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 share the joy, learning and community that The Boys’ Brigade offers.
Whether it’s a captivating photo or a short video that highlights how we’re helping young people to experience life to the full, or a post about how the group gets involved in the local community, there are lots of great examples out there of sharing the BB story.
To celebrate the creativity, dedication and hard work of our volunteer leaders and young people, we’re thrilled to announce The Boys’ Brigade Social Media Awards!
These awards are our way of saying a massive ‘thank you’ for your efforts to keep our community vibrant, connected and growing.
The Award Categories
We’ve announced winners across four exciting categories:
- Best Use of Social Media: For accounts that engage our community.
- Best Use of Video Content: For the most engaging and inspiring videos that capture the essence of The Boys’ Brigade.
- Best Use of Photography: For visuals that tell our story.
- Best New Account: For any new social media account launched in 2023 that has made an impact in a short time.
The Winners
Congratulations to our winners for 2024!
- Best Use of Social Media: 2nd East Kilbride (Gold), 11th Northampton (Silver), 7th/16th Motherwell (Bronze)
- Best Use of Video Content: 11th Northampton
- Best Use of Photography: 1st Rainford
- Best New Account: 4th Bournemouth
Check back later for details of future opportunities to get involved in our Social Media Awards.
Terms & Conditions
- Award categories are open to any group associated with The Boys’ Brigade UK & RoI, and can be nominated by any individual.
- Entry into the Social Media Awards is free of charge.
- All entries must be received by the deadline date specified on The Boys’ Brigade website.
- Entries must adhere to the specified criteria outlined for each award category.
- Entry is via the website only. Applications cannot be submitted via post or any other means (e.g. Dropbox, social media messaging, Word document) unless express permission is provided by the award organiser.
- All entrants agree to cooperate with the judges and organisation team from The Boys’ Brigade.
- All details submitted on the online form must be true and accurate.
- By submitting entries, participants grant The Boys’ Brigade the right to use and display their content for promotion purposes.
- Entries will be evaluated by a panel of judges selected by The Boys’ Brigade.
- Winners will be notified and awarded according to the discretion of The Boys’ Brigade.
- Three-quarters of the total mark is made up of scores given by the judging panel.
- A quarter is decided by an online vote via The Boys’ Brigade. The same person cannot vote twice for the same group.
- In the event of a tie, the winner will be the group who scored highest from the panel of judges.
- The judge’s decision is final.
- The Boys’ Brigade reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions at any time.