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UK Parliament Week 2024

Wednesday 27th November 2024

It has been great to see BB members across the country getting involved in UK Parliament Week! UK Parliament Week is an annual event, which…

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King’s Award for Voluntary Service

Wednesday 27th November 2024

Congratulations to Buchan Battalion, who have recently received a King’s Award for Voluntary Service in recognition of the work that they do! The award, which…

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The Boys’ Brigade Remembers

Monday 11th November 2024

The last few days have seen BB children and young people across the country get involved in activities and events to remember all those who…

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As children and young people return to their local BB groups one of the first activities they will be encouraged to get involved with is…

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Introducing the King’s Badge

Saturday 20th July 2024

We are pleased to announce that we have recently received confirmation from Buckingham Palace that our Patron, HM The King has approved the design of…

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This year we launched our first-ever Social Media Awards, designed to celebrate the creativity, dedication and hard work of our volunteer leaders and young people. It…

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BB members visit Buckingham Palace

Thursday 16th May 2024

Over the last week, BB members from across the country have had the opportunity to take part in events at Buckingham Palace. On Wednesday 8th…

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We are delighted to announce that HM King Charles III has become Patron of The Boys’ Brigade UK & RoI. The announcement comes a year…

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About the Boys

Tuesday 7th May 2024

A new BBC Radio 4 short series – ‘About the Boys’ – was aired last week, and some of our BB groups were invited to…

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In recent weeks it has been wonderful to see a number of new BB groups get started across the country, including our newest one on…

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Introducing our Social Media Awards!

Tuesday 12th March 2024

In a world that’s more connected than ever, our leaders and young people across the country are doing fantastic work in using social media to…

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Development and Engagement Team Update

Wednesday 10th January 2024

We are delighted to welcome Jack Spong to the Development and Engagement Team at BB Headquarters. Supported by the funding we were awarded from the…

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Heroes of Faith: Eric Liddell

Friday 5th January 2024

As part of our new Spring resources for BB groups to use we are pleased to launch a themed programme based on Eric Liddell, one…

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Reflecting on 2023

Thursday 21st December 2023

In this season of Advent we recall that the coming of Christ into the world is the greatest story of hope, and that our role…

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The Boys’ Brigade Remembers

Sunday 12th November 2023

This week thousands of members of The Boys’ Brigade have taken part in activities and events as we remember all those who sacrificed so much…

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Listening to young people

Wednesday 8th November 2023

The Boys’ Brigade has been working in partnership with Youthscape to explore the trends and pressures on the lives of young people today. An Insight…

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Our New PGL Partnership

Friday 20th October 2023

We’re pleased to announce that The Boys’ Brigade and PGL are working in partnership to help even more children and young people to have adventures,…

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Over the last few weeks, thousands of children, young people and leaders have got involved with celebrations for our 140th anniversary! It has been fantastic…

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Celebrating 140 years of youth work

Wednesday 4th October 2023

The Boys’ Brigade, a Christian youth organisation which provides opportunities for children and young people to learn, grow and discover, celebrates its 140th anniversary today….

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Appointment of new Co-Chair of Trustees

Friday 1st September 2023

The Boys’ Brigade is pleased to announce that Very Rev Dr Martin Fair has been co-opted as Co-Chair of our Trustee Board, the Brigade Executive….

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Introducing our new Finance Team

Tuesday 8th August 2023

We are delighted to welcome two new members of staff to the team at BB Headquarters. Jonathan Muir joins us as Finance Manager, while Anne-Marie…

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PR Partnership

Tuesday 25th July 2023

The Boys’ Brigade is delighted to announce that we will be working in partnership with Refresh PR over the next two years to help raise…

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As you may have seen over the last few months, we have been working with our Young Leaders Group to highlight some of our amazing…

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We would like to say a massive thank you to BB young people across the country who spent over 11,270 hours volunteering as part of…

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We are delighted to welcome Dave Martin to the Staff Team at BB Headquarters as our Development and Engagement Worker for the North of England….

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Ministry Team update

Friday 26th May 2023

We are delighted to welcome Alistair Bassett to the Staff Team at BB Headquarters as Ministry Support Worker. The Boys’ Brigade is passionate about its…

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Applications to stand in the Scottish Youth Parliament’s 2023 elections are now open. Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament (MSYPs) are 14-25 year olds from…

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As part of the Uniformed Youth Fund which The Boys’ Brigade was recently awarded funding from, a Youth Advisory Board is being created that will…

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BB groups across the country have been taking part in a range of events and activities to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III. On…

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We are delighted to welcome Gillian Hay to the Staff Team at BB Headquarters as Leader Development Co-ordinator. Based at our Carronvale House office in…

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We are excited to welcome Steph Goodwin to the Staff Team at BB Headquarters as Programme & Events Team Member. Our recent additions to the…

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Development and Support Team Update

Monday 24th April 2023

We are delighted to welcome two new additions to the Development and Support Team at BB Headquarters. Fiona Spooner joins us as the Development and…

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We are incredibly excited to welcome Peter Andrews to the Staff Team at BB Headquarters as Ministry Lead. As an organisation we are passionate about…

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The Boys’ Brigade has been awarded significant funding from the Government’s Uniformed Youth Fund which will allow us to support more young people to learn,…

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Saying Thank You to Our Leaders

Wednesday 22nd March 2023

We are blessed as an organisation to have over 10,000 volunteer leaders across the country who support children and young people to learn, grow and…

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Vacancy: Chair of Trustee Board

Monday 13th March 2023

The Brigade Executive (Trustee Board of The Boys’ Brigade) is seeking to co-opt an experienced, dynamic individual with a passion for the work of the…

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BB groups across the country have been taking part in a range of activities to link to Children’s Mental Health Week (6th to 12th February…

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Fearless & Crime

Wednesday 8th February 2023

The Boys’ Brigade has partnered with Fearless (part of Crimestoppers) to produce a ‘Fearless & Crime’ activity card aimed at the Seniors age group (14-18…

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The Boys’ Brigade has partnered with The Children’s Society to produce a Child Criminal Exploitation Themed Programme, an informative and interactive resource aimed at the…

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Celebrating our leaders: Neil’s story

Wednesday 21st December 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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Celebrating our leaders: Ian’s story

Friday 25th November 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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John Neil OBE (1935-2022)

Monday 21st November 2022

We remember and celebrate the life of John Neil OBE, Honorary Brigade President, who died earlier this month. John began his BB journey in Coatbridge,…

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The Boys’ Brigade Remembers

Sunday 13th November 2022

This week thousands of members of The Boys’ Brigade have taken time to remember all those who sacrificed so much for our freedom. A contingent…

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Company Census 2022

Thursday 10th November 2022

Earlier this year we asked BB leaders to complete our first-ever Company (Group) Census. We wanted to establish a clear picture of where organisation is…

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Trustees’ Week 2022

Wednesday 9th November 2022

This week, 7th to 11th November, is Trustees’ Week – an annual celebration of the role of Trustees, celebrating all the hard work they do…

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Launching our ‘Your Future’ programme

Tuesday 8th November 2022

A pioneering national programme to help young people achieve their full potential has been launched by The Boys’ Brigade in partnership with the University of…

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Celebrating our leaders: Harry’s story

Friday 28th October 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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To mark the new Charity partnership with Cancer Fund for Children for the 2022/2023 session, Lisa Keys Director for NI and members from 1st Slieve…

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Introducing our Young Leaders Network

Friday 21st October 2022

We are delighted to launch our Young Leaders Network, a new community which is designed to help leaders aged 18-26 to grow into their role…

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Celebrating our leaders: Cynthia’s story

Friday 30th September 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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