 15th, 16th, 22nd & 23rd February 2010. This is due to the school being on holiday and also parents evening. BB & GA starts back on Monday & Tuesday 1st & 2nd March 2010. Just a reminder that on Saturday 13th February the company are holding a family valentine disco at Spring View cricket club, starting at 7:00pm and this evening is open to our members, parents, family/friends and people of the community. All non members of the BB & GA under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult The admission price is £1 per person and all monies made on the night go towards our award evening 2010. We will also be providing crisps and sweets for all children attending. Drinks are reasonably priced and the bar will be open. We would like to encourage all parents and members to come along and enjoy the evening and to help support the company. I look forward to seeing you on the night.
I remain yours sincerely Steven Hyde Captain
Letter for week beginning 18/01/2010
Dear Parents and Members,
On Saturday 13th February the company are holding a family Valentine Disco at Spring View Cricket Club, starting at 7:00pm and this evening is open to our members, parents, family/friends and people of the community. All non members of the BB & GA under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. The admission price is £1 per person and all monies made on the night go towards our award evening 2010. We will also be providing crisps and sweets for all children attending. Drinks are reasonably priced and the bar will be open. We would like to encourage all parents and members to come along and enjoy the evening and to help support the company. I look forward to seeing you on the night.
I remain yours sincerely
Captain
Letter for week beginning 04/01/2010
Dear Parents and Members, The BB & GA starts back after the Christmas break on Monday & Tuesday 18th & 19th January 2010. Normal times apply: Monday, Junior & Company Section 6:30pm till 8:00pm, Tuesday, Anchor Section, 6:30pm till 7:45pm. We listened to our parents & members regarding going to camp and the costs last year. It was decided that we would only go on camp every other year. This gives parents the opportunity to save for the camps and gives our members more chance to attend. This year is a camp year for our Junior & Company section and more details will follow. On behalf of myself and the officers of the Company we would like to wish you and your family a happy and prosperous new year.
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The site has: Our company history, Details on our sections, Photo gallery, News, fundraising & diary dates, Award evenings, past & present 49 clubs Abram Church Abram businesses Abram Stedfast Association Contact numbers/ useful numbers A guestbook.
It’s a comprehensive site that shows all we do and when we are doing it. We are also going to add every letter we sent out to our parents and members.
Please click on the site and see what you think.
I remain yours sincerely
Captain
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