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Welcome to the Belfast Battalion

Welcome to the web site of The Boys’ Brigade Belfast Battalion ~ the Founding Battalion of William McVickerThe Boys’ Brigade in Ireland.

 

Our Battalion is the largest in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland – was established in 1890 following the formation in December 1888 of the 1st Irish (1st Belfast) BB Company in the Charlotte Street Mission Hall of St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church in the Donegall Pass, Belfast under the leadership of Mr. William McVicker.

Each local unit of The Boys’ Brigade is designated as a Company of which there are 105 in The Belfast Battalion representing one third of the total BB membership in Northern Ireland and comprising the whole of The Greater Belfast Area comprising the cities of Belfast and Lisburn and the County Borough areas of Castlereagh, Newtownabbey and North Down.

Latest News


 

56th Belfast Football Winners

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The 56th Belfast where presented with the winning medals at a special Prentations eveing for winning the Intro League and the Senior Belfast Battalion League. The 56th Belfast Football Team The Coaches...

News | Gareth Shields | Saturday, 29 May 2010

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“I can’t afford the time or money to go

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That was my initial reaction at Easter last year when I was challenged by my Pastor who had just returned from a fact finding and teaching trip to Southern India.  ...

News | Administrator | Saturday, 20 February 2010

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Old Boys' Association Activity Evening

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The Annual Old Boys' Associations Activity Evening took place on Friday 13th November 2009 hosted by 3rd Lisburn Old Boys' Association. The results are as follows: Table Tennis Winners 10th Bangor OBA ...

News | Paul McCarroll | Monday, 16 November 2009

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BB Mountain Biking Trip

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The Boys and Leaders had a great day out in the mountains and learned new skills and some trail riding from their tutors from the amazing guys at  Activities Ireland on a love...

News | Gareth Shields | Sunday, 18 October 2009

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ATTENTION! Funding Opportunity for ....

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UnLtd Sport Relief Awards are funded by Comic Relief and provide opportunities for young people to bring communities together, to help promote understanding and solve problems through sport, arts and ...

News | Gareth Shields | Wednesday, 7 October 2009

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Battalion B4Sports Surfing Day

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Many thanks to the Companies who supported the BB 'Try It' Surfing trip.  We had 8 Boys from the Belfast Battalion who enjoyed their surfing lesson at Portrush,  all of the Boys...

News | Gareth Shields | Wednesday, 30 September 2009

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DofE Training Weekend

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The DofE Group of the Belfast Battalion spent the last weekend in the Mourne Mountains training members in skills such as Camp craft, Map Reading, Creation of Route Cards, etc.This was a ...

News | Administrator | Tuesday, 16 June 2009

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43rd Belfast BB Junior Section Weekend

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Boys from the 43rd Belfast Boys' Brigade spent their annual Junior Section camp at Ganaway Activity Centre. The boys arrived on Friday night to go straight to bed and woke ...

News | D Porter | Thursday, 4 June 2009

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