With their red shirts on and cupcakes in hand, more than 100 people gathered around the statue of Maj.-Gen. Sir Isaac Brock on Friday to pay tribute to the University’s namesake.

The Oct. 6 birthday party, which marked 248 years since Brock’s birth, included treats, a visit by the City of St. Catharines and Town of Lincoln town crier Mark Molnar and a crowd performance of Happy Birthday led by Brock Musical Theatre.