01/09/2026
๐ฅ BROTHOCK KARATE CLUB ANNUAL BBQ โ A GREAT DAY TOGETHER ๐๐ญ
A huge thank you to everyone who came along and helped make this yearโs Annual BBQ at the Rosely Hotel such an enjoyable day.
The morning started at the dojo with our Fun Family Training Session, bringing together members, parents, siblings and friends for a relaxed and lively session before everyone headed on to Rosely for the afternoon.
We were also delighted to welcome our guests from Guildtown Karate Club, who joined us for the morning training and continued on to the BBQ afterwards. It was great to have them with us and to see the clubs mixing so well.
The usual Brothock BBQ recipe was in full swing โ bouncy castle, sumo suits, music, food, raffles and plenty of laughs.
The annual Fire Brigade Boys v Girls water fight once again proved to be one of the highlights of the day โ competitive, chaotic and, as always, very wet! ๐
There was also a special sumo challenge between Guildtown Karate Club and Brothock, with Guildtown coming out on top. Weโll need to work on that one for next year! ๐
A big thank you to Alan โSootsโ Soutar, Arbroathโs professional darts player, for joining us and helping make the afternoon even more special.
Alan kindly presented our JKA Dan Grade certificates and also presented the Bill Denny Memorial Trophy โ Adult Trophy to Hamish Grewar, recognising an outstanding 2025.
Hamishโs achievements included:
๐ฅ Achieving JKA 3rd Dan
๐ฅ 1st place โ Team Kumite, JKA/WF Scottish Championships
๐ฅ 3rd place โ Individual Kumite, JKA/WF Scottish Championships
๐ Achieving his Scottish Karate Board Coaching Qualification
A very well-deserved recognition of an excellent year.
A big thank you also to:
Big Al for all his hard work on the BBQ.
Jiving Jim for keeping the sounds going throughout the afternoon.
Lynn for organising the raffles and fundraising. Weโll circulate the final fundraising total in due course.
Phil for taking photographs throughout the day and helping capture so many of the moments.
Paul Brown and the members of our Organising Committee for all the planning and work that goes on behind the scenes to make the event happen.
A special thanks also to the staff at the Rosely Hotel for looking after us so well.
Most of all, thank you to everyone who supported the event in any way โ whether helping with setup, food, activities, fundraising, transport, tidying up, joining in or simply coming along and being part of the day.
Events like this are really about bringing the whole club community together, and it was great to see members of all ages, families, friends and our visitors from Guildtown enjoying the day together.
Thank you everyone โ another brilliant Brothock BBQ. ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐
Photos courtesy of Phil Petrie
