Battalion Blog

The Boys’ Brigade has been privileged to have Her Majesty as our Patron throughout her reign and in celebration of Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee four young men, representing the four nations of the United Kingdom, have conveyed the loyal greetings of The Brigade to Her Majesty at Balmoral Castle. Her Majesty’s reply was sealed in a Baton and carried by BB members throughout the British Isles using a variety of means to reach London for the annual Council Meetings of the Brigade on 15th September. The Baton was first used in 1935 when the Brigade conveyed a message to Her Majesty’s grandfather King George V on the occasion of his Silver Jubilee and later in 1951 to King George VI in celebration of the “Festival of Britain”. The Baton has travelled through Scotland before being conveyed by Ferry to Northern Ireland and will then cross into the Republic of Ireland and then fly to Newcastle to begin its journey through England and Wal...

Congratulations to the following young men and their officers on the achievement of The Boys' Brigade's premier award - The Queen's Badge, during the 2010-2011 session. Mark Irwin  (1st Balteagh) Stewart Love  (1st Balteagh) Michael Smyth  (1st Balteagh) Christy Gregg  (2nd Coleraine) Gavin Harvey  (2nd Coleraine) Graham Hunter  (2nd Coleraine) Gary Simpson  (2nd Coleraine) Gavin Darragh  (5th Coleraine) Richard McMaster (5th Coleraine) Matthew Graham  (1st Dunboe) Glen Armstrong  (1st Garvagh) Jonathan Clyde  (1st Garvagh) Alan Moore  (1st Garvagh) Michael Torrens (1st Garvagh) Steven Alcorn  (2nd limavady) Iain Archibald  (2nd limavady) David Kingsbury  (2nd limavady) Steven Montgomery  (2nd limavady) Connor Richmond  (2nd limavady) Brandon Sayer  (2nd limavady) David Thompson (2nd limavady) Matthew Brown (1st Tamlaght O’Crilly)  

Congratulations to the following young men and their officers on the achievement of The Boys' Brigade's premier award - The Queen's Badge, during the 2009-2010 session. Adam Dorrans (1st Ballywatt) Andrew Lyons   (1st Ballywatt) Gareth McClenaghan   (1st Ballywatt) Jonathan Alcorn   (1st Balteagh) James Purcell   (1st Balteagh) Jordan Greer   (1st Coleraine) Ryan McCarter   (1st Coleraine) Connor Wallace   (1st Coleraine) David Quiston  (2nd Coleraine) Philip Gilliand  (5th Coleraine) Alexander Gourley  (5th Coleraine) Andrew Mawhinney  (5th Coleraine) James Scott  (5th Coleraine) Andrew Bloomfield  (1st Drumachose) Andrew Guy  (1st Drumachose) Stephen McAleese  (1st Drumachose) Mark Riley  (1st Drumachose) Glenn McAfee  (1st Dunboe) Andrew Laughlin  (1st Kilrea) James McCaughern  (1st Kilrea) Andrew Paul  (1st Kilrea) Andrew Robinson  (...

Congratulations to the following young men and their Officers on the achievement of The Boys' Brigade's premier award - The Queen's Badge, during the 2008-2009 session. Gareth Irwin   (1st Balteagh) Richard Irwin   (1st Balteagh) Andrew Scott (1st Balteagh) James Taylor   (1st Coleraine) Michael Wallace (1st Coleraine) Andrew Boyd  (2nd Coleraine) Andrew Cunning  (2nd Coleraine) Brent Haslett  (2nd Coleraine) Conor McMullan  (2nd Coleraine) Christopher Cunningham (5th Coleraine) Ben Cartwright  (1st Drumachose) Matthew Haslett  (1st Drumachose) Andrew Gilmore  (1st Kilrea) Adam Keys  (1st Limavady) Connor McGoldrick   (2nd Limavady) Ryan Montgomery (2nd Limavady) And congratulations to Graham Thompson (2nd Limavady) who has qulified through the King George VI Officer Cadet Scheme in July 2009.

Congratulations to the following young men and their Officers on the achievement of The Boys' Brigade's premier award - The Queen's Badge, during the 2007-2008 session. Christopher Carson (1st Ballywatt) David Oliver (1st Balteagh) David Ferguson (2nd Coleraine) Zhanzhan Tom He (2nd Coleraine) Stuart McAleese (1st Drumachose) David Boyd (1st Garvagh) Ashley Moore (1st Garvagh) Jordan Webster (1st Garvagh) Gareth Blair (2nd Limavady) Graham Thompson (2nd Limavady) Thomas Kelso (1st Tamlaght O'Crilly) Michael Stewart (1st Tamlaght O'Crilly) We also congratulate Jordan Webster (1st Garvagh) who has qulified through the King George VI Officer Cadet Scheme 2008

Congratulations to the following young men and their Officers on the achievement of The Boys' Brigade's premier award - The Queen's Badge, during the 2006-2007 session. Phillip Gault  (1st Balteagh) David McKee   (1st Balteagh) John Oliver   (1st Balteagh) Mark Boyd  (2nd Coleraine) Stephen Dobbin  (5th Coleraine) Alan Alexander Gourley  (5th Coleraine) David Mawhinney  (5th Coleraine) Matthew Francis Quinn  (5th Coleraine) Stephen William John Wallace  (1st Drumachose) Ryan Callan (2nd Limavady) Nathan Scott   (2nd Limavady)

Congratulations to the following young men and their Officers on the achievement of The Boys' Brigade's premier award - The Queen's Badge, during the 2005-2006 session. Paul McCollum  (1st Ballywatt) Andrew McCarter  (1st Coleraine) Dane Tempelton  (1st Coleraine) Christopher Wilson Hunter  (2nd Coleraine) Gareth Alistair Steele  (2nd Coleraine) Jensen Armour  (5th Coleraine) Jonathan Graham  (5th Coleraine) David Stafford  (5th Coleraine) Richard Wilson  (1st Drumavhose) Roger Campbell  (1st Garvagh) Uel Dougherty  (1st Garvagh) Warren Smith  (1st Garvagh) Andrew Torrens  (1st Garvagh) John Torrens  (1st Garvagh) Vance Brownlow  (1st Kilrea) Andrew Gardiner  (1st Kilrea) Richard Lowry  (1st Kilrea) Jonathan McCormick   (1st Kilrea) Andrew Blair  (1st Limavady) Adam Semple  (1st Limavady) Gareth Wilson  (1st Limavady) Andrew Blair  (2nd Limavady) Nigel Mearns  (2nd Limavady) Paul Mearns  (2nd Limavady) Ian Pollock  (2nd Limavady) Mark Thorpe  (2nd Limavady) Kyle Wallder  (2...

Congratulations to the following young men and their Officers on the achievement of The Boys' Brigade's premier award - The Queen's Badge, during the 2004-2005session. Paul Elnay   (1st Ballywatt) Jonathan Knox Lyons  (1st Ballywatt) Neil James Jefferson Haslett   (1st Balteagh) Mark Callaghan   (2nd Coleraine) Andrew Graham Campbell  (2nd Coleraine) John McCaughan   (5th Coleraine) Rodney Moody   (1st Garvagh) Thomas Samuel Gardiner   (1st Kilrea) Willliam John Keith Greer   (1st Kilrea) Aaron Wallace   (1st Limavady) Philip Dundoody  (1st Limavady) Christopher Devlin  (1st Limavady) Andrew Clements  (1st Limavady) Stephen Smyth   (2nd Limavady) Aaron Andrew Callan   (2nd Limavady) Matthew Allen   (2nd Limavady) Adam Kirkpatrick  (1st Portrush) Samuel James Connor  (1st Tamlaght O'Crilly)

Congratulations to the following young men and their Officers on the achievement of The Boys' Brigade's premier award - The Queen's Badge, during the 2003-2004 session. Glynn Robinson (1st Balteagh) Richard Pollock (2nd Coleraine)5 Steven Morrow (2nd Coleraine) Steven McCulloch (5th Coleraine) Gareth Doyle (1st Drumachose) Jonathan Allen (1st Drumachose) Kyle Martin (1st Drumachose) Zane Cole (1st Limavady) Richard Marden (2nd Limavady)