Attached to Cadder Parish Church, the 212th Glasgow has been operating in Bishopbriggs since 1970
We provide opportunities for boys aged 5-18 years, across all four Boys' Brigade sections to learn, grow and discover in a safe fun and caring environment routed in the Christian faith.
Anchors, Juniors, Company & Seniors provide their own age-specific programme of activities that are fun and exciting with opportunities for boys to be recognised for their participation, contribution and achievement through the gaining of badges and awards.
The 212th is staffed by around 12 unpaid volunteer leaders and led by our Captain, Linda Ritchie.
212th Glasgow Company
The 212th operates as a charitable unicorporated association under Scottish Charity Number SC001145 - 212th Glasgow Boys' Brigade Company . It is governed by its own constitution and responsibly managed by a Board of Trustees, who are appointed and re-appointed at the annual general meeting of officers and leaders, in line with its constitution.
Our charity's aims are aligned to The Boys Brigade's Constitution & Object: The Advancement of Christ's Kingdom among Boys and the promotion of habits of Obedience, Reverence, Discipline, Self-Respect and all that tends towards a true Christian Manliness.
The current Board was approved at the 2024 AGM, with the following in role:
Linda Ritchie; Gregor Steele; Graham Harvey; Kirsten Rodger.
Effective 30 April 2025, the chaplian trustee role is vacant due to the absence of a minister at Cadder Church. The role will be filled on the appointment of a new minister.
We're not as young as we look!! And weren't always based in Bishopbriggs.
The 212th was originally enrolled on 11 October 1924 at Kelvinhaugh Parish Church, Yorkhill Street, Glasgow and it operated there until 1959-60 when it ceased activities,
The 212th number/name was then reallocated and resgistered to the BB company started at Cadder Parish Church on 26 March 1970, after it had successfully held five trial meetings.
The first to commence activities as part of the trial meetigs was Juniors. Company/Seniors followed in August 1970 and Anchors (then Shipmates) in 1971 year.
Also in 1971, our first summer camp (Company/Seniors) was held, with Anstruther as the destination, with Camp being an almost annual event since, across both Company/Senior and Juniors. For around 30 years Summer Camp was a canvas based camp, but more recently are UK residential centre based. On two occasions the 212th has ventured further afield to France (1996) and Spain (2015).
Since its establishment in Bishopbriggs, the 212th has been led by five captains:
1970-1984: William Carmichael | 1984-1992: Stephen Mitchell |
1992-1998: James Muir | 1998-2012: Gregor Steele |
2012-date: Linda Ritchie
The Early Years of the 212th
The Boys' Brigade is a global organisation and family.
Twinning/partnership arrangements with another Company across the globe is encouraged by The Global Fellowship.
This can have some brilliant benefits: a better understanding of the worldwide BB family; an insight into the lives of young people in other parts of the world; and an opportunity to learn from each other.
The 212th has a twinning/partnership relationship with the 106th Accra Company in Ghana, led by Captain Vincent Nyumutsu.
You can keep update with what's happening at the 106th via their facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/106thAccra
