Boys’ Brigade is a worldwide organisation that is committed to seeing lives enriched by supporting children and young people.
At 1st Ossett Boys’ Brigade, we meet at The King’s Way Church on a Wednesday evening in term time. It is made up of 12 amazing leaders volunteering their time to around 40 boys. We provide a programme of activity across four age groups aged from five to 18 years.
Each of the programmes provides fun and exciting activities with opportunities for children and young people to be recognised for their participation and achievement through awards. Typical activities include sports, crafts, cooking and visits. There are also yearly residential camps.
Our 2019/2020 session has been like no other. Since March, we met every Wednesday using online video conferencing platforms. These meetings meant we could stick to some sort of routine and gave us all some form of normality during these unprecedented times. It helped our young people’s mental health by keeping them in regular contact with each other while schools were closed and face-to-face BB meetings suspended. The children took part in a wide range of activities - scavenger hunts, bingo, baking, a build a skyscraper challenge, quizzes - all from the safety of their own homes.
Thanks to the leaders and the church for all their work in providing a safe return to face to face activities, 1st Ossett was able to reopen its doors for the month of October. We have a fantastic programme of socially distanced indoor activities lined up plus the children will take in some fun outdoor activities such as a nighttime walk and a sensory scavenger hunt.
For more information on joining us please visit our Facebook page - 1st Ossett Boys’ Brigade or email 1stossettbb@gmail.com.
– By Becky Schofield
