1st Bletchley Boys' Brigade and Girls' Association

05/04/2026

Hallelujah, Jesus has risen and is alive for us today! 🙌 A very happy Easter to all of our members, friends and supporters!

03/04/2026

As we reach Good Friday, we remember that "God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son" (John 3:16) - and rejoice in knowing that Jesus' death on the cross was not the end of the story 🙏

28/02/2026

First Night Hike of 2026 done and dusted! Despite a downpour late in the afternoon, the evening was clear. With a 3/4 moon and clear skies we didn't even need torches!

Well done to all for a good pace, and for scampering up Brickhill!

25/01/2026

In 1926 the 1st Bletchley company of the Boys' Brigade came into being, along with its sister company the 1st Bletchley Company, the Girls' Brigade.

Almost 100 years later, as a Boys' Brigade Company and Girls' Association, we are still here; serving children and young people.

We will be officially celebrating our centenary in September of this year. Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th of September to be exact. We're still planning the details, but in the meantime we'd ask you to register your interest via https://1bbb.org.uk/wp/1st-bletchley-centenary-registration-of-interest/

This is open to all past staff, members, and anyone with a link to the company. That includes past members of the Girls' Brigade too, having been such an important part of our history.

Here are a couple of blasts from the past! We'd love to see more!

12/11/2025

For Remembrance Day this year, the Junior Section made poppy jar night lights.

Lest we forget.

09/11/2025

On this Remembrance Sunday, we join the nation in pausing in memory of all those who sacrificed so much for our freedom. We will remember them.

29/10/2025

All of our members & friends are warmly welcome to our annual enrolment service at Spurgeon Baptist Church, Water Eaton.

📍 Water Eaton Church Centre
📆 Sunday 2nd November
🕚 11am

The service will be all-age and led by our Brigade Chaplain, Rev Mung Hatzaw.

During the service, we will be revealing some exciting details for our upcoming centenary celebrations next year! 🎉

All are welcome to join us for our next all-age service on Sunday 2nd November! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

This month, our service will be centered around the work of the 1st Bletchley Boys' Brigade and Girls' Association (BBGA), who we have been partnered with since 1926 and continue to work with children & young people in our church and wider community. ⚓️

BBGA members and their families are especially welcome!

More information here:
🔗https://spurgeonbaptist.com/events/bbga-all-age-service/

18/10/2025

We came 16th! 🎉

A couple of weekends ago, our Junior Section took part in The Boys' Brigade Juniors BIG Sleepover, which was held simultaneously at more than 60 locations nationwide. 🛏

The event also included The Juniors BIG Sleepover Quiz, which included five tricky rounds, with groups up and down the country battling it out to try and come out on top.

Out of the 60+ teams who took part, we are pleased to say that we not only made it to the top 30, but that we came 16th overall! 🏅

A HUGE well done goes to our Junior Section members who worked so well together to produce this fantastic result. 👏

More information on the sleepover here:
🔗https://boys-brigade.org.uk/programme-news/juniors-big-sleepover-2025/

07/09/2025

We're back!

This is our official notice that BBGA restarts for the 2025/26 session on Tuesday 9th September.

We're looking forward to being together again, to get into our regular activities.

There's quite a bit of movement, this year, between Anchors and Juniors - your child may now be in a different age group (section). Here's a list of the sections, school years and meeting times.

* Anchor Section - Years 1-3 - 1800-1900
* Junior Section - Years 4-6 - 1800-1930
* Company & Seniors - Years 7-13 - 1930 - 2100

Please also find below a list of the proposed term dates for the session.

Autumn Term
Start: 9-Sep-2025 until 9-Dec-2025. Half Term on 28-Oct-2025

Spring Term
Start: 6-Jan-2026 until 24-Mar-2026. Half Term on 17-Feb-2026

Summer Term
Start: 14-Apr-2026 until 7-Jul-2026. Half Term 26-May-2026

28/07/2025

It is with much sadness and shock that I need to report that one of our former members, Stephen Foster, died last Friday.

Stephen was a few years ahead of me in the company and one of those that inspired both in sport and as a member of our bugle band. I’m sure that many past members will remember him.

Please remember his family in your prayers at this time.

Mark Churchill.
Captain.