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Raising Generations of Christ-Like Men!

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!

15/06/2026

Tonight Joel and Amanda headed to Newport for the BBNI Agm. It was great to see so many leaders from other companies come together for fellowship, hear about the past year,learn about Mission 26/27 and enjoy a lovely hog roast 🐷😋😋

Who says BB finishes at display 🤷‍♀️, we even managed to get some dates in the diary for next year 🙈

Kilbride Presbyterian Church
East Antrim Battalion Boys' Brigade

14/06/2026

⛺️🥾Silver Practice Expedition 🥾⛺️

This weekend saw us take to the hills for the start of our Duke of Edinburgh expeditions for 2026. We travelled to the Antrim Hills ⛰️and Watertop farm 🐑🐓for our Silver Practice. Even the weather was kind to us 🌞🌞

Thank you to all the leaders who give up their time and expertise so we can run these expeditions and experiences for the Boys.

The Northern Ireland Boys' Brigade - BBNI
Kilbride Presbyterian Church
East Antrim Battalion Boys' Brigade

08/06/2026

Last week we held the latest of our summer catch-up nights, it was great to see so many Boys attending.

We started the evening with tea ☕️, biscuits 🍪 and fellowship,then we learnt about Building a firm foundation through scripture and games.
We were even blessed with a double rainbow 🌈 🌈 .To finish we had 🌭🌭

Thank you to all the leaders that give up their time to plan and lead these evenings.

The Northern Ireland Boys' Brigade - BBNI
Kilbride Presbyterian Church
East Antrim Battalion Boys' Brigade

04/06/2026

Getting everyone ready for the hills next weekend, hope the weather is a lot better for us 🤞. It’s great to continue our partnership with 5th Carrick Boys' Brigade ⛺️🥾⛰️

05/05/2026

Our summer catch-ups start this week for Juniors and Company Section .

Thursday 7th May 7-9pm in the halls.

We will be having fun,fellowship and food .This week it’s 🍕 pizza 🍕
If you haven’t signed up yet , you are more than welcome to still come along.

Kilbride Presbyterian Church
The Northern Ireland Boys' Brigade - BBNI
East Antrim Battalion Boys' Brigade

20/04/2026

On 28th March we held a Duke of Ed training day in the halls along with our friends from 5th Carrick Boys' Brigade. We had a day full of fun and fellowship and a massive thank you to BigWetFish Web Hosting for supplying pizzas.

The Northern Ireland Boys' Brigade - BBNI
Kilbride Presbyterian Church
East Antrim Battalion Boys' Brigade

02/04/2026

🎉🎉 Awards Time 🎉🎉

At our Annual Display we had the pleasure of awarding both President’s Badges and King’s Badges this year. The Boys have worked so hard to gain these awards and the leaders are all so proud of them.

President’s Badges were awarded to Harry and Jonah and presented by BBNI’s president Mark Smyth.

King’s Badges were presented to T-Jay on the night by Mark Smyth and to Adam on Saturday by our Chaplain and BB Elder .

It was a pleasure to have Mark Smyth with us this year as our special guest.
Congratulations to all the boys for their hard work and dedication 👏👏

The Northern Ireland Boys' Brigade - BBNI
Kilbride Presbyterian Church
East Antrim Battalion Boys' Brigade

28/03/2026

👋😢It’s time to say goodbye 😢👋

On Thursday night we said goodbye to a few leaders 😢. Claire, Tom and Mel all stood down from the company. We can not thank them enough for all the years of service they have given to our Boys every week ,encouraging them in their faith and journey with Christ. We wish them well and Gods richest blessings as to what he has in store next for each of them.

The Northern Ireland Boys' Brigade - BBNI
Kilbride Presbyterian Church

25/03/2026

⚽️ 🏸 ⚽️ CS Competitions ⚽️🏸⚽️

We have been out and about again the last few weeks attending different Battalion Competitions.

Senior 5 aside ⚽️ - held in The Soccer Shed The boys got through to the semi-finals after beating 5 Carrick A team in group stages so they got a Bronze medal 🥉. Well done guys 👏

Badminton🏸- held in Ballyclare High School . We had a great turnout of Boys.Ethan got runner-up in Junior Singles and runners-up in Junior Doubles along with Saul. Chris, Max and Harry all got bronze for being semi-finalists in Junior Doubles as well. Well done to these guys too for giving it their all on the night 👏

Company 5 aside⚽️- held in the Valley Leisure Centre . We played 6 matches, won 2 and lost 4. The boys were great both on and off the pitch enjoying fellowship with boys from other companies.

Many thanks to the Battalion for organising and to the leaders as always who attend these events and give the boys so many opportunities outside a Thursday night in the halls.

The Northern Ireland Boys' Brigade - BBNI
East Antrim Battalion Boys' Brigade
Kilbride Presbyterian Church

18/03/2026

Mother’s Day is over so now we can share our photos of what the boys got up to at BB last week . Hope everyone loved their surprise.

The Northern Ireland Boys' Brigade - BBNI
Kilbride Presbyterian Church

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+447518725971

Website

https://www.kilbridepresbyterian.org/

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