Painting at The BB Northwest District Centre.
When Stormy weather descends on us, over a weekend in February 2020, we go to The District Training Centre, at Kirkham, to do a spot of painting.
Five members of our Company arrived early on a Saturday morning, armed with paint brushes and rollers, and lots of paint, to give the Steadfast Lodge a much needed coat of paint.
We split into 2 groups to tackle the task in hand, one group consisting of 2 officers and one teenage boy, leaving two of the teenage boys in the other group, to start painting the bedrooms and toilets and shower rooms.
The two boys starting painting the disabled toilet and shower room, and after ten minutes the boys were playing the radio and singing along loudly, whilst getting more paint on themselves than on the walls. After a bit of guidance, they soon got the hang of painting.
By lunch time we had completed two rooms, and put the beds etc back into the bedroom and cleaned up in the toilet, before sitting down for bacon sandwiches and plenty of coffee.
After lunch, another two rooms were painted and preparations were made to the largest bedroom ready for us to paint on Sunday.
Pizza and chips were prepared for us by the Centre Warden, after which we got showered and went to the cinema for a relaxing night.
After breakfast on Sunday, the five of us tackled the large bedroom and made short work of it, finishing around lunch time. Beds reassembled and paint brushes washed, it was time for a late lunch before getting showered and heading off home, mid afternoon.
We are hoping to make a return visit to the Centre at Kirkham to finish the living room and kitchen soon.
When Stormy weather descends on us, over a weekend in February 2020, we go to The District Training Centre, at Kirkham, to do a spot of painting.
Five members of our Company arrived early on a Saturday morning, armed with paint brushes and rollers, and lots of paint, to give the Steadfast Lodge a much needed coat of paint.
We split into 2 groups to tackle the task in hand, one group consisting of 2 officers and one teenage boy, leaving two of the teenage boys in the other group, to start painting the bedrooms and toilets and shower rooms.
The two boys starting painting the disabled toilet and shower room, and after ten minutes the boys were playing the radio and singing along loudly, whilst getting more paint on themselves than on the walls. After a bit of guidance, they soon got the hang of painting.
By lunch time we had completed two rooms, and put the beds etc back into the bedroom and cleaned up in the toilet, before sitting down for bacon sandwiches and plenty of coffee.
After lunch, another two rooms were painted and preparations were made to the largest bedroom ready for us to paint on Sunday.
Pizza and chips were prepared for us by the Centre Warden, after which we got showered and went to the cinema for a relaxing night.
After breakfast on Sunday, the five of us tackled the large bedroom and made short work of it, finishing around lunch time. Beds reassembled and paint brushes washed, it was time for a late lunch before getting showered and heading off home, mid afternoon.
We are hoping to make a return visit to the Centre at Kirkham to finish the living room and kitchen soon.
Canoe Training at the canal at kirkham, took place on Saturday 14th March 2020.
It was a pleasant sunny morning for 3 Company Section boys who are under taking their D of E Expedition, later in the year in a canoe, and for 2 Junior Section boys who came along for a introduction session in a canoe.
All five boys with the help of BBCC Coaches, learnt basic canoe strokes for paddling solo and tandem, in our New Canoes and various other equipment.
We spent a few hours teaching them paddling forwards, going backwards, turning and moving side ways, before going on a short journey up the canal in the lovely sunshine.
The boys also learnt how to unload and reload the canoe trailer, as they will need to know this for their expedition, later in the year.
We packed up and returned to The Boys` Brigade Training Centre for a well deserved shower for most of the boys, except for One young man, who got into the shower and got more water than he bargained for, as the shower unit decided to break and shoot a jet of water, all over the changing room. The incident was averted, and at least the changing room got a thorough cleaning and it left everyone with a lasting memory of the morning.
It was a pleasant sunny morning for 3 Company Section boys who are under taking their D of E Expedition, later in the year in a canoe, and for 2 Junior Section boys who came along for a introduction session in a canoe.
All five boys with the help of BBCC Coaches, learnt basic canoe strokes for paddling solo and tandem, in our New Canoes and various other equipment.
We spent a few hours teaching them paddling forwards, going backwards, turning and moving side ways, before going on a short journey up the canal in the lovely sunshine.
The boys also learnt how to unload and reload the canoe trailer, as they will need to know this for their expedition, later in the year.
We packed up and returned to The Boys` Brigade Training Centre for a well deserved shower for most of the boys, except for One young man, who got into the shower and got more water than he bargained for, as the shower unit decided to break and shoot a jet of water, all over the changing room. The incident was averted, and at least the changing room got a thorough cleaning and it left everyone with a lasting memory of the morning.
1. Collect rocks and stones to build a stone pillar for a sun dial.
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2. Make a record of your memories of the Corona virus lock down.
You can put your memories onto paper, with pictures or
photographs, DVD, or use a memory stick.
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You can put your memories onto paper, with pictures or
photographs, DVD, or use a memory stick.
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3. Take part in collecting money from friends and family, for BB Week,
using the collecting boxes.
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using the collecting boxes.
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