Bootbox

BUSC would like to thank everyone who has so far supported the Bootbox initiative here in the club and in particular those who have either purchased boots or those who have donated boots.

Please note that this initiative will be ongoing and we will continue to seek support from members with this, whether it be in buying or selling.  The Bootbox itself is located in the reception area of the club.

Many of the boots that are handed in by you will not be re-used within the club but please rest assured that these are being put to good use including supporting local schools, disability schools and other members of our local community.

Your continued support with this is greatly appreciated and we would like to remind anyone who has some old boots that you can hand these in to the office to Aidan.  Also if you have any ideas on organisations/people that would benefit from this please let us know.  Finally please ensure boots are cleaned and are in a condition that they can be re-used before handing in.

Sunday Cycle Club

As per our post at over the Christmas period we will indeed be starting up a Sunday cycling club which will run initially on a monthly basis to try and gauge interest.  You must be minimum of 8 years old to attend but children aged 8-12 must be accompanied by an adult.

The first cycle will be setting of from Albyn Park on Sunday 22 January 1.30pm taking in some scenic local routes. 

Not only will you be able to get out on the bike, soak up some fresh air but it is also a great opportunity to meet new people and see the area from a different perspective.

If you are interested please e-mail Aidan on a.forbes@busc.org.uk to register.  This will allow us to plan and keep people notified if the weather changes.

BACFC Soccer School resumes

Soccer School resumes on

1. Saturday 21 January - coaches and new coaches only
2. Saturday 28 January - coaches, players and parents (everyone)

Both being held at Albyn Park, Broxburn.

Saturday 21st January - coaches, including any new ones

This will be an inservice day from 8:45am to 10:30am.

All coaches to attend where we will go through the coming weeks topics.

There's also a little admin work.

Saturday 28th January - everyone

The usual start time of 9:00am, come along and register.  All parents are encouraged to stay for the full session and be involved.   The session will consist of:

• introduction to the coaches
• an interactive session showing the parents some of the features for the coming few weeks
• what is expected of the players
• the next steps for those born in 2010
• how you can help

9:15am to 10:05am - the first part will be outdoors, with the coaches introduction and interactive session

10:05am to 10:45am - indoors covering the remaining aspects.  There will be time for questions and answers too.  Anything on your mind please feel free to ask.

Think you can help?

The Club is always looking for you and others to help.  There are many many ways you can do so and its not just coaching.  There much more to making the Club work.  If you're a good organiser, communicator, have experience with marketing or IT (and there is lots more) the Club will welcome your input. 

Volunteering is very rewarding and can open up new avenues for you and the club to explore, and at the same time you're benefiting the community.  Its a real win win.

So if you want to give it a go complete the volunteer application that at the bottom of this page and bring it along on 28 January.

BUSC FAMILY HAGGIS BASH EVENING

Come along for a night of music & dance at BUSC Haggis Bash, Saturday 28th January at Albyn Park from 7pm - 12pm. All families welcome. BUSC young volunteers will serve you Haggis, Neeps & Tatties and will ensure you have a great night. Entertainment is provided by two bands Five Strings & Boorach. All proceeds from this years event will go towards BUSC young volunteers life skills course with the Outward Bound Trust. 

Come along and support your community club and have a great night of fun, dance & laughter.

Tickets are priced at £3 per person or £10 for a family of 4 (2 adults + 2 kids). Tickets are available from BUSC or email j.peggbusc.org.uk.

BUSC Sunday Cycle Club

In 2016 BUSC will be kicking off monthly led cycles encouraged to get more people active, using their bikes and exploring the fantastic environment that we have on our doorstep here in Broxburn not to mention the social aspect that comes with many of our programmes.

The cycles will be planned and led by a member of the BUSC Staff and supported by a volunteer from within the club and are a sure fire way to help blow away the Christmas cobwebs and work off some of the excess Christmas Trimmings. 

The cycles will leave from the main entrance at the Albyn and are targeted at all levels of cyclist but children must be at least 8 years of age if you want to bring them.  So why not get the bikes out the shed and get the family down to join us and help grow BUSC's cycling section.  Dates of the first three cycles can be found below:

Dates - 22 January, 26 February & 19 March

Alive & Kickin Enjoy the Festivities

Our Alive & Kickin Group headed to local Italian Restaurant Giannino's for their Christmas Lunch.  After a year of attending our sporting activities, they certainly deserved the time to relax and socialise with each other.

Our Alive & Kickin Programme continues to grow from strength to strength, and has been one of our 2016 highlights.  We cannot wait until 2017, when hopefully we will outreach to even more of our community and continue to change lives for the better.

Young Volunteers Christmas Raffle

We would like to thank everyone who took part in the Christmas Raffle organised by Aidan & James to support our Young Volunteers and their trip to the Outward Bound Trust in April.  A massive thanks to John McCormick from the Masonic Arms for his kind donations and to the young volunteers taking part in the programme who sold tickets.

We appreciate it all the more at this busy and expensive time of year.  This years winners are:

1st Prize (Christmas Hamper) - David Howe Snr, c/o David Howe Jnr

2nd Prize (Bottle of Whisky)- Stephen Philbin, c/o Ethan Philbin

3rd Prize (Bottle of Vodka)  - Scott Passmore, c/o Robbie Passmore

4th Prize (Bottle of Mulled Win) - Stevie Boyle, c/o Calum Boyle

BUSC Christmas Fun Day

BUSC would like to thank 40 children who attended the Christmas Fun Day and hope that everyone had a great day. 

The day itself was a challenge due to weather conditions but with the new Room For All open it offered great space and refuse for a range of fun activities for the children to take part in as well as a visit from Santa.

As always a massive thanks to you our members who continue to support these programmes and the club in general.

Details of next years Holiday Camp programme will be released in early January.