ABERDEEN NEWS — About a year ago, the Uniting Reform Church in Aberdeen started the Christian Youth Movement (CYM) Brigade with youngsters from the church.
The brigade caters broadly for those between 13 and 30 years, with a few older members for support.
Brigade members war a black and white smart uniform, and the discipline of drill marching it taught, usually supported by a brass band. At this stage, the Aberdeen branch has not been able to afford any instruments, but the members are certainly benefitting from the other activities.
The annual festival for the CYM brigades in the area was held recently in Aberdeen, with brigades from Jansenville, Middelburg and Graaff-Reinet hosted by the Aberdeen group for the weekend, along with a group of Gospel singers and spiritual dancers from Murraysburg.
On Friday, there was a social event and Mr and Ms Brigade were chosen, Renaldo le Roux and Caitlin Bacon.
The combined groups marched through Lotusville and the town on Saturday morning, with a drill practice in the afternoon. That evening, a variety show was held in the Kabouterland Creche hall, and the packed hall thoroughly enjoyed the talented performers.
The main event of the weekend was a march in full uniform from the Sopkombuis in Lotusville to the church in Hoffman Street, accompanied by the combined brass band, which was a very impressive sight and drew many spectators along the way.
The organisers of the Aberdeen brigade would like to thank those members of the community who responded so generously to requests for food donations, and also those who hosted the visiting children.
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