Recent News
Intermediate win at Lochwinnoch Pentathlon.
On Saturday 22nd April, Inverclyde and District Battalion held it's annual Pentathlon Event at Lochwinnoch.
In the Junior Event the Company came in third place while we took First place in the Intermediate event.
Well done to all the boys who took place in this competition..
Coffee Morning brews a success.
On Saturday 29th April, the Company held it's annual Coffee Morning in aid of Company funds in the hall of the Mount Kirk Church.
As in the past, the event was well attended by members of the church, parents and friends of the Company and was deemed a success after raising over £600. This money will be put towards the cost of Awards and our Annual Inspection.
The Staff of the Company would like to thank our helpers in the kitchen, ensuring that everyone was fed and watered and the Pancake team who broke records turning out pancakes for the hungry masses.
Thanks again to all customers who came for a bite to eat and a blether and who made this event a success.
Web site revamp goes live.
If Doctor Who can do it, who are we to deny that ReGeneration exists.
So despite the special effects department being on holiday, and having ran out of sticky back plastic anyway, we are now proud to unveil the new look site.
Continuing the Dr Who theme, and with the Tardis famous for missing a few finishing touches, we likewise are still in the process of moving several years worth of items and news to the new site.
This may take a little Time.
Time Lords would have helped us with this process, but have you ever tried finding one.?
If you are a Dr Who fan, then click on our picture to be taken to the Official BBC Dr Who Site.
The results of the 2005 Summer Cup final, held at the Battery park in Greenock can be found by clicking on our heading link.
Coffee Morning 2005
Our annual fundraising Coffee Morning goes down a treat. Click link for full report.
Promotions 2005
On the 21st of September, Captain Love announced this years promotions. As is the norm, these changes in rank also mean more responsibility for the promoted boys. Several becoming Squad Commanders for the first time.
The promotions are:
S/Sgt: Euan May.
Sgt: Grant Logan / Andrew Boyle / David Robertson / Ross McIntosh
Cpl: Gary McLean / Matthew McLelland / Alan McKeague / Stuart Hanna / Colin Carson / Craig Johnstone / Neil Bowes
L/Cpl: Paul Branchfield / Jamie Casement / Anthony McElwee
The Officers of the 3rd wish the boys well with their new challenges.
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Full report on Inspection 2004, can be found here.
Founders Day Parade October 2004
This years Founders Day parade took place on the 24th of October. The venue was the Ardgowan parish Church in Union Street, the home church for the 1st Greenock Company.
The Weather was against us from the start, and even with the boys all kitted up in rain gear, it was wisely decided to abandon the march to and from the Church.
It would have been stupidity to have the boys subjected to the very heavy constant rain.
The service itself was a lively affair, and was a mixture of modern hymns and high tech presentation that was sure to keep the assembled Battalion and church goers interested throughout the service.
The Silver Band also added to the ambience of the service with their usual vigour and musical presence. A fitting tribute to our Founder.
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Promotions 2004
The Company Section promotions for Session 2004-2005 were announced on Wednesday 27th.
The following promotions were made:-
To Lance Corporal
Gary McLean
Neil Bowes
Stuart Hanna
To Corporal
Ross McIntosh
Andrew Boyle
David Robertson
To Sergeant
Craig McDonald
Euan May
All announced promotions take immediate effect.
The Company Section staff wish all the newly promoted NCOs well in their new roles.
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Football Friendly, 18th September
The Company Section junior team took on the 1st Greenock in a very competitive but friendly, friendly at Broomhill park. The 3rd ended up as victors when the final whistle went, but the most important thing was that the game was played in the true spirit of sportsmanship and both teams can be equally proud of the game.
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Session 2004 starts
The new session has begun. All three sections are now working on the gaining of awards and the other varied tasks that will form the backbone of the years session.
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Company Wins Cross Country
The Company Section annual cross country competition was held on Saturday the 7th of February at the Ardgowan Estate, Inverkip.
After an excellent competition, despite poor weather, the results swung in favour of the 3rd Greenock.
The results were as follows.
Junior Race
The 3rd took wining position in the Junior race with Craig Johnstone coming in first, Alan McKeague second, Colin Carson 4th and Garry McLean 5th placed.
Alan Weatherspoon of the 2nd Port Glasgow took third place.
Intermediate Race
William Kerr of the 7th Greenock was 1st, with Jamie Brown of the 3rd Gourock coming in second.
Our own Grant Logan came in 3rd, with Jamie Vernon 5th and Stuart Hanna 6th.
This was enough to give the 3rd Greenock the Intermediate team win.
Senior Race
Alan Munn took 3rd place with Jason Kane of the 8th Greenock coming first and Graeme Murdoch of the 8th Greenock in second place.
After the points were totalled, the Scout Trophy for best overall team was awarded to the 3rd Greenock.
Well done to the lads.!
We also pass on the thanks of the Inverclyde and District Battalion, to helpers, competitors and Ardgowan Estate for making the event a success yet again.
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Five-a-Sides.
Saturday the 22nd saw the Company take part in the Junior five-a-sides competition held at the Lady Octavia Sports Centre.
Six team took part in the event, with teams from 1st, 3rd and 7th Greenock competing with 2nd Port Glasgow, and 2nd & 3rd Gourock.
Some exciting moments and games followed, and when the final whistle was blown and the points added up, the 3rd Greenock emerged victorious.
We had won four games and drawn one.
Well done to the six boys from the Company who took part in the event.
They were N.Bowes, C.Johnston, G.McLean, A.McKeague, C.Carson and C.Robertson.
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Armistice Parade, (9th Nov)
Along with the Girls Brigade, members of the 3rd Junior and Company sections paraded to the Mount Kirk Church on Sunday 9th of November, in order to take part in the Remembrance Sunday Armistice Parade.
Both sections were well represented and well behaved during the service.
Afterwards, the sections marched to the gate of Highlanders Academy, before disbanding.
The Company staff wishes to thank both boys and parents for ensuring a good turnout to this important parade.
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The Sponsored Games Night
On Halloween night, as the ghosts and the ghouls gathered in the streets to "trick or treat" or go out on "Galoshians", as we call it here in the West of Scotland, so the company section met up in the Mount Kirk church hall.
As part of our fund raising event, this annual activity sees the boys of the Company section spend the night playing games from dusk till dawn.
This years event was no exception, and with a very good turn out and armed with ample games, and it must be said, provisions, the section settled in for the "Hard Slog" of video games playing and watching suitable movies.
This event can always be seen as a marker for the entertainment world, as every year more advanced games, systems and methods of watching the movies are set up in the church hall.
NASA would be happy here!
The team were refreshed by the arrival of the food around 10:45pm, being first purchased from Luigi's Fish bar and a local Chinese restaurant.
The games played on in to the night, and with the arrival of dawn, "Mission Control" disbanded for another year.
A great night was had by all, and the company now eagerly waits to find out how much Sponsor money will result from the event.
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Promotions 16/10/03
As is traditional within the 3rd, the yearly promotions are normally announced at the start of the session and this year is no exception.
Two groups of promotions have now been announced, those becoming new Lance-Corporals and those gaining Corporal rank.
The following are promoted to Corporals with immediate effect
Grant Logan
Craig MacDonald
Jamie Vernon
Euan May
The names of the new appointments to Lance-Corporals are;
Craig Johnston
Colin Carson
Ross McIntosh
David Robertson
Andrew Boyle
Gary McLean
Mathew McLelland
Alan McKeague
The Staff of the Company wish these boys well in their new ranks, and hope that they build on these promotions, and that as Non Commissioned Officers, they assist the senior staff with the running of the Company.
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Session 2003-2004 is off and running!!
The 2003-2004 session has now started, and all three sections are now fully up and running.
All sections have respectable rolls, and continue to go from strength to strength.
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New Web site begins trial runs.
By now you will have noticed that we have a web site of our own, ...I assume that you noticed this fact, especially considering you are currently reading from one of its web pages!?!
We will be adding to this, as we learn,.....er....I mean "Design" our first ever Company website.
But please remember that as with Company Magazines of the past, this web site belongs to the Company, and needs the input of the Company to reach the dizzy heights planned for it, so if you fancy being a contributor, be it reporting on Company events, providing articles, old photos, snippets of 3rd Greenock history or anything else that you feel may be of interest to the members, and friends of the Company, then please put pen to paper, digit to keyboard or photo to scanner and contact us.
We are ready to take that call!!!
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