86th Glasgow Company  Boys' Brigade

Company and Senior Sections  Session 2021-2022

  First for Boys in Giffnock

Meet in the Memorial Halls on School Fridays at 7.30pm - 9.30pm  

This year we welcomed all Boys back to an action packed program that will be fun to take part in. It's for all Boys aged from 11 to 15 in Company Section and 15 and over in Seniors. See us on Facebook at sure steadfast but only if we know you as we don't let everyone on to our pages!

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The object of the Boys' Brigade was set by Sir William Smith, the founder, in 1883:-

"The advancement of Christ's Kingdom among Boys and the promotion of habits of Obedience, Reverence, Discipline, Self-respect and all that tends towards a true Christian manliness."

It's as relevant today as it was then and a standard by which we encourage all Boys to achieve.

Company Section - What do they do?

Those in the Company Section take part in the Discover programme, that enables you to . . .

• Take part in a fun filled balanced and challenging evening
• Be recognised for your effort and achievement
• Build trusting relationshipsIt's all about learning new skills, making your own decisions and having fun.
  
  The BB provides a safe environment to explore new possibilities and achieve personal goals while making friends and having adventures.
  
  Within Discover there are 3 programme zones as follows:

• Community
• Recreation
• Skills
  
  And it's up to each young person to work out which opportunities are relevant for them, whether it's improving football skills, podcasting or recycling.  
  
  Every young person should also expect . . .

• To experience new challenges
• To be listened to and have a say
• To be respected and valued
• To have fun
• To have the opportunity to develop a personal Christian faith programme

Seniors - What do they do?

Seniors take part in the Challenge Plus programme, which is made up of Projects and Challenges as follows ...

Projects

These include taster sessions that act as an introduction to a topic and are then followed by a longer project that is designed and led by the young people.

Projects are grouped into 3 programme zones . . .

• Community
• Life Skills
• Recreation & Leisure

Challenges

These are focussed on activities that could be completed by the group or as an individual ranging from 'Climb a Munro' to 'Review a local takeaway'.

There are also opportunities to work towards . . .

• The Duke of Edinburgh' Award
• Young Volunteer Awards
• Queen's Badge

It's all about learning new skills, making your own decisions and having fun. BB provides a safe environment to explore new possibilities and achieve personal goals while making friends and having adventures.

And it's up to each young man to work out which opportunities are relevant for him, whether it's sport's officiating, fundraising or DIY.

Every young man should also expect . . .

• To experience new challenges
• To be listened to and have a say
• To be respected and valued
• To have fun
• To have the opportunity to develop a personal Christian faith

What else do I need to know?

The Company and Senior Section uniform consists in a blue BB shirt and BB Tie. School trousers socks and shoes complete the uniform.  We try where possible to recycle BB shirts  but you may prefer to get new supplies from either the local BB shop located at 

Paisley and District Battalion
Wallneuk North Church
North Croft Street
Paisley
PA3 4AD

Call 0141 887 3942 or email paisley&district-at-boys-brigade.org.uk.
(substitute-at- with @ please. This is avoid spam) to make sure that they have your size in stock.

Opening Hours

Monday to Friday: 10am - 1pm
Saturday: 10am - 12 noon
Sunday: Closed

or by visiting the national BB web site and ordering from there.

Copy the link below to go to the BB supplies web site at the Company and Senior Section Page and see the items available.  You can obtain anything at either the Paisley shop where you can try on tops etc or directly at the link below.

Details of how to obtain your uniform are Here.

Subscriptions

As you might expect as a charity we cannot exist without support.  Parents are asked to contribute by donating £50 for Anchor Boys, £50 for Junior Section , £75 for Company and Senior Section with reduced rates for more than one brother in the Company.

This amount is requested early in the session as in the main part it is used to pay the BB National District Capitation fees.  

We provide an annual set of accounts and it can be seen over the last few years that despite prudent spending the subscriptions are not enough and do not provide extra for outings etc.

View our Annual accounts Here

Parental assistance with transport etc is greatly apprecitated.   We may have to seek further support financially for any outings planned outwith the Halls e.g. swimming, sports etc.

HAVE YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES TO HELP AT THE COMPANY AND SENIOR SECTION

As always we are on the lookout for full and part time leaders to augment our great team of leaders.   Our leaders do a great job and if you have been a member of the BB in the past or any other youth organisations you will no doubt recall the good experience that you had.   No doubt your time there helped shape your life in some way.

When Sir William Smith founded the BB in 1883 he too had to ask for volunteers.   If those people had not felt the call to help none of the success of the BB worldwide and locally would have happened.   Indeed if Lord Baden Powell had not helped at the BB he may never have felt like forming the Scouts!!

This is a call to YOU and if  you feel challenged and would like to assist in any small way the 86th BB would be delighted to hear from you.

Remember you do not need any special training nor do you require to be specially skilled we just need your time and personality.

If you feel you could be tempted to come and help either for a number of weeks or longer please email us at bb-at-orchardhill.org.uk. (substitute -at- with@ This is to prevent spam) or simply come along to the Company and Senior Section one night to see for yourself how you could help.

For More Information regarding joining or helping the 86th BB the please contact:

Stephen Bennett   BB-at-orchardhill.org.uk