The Boys' Brigade in Scotland

18/06/2026

We are delighted to welcome Derek Craig to the staff team at BB Headquarters, who has joined as our new Development Worker for the Location CashBack project.

Working together with Youth Scotland, Guides and Scouts, Location CashBack is a three-year Leadership and Participation programme funded by Scottish Government CashBack for Communities Funding. It will support young people aged 10-25 years in SIMD 1-2 areas who may also face barriers including being impacted by poverty, crime and anti-social behaviour.

Building on connections to trusted local youth groups, like the BB, it will offer safe spaces, mentoring, personal development and leadership opportunities that open new pathways for learning, life and work.

Derek is based at our Carronvale House office, and will be responsible for leading support of BB groups in Scotland through the project as well as the delivery of funded targets.

Derek said: "I'm delighted to be starting work at The Boys' Brigade concentrating on the Location CashBack project which will help young people in Scotland to access personal development and leadership opportunities. I look forward to meeting staff and volunteer leaders in the coming weeks and months."

13/06/2026

It's the final count down now to Scotland playing our first World Cup game in 28 years. We want to send our very best wishes to Scotland National Team for the game tonight against Haiti.... c'mon Scotland ⚽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏆

13/06/2026

What a great anthem ahead of tonight's game from Fischy Music ⚽️🎶

12/06/2026

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Football's biggest tournament gets underway later today - it's time for the FIFA World Cup! ⚽

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland kick off their campaign against Haiti at 2am on Sunday, while 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England get going against Croatia at 9pm on Wednesday (both UK time) - very best wishes to both teams in their bids for glory! 🏆

If you're a BB leader, there has never been a better time to bring some football fever into your programme! Whether your children and young people are football fanatics or simply enjoy fun, energetic activities, we've developed a range of resources and challenges to help groups of all ages join in the excitement. From creative competitions and action-packed games to themed programmes and Bible exploration, there's something for everyone.

Find out more and check out the resources at https://boys-brigade.org.uk/programme-news/fifa-world-cup-2026/

07/06/2026

06/06/2026

Many BB young people go on to make a difference in their local communities through volunteering and taking action themselves, and it is with thanks to our fantastic leaders for helping to enable those opportunities for today's generation!

As we near the end of this year's Volunteers' Week, we once again want to take the opportunity to say a big thank you to all of our leaders for everything they do! 👏

04/06/2026

A big thank you to the 525 new leaders who have joined the BB family so far this session, and to all of our leaders for all they do in providing valuable opportunities to children and young people in communities across the country! 👏

If you think you could help make a difference in young lives, you can find out more about volunteering in The Boys' Brigade at https://boys-brigade.org.uk/volunteer/

04/06/2026

Well done to Eimantas, Katie, Liam, Dylan, Harvey, Sawyer, Craig, Lewis and to all the young people within BB groups across Scotland who have been volunteering within their communities as part of our major awards⚓️👏

Thanks to the Boys’ Brigade badge programme, particularly the higher awards like King’s Badge and President’s Badge, young people get an early taste of volunteering.

Today for we celebrate our new King’s Badge recipients who have completed an astonishing 678 voluntary hours in Company and Community as part of the badge.

Well done Eimantas, Katie, Liam, Dylan, Harvey, Sawyer, Craig and Lewis!

Their achievements will be further celebrated at our King’s Badge and Higher Awards celebration on Friday 26th June at New Pitsligo.

03/06/2026

Every participant in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award completes a volunteering section, helping them to make a meaningful contribution in their community, influence change and shape the world they want to live in 🙌

We want to say a huge thank you to DofE participants from The Boys' Brigade who spent nearly 8,000 hours volunteering between 1st April 2025 and 31st March 2026, in doing so making a difference to BB groups, Churches, charities or causes they are passionate about! 👏

02/06/2026

A large number of our volunteer leaders are individuals who went through the organisation as young people and, knowing first-hand what it did for them, want to help provide opportunities to today's generation 🙌

This Volunteers' Week and always, we want to say a massive thank you to all of our leaders for everything they do in helping children and young people to learn, grow and discover in around 700 communities across the country! 👏