Social Media Awards – Congratulations to our winners!
Sunday 5th July 2026Our Social Media Awards returned for 2026, aiming to celebrate the creativity, dedication and hard work of our volunteer leaders and young people.
It was fantastic to receive over 80 nominations from across the country, from which a shortlist of finalists were chosen in each of the four categories.
Judging was carried out by a panel made up of various BB representatives, with 25% of the scoring coming from a public vote – thank you to everyone who voted for your support!
A big well done to all of the groups who were shortlisted, and congratulations to the winners:
- Best Use of Social Media: For accounts that engage our community.
- Gold Award: 1st Irvine
- Silver Award: 11th Northampton
- Bronze Award: 25th Stirling
- Finalists: 1st Bearsden, 2nd/7th East Kilbride, 53rd Manchester, Nottingham Battalion, 5th West Bromwich
- Best Use of Photography: For visuals that tell our story.
- Winner: 3rd Falkirk
- Finalists: 8th Hartlepool, 133rd London, 3rd Perth
- Best Use of Video Content: For the most engaging and inspiring videos that capture the essence of The Boys’ Brigade.
- Winner: 7th Gloucester
- Finalists: 1st Grangemouth New, 12th Kilmarnock, 4th Portsmouth
- Best New Account: For any new social media account launched in 2025 that has made an impact in a short time.
- Winner: 2nd Enfield (Facebook & Instagram)
- Finalists: 3rd Harrogate (TikTok), North Ayrshire Battalion (Facebook), 1st Rainford (TikTok)
Thank you to all of our groups for your fantastic work in using social media to share the opportunities that children and young people have to experience “life to the full”.
Time to Shine: Communications Toolkit
Time to Shine is our Communications Toolkit, which has been designed to help equip you to talk about what the BB does, the impact it has and how people can get involved. It includes a range of Template Press Releases and Social Media Guides.
Check out the full toolkit at boys-brigade.org.uk/comms-toolkit
