Boys' Brigade
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THE BOYS' BRIGADE HAS OFFICIALLY CLOSED. Sadly, the 5th East Kilbride Boys' Brigade Company has now officially closed. The West Kirk who oversee the 5th East Kilbride Boys' Brigade Company has agreed that the remaining balance in the account should be divided among the Boys’ Brigade Scotland, the 2nd East Kilbride Boys’ Brigade Company (where most of our boys moved to) and East Kilbride West Kirk. I would like to thanks all the boys, their parents and carers and all the helpers and officers for their contribution to the 5th East Kilbride Boys’ Brigade. Bill Fleming - Officer in charge.
AWARDS
The Queen's Badge - Highest Honour in the Boys' Brigade Organisation
Duke of Edinburgh Awards Gold Award
Silver Award
Bronze Award
Captains of the 5th East Kilbride Boy's Brigade Company
http://scotland.boys-brigade.org.uk
History of the 5th East Kilbride Boys' Brigade Company
The 5th East Kilbride Boys' Brigade Company has four sections: Anchors Boys, Junior Section ,Company Section and Senior Section and as our logo states… the adventure begins here!
The 5th East Kilbride Boys' Brigade was formed in October 1960 by George Johnston, who was an elder in the West Kirk. That same year "The Life Boys" (now known as the Boys' Brigade Junior Section) which catered for 8-10 year old boys was started by another church elder, Bill Boyle. Younger boys of 6 and 7 years at that time could join the "Shipmates"and this part of the organisation was run by Agnes Thomson and Ida Boyle. Nowadays the "Shipmates"are better known as The Anchor Boys. The Boys' Brigade itself was formed on 4th October 1883 in Glasgow by William Alexander Smith. He was a Sunday school teacher who wondered "how to keep boys from causing havoc within Sunday school" . So he invited the boys to attend a parade night in the North Woodside Mission Hall in the Queens Cross area of Glasgow and the 1st Glasgow Company of the Boys' Brigade had started. All the companies in East Kilbride are part of Glasgow Battalion.
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