2nd Consett Company News
November 29, 2008 - National Masterteam Quiz : Round 1
We travelled to Teeside to take part in our first National
Competition of the year. The quiz was very close all the way through
until the last round. We were delighted to finish in second place,
which was enough to see us into the next round. The final result
was, 4th Carlisle 53 points, 2nd Consett 49.5 points, 17th Teeside
48.5 points, 2nd Scarborough 36.5 points and 4th Hartlepool 36
points. Thanks to 17th Teeside for their usual excellent
hospitality.
November 25, 2008 - Company Section Pool
We played host to the Battalion Company Section Pool. There
were 5 teams from 3 companies taking part. The competition went well
with Lanchester finishing in first place, we were second and Delves
Lane were third.
November 11, 2008 - Company Section Darts
The Battalion competitions have finally started after the
unfortunate postponement of the first two competitions of the year.
We played host to the Battalion Company Section Darts. There were
three companies in the competition with a total of five teams. It
was another good night of competition with Lanchester winning the
competition and Consett finishing second and Delves Lane third.
November 9, 2008 - Enrolment Service
We held our annual enrolment service at Consett Methodist
Church. We had an excellent turnout from the lads and it was a good
night all round. All of the lads and officers were presented with
gifts to commemorate the Boys' Brigade's 125th Anniversary. The
Company Chaplain, Rev Steven Dallin, led the service.
September 8, 2008 - New session begins
We met for the first time after the summer break and it was
nice to welcome some new faces along with the the regulars who
returned. We are looking forward to a full and rewarding year ahead.
July 14, 2008 - Annual Presentation of Awards
We held our annual Presentation of Awards at Consett
Methodist Church. All of the badges that the lads had achieved over
the year presented along with various individual trophies. For a
full list of award winners please see the Roll of Honour in the
history section. The inspecting officer on the night was Rev Terry
Hurst. Rev Hurst has recently been appointed as the Brigade
Chaplain. We welcomed Rev Hurst not only as a Brigade Officer but as
a friend, he was Minister of our Church and chaplain to 2nd Consett
from 1985 until 1996.
June 10, 2008 - Battalion Ceremonial Drill
We hosted the Battalion Ceremonial Drill competition, the
winners of which have the honour of carrying the Battalion Colours
at the Founder's Day Service. Unfortunately we were the only company
competing this year. We did, however, complete the moves laid down
for the competition and were judged by a local ATC officer. We
retain the colours for the coming session.
May 19, 2008 - Battalion Cross Country
Catchgate hosted the annual Battalion Cross Country
competition once again this year. There was a pretty good turn out
for the competition with four companies taking part. We won the
Junior Section event and the Company Section
competition was won by Delves Lane. We also won the overall event. The Full results are as follows :- Junior Section,
1st Consett, 2nd Delves Lane, 3rd Lanchester and 4th Catchgate.
Company Section, 1st Delves Lane, 2nd Consett, 3rd Lanchester and
4th Catchgate.
May 15, 2008 - Battalion Junior Section 7 A-Side
We travelled to St Bede's school for the Junior 7 A-Side
competition. The competition was won by 14th Lanchester with 17th
Delves Lane in second place. We finished third.
April 12, 2008 - National Table Tennis Round 5
We played host to 1st Burton in Kendal in the 5th round of
the National Table Tennis competition. We have played 1st Burton a
number of times in the past and they have always proved to be too
strong for us. Today was no exception. A very good Burton team won
9-0 and will now progress to the National Finals. We would like to
wish them the best of luck in the final.
April 3, 2008 - Battalion Company Section Scripture Quiz
Delves Lane hosted the Battalion Company Section scripture quiz. The
final result saw Lanchester finish as winners with us in second
place. A good night was had by all. Andrew Murphy set and asked the
questions for this competition.
March 15, 2008 - National Table Tennis Round 4
We travelled to the 4th Hartlepool for the 4th round of the National
Table Tennis. In what was a well fought contest we finished the
match as 6-3 winners. We now play 1st Burton in Kendal in the next
round.
March 10, 2008 - Battalion Junior Section Scripture Quiz
Delves Lane hosted the Battalion Junior Section scripture quiz. The
final result saw Lanchester finish as winners with us in second
place and Delves lane in third place. A good night was had by all.
March 4, 2008 - Battalion Company Section Basic Drill
We were hosts for the Battalion Basic Drill Competition. Lanchester
won and we finished second
February 12, 2008 - Battalion Junior Section Indoor Games
We hosted the Battalion Junior Section Indoor Games competition.
Four companies took part. It was a good competition and it stayed
close until the very last game. Lanchester won the competition with
Delves Lane second Blackhill third and Consett fourth.
February 9, 2008 - National Table Tennis Round 3
We played host to 2nd Scarborough for the third round of the
National Table Tennis competition. The competition was well balanced
and the result was not decided until the final games were concluded.
We finished as winners (by a score of 5-4) of the round and we are
now waiting to see who we play in round 4.
February 5, 2008 - Battalion Company Section Table Tennis
We played host to the Battalion for the Company Section Table Tennis
competition. There we five teams representing three companies in the
competition. After a long night of table tennis our A team finished
as winners having won all of their games. Lanchester finished as
runners up with Delves Lane in third place.
January 20, 2008 - National Competition Update
On the 19th of January we had a long and busy day as we took part in
two National Competitions. We set off 9:30am with eleven lads and we
headed to Wigan Soccer Dome for the National 5 A-Side (Jnr) which
was hosted by 1st Ashton in Makerfield. The lads played well and
gave everything they had to finished 3rd. Congratulations to 8th
Hartlepool who won the group. We then set off from Wigan and made
our way to Church where we would be taking part in the National
Masterteam Round 2. After a closely fought competition we finished
in fourth place with 35th Liverpool as the round winners. We would
like to take this opportunity to thank our host at both competitions
and to wish the qualifiers the best of luck for the next round.
January 11, 2008 - National 5 A-Side (Senior) Round 1
We travelled to Gateshead for the first round of the National 5
A-Side (Senior) competition. The contest was played in good spirit
and after it was all over we finished in 3rd place on goals scored
(having tied on points and goal difference with Hartlepool). Our
thanks to Gateshead for hosting the event and best wishes to the
teams who qualified for the next round.
December 24, 2007 - Bag Packing in Iceland
We spent three days in Iceland supermarket packing bags to raise
money for company funds. Once again the generosity of the customers
of Iceland has been overwhelming. We managed to raise £1305.85 over
the three days. We would like to take this opportunity to thank
firstly the customers of Iceland who gave so generously and secondly
the management and staff of Iceland for allowing us to pack bags in
the store during the Christmas period. Thanks you all.
December1, 2007 - National Masterteam Round 1
We took part in our first National Competition of the year at
Hartlepool in the National Masterteam. We entered a young team and
the excelled in the competition. We won the round with a score of 70
points (15 points more than the second placed team). We now await
the draw for the next round.
November 20, 2007 - Battalion Company Section Pool
We played host to the Battalion once more for the Battalion 8 Ball
Pool competition. Once again there were 5 teams representing 3
companies. We finished in first place with Lanchester in second and
Delves Lane in third.
November 16, 2007 - Sponsored All Night Activities
We held our annual sponsored all nighter to raise money for company
funds. We had an excellent turn out and he lads behaviour was
excellent. The sponsor money has just started coming in and it looks
to be very encouraging.
November 13, 2007 - Battalion Junior Section Olympiad
The 5th Blackhill hosted the Junior Section Olympiad. Four companies
took part in the competition which was won by the hosts Blackhill.
Consett finished in second, Lanchester third and Delves Lane in
fourth.
November 11, 2007 Enrolment Service
We held our Annual Enrolment Service on the 11th of November. We saw
an almost 100% turn out from the lads. It was a excellent evening
with a number of presentations made. We presented 4 Duke of
Edinburgh Bronze Awards and a number of NCOs were appointed.
November 6, 2007 - Battalion Company Section Darts
The first company and senior section competition took place at
Consett and it was the Battalion Darts competition. There were three
companies involved in the competition with two of the companies
entering two teams. It was an excellent competition with Delves Lane
finishing as winners, Consett as runners up with Lanchester in third
September 24, 2007 - Battalion Junior Section 5 A-Side
The first Battalion competition has taken place. Delves Lane hosted
the Junior Section 5 A-Side competition. Unfortunately there were
only three teams able to take part, but that did not stop the lads
who were there from having a good night. The competition was won by
Lanchester with Consett in second place and Delves Lane in third.
September 5, 2007 - 07/08 session starts
The new session has begun and we have had a promising start with
regard to numbers. We have 12 Anchor Boys, 17 Juniors and 17 in the
Company and Senior Sections. We have 3 lads starting work on their
Queen's badge and 4 working towards their President's Badge. We are
looking forward to a full and fun session.
