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To help celebrate Mother’s Day today (Sunday 11thMarch), The Boys’ Brigade is hearing from some of the many ‘BB mums’ who balance being a mum…

Please say a little about you and your family? I work part time for the Methodist Church as a Children and School’s work team leader…

Please introduce yourself I am Emily Bell from 1st Lenzie BB company.   Why do you volunteer as a BB leader? I love volunteering and BB…

It’s International Women’s Day (Thursday 8thMarch) and The Boys’ Brigade would like to celebrate the women who make a difference each week, helping young people…

Please introduce yourself My name is Yvonne Duthie and I am a Lieutenant and joint Officer-in-Charge of the Company Section of 1st Fraserburgh.  I am…

Please introduce yourself I’m Jenny Sclater, officer in charge of the junior section of 44th Aberdeen. Also Aberdeen and District Battalion secretary, North Scottish area…

Please introduce yourself Jennifer Kay Mcintosh, Officer in charge of 1st Buckie Company Boys’ Brigade for 39 years.  Why do you volunteer as a BB…

Please introduce yourself My name is Jean Porter. I am Chaplain to the Stirling & District BB Battalion.  Why do you volunteer as a BB…

Please introduce yourself I’m Fiona Graham and I’m 17, I volunteer on a Tuesday night at the 1st Blackburn  in West Lothian battalion.   Why do…

Please introduce yourself I’m Kalesha, I’m 22 years old and I’ve been volunteering at the 8th Paisley for seven years.  Why do you volunteer as…

Please introduce yourself I am Sandra Laurie a leader with the 28th Bridge of Allan company.   Why do you volunteer as a BB leader? I…

Thirty Young BB leaders from across Scotland came together last week at Stirling University (25 Feb) to share their views and best practice in a…

Members of The Boys’ Brigade have stepped up to help local communities cut off by severe winter weather.  Members and leaders in several Scottish communities…

Due to the severe weather conditions, the decision has been taken to close our SHQ office at Carronvale House today (Friday 2nd March). Calls to…

The Boys’ Brigade, has appointed a new Development Officer, based in the North East of Scotland. Beth Ball, living in Banff, will work with the…

Congratulations go to the 133rd  London company who were the first section to complete The Boys’ Brigade’s Juniors100 Challenge. The company, based in the Tottenham…

Approaching the end of a year, it’s hard not to have at least a bit of a glance over your shoulder and consider what has…

A member of 2nd Polmont Junior Section has been announced as the winner of the 2017 BB Scotland Christmas Design Competition.  The design by Moray…

The Boys’ Brigade in Scotland has today (St Andrew’s Day) announced a fundraising appeal to support refugee children in Egypt as part of the new…

Seventy years ago since it was founded, The Boys’ Brigade (Church of Scotland) World Mission Fund has raised more than £1.5million to support projects overseas….

75 young people from The Boys’ Brigade participated in the annual National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph in Whitehall on Sunday 12th November.  BB…

BB members of the Scottish Youth Parliament provide a short update on their recent goings-on:  On October 27th and 28th, we attended a Scottish Youth…

Over 400 members of The Boys’ Brigade descended on the Glasgow Science Centre last weekend in celebration of the Junior Section’s 100th year. The Junior…

We are on the lookout for someone to help support and develop our work in the North-east of Scotland. DEVELOPMENT WORKER INITIALLY 18 MONTH APPOINTMENT…

The Boys’ Brigade in Scotland has celebrated its 134th birthday by launching a virtual memory wall at a special service at St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh….

Seventy years ago since it was founded, The Boys’ Brigade/Church of Scotland World Mission Fund has raised more than £1.5million. Last month, Craig Lowe and…

Members of the Scottish Parliament debated The Boys’ Brigade’s ‘Juniors 100’ in the chamber on Tuesday 5th December, the first ‘members debate’ since the summer…

DEVELOPMENT WORKER INITIALLY 18 MONTH APPOINTMENT NORTH EAST OF SCOTLAND PART TIME 17.5 HOURS PER WEEK £24,590 pro rata Can you: Support young people &…

An 18 year old member of The Boys’ Brigade Scotland has been presented with one of the organisation’s most coveted accolades. Alan Graham from Airdrie…

The Boys’ Brigade Scottish headquarters has received a visit from its local MSP to celebrate its 70th year as a BB national centre. Michael Matheson,…

The Boys’ Brigade in Nottingham kicked off its Juniors 100 celebrations with an evening with the Lord Mayor of Nottingham Mohammed Saghir at the Council…

Following the elections which have taken place over the last seven days, The Boys’ Brigade  in Scotland is pleased to welcome its two new MSYPs….

For the first time, The Boys’ Brigade in Scotland will elect two Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament to represent BB young people for the…

The Boys’ Brigade has hosted a Scottish Parliamentary Exhibition (22-28 May) in a bid to challenge politicians to support the need for more children and…

Members of The Boys’ Brigade were centre stage at events marking the beginning of the Church of Scotland’s General Assembly on Sunday 21st May. A…

The Boys’ Brigade is holding a week-long exhibition at Holyrood starting May 22nd which has been sponsored by Fulton MacGregor MSP. It’s an opportunity to showcase…

In 2018, Brigade Conference will be returning to Scotland and will be held in Edinburgh, at the beginning of September. Each year the conference has…

A Boys’ Brigade team from Edinburgh has won the national BB Badminton competition for the third year in a row. The 65th Edinburgh, based in Currie,…

A team from South Shields has triumphed in the The Boys’ Brigade’s Senior Five-aside Football Finals. The 15th South Shields team won four of five…

A team from 1st Bearsden Company has won the BB National Masterteam Final 2017 – following up from their recent success in the Chess finals. Six BB…

Inverclyde & District battalion has triumphed in this year’s Seniors’ Sevens trophy. The players, all in the seniors age group, saw off competition from Glasgow, West…

14th North West Durham Company was crowned winners at the Brigade Table-tennis finals in Liverpool on Saturday (1 April). Liverpool Battalion of The Boys’ Brigade hosted a…

Your wedding day is already a moment to never forget – but for teacher and BB volunteer Fraser Dickson, there was even more reason to…

Whilst it’s now no longer April 1st, we thought you’d still like this announcement…  The Boys’ Brigade, one of Scotland’s long-established youth organisations, has launched…

More than 220 young BB musicans took to the floor at The Boys’ Brigade’s annual Scottish Bands Contest on Saturday 25th March at Hutcheson’s Grammar…

A Boys’ Brigade chess team from 1st Bearsden Company has made all the right moves as they took home first prize at the Brigade Chess…

150 BB young people aged 11 to 18 from have competed at The 79th Annual Cross-Country Championships in Glasgow’s Bellahouston Park on Saturday 18th March….

Alistair Joss of Dundee & Angus Battalion and 3rd Kilsyth’s Jim McCormack have both been awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the National Youth…

On Monday 13 March, BB members from across the UK joined 800 children and young people from across the UK at the Commonwealth Service in Westminster Abbey, in celebration of Commonwealth Day. Her Majesty The…

The Boys’ Brigade has joined forces with four youth organisations as part of the Young People Take the Lead (YPTtL) project. Seventy young leaders from…