A SCARBOROUGH Boys' Brigade Company has officially launched a fundraising campaign to buy its own minibus.

A committee of parents and friends of the Boys’ Brigade, 5th Scarborough Company, has been set up to plan activities to raise the £10,000 needed for the Build a Bus Appeal.

Captain Mike Colbeck has already raised £800 from a sponsored slim if he manages to lose three stone by Christmas and is already half way to reaching his target.

Other activities planned for the company, which meets at Queen Street Methodist Central Hall, include members filling Smarties Tubes with money, a family quiz night and a Ready Steady Cook event between Capt Colbeck and the Rev Geoff Bowell.

There will also be a collection of used clothes to raise money.

For further information about the fundraising contact Mike Colbeck on (01723) 372668.or visit the Boys’ Brigade, 5th Scarborough Company website (opens new window).