ABOUT US

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Partners in action with sponsoring church Faith Community Baptist Church, the Singapore 86th Boys Brigade Coy
was started in Jurongville Secondary School in 2003 and now with a history of 6 years till now.

Since its inception, 86th Coy has grown from 8 to its present strength of 37 Boys.

Through weekly parades and interactions, 86th Coy aims to develop the Boys with habits of:
* Obedience;
* Reverence;
* Self Respect; and
* Discipline.

Through BB activities, 86th Coy missions to impart positive and lifelong values to nurture future responsible
and useful citizens out of these young lives.

To name a few, Christian Education (Moral values), Sports and Games (sportsmanship), Drills (discipline);
various activities such as BB Sharity Gift Box, BB week, BB inter-coy competition and more.

In the process of planning and organising the events, BB Boys will pick up leadership and social skills,
learning to serve with compassion through community services.

Parades are conducted every Saturday from 8.30am - 12.30pm.

Brief History on BB

Sir William Alexander Smith founded the Boys’ Brigade on 4th October 1883 when he formed a company of 35 Boys at Free Church Mission Hall, North Woodside Road, Glasgow.

William Smith, a Sunday School teacher and an officer of the 1st Lanark Rifle Volunteers devised a unique system of giving Boys an organisation as part of the church based on religion and discipline. Initially, 59 Boys joined, many out of curiosity, but 35 of them stayed. Simple form of drill, gymnastics and games were introduced and these proved to be very popular. The uniform for the first year was a rosette; afterwards the forage cap, haversack and belt were introduced. Other activities were soon added and in 1886, the first BB camp was held in Tighnabruaich. It was, in fact, the start of camping for young people.

The Boys' Brigade was the first uniformed youth organisation in the world. From one small company, it has grown into a worldwide organisation with companies in over 60 countries.

Following the impact of The Boys' Brigade, other uniformed organisations were started, including the Girls' Brigade (1893), the Boy Scouts (1908) and the Girl Guides (1910). All these organisations can trace the idea of uniformed youth back to 1883 and William Smith.

In 1917, Boy Reserves was started for boys between the ages of 9 and 12 years, but later changed to Life Boys in 1926. Subsequently, in 1966, The Life Boys became part of The Boys' Brigade organisation and was known as the Junior Section.

BB Week was introduced in 1921. BB throughout the world celebrated the 126 years of its founding in 2009.

BB in Singapore celebrated its 75th Jubilee in 2005.

 BB day in Singapore is celebrated every 12^th Jan every year where the boys of all company in Singapore will wear their full uniform to mark this day.