
On Saturday May 11th, 130 Lochaber Rangers supporters gathered in the BA Club, Fort William, for the “Blue Do 2013″: a question and answer session with John”Bomber” Brown and Mark Hateley about their experiences and memories of playing for Rangers.
The night was a charity event in memory of John McKenzie McGilp, of Kilmaurs Ayrshire, who died suddenly of a heart attack, aged 67 in February 2012. John had been a member of the RAF, having joined as a boy entrant at age 15 and served for 15 years including Active service in Aden.
The three charities supported on the night, The British Heart Foundation, the Beatson Cancer Research Centre and the Rangers Supporters Erskine Appeal received £1360, £1360 and £680 respectively, a sum total of £3400. A similar event in John’s home village in June 2012 raised a sum of £3800 for three similar charities.
Event organisers, John McGilp’s son, also John and Nigel Patterson would like to express their thanks to Anne Nielson and the staff at the BA Club, Brian Hume and the staff of Strathmore Hotels, Alan Moffit and David MacDonald Roofing services for their help in organising the event as well as extendiong thanks to John and Mark for their entertainment on the night. Thanks also go to Rosie and Steven Naismith, David Healy and Jim Hannah of Rangers for helping with auction items.