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Congratulations to the team from 13th Motherwell BB, Scotland who won the National Final of Masterteam held at Newport in Culcavy, the home of the…

Exams can be an anxious and a challenging time for thousands of young people every year.  But are there things you can do to help…

Congratulations to our two new members of the Scottish Youth Parliament – Louis Symington from the 56th Edinburgh and Matthew Hunter from the 6th/8th Dundee.  Our…

Boys’ Brigade leaders are incredible people. We already knew this. Our volunteer leaders do incredible things all the time – giving of their time and…

Camp is a great opportunity for all young people to have the experience of living under canvas and taking part in outdoor activities and this…

The team from 4th Newtownabbey company, The Boys’ Brigade, has clinched the organisation’s Masterteam title at the finals held on Saturday 6th April in Lanark….

Ian Slater – 15 October 1933 – 25 January 2019  At the service of thanksgiving and celebration of Ian’s life, we spoke of Ian’s life as…

A man who has dedicated his life to The Boys’ Brigade (BB) has been presented with a British Empire Medal (BEM) at a ceremony at…

Young volunteers receive national recognition The achievements of 29 young volunteers from The Boys’ Brigade have been recognised at a national graduation ceremony at St…

220 members of The Boys’ Brigade participated in the organisation’s Scottish Bands Contest last  Saturday afternoon (23 March) at Hutcheson’s Grammar School in Glasgow. The…

Voting has begun in the Scottish Youth Parliament elections and will close at 9pm on the 29th March, with the results announced live on Facebook…

A rural company of The Boys’ Brigade is setting the precedent for the rest of the organisation by integrating anti-bullying workshops and exercises into its…

Taking place between 15th – 29th March will be the Scottish Youth Parliament elections.  This is an opportunity for BB members and young leaders to…

JAMES RANDAL MCLEAN  – 12th January 1945 – 8th February 2019  The Boys’ Brigade locally and nationally lost one of its finest and most dedicated…

Throughout 2019  we’ll be capturing stories from  individuals  involved with the DofE  about their experiences. If you would like your story to be  used within…

The Boys’ Brigade has organised a number of voyages for young people and leaders in the past with the Ocean Youth Trust Scotland. This year OYT…

We are pleased to announce that new programmes for both the Anchors and Juniors age groups will be launched in April 2019 ready for take…

As we approach not only the end of 2018, but also Scotland’s ‘Year of Young People’, Director for The Boys’ Brigade in Scotland, John Sharp…

An Aberdeen BB company has received a massive funding boost to support the delivery of digital skills for young people. The ‘Coding Kincorth; Building Skills…

Members of The Boys’ Brigade across Scotland have raised over £6500 to support refugee children in Egypt. £6509 will go to support the work of…

The deadline for nominating for the National Youth Work Awards is fast approaching (Monday 26th November). We know all of you have been involved in…

100 Years since the Armistice, members of The Boys’ Brigade (BB) joined local communities across the UK to honour those who served in World War…

80 young people and leaders from The Boys’ Brigade  are taking part in the National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph on Sunday (11 November)….

There isn’t a community in the country which wasn’t affected by the events of the First World War.  The same is true for churches and…

Boys’ Brigade (BB) members from across Scotland have experienced a night to remember at one of Scotland’s top visitor attractions.  400 eight to ten year…

Please note that the SHQ office of BB Scotland will be closed on Wednesday 31st October for staff training purposes. Calls to our office (01324…

David Kong (65th Edinburgh) and John Paterson (3rd Kilsyth) are the current BB members of the Scottish Youth Parliament, Scotland’s democratically elected voice of young…

Picture here are members of the Strathkelvin Battalion Boys Brigade receiving their Presidents and Queen Badge Awards at Torrance Parish Church, the awards were presented…

3rd Aberdeen Junior Section had a curry night on Friday 5th October. They made and ate the chicken & sweet potato curry from this month’s…

Information has already been to sent to company contacts a couple weeks ago, but you can now view the Round 1 draws for each of…

Member of The Boys’ Brigade (BB) youth organisation past and present have marked the 135th anniversary of its founding. As part of the celebrations, a…

Giving back to communities is something which many BB companies do and this is certainly the case for the young people of the 135th Glasgow…

Can you help us develop STEM activities in The Boys’ Brigade?  STEM Ambassadors are volunteers from a wide range of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths)…

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John Sharp reflects on The Boys’ Brigade marking 135 years of shaping young lives in Scotland. Next week we will celebrate 135 years of The…

1st Fraserburgh company, The Boys’ Brigade (BB), one of three BB companies in Fraserburgh, has begun a fundraising campaign to purchase a  seabin for Fraserburgh…

John Swinney, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, has praised the values promoted by The Boys’ Brigade (BB) in a keynote…

For the first time in its 135 year history, The Boys’ Brigade (BB) annual conference is being led by young people.  Themed on 2018 –…

Thanks to money raised during the DofE Diamond Challenge, BB Scotland is able to offer several last-minute FREE places at the Youth Leadership Festival residential…

National Competitions 2018-2019 . . . Get involved in the Brigade’s National Competitions next session. Every year hundreds of Companies get involved in the competitions…

Two BB groups in the North-east of Scotland have launched new sections to meet increasing demand. 1st Rosehearty on the Moray Firth coast, near Fraserburgh,…

Dunblane BB Band goes to Germany Thirty young musicians from Dunblane Boys’ Brigade will be heading to Germany on Thursday (2nd August) for a week-long…

Church of Scotland Moderator meets BB Young Leaders at KGVI The Rt Rev Susan Brown, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland,…

Top Team Challenge Well done to 28th West Kent Company , winners for 2018 . A total of 178 Teams took part in a range…

Well done to  19th Hobart (Australia) winners  of the  Junior Section Internation Team Games for the 2018. There were 179 entries to the competition this…

72 BB young people from across central Scotland have been recognised at special ceremony in Carnoustie Panbride Church on Sunday 17th  June. BB members from…

31 Teams from The Boys’ Brigade Girls’ Brigade Scotland and Scouts Scotland competed at this year’s Kilbryde Hike in hills near Crawfordjohn, South Lanarkshire, last…

The 1st Moneymore made history last Saturday at Powerleague in Derby by winning their first Junior Football title. In what turned out to be a…

Members of 1st Monifeith company, The Boys’ Brigade, have won the organisation’s national table-tennis title at the championship finals in Inverness on Saturday (5 May)….

A team from 1st Bearsden company, The Boys’ Brigade, has been crowned national champions for the second year running at The Boys’ Brigade ‘s Masterteam…