Boys' Brigade
Contact: Dave Bradford, 36 Willsdown Road, Exeter EX2 8XG
Tel: 0777 5611034
E-mail: davidbradford345@msn.com
The Boys Brigade:
- Develops a boy's awareness of his own community and creates opportunities for service.
- Develops latent leadership qualities so that boys become contributors to the life of their community - not just takers.
- Encourages boys to get involved in their Company, their Church and the community and this involvement means responsibility for what happens.
- Does not confine itself to well motivated and prosperous young people. It offers support and interest to the less fortunate and recognises the value of adult interest as young people develop.
- Is staffed by unpaid officers who give of their time to provide the activities within our local unit - the Company, which itself is part of the local Church.
Each company is split into a number of sections.
- Anchor Boys - for Boys aged 6 - 8 years
- Junior Section - for Boys aged 8 - 11 years
- Company Section - for Boys aged 11 - 15 years
- Seniors - for young men aged 15 - 18 years
NATIONALLY THE BOYS’ BRIGADE is looking to extend its membership beyond its traditional church base and is planning to target after-schools clubs, youth clubs and young people on housing estates. The move is part of the organisation’s five year strategy for 2008-2013. it also includes plans to recruit an additional 3,000 adult volunteers and to set up 125 extra units an reach 2,500 more young people to add to its current 30,000 membership. The strategy will be supported by a modernised curriculum for 11 to 15 year olds, the Discover programme, due to launch in September. This has been funded by the DfES.
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