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219th Glasgow Boys' Brigade, Bridgeton |
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Well GlescaPals
has done it again !
I was contacted by some of the boys who had
seen their photos on the website and it was
decided we should have a mini-reunion.
MARCH
2005.... I
organised a wee meet in a local Indian
restaurant and from there we headed to my
local club where we enjoyed the
facilities! Not everyone contacted could
make it but those who did had a great time.
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| Jas & I, the
two officers hadn't seen some of these 'boys'
since they left the company when they were 16
yrs old........well nearly 30 years later
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Mark Laird Martin
Howe Ian McArthur Jas
Turnbull
Webmaister Davie Fraser
(19thBB) John laird
March 2005 |
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others who couldn't make it this time were
Capt Tom Williams, Mike Middleton,
Jim Howe, Joe Lancaster, Ronnie McGivens, John
Forbes ) |
Everyone
still lives in and around Glasgow and we had a
wonderful time catching up on the lost years and
reminiscing about our BB days. Everyone took it
in turn to give us a potted history of their
life from leaving the BB till the present and it
really was a super get together.......
we blethered and laughed all evening! |
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| JULY 2005 another
wee get-together |
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The Skipper, who
lives near Leicester, was up in Scotland for a
wedding and I took the opportunity to get some
of the auld gang along.
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Ian
Sharp, Jim Howe, Mike Middleton, Skipper Tom
Williams, Martin Howe, Webmaister
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Another fabulous evening of riotous laughter! It
was particularly nice to see Jim Howe who made a
special visit from Skegness to attend this
evening. Most of us have not seen the Skipper
for a number of years but as usual when we all
get together it's like we've never been
apart.........great bunch of guys. |
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Later on in the evening we were joined by the Skipper's daughter,
Suzanne and her husband, Dean. |
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Becoming
popular now, another wee meet-up in August 2006
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November
2006 the skipper
was up in Glasgow celebrating his 40th
wedding anniversary
we took the opportunity to have another reunion in
the Cambuslang Bowling Club.
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Webmaister, Ian Sharp, Davie
Fraser, Joe Lancaster, John Laird
Skipper, Mark Laird, Ian McArthur, (visitor Rab
McCrae)
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Friday 24th April 2009
I organised a BB reunion for former members of
the 219th (Bridgeton) & 19th (Castlemilk)
BB.
We met up in Cambuslang for a meal, drinks and
a blether, fourteen managed along.
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Saturday 25th April 2009
five of us went along the Braehead Arena for the
125th Anniversary
Tattoo.
Around 3000 people from all over the UK
attended this magnificent event which showed BB
life at its best.
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August 2016
the skipper was up on
holiday with his family recuperating from a
brain tumour operation.
Again and
thanks to his daughter Suzanne, I took the
opportunity to have another reunion in the
Cambuslang Bowling Club.
With ex members of the 219th BB and our
camping buddies from the 19th BB
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Colin
MacLachlan
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Ian
Stewart
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Davie
Fraser
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Russell
Clarkston
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Jim
Williams
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Mark
Laird
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Ian
Sharp
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Mike
Middleton
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Jas
Turnbull
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Ian
Holms
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Johnny
Holms
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Tom
Williams
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Margaret
Williams
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Joe
Lancaster
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Martin
Howe
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John
Meek
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John
Laird
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Webmaister
Wull McA
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Suzanne
Williams
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8th August 2016
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