What We Do
Spiritual
The Boys' Brigade is a Christian uniformed organisation and Jesus is at the heart of everything we do. As leaders, we love to share our faith so that our members can have an understanding of the Christian faith, even if they are not Christians themselves.
Games
Games are a huge part of our nights throughout the sections as we always try make the boys leave feeling tired out! Group games promote good health, good teamsmanship, a positive sense of competition as well as lots of fun!
Learning
The badge system used at Boys' Brigade encourages a huge amount of learning. We like to teach our boys new skills and about the world around them.
Marching
Marching is strongly entrenched in the Boys' Brigade history. We continue this practice as we have seen that it strengthens skills such as working as a team and being able to follow instructions.
Cooking
Thanks to the skills of our officers, our boys are able to spend a lot of the time in the kitchen cooking. Our older boys especially enjoy these activities!
Walks and Orienteering
We enjoy doing walks in the surrounding areas and trying to learn something new while we do them. Previous locations have been a 'Bat Walk' at Stanton Park, as well as evening walks at Lechlade and Nightingale Woods.
Band
The bugle and drum band is the pride of our company, as there is a dwindling number of BB companies that have a band. Our band is made up of boys from all sections as well as our officers.
Inspection
Inspection is another tradition that we continue throughout our sections. It promotes good hygiene and pride in one's appearance.
Camp
Every year our local battalion (group of BB companies) holds camps for the juniors, as well as for the company and senior sections. Our boys who go always enjoy the experiences and the friendships that they make at camp.
Parade
A parade is where we attend a church service at St Margaret's as a Boys' Brigade and parade our Colours. We also attend battalion parades, where we march along the street following the battalion bugle band.