Lieutenant Piers Calvert 1947 - 2008

With great sadness, I have to anncounce the death of Lieutenant Piers Calvert on 13th July 2008. He was 61. Hewas a gifted man who served both the Church and 1st Market Weighton Boys' Brigade for many years. He used his skills and natural talent to bring many young people to a knowledge of God. He was a musical man and loved to sing and play his guitar whenever the occasion allowed. He fought his battle with cancer bravely and has been an inspiration to many. He will be greatly missed by his wife Madge, his children and grandchildren and all those who were lucky enough to have known him.

Thank You

On behalf of my family, I wish to thank all of those people who have sent messages of sympathy to my family and I. Every one has been read and has meant so much. They have helped us all to get through a very difficult time.

His funeral was simply remarkable and a testament to what a great man he was.

Thank you for all the love and prayers. They have meant the world to us.

Tom

Captain Tony Clayton 1951 - 2008

It is with the deepest regret that I announce the death of our Company Captain - Tony "Mr. C" Clayton. He was 57. He served for 22 years as Captain and transformed the lives of hundreds of young people.

He loved the BB with a passion and committment that never faultered.

He now rests with our Great Captain.

Queen's Badge Presentation

Tom Hornsey was officially made a Queensman on 2nd July 2008 after receiving his Queen's Badge from the Deputy Lord-Lieutenent of the North Riding. The presestations took place in the beautiful surroundings of the Merchant Adventurers' Hall in York. Pictures are available in the Gallery.

London Guildhall Review

Well done to Tom Hornsey, our 6th Queensman who was part of the BB's national 125th anniversary celebrations in London. On 28th June 2008, he was on parade at the Guildhall, home of the City of London authority and met up with many special guests, including Sir Michael Craig-Cooper -Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Greater London and Sir Kenneth Calman - BB President. Pictures are available in the Gallery.

Chuffing Trains

Our Seniors have recently returned from Firm Foundations 2008 at BBHQ, Hemel Hempstead.

In a weekend of fantastic music and leaky tents, we joined with hundreds of others and had an amazing time.

On the weekend of Hull City reaching the Premier League (Scarborough will be joining them soon) we took part in many activities such as rodeo surfing, archery and celebrating Giant Bradley Day in a very wet and leaky tent.

Tom had a good rant about trains, the other Tom had a good rant about having to both wake up AND get up (and about being goded) and Becki pulled up the guide ropes on the boys tent after they played just a small joke at 2am.

As always the FF games provided much entertainment. Rummy with our friends from Scarborough and Huddersfield, Tom's game that is definately not called Blackjack and some game that Becki did but no-one really listened to..."Have I won yet?"

Lots of networking was done with many big names including the Big E, the Big C on his wall and even the Big S.

Many Thanks also to World Vision who provided us with two fantastic T-Shirts.

Well done to the speakers at FF this year who played HopGear, ate baby food, blowed smoothie at each other with a hose pipe and also provided us with some inspirational messages.

Thanks also to the band Blush for helping baby Tom make it through the night and to the immense Sounds of Salvation - the highlight of the festival.

Once again the food and drink was 'right up there'. Many a pitcher of cocktail and a full works hot chocolate was shared as well as some hash browns of true quality.

We left knowing that Amos 5 is a truly relevant read for some people in the church today, that asking Becki to be quiet is a dangerous thing and that a small change can make a big difference.

Here's to FF2009 - Priceless and the new FF in the North - 'Northern Saints'

Jubilee Queensman

We send our heartfelt and proud congratulations to Tom Hornsey who has just become the 1st Market Weighton Company's 6th Queensman in our Silver Jubilee Year.

In addition to this, Tom has been selected to be presesented with his Queen's Badge (the highest award in the Boys' Brigade) at the Guildhall in London.