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Royal visit to Wales

Tuesday 27th September 2022

Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Wales today visited St Thomas Church, home of 1st Swansea Eastside Boys’ Brigade & Girls’ Association, as…

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Over the last 12 days members across the Brigade have been taking part in a range of events and activities to commemorate the life and…

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King Charles III Visits Northern Ireland

Tuesday 13th September 2022

The Northern Ireland District of The Boys’ Brigade was honoured to attend events marking the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the visit…

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Obituary: Remembering HM The Queen

Thursday 8th September 2022

HM The Queen21st April 1926 – 8th September 2022 For the duration of her reign, The Boys’ Brigade was proud to have Queen Elizabeth II…

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Introducing our new Brigade Chaplain

Tuesday 6th September 2022

The Boys’ Brigade is delighted to announce the appointment of Rev Stewart Cutler as the new Brigade Chaplain. Stewart’s association with the Brigade began at…

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Lift your anchor

Friday 2nd September 2022

With support from our Cashback for Communities project, ten young people from 12th Inverness and 6/8th Dundee set sail on the Alba Explorer, a 72’…

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From the Brigade Chaplain

Wednesday 31st August 2022

As he prepares to pass on the baton of a role he has held for the last three years, our outgoing Brigade Chaplain Rev Leigh…

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Celebrating our leaders: Alex’s story

Wednesday 24th August 2022

The Boys’ Brigade has over 10,000 volunteer leaders across the country who support children and young people to learn, grow and discover. Over the course…

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1st Troon are Champions

Tuesday 23rd August 2022

Congratulations to 1st Troon who were recently awarded Grade 4B World Pipe Band champions. The World Pipe Band Championships were held earlier this month in Glasgow…

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Meeting Pope Francis

Monday 15th August 2022

Our Brigade President, Rev Dez Johnston recently met with Pope Francis. Dez was joining 300 young people at Alpha’s Youth Camp in Central Italy when…

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Our Greatest Ambassadors

Monday 8th August 2022

The start of a new session presents a great opportunity to welcome new members to the BB family. In this blog piece, Robert Cunningham (a…

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The Boys’ Brigade has over 10,000 volunteer leaders across the country who support children and young people to learn, grow and discover. Over the course…

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The Boys’ Brigade has over 10,000 volunteer leaders across the country who support children and young people to learn, grow and discover. Over the course…

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Jubilee Lunch at Number 10

Wednesday 8th June 2022

On Monday 6th June a small group of young people attended a Platinum Jubilee Lunch hosted by Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and…

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Congratulations to 1st Buckie, who have been awarded The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service! The prestigious award is the highest that a local voluntary group…

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Volunteers’ Week 2022

Wednesday 1st June 2022

This week (1st to 7th June 2022) is Volunteers’ Week – a time to celebrate, thank and recognise the amazing contributions that our volunteer leaders…

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Buckingham Palace Garden Party

Thursday 26th May 2022

Young people from The Boys’ Brigade undertook stewarding duties at a Garden Party held at Buckingham Palace on 25th May 2022. The event, which took…

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The Boys’ Brigade has over 10,000 volunteer leaders across the country who support children and young people to learn, grow and discover. Over the course…

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Partnership: Christian Aid

Friday 13th May 2022

For over 60 years, Christian Aid has held a fundraising week in May. This year we wanted to share more about Christian Aid and the work…

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Fundraising for Ukraine

Tuesday 10th May 2022

Over the past few months Companies across the UK have been busy talking to their children and young people about what’s been happening in Ukraine…

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A man of his time

Thursday 28th April 2022

This article originally appeared in the May/June 2022 edition of Sorted Magazine and is reproduced here in full with their kind permission. Launched in 2007,…

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Celebrating our leaders: Sarah’s story

Wednesday 27th April 2022

The Boys’ Brigade has over 10,000 volunteer leaders across the country who support children and young people to learn, grow and discover. Over the course…

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Helping you get through exam time

Wednesday 27th April 2022

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…

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As part of its ongoing support to leaders, The Boys’ Brigade has launched a range of resources, competitions and ideas themed around HM The Queen’s…

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NI District President, David Blevins received an honorary degree from Ulster University on Thursday 31 March 2022, at a ceremony to officially install Dr Colin…

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The Boys’ Brigade has over 10,000 volunteer leaders across the country who support children and young people to learn, grow and discover. Over the course…

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Partnership: HOPE for Autism

Monday 21st March 2022

World Autism Acceptance Week takes place from 28th March to 3rd April. One in 100 people are on the autism spectrum and there are around…

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Ukraine conflict resources

Wednesday 2nd March 2022

The Boys’ Brigade has launched a special set of new programme resources to support and equip BB groups to explore the current conflict in Ukraine….

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We are all aware of the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. As a member of European Fellowship of Christian Youth, we will particularly keep the young…

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Celebrating our leaders: Alexie’s story

Monday 21st February 2022

The Boys’ Brigade has over 10,000 volunteer leaders across the country who support children and young people to learn, grow and discover. Over the course…

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Government announces National Youth Guarantee

Wednesday 2nd February 2022

The government has announced a new National Youth Guarantee, designed to give young people in England access to more activities, trips away from home and…

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Celebrating our leaders: Aaron’s story

Wednesday 26th January 2022

The Boys’ Brigade has over 10,000 volunteer leaders across the country who support children and young people to learn, grow and discover. Over the course…

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The Executive Committee of Global Fellowship of Christian Youth has announced that Lord Griffiths of Burry Port has been appointed as the organisation’s first-ever Patron….

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Launching e-learning for leaders

Friday 21st January 2022

The Boys’ Brigade has today launched a new series of e-learning modules for its volunteer leaders. Three e-learning modules have been launched to leaders across…

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Scottish Youth Parliament

Tuesday 23rd November 2021

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…

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The Boys’ Brigade Remembers

Tuesday 16th November 2021

In recent days thousands of members of The Boys’ Brigade have joined with the nation to remember all those who sacrificed so much for our…

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Trustees’ Week

Tuesday 2nd November 2021

This week (1st to 5th November) is Trustees’ Week – an annual celebration of the role of trustees, celebrating and all their hard work they…

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The BB at COP26

Tuesday 26th October 2021

Margaret Pang is a leader at 7th Gloucester and a member of the Brigade’s International Group. She will be attending the United Nations’ Climate Conference…

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Cumbrae Camp 27th – 29th May 2022

Tuesday 19th October 2021

We are excited to announce that Cumbrae Camp will be returning in May 2022! Camp is a great opportunity for all young people to have…

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Toolbox: Facebook Leaders Group

Thursday 14th October 2021

We love being able to share ideas with you along with you sharing with each other, which is why we have a BB Leaders Group…

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The Boys’ Brigade has been represented as a national voluntary organisation at the Scottish Youth Parliament since 2017. This year we will have three candidates…

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Celebrating 138 years!

Monday 4th October 2021

Today, 4th October, we’re celebrating 138 years of working with children and young people and advancing Christ’s Kingdom! From one group formed in Glasgow on…

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Introducing our new Brigade President

Monday 6th September 2021

The Boys’ Brigade is delighted to announce that Rev Dez Johnston has been elected to the role of President. Dez, an ordained Baptist Minister, is…

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The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is an international treaty which sets out the rights of every child under the…

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Welcome to our new look website

Friday 23rd July 2021

We’re back and we’re pleased to launch our new-look website which brings together boys-brigade.org.uk and leaders.boys-brigade.org.uk into a single website for all audiences (Parents/Carers, Leaders,…

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Education Minister Michelle McIlveen today Wed 21 July 2021, presented the Autism Impact Award to The Boys’ Brigade NI District. The award recognises volunteer and staff training, a ‘best practice’ Autism Toolbox for BB Leaders, an Additional Needs App and Booklet, Autism Awareness Training and other initiatives in place within the organisation. The BB is the first uniformed youth organisation in Northern Ireland to receive the award.  

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Job Vacancies

Friday 2nd July 2021

The Boys’ Brigade is pleased to announce vacancies for an Executive Assistant and a Communications and Fundraising Officer to join our small, dedicated staff team. For more…

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Blog: What do we learn from change?

Thursday 20th May 2021

It’s safe to say that the one constant we’ve had over the past year or so has been change. The Boys’ Brigade has had to…

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It’s Not OK

Tuesday 27th April 2021

The Boys’ Brigade’s monthly programme for May will include activities for young people focusing on the issue of sexual harassment and how we can all…

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Remembering the Duke of Edinburgh

Monday 12th April 2021

HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (10th June 1921 – 9th April 2021) For over half a century, the Duke of Edinburgh was at…

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