Our captain is Mr
Colin Abbiss who has served our section for over 48 years and he has been
captain for 40 of those years. As a result of his dedication to this company we
are still running successfully today. We asked Mr. A to let us know how the boys
brigade has changed in nearly 50 years.
Q. When exactly did
you start?
A. i joined the boys
brigade in september 1957.
Q. When did you
become captain?
A. 1965 (40 years
ago)
Q. Why did you become
a leader?
A. good organisation,
challenging and i liked the idea.
Q. What has changed
over the years?
A. The uniform has
changed three times.
Q. What has been the
best event that you have been involved in?
A. When i carried the
betallion colours into the Royal Albert Hall
Q. What has been your
proudest moment?
A. Last year during
five aside football final in northern ireland where we represented England.
Q. How is the church
involved in the section?
A. The church has
been very supportive in particular when they built the halls here at the church
which allowed us to meet here. before that we met in a local school.
Q. What do you most
enjoy about the boys brigade?
A. being with the
boys.
Q. What has intrested
you the most in this section?
A. Seeing the boys
grow up and develop and being part of their development.