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The 5th Glasgow Boys' Brigade
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125th Anniversary

This session sees the 5th Glasgow Boys Brigade celebrating 125 years since the company's formation. On 30th March 1885, some eighteen months after the foundation of The Boys' Brigade, the 5th Glasgow Company was enrolled. This makes us the second oldest functioning company in the world, (the 2nd, 3rd & 4th are no longer in existence). To celebrate our 125th anniversary we have a number of exciting events lined up to mark this historic milestone:

  • Staff & Ex-Members Anniversary Dinner – Saturday 27th March 2010
    Our 125th Anniversary Dinner will be held in the Millennium Hotel, George Square, Glasgow. This not to be missed evening will include a three course dinner followed by various speakers, including Glasgow Battalion President and Chief Fire Officer with Strathclyde Fire & Rescue, Brian Sweeney. The cost for the evening will be £25.00 per person. Please feel welcome to bring along your husband/wife/partner if you wish. Maximum numbers for the evening will be 150, therefore places will be allocated on a strictly first come, first served basis. To secure your place for what is sure to be a great evening, please email us at 5thglasgow@boys-brigade.org.uk.

  • Partick District Parade – Sunday 28th March 2010
    The 5th Glasgow will be hosting the Partick District Parade the morning after the dinner. Starting at 11am at St John’s Renfield Church the service will give us the opportunity to celebrate our milestone with the Companies in the District and ex-members & friends alike. The current Boys’ Brigade President Professor Sir Kenneth Calman KCB will be our guest speaker. Following the service there will be a march past, supported by the pipes & drums of the 231st Glasgow.

We are looking for as many past members of the 5th Glasgow to come along to these events as possible, (particularly the dinner). If you would like to attend please email us at 5thglasgow@boys-brigade.org.uk so we can keep you updated of the event details once final numbers have been confirmed. If you are still in contact with any other ex-members can you spread the word too!

 

125th Mugs & Keyrings

    To celebrate 125th years of the 5th Glasgow Boys' Brigade we currently have mugs and keyrings with the 125th logo on them for sale. Both items feature the 5th's 125th Anniversary Logo on one side with "The Boys' Brigade, 5th Glasgow Company - celebrating 125 years" on the other. Available from any member of 5th BB staff they are currently priced as follows:

  • Mugs: £5 each

  • Keyrings: £2 each

125th Anniversary Fish Supper Quiz night

We held a Fish Supper Quiz night on Saturday 28th November 2009 to celebrate our 125th anniversary with friends, family & members of the church congregation. Around 80 people joined in the fun, with about 15 teams competing for big prizes! The evening saw them test their knowledge with rounds including Geography, Literature & Music. Halfway through the quiz the competitors took a wee break from racking their brains and tucked into a Fish Supper from the local chip shop. The competition for the top 3 slots was very competitive but unfortunately at the other end of the points table 'Bagpackers United', Douglas, Connor & Andrew claimed the wooden spoon (& some sweets) for last place! Thanks again for all who came along and made it such a good evening, we might just run it again next year, watch this space!

What's New...

  • Lots of updates to look at - both the Junior Section and the Anchor Boys pages have been updated, letting you know what they have been up to already this session. News & photos from our trips to Glasgow Climbing Centre and our fundraising Bagpack at Asda can be seen on the activities page. Results from the 3 District Competitions the 5th have entered this session can be found on the competitions page and finally this page has all the latest on our 125th Anniversary Celebrations. - (updated 13/12/2009)

  • As a our 125th anniversary session gets underway news from our annual display & our camp are now on the activities page. Keep checking back regularly for more competition results and news. - (updated 27/09/2009)

Do you have a football strip belonging to the 5th?

If anyone has an orange 5th football strip please can they return them to a member of staff or email us. During the 5-a-side competition this session it became apparent that strips taken home to be washed by members of the football team last session (07-08) had not been returned.

Do you have a band instrument belonging to the 5th?

If anyone has band instruments belonging to the 5th like bugles, drum slings, drumsticks or drum rests please can they return them as soon as possible to a member of the 5th or email us.


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