The Boys' Brigade Manchester and District Battalion

Young people in the BB can get involved by attending company nights, but there are also many opportunities to become more involved with the BB at national, District or Battalion level. Listed below is just a selection of activities and events you could be involved in.


	New Horizons	top


New Horizons provides a weekend of fun, fellowship and service, with other young leaders from across the country, and is made up of three groups: King Jehosaphat's Camel is the BB's central music and drama group. The International Team is a team who make resources and take messages of International Awearness to the BB around the country. The Web Support Team are the group who maintain the BBUK national website. These three groups meet twice a year at Brigade Headquaters at Felden Lodge, in February and October. As well as the work of the three groups there are other social activities to get involved in during the weekend.


	Millennium Volunteers	top


Millennium Volunteers is a government funded scheme aimed at the 16 to 25 age group and seeks to promote and sustain volunteering among young people. You can gain awards for volunteering either 100 or 200 hours of work in the local community. Just one of the ways you can gain one of the awards is by taking an active role in the life of your local BB Company.


	125	top


125 is the name given to the 125th anniversary of the Boys’ Brigade, coming up in 2008. There are many opportunities within in this for young people to be involved in. For example, events are being held all around the country for this celebration, so you could be apart of the events organization, amongst other things planned.


	Programme Review	top


Currently in the BB, there is an ongoing programme review; the programmes for Anchors and Juniors have now been released. The Company and Seniors review is due for release in Spring 2007, but the Brigade wants young people to have a hand in developing this programme and so there is opportunity here for you to help write some of it, or get involved in other ways!


	Brigade Council, Cardiff 2006	top


In September of this year, the annual Brigade Council will be held in Cardiff. The Boys' Brigade is continually asking the opinion of it's young people, and Council offers a fantastic opportunity for young people to have their say, and put accross views in an arena where they can really make a difference. Or if you would like to do more than spectate, you could have much more to do with BB Council. To find out more, contact Philip Lund at philip.lund@boys-brigade.org.uk.


	Summer Road Show	top


In the summer, there is a group of young people who are planning to spend a week going to different BB camps for the day, and putting on activities for them.


	Firm Foundations	top


Firm Foundations is a weekend festival jointly run by The Boys' Brigade and The Girls' Brigade (England & Wales) to provide boys and girls the very best in Christian Arts, Teaching and worship. Hundreds of people go to Firm Foundations every year, but you could get even more involved by becoming part of the team. Volunteers are needed to staff a variety of teams, including the Welcome Team, stewards, retail, security, maitenance, catering and information. For more details, look at the support page on the Firm Foundations site.


	King George VI	top


The KGVI course is a residential course over two weeks held a year apart aimed at young leaders and potential officers between the ages of 17 and 19. More than just a training course, the weeks include a lot of fun and activities, and a chance to meet people and make friends with people your own age from other Companies.