Drill Competition July 2008 The competition was held by us, at the larger venue, Central Baptist Church. While in the past, this competition has primarily been the domain of the 7th Palmerston North Company...We once again took 1st place.  Handball Competition June 2008 Handball is a game, similar to soccer with one difference – you use your hands to move the ball instead of your feet. 2nd Palmerston North is gaining a reputation of being very good at this particular Sport.  We once again took 1st place against the other Boys Brigade companies in the Manawatu Area. Summer Camp 5th - 13th January 2008 Summer Camp is a nine day camp run by the Battalion, at the BB campsite in Foxton Beach. This year, there were 26 boys from the Manawatu, Wellington and Hamilton area, as well as support from officers. The weather was fairly sunny with a couple of days of drizzle.   Some of the activities included: Abseiling, Shooting, ten-pin bowling and the popular Camp Battle.