New commitments

EDINBURGH GORGIE Assistant Divisional Commander Major Janet Robson enrolled 11-year-old Cara and 8-year-old Sophie as junior soldiers. Sophie and Cara sang and signed ‘Father Creator’ together with their friends from the Music Makers group. – KR GLOUCESTER Elliot Hurd was enrolled as a soldier during an exciting few days in which he passed his driving test, received superb A-level results and was accepted into the University of Bristol. Elliot plays horn in the band and also looks after the corps AV equipment, in particular the video cameras. He is pictured with corps officers Majors Gareth and Susan Heward and Recruiting Sergeant Jean White. – AB

STOCKPORT CITADEL The corps welcomed Debbie Jones, Dot Frith and Tim Galbraith as adherents. Debbie came to the corps during the Covid-19 pandemic, initially joining in worship on Zoom. Dot has returned to the Army and the corps after many years worshipping in another denomination. Tim has been worshipping at the corps for 10 years with his wife, Sarah, and their three children. Debbie, Dot and Tim are pictured with corps officer Captain Maisie Veacock and Recruiting Sergeant Wendy Willis. – PH GUISBOROUGH Corps officer Major Antony Mugford welcomed Ben Hutchinson as an adherent. Ben began attending the corps with a friend some months ago. During the summer he volunteered to help in the corps charity shop and made the decision to become an adherent. – SS