This is my last item as President.....all say Aah!......The last three years have flown by and I am looking back to see what I have done. It seems, not much. I wanted to visit every Battalion and as many companies as I could but it seems I have nowhere near succeeded. I managed companies in Gloucestershire and Cornwall, as well as several in between, but was unable to visit more than a few. I wanted to get to Guernsey and Jersey but this is a pleasure I shall have to leave for a future occasion. I wished to make our meetings a little less business like and a bit more social. I have been, I think, successful in cutting down on the reading of reports, but whether we can be more social remains to be seen. I have managed to be present at almost every competition we have run, and on the whole run very well if I may say so. If there were any landmarks in my period in office, they seem to have been negative ones -missing a meeting due to Chicken-pox (I tell you I am younger than you think!) and probably the only cancelled AGM in the history of the District! Still I am handing over to Jason who will no doubt have his own aims and I hope everyone will back him over the next three years. These include our Centenary which will involve a massive amount of work for the few dedicated souls who keep things running. Please give them your support, and consider giving a little of your time to help run this momentous event. It will be a mighty advert for the Brigade if you make it so; after all You are the District.
Ian Brailey
Firstly Welcome to all readers, especially those who may not know who The Boys' Brigade is, especially those in America, Germany and further afield.
