Here is some info on The Boys’ Brigade, 2nd Wellington Company, an exciting organisation for boys aged 7 up.

The Boys’ Brigade programme channels natural energy and enthusiasm into interesting, challenging and adventurous activities.

Here at St John’s BB we focus on a programme of physical, social, adventurous, and service activities. We encourage Christian values and self-respect, and we hope to provide a programme through which you will develop strength of character which stay with you for life.

Meeting Times and Activities
Juniors (ages 7 up) Mondays 5:45 - 7:00pm
Seniors (age 11 up) Mondays 6:30 - 8:30pm

What we do

Activities have included expeditions, learning to play drums, drill and team challenges, first aid, movie making, building along with the occasional venture on the paintball or laser force field.

Sports activities included basketball, indoor cricket, American Football and several games that our creative department invented.

Each year we also have great camps. In the past these have been Survivor Tai Rawhiti on the East Coast and Waikanae
You can check out more of the awesome stuff we get up on YouTube

Cooking on an open fire at the 2009 camp in Waikanae

We also have joint activities with other BBs from around the country. Including...

Cardboard Armor Battles with other Wellington groups

Summer Camps With North Island BB groups

The National Leadership Development Course (NLDC) a fantastic training course for senior high school students

Leaders
Juniors (age 7 up) Bryan Penlington (a Queen’s Man) and Matthew Bayliss (a Queen’s Man and Carey Bible College graduate)
Seniors (age 11 up) Daniel Arnold (a Queen’s Man), Kwasi Afosa (generally awesome) and David Jackson (Captain and a youth worker).

We are also supported by Rev. Allister Lane (Chaplain) and Sandy Lawson (Elder).

Boys and leaders come from as far afield as Berhampore, Brooklyn, Lyall Bay and Porirua and as close as the Aro Valley.

Badges

Squad 1, winners of the 2009 Squad Challenge

All boys are rewarded for the hard work they put in through out the year. The badge programme recognise effort in all areas as boys develop in to men.

More information
For further information please contact enquiries@stjohnsinthecity.org.nz or leave a message at the Church Office on 385 1546 and someone from the Brigade will get back to you or email 2wgtn@bb.org.nz which should get straight through to our leaders.

You can find out about The Boys’ Brigade in New Zealand here.