The Boys' Brigade is a worldwide, Christian, youth organisation for children and young people aged 4 to 18 years.
In Northern Ireland, The Boys' Brigade, sometimes referred to as the BB or BBNI, is the largest uniformed youth organisation. We have 300 BB Companies meeting weekly, usually weeknights, from September to April / May.
The Boys' Brigade companies are run in local churches and missions throughout Northern Ireland by officially trained local volunteers from the church or mission.
As Summer Madness is 25 years old this year, and therefore celebrates a 'Silver Jubilee', it is offering BB Leaders and Companies who have never visited the Festival before, the chance to come along and sample the Festival for the first time at a much reduced rate.
On P41 of the April Gazette there are images showing the positioning of badges on the sectional armbands. There is a mistake in the Anchor Section image in that it is not possible to gain the 125 Anniversary of Camping Badge in this section as members are not permitted to undertake residential activities.
Congratulations to 42nd Dundee who were crowned the National Senior 5-a-side champions at the University of Ulster on Saturday. Runners-up were the 16th Newtownabbey.
Three new Disability Leaflets have been added to our Disability Network "Basic facts for Leaders". The new leaflets include Glue Ear, Semantic Pragmatic Disorder and Dyscalculia and this now means that we have a total of 22 leaflets in the range.
2nd Saintfield defeated 7th Portadown in the National Table Tennis Irish Final and will now represent the Irish Region in Glasgow on the 12th May 2012 aginst English and Scottish opposition.We wish them well in the Finals.
It is the Scottish this year who "have brains to burn" as they took first and second places at the National Masterteam Competition held in England. 4th/5th Kilmarnock were champions with 65th Edinburgh finishing runners-up. Congratulations to the 4th Newtownabbey who finished 4th and the 1st Ballycalre in 6th position.
Due to circumstances beyond our control,the rugby competition scheduled for 28th April 2012 has had to be postponed. We are actively pursuing a suitable date to reschedule - please keep an eye on the website for further detail.
BBNI Latest Events
Queen's Badge Celebration May 18, 2012 (8:00 am - 11:00 am) (General) The Queen's Badge Celebration will be held in Carnmoney Presbyterian Church and is a celebration for all those who have completed their Queen's Badge.
NID Annual General Meeting June 21, 2012 (8:00 pm) (Committee Meeting) NID Annual General Meeting - Rathmore House, Larne.
Skills For Queen's Badge Training Course June 22 (8:00 pm) - June 24 (2:00 pm), 2012 (Courses) Skills For Queen's Badge Training Course - An early opportunity for those starting out on their Queen's Badge by completing their skills course.
NI Headquarters Closed July 12 (12:00 am) - July 13 (11:59 pm), 2012 (Holidays) NI Headquarters Closed
“God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.” (Hebrews 6:10)
Walk Ten Stormont - Leaflet.pdf (54)
The Boys' Brigade is a worldwide, Christian, youth organisation for children and young people aged 4 to 18 years. 
