Melodious fundraising with help from the Dukes of Uke
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Ukulele playing is something that many in our church congregation love to do. It is a fun and inclusive musical activity, and we aspire to hold neighbourhood ukulele sessions in the new building. We were blown away to be contacted by a local band ‘The Dukes of Uke’ who are based in Biggar and are [ more… ]
Building Project: Strong Foundations
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Now that the piles are in place, the pre-cast concrete foundation slabs can be installed. Van Elle’s team have been back to swing these monster blocks into place.
Building Project: Painful Piles
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Onlookers might have been forgiven for thinking we were drilling for oil on our land, but in fact this was a crucial part of the new building – hammering steel piles deep into the ground to strengthen the foundations. Our land at the edge of Victoria Park was originally a curling pond. Back in the [ more… ]
Building Project: Brrr…
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No work was scheduled for the building site this week – which was just as well, as Peebles went white for a few days.
Building Project: Groundworks begin
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Our stage 1 building warrant has now been issued, just in time for the groundworks to begin! Graham Irvine’s team have been “scraping” the site, and the piling mat has been put down – effectively a layer of hardcore to take the weight of the piling machines. Additionally, the lamp post at the entrance to [ more… ]
Building Project: The site is ready!
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Under the direction of Gordon our Project Manager, a group of excited volunteers from the church erected the security fencing around the site today. Once done, we gathered on site to pray and dedicate the project to God. This is something that people have been waiting for and praying about for 30 years!
In Pictures: Men’s Group Recording Session
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Thanks to Yoo Star Recording Studio in Loanhead (via a Groupon voucher from Frank!) the PBC Men’s Group spent an evening in November putting their collective vocal talent to practice. Here’s what happened…
Assembly Report 2014
Ian Gray
Baptists from across Scotland met at the end of October for our annual Assembly. As usual, several people from PBC attended as delegates, and here are comments from some of them on what their Assembly highlights were. The following photos of Assembly are courtesy of Graham Clark.
In Pictures: Church Picnic, September 2014
Ian Gray
A great day had by all at the Biggar Heritage Park on Saturday 13th September 2014. This is the first time we’ve tried a “whole church” outing – with “gala lunch bags” provided, a beautiful sunny day, and an ideal spot for all the family.
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