Shotts News

Any news items for inclusion in the Shotts news section should be emailed to dinsdey@hotmail.co.uk or can be phoned in to 825294 on a Sunday evening before 9pm. Girls’ Brigade 1st Shotts Girls’ Brigade Company held their annual display and presentation of awards in Calderhead Erskine Parish Church on Wednesday, May 25. ‘A Girl for All Seasons’ took family and friends through ‘autumn’ with a puppet show, written and performed by the Juniors; ‘winter’ saw members of the audience helping the girls to build a snowman; ‘spring’ saw the Explorers dressed as flowers and dancing to ‘Little April Showers’; Brigaders and officers went ‘Singin in the Rain’ and finally, everyone went on a ‘Summer Holiday’. The colourful and entertaining display put a smile on everyone’s face. Before the presentation of awards Gillian Agnew, Company captain, shared the news that the 15 girls and officers who participated in the Cancer Research Race for Life at Hopetoun House on May 15, as part of the Company’s Duke of Edinburgh Diamond Challenge, raised £1606 for Cancer Research UK and £105 for the Duke of Edinburgh. The company thank everyone who supported their cause by making a donation. Following this, Jenifer Kane presented the following awards and prizes: Primary One: Bronze Star, one year’s service, armband – Chloe Hyslop, Connie Begley, Aara Sweeney; bronze star, armband – Taylor Healy, Paige Brown; new member – Isla Irvine. Primary Two: Silver star, one year’s service, armband – Georgia Henry, Rosemary Galbraith, Sophie Seery; silver star, two years’ service – Kati Downie, Emily Brown; new members – Kelsi Wilson, Danielle Rankin. Primary Three: Gold Star, one year’s service, armband – Katie Gonnella; gold star, two years’ service – Jessica Murphy, Nia O’Kane; Not been a member long enough for an award – Skye Clark. Primary Four: 1st Junior Circle, four years’ service – Morgan Montgomery, Kayleigh Wood. Primary Five: 2nd Junior Circle, four years’ service – Jade McKeown, Neve King; second Junior Circle, five years’ service – Alice Walker; Not been a member long enough to get an award – Aimee Easton, Damita Mkelemi, Kacey Burns. Primary Six: 1st Diamond, four years’ service – Lucy McLellend. Primary Seven: 2nd Diamond, one year’s service, armband – Megan John; 2nd Diamond, four years’ service – Charley Ann Hardie. S4: Eleven years’ service – Aileen McLuskie. Thirteen years’ service – Marianne McLuskie. Twelve years’ service – Rachael Gallagher. Ten years’ service – Jenna McLean. For 100 per cent attendance at Company - Alice Walker, Jade McKeown, Aileen McLuskie. For 90 per cent attendance or more - Chloe Hyslop, Connie Begley, Kati Downie, Nia O’Kane, Kayleigh Wood, Neve King, Lucy McLelland. Winners of the company 10-pin bowling competition: Explorers – Nia O’Kane (119); Juniors – Charley Ann Hardie (119); Brigaders – Bethany Strang (77); officers – Susan Macfarlane and Val Macfarlane (103). Overall winner and company champions - Nia O’Kane and Charley Ann Hardie. For achieving at least one strike or spare - Kati Downie, Katie Gonnella, Chloe Hyslop, Sophie Seery, Jessica Murphy, Nia O’Kane, Aara Sweeney, Paige Brown, Charley Ann Hardie, Lucy McLelland, Kayleigh Wood, Jade McKeown, Bethany Strang, Amy Truesdale, Susan Macfarlane, Gillian