When I took over as Captain in 1988, the Company had a very good core of Boys and I encouraged them to enter as many competitions as possible. Very soon, the Company won the District Drill Championship for the first time in many years and the District Bible Quiz, General Knowledge Quiz, Swimming Gala as well as the Table Tennis, Darts, Chess, Pool, Badminton and Sports were all won by our Boys. This resulted in the 130 being crowned as District Champions in 3 years and runners-up in another 5 of my captaincy. The Boys also reached the National Final of the Masterteam Quiz on two occasions and competed in many Glasgow Battalion events with great distinction.

Success grew from success and soon the Boys were, once again, achieving their President’s Badge and Queen’s Badge – the highest award in the Brigade. A change in the Brigade age rules at this time meant that one year’s intake of Boys were able to be members for 7 years instead of the usual 6 and one Boy, Alexander Rice, managed to achieve a full 7 years Perfect Attendance (missing not one Friday night, Bible Class or Church Parade) which was a quite remarkable feat.

Whilst the majority of this history has been about the Company Section, one must also make mention of the Lifeboys and Shipmates, started in the 1950’s (now, of course, the Junior Section and the Anchor Boys) which are now formally a part of the 130^th Glasgow. Now that all three sections hold a joint Annual Display, we are able to see more of the activities and achievements of the younger Boys and the unbounded enthusiasm with which they participate. Tribute should be paid at this point to the lifelong service given by Miss Elsie Shedden to these two sections of the Company.

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