Young people achieve top award at Boys’ Brigade ceremony

Boys’ Brigade (BB) members from Angus, Dundee and across central Scotland were recognised at a ceremony in Carnoustie on Sunday.

The young people received their Queen’s Badge certificates from Angus Lord Lieutenant Georgiana Osborne.

Angus Provost Major Ronnie Proctor represented the council and read one of the lessons.

The Queen’s Badge is the highest award a young person can achieve in the Boys’ Brigade and represents the culmination of two years’ commitment, including community service, developing new interests, sporting development and an optional three-day expedition.

The young people also attended two residential courses at the BB national headquarters at Carronvale House in Larbert.

Each candidate is required to carry out a minimum of 60 hours of volunteering, with half spent helping within the BB or church and the other half in the local community.

Prior to the church service, the Queen’s Badge recipients marched through the town and were accompanied by 15 members from the 1st Monifieth and 44th Dundee (Broughty Ferry) BB Pipe Band.

The youngest member of the band, eight-year-old piper Lachlan Rennie, said:“it seemed like a really long way to march, but felt really good to be involved in such a special event.”

Alan Hunter, training and development officer for the Boys’ Brigade, who represented BB nationally at the event, said:“congratulations to all the young people on an amazing achievement and the impact they have made on their companies and communities.”