2nd Gourock BB Information

This page is still to be completed with photos and information on some of the people who run the 2nd Gourock.

Current Information of the Company

Current Numbers in 2nd Gourock
Anchor Boys: 50
Junior Section: 56
Company Section: 34
Total number of Boys: 140

Important Staff
Captain:	Alan Aitken MBE	I joined the Lifeboys in 1969 for one session before moving on to the Company Section in 1970.I attended the Company's 75th year Camp to Iceland which was a great experience. Towards the end of my service as a boy in the Company Section I went along to the Anchor Boys (then known as the Shipmates) to help out Mrs Ritchie and Mrs Melville.I stayed for a couple of sessions until the summer of 1978 when I was asked to take over as Company Captain when only 19 years old. I accepted but had to wait for another year before being allowed to take over officially when I reached 20 years of age.And I've been Company Captain ever since. I completed 25 years in the job at the end of session 2002-2003. I was awarder the MBE in the Queen's birthday honours in 2006 for services to the Boys' Brigade and Inverclyde. I am currently President of Inverclyde & District Battalion and previously served as Vice-President of West Renfrewshire Battalion.

Junior Section OIC:	Alastair Liddell	I joined 2nd Gourock as a Lifeboy under Joy Young in 1966. Moved to Company section under Bill Hope in 1969 (even attended the 1st 2nd Gourock Camp for years to Millport) moving up the ranks to Colour Sergeant until I joined the Company Section staff in 1976. I took over from Pat Anderson as Officer in Charge of 2nd Gourock Junior Section in 1982. Replacement Camp cook after Jenny retired. Was Battalion Junior Section Chairman in both old West Renfrewshire Battalion and then the new Inverclyde and District Battalion. I am currently on Battalion Executive and Vice President of Inverclyde and District Battalion as well as Battalion Football and Swimming convener

Anchor Boys OIC:	Helen Aitken	I have been Officer in Charge of the Anchor Boys (previously the Shipmates) since 1979 when I told Alan that I would help out until someone else could be found to take over from Miss McKinnon when she moved on. And I've been there ever since!!! Alan & I married in 1983 and have been blessed with 2 children - Alison and Ross . Ross is now with his dad in the Company Section having started with me in the Anchor Boys and then onto Alastair in the Junior Section. And Alison is a young leader in the local Brownie pack.

Chaplain:	Jill Clancy	I became a Christian in 1991 at a Billy Graham rally and ever since giving my life to Christ that night I have never looked back. After a lot of prayer and a lot of thought I realised God was leading me into full-time Christian ministry. I graduated from University in Aberdeen in 1998 and then spent 2 years as a probationary minister in Castlemilk East Parish. I was ordained in St John's Church in March 2000, married, to Frank, in St John's in September 2000 and still loving being here only because I know for sure that God has called me here without a doubt. One thing I know is that God is good all the time! God Bless you and yours.