THE BOYS BRIGADE
and
THE GIRLS BRIGADE
There were four B.B. company's within St. Ann's prior to the demolition, all very active & well attended....
- 1st. (St. Andrews)
- 2nd (Dakeyne St)
- 20th (Northampton St)
- 6th St. Ann's (Ransom Rd Memorial Hall)
Link to BB Tribute letter ....here
2nd Company Boys Brigade
Dako.Dakeyne Street Lads club.( 2nd Company Boys Brigade.A proud bunch of lads who had just won a drill competition.Year is 1967.That's me, bottom right.Can you name the rest ? -- Ian Shelton
Dakeyne Street Lads' Club in 1934
Names on Memorial
Edward Anderson - Edward Anderson
Cornelius Baker - Cornelius Baker
William Alfred Burton - William Alfred Burton
Ernest Carter - Ernest Carter
Christopher Charles Christmas - Christopher Charles Christmas
Samuel Edward Clark - Samuel Edward Clark
Edgar Clark - Edgar Clark
Richard Clarke - Richard Clarke
Charles Colgrave - Charles Colgrave
George Cook - George Cook
William George Cooke - William George Cooke
Arthur Edward Cumberpatch - Arthur Edward Cumberpatch
F B Daniels - Frank Barratt Daniels
Alfred Goddard Elliott - Alfred Goddard Elliott
George William Else - George William Else
H Frost - H Frost
Alonzo Gent - Alonzo Gent
Jim George - Jim George
Edward Greenberry - Edward Greenberry
Norman Glass Guy - Norman Glass Guy
Henry Maurice Hallam - Henry Maurice Hallam
William Hallam - William Hallam
Robert William Hamilton - Robert William Hamilton
Henry Chambers Hammond - Henry Chambers Hammond
Herbert Hampson - Herbert Hampson
Robert William Hardy - Robert William Hardy
Arthur Harrison - Arthur Harrison
G Higgs - George Ernest Manlove Higgs
George Hill - George Hill
LA Hind - Lawrence Arthur Hind
JFM Hind - Jesse Francis Montague Hind
OA Hind - Oliver Ashover Hind
Harold Hodges - Harold Hodges
G Hodson - George Gordon Hodson
F Hudson - Frank William Hudson
Horace Hurt - Horace Hurt
Percival k/a Percy HUTCHINSON - Percival Hutchinson
Herbert ICKES - Herbert Alfred Ickes
Albert KEWARD - Albert Keward
Charles Ernest KING - Charles Ernest King
LEE - H Lee
Alonzo Frederick MANTLE - Alonzo Frederick Mantle
MARRIOTT - John William Marriott
Walter MARSHALL - Walter Marshall
Bernard McGREAVY - Bernard McGreavy
James McGREAVY - James McGreavy
MITCHELL - Arthur Mitchell
Herbert MURFET - Herbert Murfet
William MURPHY - William Murphy
Joseph Albert MUSSON - Joseph Albert Musson
Charles William NEWMAN - Charles William Newman
William John PARKER - William John Parker
Herbert PARKES - Herbert Parkes
Percy PARKES - Percy Parkes
George PRIOR - George Prior
John William ROBERTS - John William Roberts
Frederick Henry ROBINSON - Frederick Henry Robinson
Horace RUSSELL - Horace Russell
Henry RUSSELL - Henry Russell
SANDERS - John Harold Sanders
William Lawrence SAVIDGE - William Lawrence Savidge
George SHARPE SHARP - George Sharpe
Alfred SHEPHERD - Alfred Shepherd
Owen SMITH - Ernest Owen Smith
Percy SMITH - Percy Smith
Albert SNOWDEN - Albert Snowden
SOLES - William Soles
G Spencer - G Spencer
Jesse SPINKS - Jesse Watts Spinks
Thomas STONES - Thomas Stones
Arthur W SWAIN - Arthur William Swain
Frank TOMLINSON - Frank Tomlinson
WHITEHEAD - W Whitehead
George WILLIAMS - George Williams
Albert Ernest WILSON - Albert Ernest Wilson
Edward Anderson - Edward Anderson
Cornelius Baker - Cornelius Baker
William Alfred Burton - William Alfred Burton
Ernest Carter - Ernest Carter
Christopher Charles Christmas - Christopher Charles Christmas
Samuel Edward Clark - Samuel Edward Clark
Edgar Clark - Edgar Clark
Richard Clarke - Richard Clarke
Charles Colgrave - Charles Colgrave
George Cook - George Cook
William George Cooke - William George Cooke
Arthur Edward Cumberpatch - Arthur Edward Cumberpatch
F B Daniels - Frank Barratt Daniels
Alfred Goddard Elliott - Alfred Goddard Elliott
George William Else - George William Else
H Frost - H Frost
Alonzo Gent - Alonzo Gent
Jim George - Jim George
Edward Greenberry - Edward Greenberry
Norman Glass Guy - Norman Glass Guy
Henry Maurice Hallam - Henry Maurice Hallam
William Hallam - William Hallam
Robert William Hamilton - Robert William Hamilton
Henry Chambers Hammond - Henry Chambers Hammond
Herbert Hampson - Herbert Hampson
Robert William Hardy - Robert William Hardy
Arthur Harrison - Arthur Harrison
G Higgs - George Ernest Manlove Higgs
George Hill - George Hill
LA Hind - Lawrence Arthur Hind
JFM Hind - Jesse Francis Montague Hind
OA Hind - Oliver Ashover Hind
Harold Hodges - Harold Hodges
G Hodson - George Gordon Hodson
F Hudson - Frank William Hudson
Horace Hurt - Horace Hurt
Percival k/a Percy HUTCHINSON - Percival Hutchinson
Herbert ICKES - Herbert Alfred Ickes
Albert KEWARD - Albert Keward
Charles Ernest KING - Charles Ernest King
LEE - H Lee
Alonzo Frederick MANTLE - Alonzo Frederick Mantle
MARRIOTT - John William Marriott
Walter MARSHALL - Walter Marshall
Bernard McGREAVY - Bernard McGreavy
James McGREAVY - James McGreavy
MITCHELL - Arthur Mitchell
Herbert MURFET - Herbert Murfet
William MURPHY - William Murphy
Joseph Albert MUSSON - Joseph Albert Musson
Charles William NEWMAN - Charles William Newman
William John PARKER - William John Parker
Herbert PARKES - Herbert Parkes
Percy PARKES - Percy Parkes
George PRIOR - George Prior
John William ROBERTS - John William Roberts
Frederick Henry ROBINSON - Frederick Henry Robinson
Horace RUSSELL - Horace Russell
Henry RUSSELL - Henry Russell
SANDERS - John Harold Sanders
William Lawrence SAVIDGE - William Lawrence Savidge
George SHARPE SHARP - George Sharpe
Alfred SHEPHERD - Alfred Shepherd
Owen SMITH - Ernest Owen Smith
Percy SMITH - Percy Smith
Albert SNOWDEN - Albert Snowden
SOLES - William Soles
G Spencer - G Spencer
Jesse SPINKS - Jesse Watts Spinks
Thomas STONES - Thomas Stones
Arthur W SWAIN - Arthur William Swain
Frank TOMLINSON - Frank Tomlinson
WHITEHEAD - W Whitehead
George WILLIAMS - George Williams
Albert Ernest WILSON - Albert Ernest Wilson
Just reflecting, but these may bring back fond memories for many former St Ann's young boys who were once members of this youth organisation, causing many to take to the streets on some Sunday mornings
BB belt when I was at Dako...Paul Jackson
1890 14th Nottingham Boys Brigade
14th Company Nottingham Boys Brigade
41st Boy's Brigade. My brother, Colin, in centre of front row. I think another boy, 3rd from left on second row is Peter White(?). Their base was the Baptist Church just off Robin Hood Chase. Can't remember the street name but there was some steps that you went up to reach it. One of the teachers was Mrs Marble (?) Carol Hart
41st Company Boys Brigade
Duke of Edinburghs Award. 1960 20th BB Youth Club, Northampton Street (photo from Angie Miles)
20th Company Boys Brigade (Northampton St)
Above: -here we go round the clock starting with Mr Benton SJAB, Helena Winies, Chris Daniels, Barbara Hogg, Janet Whitbread, Frances Bailey, Benita Whitbread, Angie undy, and Lynne Spencer. The long suffering patient is Barry Husbands!
The Boys Brigade 6th Company
6th BB - Back right, with a child on his knee, is David Ward and front right is Tony Ward. Both now at 'head office' in the Sky!
Ransom Rd - returning to The Canon Lewis Memorial Hall
"Walked & marched past your old house many a time..... at number 57......what a personal Sunday morning alarm call your family had...being woken up by the B.B. band on a Sunday Morning..." Tony Miller
The Boys Brigade 6th Company
By Mavis Baker on Saturday, March 17, 2012
The 6th Nottingham Company was based at St. Ann’s Church and later at St. Ann’s with Emmanuel Church where the first Captain was Mr. A. Scrimegour and later Mr. L. Palmer and Mr. E. H. Ley and the last Captain was Mr. Dennis Chambers.
The Company was originally enrolled on 8th May 1891 and met in the tin hut which was the Church Hall at the back of the Church until 1964 when the Company bought the Canon Lewis Memorial Hall on Ransom Road for approximately £2,000 and operated from there until closure in 1998.
Some activities such as drill, badminton and band also took place at the old “Board” School on St. Ann’s Well Road.
The Company used to Parade monthly from the Memorial Hall to the old St. Ann’s Church
The annual camp used to take place at Tower Farm at Mablethorpe in Lincolnshire.
Tony Miller said: " Dennis Chambers - he was the last and final Captain of the 6th. before the company sadly closed down. I was asked by his family to give a eulogy at his funeral on Dennis's life and service in the B.B. it was indeed a great honour for me to do this...but as you can imagine quite a task....there were a lot of old boys & good friends who came to say there final goodbye at the service, to a great guy & happy times..... Incidentally the £2,000 that was also mentioned to buy "The Canon Lewis Memorial Hal" for St. Ann's B.B. was donated by Nottingham Forests F.C. Chairman's Charity via. Fred Reacher for "Services to the community"....".Come on you Red's"......."
By Mavis Baker on Saturday, March 17, 2012
The 6th Nottingham Company was based at St. Ann’s Church and later at St. Ann’s with Emmanuel Church where the first Captain was Mr. A. Scrimegour and later Mr. L. Palmer and Mr. E. H. Ley and the last Captain was Mr. Dennis Chambers.
The Company was originally enrolled on 8th May 1891 and met in the tin hut which was the Church Hall at the back of the Church until 1964 when the Company bought the Canon Lewis Memorial Hall on Ransom Road for approximately £2,000 and operated from there until closure in 1998.
Some activities such as drill, badminton and band also took place at the old “Board” School on St. Ann’s Well Road.
The Company used to Parade monthly from the Memorial Hall to the old St. Ann’s Church
The annual camp used to take place at Tower Farm at Mablethorpe in Lincolnshire.
Tony Miller said: " Dennis Chambers - he was the last and final Captain of the 6th. before the company sadly closed down. I was asked by his family to give a eulogy at his funeral on Dennis's life and service in the B.B. it was indeed a great honour for me to do this...but as you can imagine quite a task....there were a lot of old boys & good friends who came to say there final goodbye at the service, to a great guy & happy times..... Incidentally the £2,000 that was also mentioned to buy "The Canon Lewis Memorial Hal" for St. Ann's B.B. was donated by Nottingham Forests F.C. Chairman's Charity via. Fred Reacher for "Services to the community"....".Come on you Red's"......."
6th. "Boy's Brigade" (St. Ann's) Comp. Annual camp at Mablethorpe circa. early 1960's
6th Company's "Life Boy's"
day trip to Matlock
July 1952
Julie Chambers, daughter of the late & great Dennis Chambers (ex Captain of the 6th.Comp.(St. Ann's) Boy's Brigade, gave me her kind permission to post this superb picture on our site......it is taken (Victoria Station I think) of the the 6th. Company's "Life Boy's" day trip to Matlock July 1952 just look at the boy's excited little faces......on the picture is also Margaret Chambers, (Dennis's wife & Julies Mum) along with her late twin sister Maureen (Ward) I have already spotted a number of familuar faces of some of the boy's.....David (Peanut) Rowbotham, Steve Waldron, Tony Dexter Dickie Daykin, Barry Hose.....but how about the dapper looking boy in the middle, shirt & tie along with his very own suit case, just love to know his name.......along with all of the other boy's & the adult helpers....can you help to name any of them or are you possibly one of these St. Ann's Lads? Cheers Tony.
6th. "Boy's Brigade" (St. Ann's) Comp. Annual camp at Mablethorpe circa. early 1960's group of St. Ann's boys on Fatigue Duties.....Washing up. Some names left to right.. Geoff Wooley, (? very fashion conscious boy??? in striped jersey, snake belt, and a zip on his jeans pocket) Mick Symington, Dave (Buzz) Roberts, our very own Paul Key who very kindly donated the picture, and tall lad on the right blazer on and tea towel in his hand....at the ready.......great picture Paul many thanks.
Can any one help with the missing names?
3p Hot Blackcurrant Drink voucher at Flo Wood's for any one with a name........
Cheers Tony.
6th Company's "Life Boy's" day trip to Matlock
July 1952
July 1952
"Happy New Year" from the 6th Company Boy's Brigade (St. Ann's) Old Boy's..... friends for over 60 years, thanks to Board School, Boy's Brigade, and the happy memories of being brought up all together on St.Ann's Well Rd....and we still call each other by our original childhood nick names.....Hambone, Wally, Moggy, Midge, Shorty, Deckie, Peanut, Johnny Mac, & Lordy (behind the camera) Cheers........ & Good Health for the New Year 2013. Tony Miller...........................................................The gentleman on the left is the infamous Bob "Hambone" Howcroft well known painter and decorator with in the area....as a boy he lived at Trotts or "Waydecor" D.I.Y.shop on the corner of Lotus St. as a young man he was in the 6th B.B. company and decorated many times for his many achievements..
FRED REACHER......Rest in Peace Fred, always "Man of the Match" Happy memories of "The 6th Boy's Brigade" (See picture circa 1956 with Fred at the back with Ida on his shoulders)...... as our Mace Bearer leading the parade...St. Ann's Well Rd, ......as our "Landlord".... on the Golf Course...larger than life and always full of fun...... Our thoughts are with Mick, Sally and all of his family during this extremely difficult time. Tony....Sept 2013
6th Nottingham Boys' Brigade - St Anns Well Road Church - list of those killed in WW1
I often hear the words from my 11 year old Grandson " I'm bored Granddad, nothing to do" No doubt some of you as well from your own Grandchildren......
Well I certainly can't remember that word when I was 11 y.o.a. because I was in the Boys Brigade, (6th comp. St. Ann's) based at the Memorial Hall at the bottom of Ransom Rd.
"Monday night" PT in the Big Hall at Board school,
"Tuesday night" first aid class at the Memorial Hall ,
"Wednesday night" Drill Night board school,
"Thursday night" Band Practice ( I played the bugle) at Memorial Hall,
"Friday night" Yippee Club night at the Memorial Hall, table tennis, snooker, cup of tea, cake & biscuits provided by the officers wives.
"Saturday morning" played foot ball for school, sometimes... and for the BB in the afternoon, some times,
Saturday Night" Badminton in the Big hall at board school (A great evening) & "Sunday Morning" Bible Class.....
Marvellous.. plus not forgetting, a week away at our Summer at Camp...Tower Farm, Mablethorpe.......Bored...we never had the time. The officers in particular, Captain. Ernie Ley & Bill Spooner plus Dennis Dixon, should all be awarded posthumous medals, for their untiring dedication & service to the Boys of St. Ann's (pre Demolition) "Sure & Steadfast" God Bless em......
Tony Miller (March 2012) (click here to follow in facebook)
Well I certainly can't remember that word when I was 11 y.o.a. because I was in the Boys Brigade, (6th comp. St. Ann's) based at the Memorial Hall at the bottom of Ransom Rd.
"Monday night" PT in the Big Hall at Board school,
"Tuesday night" first aid class at the Memorial Hall ,
"Wednesday night" Drill Night board school,
"Thursday night" Band Practice ( I played the bugle) at Memorial Hall,
"Friday night" Yippee Club night at the Memorial Hall, table tennis, snooker, cup of tea, cake & biscuits provided by the officers wives.
"Saturday morning" played foot ball for school, sometimes... and for the BB in the afternoon, some times,
Saturday Night" Badminton in the Big hall at board school (A great evening) & "Sunday Morning" Bible Class.....
Marvellous.. plus not forgetting, a week away at our Summer at Camp...Tower Farm, Mablethorpe.......Bored...we never had the time. The officers in particular, Captain. Ernie Ley & Bill Spooner plus Dennis Dixon, should all be awarded posthumous medals, for their untiring dedication & service to the Boys of St. Ann's (pre Demolition) "Sure & Steadfast" God Bless em......
Tony Miller (March 2012) (click here to follow in facebook)
- Derek Maddock I went to the BB I think it was the 20th but I can't remember which street it was on. I think it was on Northampton St. It was on a street off St Ann's Well Rd and going up the hill on the left hand side of the street was the hall. Great times but whitening the braid around the pill box hat was very hard.
- Tony Ann Miller Derek. It was on Northampton St. the building is still there, there skipper (Captain) for many years was Len Adey.
- Derek Maddock Thank you. I think you are right about the skipper if he was a big big guy. The BB gave me my love for Water and Boats. I would go on the old BB Lifeboat when ever I could. Iit would go round the old canals of the City from near the Trent Bridge. I saw parts of the City I had never seen and people who had lived in Nottingham all their lives had never seen.
- Clarence George-Antonio Shim Tony I went to that same Boys Brigade at Ransom Rd 1960s
I loved the Boys Brigade too, learned all kinds of stuff loved tabel tennis, snooker, trips to different places, all great Guys,
Tony Ann Miller Derek. The name of the boat was "The Steadfast" the officer who ran the steamship section was a great chap called Bernard Pottinger. I did my D.O.E award scheme with him. One week - end as part of our Silver year, we sailed the boat all the way along the Trent to the Humber estuary and back again. It was an adventure.....
Grenville Gibson 3rd from the left on the back row at a 6th. Comp. (St. Ann’s) Boys Brigade Annual Camp (Advance Party) at Mablethorpe early 1950’s ...
Nick Carter :
...The BB Boy waiting is my Uncle, Les Delton (was Daft)
Roy Morris: this is my late brother Michael {Dido } Morris in the BB uniform
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Photo supplied by Susan Dawn : This is my mum Ida Tomkins who lived on Manning Terrace (i think) she was one of the first girl's to join the first girls brigade of Nottingham. It was at The Chase Mission Robin Hood Chase St Ann's. mum was about 15 looking at her, she is the one with the badge on her uniform. The other girl was Helen Greenberry. The captain was Dorothy Dehugh, and the Lieutenant was a Miss Moore. I think the photo dates from around 1925/26
6th Company
Standhill Road rec, possibly 1957? Me at the top, Helen Frost in the middle, and Diana Frost at the bottom. I am wearing the skirt I had for a performance by the Girls' Life Brigade (8th I think) Parliament Street when we took part in a display at London's Albert Hall. I seem to remember it was to the tune of the Eton Boating Song. I can't remember much about how we got there, train I expect, or what else happened. I can remember lying on the floor in the middle of the great auditorium and doing the actions. To get all the skirts the correct length we had to kneel on the floor, and then the hems were pinned up a certain number of inches above the knee. Memories!
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The Boys Brigade 20th Company
Steve-Beq Clark
Hi..... I did a small biography of Ralph Carr of the 20th Company. The link is here
Steve-Beq Clark
14 April 2015
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Dad Gordon in the middle with he thinks Ronnie Sullivan on his right. Ronnie was adopted by the Knight family, who ran a beer off on Dame Agnes St. Unfortunately he died aged 18 of meningitis. Photo taken at Chapel Boys Brigade camp late 40's.
Tony Ann Miller:...
The chap on my right is Dennis Dixon, some of you might know him. He worked at Hopewells all of his working life, he has been a member of St. Ann's Church and it's Choir for over 70 years, and was one of our officers in the BB when we were all lad's and served the 6th. St. Ann's Boy's Brigade Company for over 50 years. It was his 81st Birthday the following day....and he was was one of the main reason's why we organized our nostalgic camp coach trip to Mablethorpe. No wonder that he is one our "Senty Unsung Hero's" Good Health Dennis......Tony. June 2013
Hi all BB trippers here are the photos taken from the press in Mablethorpe
It's been great having my dad to stay over with me, we found this in an old box yesterday. Three friends from the Boys Brigade in St Anns, taken around 1950. My father, Gordon on the left with Billy Knight, whose folks ran the beer off on Dame Agnes St and then Terry Weston on the right, also from Dame Agnes St. Dad bumped into Billy about 8 years ago as he came out of Morrisons in Netherfield ! Not sure what happened to Terry with his big mop of hair, but dad says that the girls were very fond of him
Steve-Beq Clark
18 April 2015 ·
1999 BB Reunion ...BB reunion about 1999 Mick Morris, Barry Hose, Alan Shortland, Roy Morris,KiethFretwell , Bob Howcroft — (photo from Roy Beryl Morris)
"Pioneer of Boyhood" written by Roger S Peacock
Another Gem of a picture....this book "Pioneer of Boyhood" written by Roger S Peacock is all about Sir William Smith who founded the Boy's Brigade movement in 1883 and was presented to Cliff Carter by none other than Captain Ernie Ley in 1956 for being the first boy from the 6th Company (St. Ann's) to compete in the Nottingham Battalions Sargent's Championship. Marvellous.....Cliff, a real treasure, something to be really proud of. Thank you for allowing me post it on to our site. Tony. (see entire comment thread here)
Pesented to Cliff Carter for being the first NCO of the 6th.Company (St. Ann's) to compete in the Nottingham Battalions Sargent's Championship in February 1956
My wife's grandad [on the right], as you will see he was a BB Captain, he was incharge of the company at Emmanuel church, we are not certain of the date, probably late 1940-50.
David Smedley
I was delighted to see that a Blue Plaque had been recently awarded to the 20th Company Captain Ralph Carr of the Boys Brigade. I have been researching his background and this has resulted in my first attempt at a blog entry to allow the full collection of pictures and text to be formatted together as a one piece story. Click here to read what I found from the archives. I would appreciate any personal recollections that anyone who remembers him could add. Regards Steve.
Sgt. Mick & Janet Daft's Wedding Day, St Ann's Church with a Boy's Brigade guard of honour from the good old 6th. company. now then Roy your starter for ten.....can you put a name to all the boy's in the pic...Capt. Ernie Ley, your Uncle the late & great Bill Spooner..?????
Tony Miller
BILL SPOONER
Inspirational Leaders who had a lasting effect on our lives whilst growing up in St. Ann's. I have several but I will start with one...and then no doubt some of you will also remember special people in your personal formative years.....My number one hero in life and still is to this day, is Bill Spooner, past officer in the 6th Boy's Brigade company St. Ann's. I first knew Bill or Mr. Spooner, from the age of 6 when I was in the Life Boys and then I went on to the Boys Brigade, based in the Memorial Hall Ransom Rd. He was kind but firm and was highly motivational, he gave you self belief and taught you self confidence, simply...he inspired you. He had very high standards, he was a devout Christian who sacrificed most his young working life to the many boys that were involved in the 6th comp. He would come straight from work have a quick sandwich, change of clothing and then carry on usually from 6-30pm till 9-30. then back home to his wife Nancy and his very young family,....not just one night per week but probably four nights a week and Sunday Mornings to lead our Bible Class at the memorial Hall. He must have been actively involved in the BB and St. Ann's Church for over 50 yrs. Me and my best mate Shorty (Alan Shortland) were given the the honour and privilege of being asked to be part of the coffin bearers at his funeral along with his son Graham when the time came for us all to say our last farewell. Bill Spooner.... was a great kind and "Gentle Man" never to be forgotten.
April 24 2012
Tony Miller
Inspirational Leaders who had a lasting effect on our lives whilst growing up in St. Ann's. I have several but I will start with one...and then no doubt some of you will also remember special people in your personal formative years.....My number one hero in life and still is to this day, is Bill Spooner, past officer in the 6th Boy's Brigade company St. Ann's. I first knew Bill or Mr. Spooner, from the age of 6 when I was in the Life Boys and then I went on to the Boys Brigade, based in the Memorial Hall Ransom Rd. He was kind but firm and was highly motivational, he gave you self belief and taught you self confidence, simply...he inspired you. He had very high standards, he was a devout Christian who sacrificed most his young working life to the many boys that were involved in the 6th comp. He would come straight from work have a quick sandwich, change of clothing and then carry on usually from 6-30pm till 9-30. then back home to his wife Nancy and his very young family,....not just one night per week but probably four nights a week and Sunday Mornings to lead our Bible Class at the memorial Hall. He must have been actively involved in the BB and St. Ann's Church for over 50 yrs. Me and my best mate Shorty (Alan Shortland) were given the the honour and privilege of being asked to be part of the coffin bearers at his funeral along with his son Graham when the time came for us all to say our last farewell. Bill Spooner.... was a great kind and "Gentle Man" never to be forgotten.
April 24 2012
Tony Miller
Blue Plaque Nominated by: Tony Miller
Bernard Pottinger
Officer in the 20th Boys Brigade Comp on Northampton St
Captain of "Steadfast" the Nottingham Battalion Boat
Bernard Pottinger was an officer in the 20th Company for many years, he was I think ex Royal Navy and was responsible for teaching us Seamanship Skills. I got to know Bernard very well through the D.of E Award Scheme and did my outward bound courses on the Steadfast, it was moored on the canal at the bottom of London Rd just before the Trent Bridge. For our gold section, I along with officers and other BB. boys sailed the boat all along the Trent up to the Humber estuary for our Gold outward bound section....it was fab...so exciting...never forget it... or him. I saw him a few months ago out shopping in Arnold with his wife...now 80+ he was so pleased to see me.....and vividly recalled our happy times together under his command...Marvellous Thanks for everything Bernard....
Bernard Pottinger
Officer in the 20th Boys Brigade Comp on Northampton St
Captain of "Steadfast" the Nottingham Battalion Boat
Bernard Pottinger was an officer in the 20th Company for many years, he was I think ex Royal Navy and was responsible for teaching us Seamanship Skills. I got to know Bernard very well through the D.of E Award Scheme and did my outward bound courses on the Steadfast, it was moored on the canal at the bottom of London Rd just before the Trent Bridge. For our gold section, I along with officers and other BB. boys sailed the boat all along the Trent up to the Humber estuary for our Gold outward bound section....it was fab...so exciting...never forget it... or him. I saw him a few months ago out shopping in Arnold with his wife...now 80+ he was so pleased to see me.....and vividly recalled our happy times together under his command...Marvellous Thanks for everything Bernard....
Blue Plaque Nominated by: Tony Miller
Len Adey
Captain of the 20th Boys Brigade Comp on Northampton St
Although the 20th Company was regarded as a competitor to the 6th it was a very vibrant company with really good facilities, it was up Northamton St on the left, later it became the Battalion HQ, the building is still there. Len Adey was there Skipper for a number of years, and started the D.of E award scheme with in his company. The first three boys in Nottingham to gain the Gold Award came from the 20th, Barry Booth, Dave Newton and Peter Hill in 1962 I also got to know Len via the award scheme and managed to to achieve my Duke of Edinburgh. Gold Award in '63 presented by Prince Phillip at Buckingham Palace....it was a marvellous day... Sir John Hunt presented my Gold with the Duke at his side...about 5 years later the DoE visited Nottingham and asked to meet all of the Gold Award winners at the Council House to see how we were starting to progress through life and how the award scheme had helped us individually. A great experience for me personally... and Len Adey helped to make it possible for me and lot's of other young men through the Boy's Brigade.
Len Adey
Captain of the 20th Boys Brigade Comp on Northampton St
Although the 20th Company was regarded as a competitor to the 6th it was a very vibrant company with really good facilities, it was up Northamton St on the left, later it became the Battalion HQ, the building is still there. Len Adey was there Skipper for a number of years, and started the D.of E award scheme with in his company. The first three boys in Nottingham to gain the Gold Award came from the 20th, Barry Booth, Dave Newton and Peter Hill in 1962 I also got to know Len via the award scheme and managed to to achieve my Duke of Edinburgh. Gold Award in '63 presented by Prince Phillip at Buckingham Palace....it was a marvellous day... Sir John Hunt presented my Gold with the Duke at his side...about 5 years later the DoE visited Nottingham and asked to meet all of the Gold Award winners at the Council House to see how we were starting to progress through life and how the award scheme had helped us individually. A great experience for me personally... and Len Adey helped to make it possible for me and lot's of other young men through the Boy's Brigade.
We've been talking on here about the Boys Brigade recently and I am currently preparing a bio of Captain Ralph Carr who set up the 20th Company on Northampton Street. In the meantime, I have just scanned this wonderful photo of a football team from the 20th Company. All good St Ann's lads around the late 1940's probably during camp at Chapel St Leonards. My dad, Gordon Clark is top left (great hair!) and his mate Billy Knight is top right. But is there anyone else in there that might be spotted as a relative? ( Beq-Steve Clark)
and...a "Real Gem" of a picture, taken I guess late 1940's recently passed on to me for safe keeping of one of my hero's Ernie Ley....what a man and what a wonderful character. (ex Captain of the 6th. Comp St. Ann's) along with his daughter Maureen.....
and...a "Real Gem" of a picture, taken I guess late 1940's recently passed on to me for safe keeping of one of my hero's Ernie Ley....what a man and what a wonderful character. (ex Captain of the 6th. Comp St. Ann's) along with his daughter Maureen.....
There were four B.B. company's within St. Ann's prior to the demolition, all very active & well attended.... the 1st. (St. Andrews) 2nd (Dayko) 20th (Northampton St) & the 6th St. Ann's (Ransom Rd Memorial Hall)
20th Boys Brigade from Northampton Street - photo June 1945
- reverse shown below
(Gary T P Wood)
Back Row ? Bill Harper, ? Ted Leatherland, Frank Frost (lower & in the centre) and the late & great Ernie Ley.. Taken we think about 1935 ish... Smashing camp picture....all in full Dress Uniform and I think along with the band Drums & Bugles
Tony Miller
More Boys Brigade with Frank Frost...Susan Frost
Photo above and below supplied by Susan Frost (click on image to view and follow in facebook) ...............................
..Photo taken in front of the Canon Lewis Hall on Ransom Road (see architect's drawing above)
This, and more photos in the facebook album 'Boys Brigade'. Click image to go to facebook album
Susan Frost: My Dad Stan Frost & his older brother Frank in the Boys Brigade. My Uncle Frank had a long connection with the BB. He was a builder and owned Frost & Leatherland, they were on Dame Agnes St. then moved to the bottom of Donkey Hill,
14th Nottingham Boys Brigade at Stoke Bardolph
All of Nottingham Boys Brigade marching Parliament St/Derby Rd 1911 for the Coronation of George V
75th Anniversary Parade 1967
1940's parade Market Square
photo from Roy Beryl Morris Nottingham BB Battalion team front row centre Roy Morris,next right Tony Miller then, Johnny Shelton Tony can you remember scoring the winning goal in the final against Leicester 1 0. !!!!
BB camp 1950s back,Cliff Carter, Tony miller ,Roy Morris Alan Shortland Joe Hose Front, David Daykin, Jean Hose, Jean carter, Mick Daft, Digger Varley.
Boys Brigade Camp Mablethorpe (photo from Roy Beryl Morris)
BB camp again 1950s Barry Hose, Roy Morris, Michael(Dido) Morris Steve Waldron
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 ? Ted Leatherland, Ernie Ley, Frank Frost, Bill Harper.
? Ted Leatherland, Ernie Ley, Frank Frost, Bill Harper.
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Update here (8 Nov 2019)
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A Potted History of the Boy’s Brigade sourced from the internet May 2012
Only five years after its founding in Glasgow, The Boys’ Brigade came to Nottingham. The first Company was started at St. Andrew’s Church in October 1888..
In May 1892 it was decided to form a Battalion in the City and by the end of the first year 10 Companies, 42 Officers and 450 boys had been enrolled. By 1900 the number of Companies had doubled and there were 85 Officers and 1158 boys.
The 6th Nottingham Company: The 6th Nottingham Company was based at St. Ann’s Church and later at St. Ann’s with Emmanuel Church where the first Captain was Mr. A. Scrimegour and later Mr. L. Palmer and Mr. E. H. Ley and the last Captain was Mr. Dennis Chambers.
The Company was originally enrolled on 8th May 1891 and met in the tin hut which was the Church Hall at the back of the Church until 1964 when the Company bought the Canon Lewis Memorial Hall on Ransom Road for approximately £2,000 and operated from there until closure in 1998.
Some activities such as drill, badminton and band also took place at the old “board” school on St. Ann’s Well Road.
The Company used to Parade monthly from the Memorial Hall to the old St. Ann’s Church
The annual camp used to take place at Tower Farm at Mablethorpe in Lincolnshire.
Further information about the Nottingham Boys Brigade In 1907 the 2nd Nottingham Company was formed in connection with the Dakeyne Street Lads’ Club in Sneinton by another great personality, Oliver W. Hind. His great service was perpetuated by the renaming of the Club as the “Oliver Hind Boys’ Club”. The Headquarters of the Company and Club was transferred to new purpose-built premises in 1970 but the Company no longer operates. Its familiar name of “Dako” is still used.
The Battalion was visited by the Founder of The Boys’ Brigade, Sir William A. Smith, on three occasions: at the Battalion Annual Demonstrations in 1903 and 1912 and again in 1913 during the Battalion 21st Celebrations when the old Colours were Trooped and new ones handed over by the Lady Mayoress of Nottingham.
In 1911 the Battalion took part in the Coronation Day Parade along with other organisations and afterwards were given a lunch at the Empress Skating Rink.
Nottingham Battalion has acted as host to Brigade Council on no fewer than six occasions, the first in 1906 and subsequently in 1920, 1947, 1957, 1972 and 1992 (our Centenary Year). In August 1983 the Brigade World Conference was held at Nottingham University.
In 1927 the Battalion Church Parade Service at Wesley Chapel, Broad Street, was broadcast, the first time that such a Service had been heard on the radio in Nottingham. 1957 saw a major event in the history of the Battalion – as far back as 1903 there had been Annual Demonstrations and Displays in such venues as the Mechanics Hall, the Albert Hall and the old Hippodrome and Empire Theatres, but to coincide with the visit of Brigade Council in 1957 the Theatre Royal was booked for one week when the Battalion show “Nottingham Rock” was launched with considerable success. The Show has been staged at two year intervals since that time being transferred to the George Street Theatre and latterly the Sandfield Centre on Derby Road last produced in 2011 with The Girls’ Brigade and entitled “Shine”.
At the beginning of the Second World War in 1939 the Battalion played its part, along with other boys’ organisations, by maintaining a Boy Messenger Service under the City Air Raid Precautions Scheme. The following year a Squadron of the A.T.C. (No. 1059) was formed within the Battalion with seventy members.
In 1992 the Battalion celebrated its Centenary included in which was the hosting of Brigade Council at Nottingham University and events at The Royal Concert Hall. Earlier that year the premises on Northampton Street had been gutted by an arson attack but under the leadership of Roy Wadd as President the Battalion rallied and the full celebrations went ahead.
In 2008/2009 the Battalion celebrated the 125th Anniversary of the founding of The Brigade including the planting of 125 trees in Rushcliffe Country Park on 11th October 2008 and a Battalion Camp at Beaumanor Hall in Leicestershire in April 2009.
ORIGINS OF THE BOYS BRIGADE
William Smith, a teacher at a Glasgow Sunday School, had found many of the boys in his Sunday afternoon classes troublesome and unruly. Much of his and the other teachers' time was being wasted just trying to keep order. He came to the conclusion that the usual Sunday School format was not suited to these boys. As a consequence, he proposed to form a special group for them, which would be known as the Boys Brigade. A variety of activities were to be offered which he hoped would engage their interest, inculcate good habits, and at the same time provide a platform for Christian teachings. William Smith invited his Sunday School boys to the first meeting of his Boys Brigade in October 1883. After some initial setbacks, and with the help of his friends John and James Hill, William Smith began to succeed in his professed aims. He never envisaged anything wider than the group at his own church, but word began to spread of his successful venture and similar groups began to be formed at other churches. William Smith could see the benefits of a corporate identity and soon called a meeting of those in charge of these other groups. Together they drew up and agreed upon a constitution for the Boys Brigade.
Churches, the length and breadth of the British Isles, were soon forming their own companies and it became obvious that some one was needed to help run the movement in a fulltime capacity. In 1887 William Smith was appointed the first Brigade Secretary. The turn of the century saw the formation of other similar youth movements, the Church Lads Brigade, Jewish Lads Brigade, Catholic Lads Brigade, and the Boys Life Brigade. Organisations for girls were also started. The Girls Brigade (Ireland) was formed in 1893 and in 1900 the Girls Guildry was started in Scotland. Three years later, the Girls Brigade in England came into existence. The Boy Scouts were comparative latecomers to the field of youth movements - the first groups forming in 1908.
Five years after its inception in Glasgow, the Boys Brigade gained a toehold in Nottingham with its first company based at St. Andrew's Church on Mansfield Road. By 1892 there were sufficient companies to warrant their grouping together in a Nottingham Battalion. In 1893 the Boys Brigade arrived in Lenton with the formation of the 15th Nottingham, based at No.2 Digby Street, New Lenton and attached to the Parish Church.
Souce:http://www.lentontimes.co.uk/images/gallery/boys_brigade/boys_brigade_listener_27.htm
Only five years after its founding in Glasgow, The Boys’ Brigade came to Nottingham. The first Company was started at St. Andrew’s Church in October 1888..
In May 1892 it was decided to form a Battalion in the City and by the end of the first year 10 Companies, 42 Officers and 450 boys had been enrolled. By 1900 the number of Companies had doubled and there were 85 Officers and 1158 boys.
The 6th Nottingham Company: The 6th Nottingham Company was based at St. Ann’s Church and later at St. Ann’s with Emmanuel Church where the first Captain was Mr. A. Scrimegour and later Mr. L. Palmer and Mr. E. H. Ley and the last Captain was Mr. Dennis Chambers.
The Company was originally enrolled on 8th May 1891 and met in the tin hut which was the Church Hall at the back of the Church until 1964 when the Company bought the Canon Lewis Memorial Hall on Ransom Road for approximately £2,000 and operated from there until closure in 1998.
Some activities such as drill, badminton and band also took place at the old “board” school on St. Ann’s Well Road.
The Company used to Parade monthly from the Memorial Hall to the old St. Ann’s Church
The annual camp used to take place at Tower Farm at Mablethorpe in Lincolnshire.
Further information about the Nottingham Boys Brigade In 1907 the 2nd Nottingham Company was formed in connection with the Dakeyne Street Lads’ Club in Sneinton by another great personality, Oliver W. Hind. His great service was perpetuated by the renaming of the Club as the “Oliver Hind Boys’ Club”. The Headquarters of the Company and Club was transferred to new purpose-built premises in 1970 but the Company no longer operates. Its familiar name of “Dako” is still used.
The Battalion was visited by the Founder of The Boys’ Brigade, Sir William A. Smith, on three occasions: at the Battalion Annual Demonstrations in 1903 and 1912 and again in 1913 during the Battalion 21st Celebrations when the old Colours were Trooped and new ones handed over by the Lady Mayoress of Nottingham.
In 1911 the Battalion took part in the Coronation Day Parade along with other organisations and afterwards were given a lunch at the Empress Skating Rink.
Nottingham Battalion has acted as host to Brigade Council on no fewer than six occasions, the first in 1906 and subsequently in 1920, 1947, 1957, 1972 and 1992 (our Centenary Year). In August 1983 the Brigade World Conference was held at Nottingham University.
In 1927 the Battalion Church Parade Service at Wesley Chapel, Broad Street, was broadcast, the first time that such a Service had been heard on the radio in Nottingham. 1957 saw a major event in the history of the Battalion – as far back as 1903 there had been Annual Demonstrations and Displays in such venues as the Mechanics Hall, the Albert Hall and the old Hippodrome and Empire Theatres, but to coincide with the visit of Brigade Council in 1957 the Theatre Royal was booked for one week when the Battalion show “Nottingham Rock” was launched with considerable success. The Show has been staged at two year intervals since that time being transferred to the George Street Theatre and latterly the Sandfield Centre on Derby Road last produced in 2011 with The Girls’ Brigade and entitled “Shine”.
At the beginning of the Second World War in 1939 the Battalion played its part, along with other boys’ organisations, by maintaining a Boy Messenger Service under the City Air Raid Precautions Scheme. The following year a Squadron of the A.T.C. (No. 1059) was formed within the Battalion with seventy members.
In 1992 the Battalion celebrated its Centenary included in which was the hosting of Brigade Council at Nottingham University and events at The Royal Concert Hall. Earlier that year the premises on Northampton Street had been gutted by an arson attack but under the leadership of Roy Wadd as President the Battalion rallied and the full celebrations went ahead.
In 2008/2009 the Battalion celebrated the 125th Anniversary of the founding of The Brigade including the planting of 125 trees in Rushcliffe Country Park on 11th October 2008 and a Battalion Camp at Beaumanor Hall in Leicestershire in April 2009.
ORIGINS OF THE BOYS BRIGADE
William Smith, a teacher at a Glasgow Sunday School, had found many of the boys in his Sunday afternoon classes troublesome and unruly. Much of his and the other teachers' time was being wasted just trying to keep order. He came to the conclusion that the usual Sunday School format was not suited to these boys. As a consequence, he proposed to form a special group for them, which would be known as the Boys Brigade. A variety of activities were to be offered which he hoped would engage their interest, inculcate good habits, and at the same time provide a platform for Christian teachings. William Smith invited his Sunday School boys to the first meeting of his Boys Brigade in October 1883. After some initial setbacks, and with the help of his friends John and James Hill, William Smith began to succeed in his professed aims. He never envisaged anything wider than the group at his own church, but word began to spread of his successful venture and similar groups began to be formed at other churches. William Smith could see the benefits of a corporate identity and soon called a meeting of those in charge of these other groups. Together they drew up and agreed upon a constitution for the Boys Brigade.
Churches, the length and breadth of the British Isles, were soon forming their own companies and it became obvious that some one was needed to help run the movement in a fulltime capacity. In 1887 William Smith was appointed the first Brigade Secretary. The turn of the century saw the formation of other similar youth movements, the Church Lads Brigade, Jewish Lads Brigade, Catholic Lads Brigade, and the Boys Life Brigade. Organisations for girls were also started. The Girls Brigade (Ireland) was formed in 1893 and in 1900 the Girls Guildry was started in Scotland. Three years later, the Girls Brigade in England came into existence. The Boy Scouts were comparative latecomers to the field of youth movements - the first groups forming in 1908.
Five years after its inception in Glasgow, the Boys Brigade gained a toehold in Nottingham with its first company based at St. Andrew's Church on Mansfield Road. By 1892 there were sufficient companies to warrant their grouping together in a Nottingham Battalion. In 1893 the Boys Brigade arrived in Lenton with the formation of the 15th Nottingham, based at No.2 Digby Street, New Lenton and attached to the Parish Church.
Souce:http://www.lentontimes.co.uk/images/gallery/boys_brigade/boys_brigade_listener_27.htm