The Boys’ Brigade (BB) is an interdenominational Christian youth organization, founded in Glasgow by Sir William Alexander Smith on 4th October 1883. Following its inception, the Boys’ Brigade quickly spread across the United Kingdom and became a worldwide organization by the early 1890s. The objective of the Boys’ Brigade is to develop Christian manliness by combining drill and fun activities. Ea
ch company in the BB is led by Officers with the help of boys as Non-Commissioned Officers (NCO) to organize activities. Boys can also gain awards by fulfilling achievements. The 8th Penang Company is a local Company of the Boys’ Brigade movement based in Chinese Methodist Church Ayer Itam, the Company’s sponsoring authority. 8th Penang currently has its operations in Georgetown, Ayer Itam and Balik Pulau. Since its inception in 1982, the Company has touched the lives of roughly more than a thousand-young people under its care. The 8th Penang Company is a part of the Boys’ Brigade in Malaysia (BBM), the national governing body of the Boys’ Brigade movement, and part of the Brigade in Penang, under the umbrella body Penang State Council (PSC, formerly known as the Penang Battalion). Joining forces with other local companies in Penang, 8th Penang provides quality youth development programmes for the community via the BB Method. The Company currently operates its Senior Section programme at its Headquarters, and in Sacred Heart High School Penang, SMK Air Itam, Chung Ling High School and Penang Chinese Girls’ High School (Girls’ Wing). The date was 3rd January 1999 when the Boys’ Brigade was introduced to Chung Ling High School (CLHS), a Chinese language boys’ school located in Air Itam. The school is prominent among Penangites and is widely considered a top performing secondary school in the state of Penang. Lim Kheng Tat, L/Cpl. Khoo Boo Keat, Pte. Tan Cheah Khing, Pte. Tham Wei Yem, Pte. Chong Kai Loon and Pte. Teh Chee Seng were the pioneering members. The Boys’ Brigade in CLHS is commonly referred to as B07, the codename it was assigned to in the school’s co-curricular administration. Currently, there are 448 members in The Boys’ Brigade (B07), Chung Ling High School, Penang. Weekly activities are organized every Saturday to improve members’ team building skills and physical abilities.
