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214 BB.
Gordon park church. Whiteinch.
Member of pipe band.
Alex McIver. Best pipe major. Ever.
Gordon park church. Whiteinch.
Member of pipe band.
Alex McIver. Best pipe major. Ever.
I probably know you. Ex 262 myself. Used to live in Springboig.262 Eastbank Church
1977 to 1984
Was at Ibrox for centenary celebrations in 1983.
Great memories
34th Glasgow
were the 34th in govan?
Neighbouring Cardonald on Berryknowes Road.
i remembered playing them at football I knew they were local to me
Forgot to add that I sing in a Male voice choir and we had the honour to sing for the Glasgow Steadfast last year at Clincarthill Parish Church.57 Glasgow, Laurieston Renwick Church Cumberland Street Gorbals Glasgow. Was disbanded when I was there and as other poster said, women and drink took over.
4th Irvine Anchor Boys, then 4th Irvine C Section before moving to B Section who had a better football team, then 4th Irvine Company Section. Queen's Man, then discovered birds & booze which made the Friday night BB meeting untenable!
Now that was some band in its day!214 BB.
Gordon park church. Whiteinch.
Member of pipe band.
Alex McIver. Best pipe major. Ever.
214 @ Gordon Park Church Whiteinch.
had the best Pipe Major ever in Alex McIver
I was in the 2nd Hamilton too. Tug, our captain was a legend. Joined the Lifeboys about age 8 in the sixties and was there till near 18. Happy days indeed.Drove by Hamilton West on Friday night and was happy to see that all the lights were on on the church hall, hopefully the 2nd Hamilton are still going strong.
1st viewpark. Simply the best days of my life. We were the people3rd Airdrie
1st Dalmuir they were the days,12th Clydebank
http://www.glasgowstedfastassociation.org.uk/
Reading the latest issue of my parish newsletter I came across an article describing the Glasgow Stedfast Association which is an organisation for former members of the Boys Brigade.
The Stedfast Assocaition was formed so that ex-BB boys can continue to lend their support to the Brigade. I then did a search on the Internet and found some background on the Glasgow Assocaiton in the news section of the Glasgow Battalion website - http://www.bbglasgow.org.uk/news/news.asp
You can download a membership form here - http://www.bbglasgow.org.uk/news/Stedfast_Membership_Leaflet.pdf - membership costs just £10 a year.
Anyone got picture of the old BB displays/meetings at Ibrox?
100th Anniversary of The Life Boys.
I also used to love "Sure and Stedfast" otherwise known as the Anchor Song.
The chorus in it was a belter -
“Sure and Stedfast” - The Brigade Boys’ motto clear!
That’s our watch-word when trouble and trials are near!
Verse 1:
There’s an emblem fair that is known to all,
A sign to help us through,
It stands for strength and it stands for right,
An Anchor tried and true.
The emblem of The Boys’ Brigade
It helps us on our way,
Our father’s knew in days gone by
This sign we know to-day.
Chorus:
“Sure and Stedfast”
The Brigade Boys’ motto clear
That’s our watch-word
when trouble and trials are near.
“Sure and Stedfast”
to the flag that flies above
In all that we do we’ll try to be true
To the Anchor that we love
Verse 2:
With gallant heart and gallant soul,
On life’s broad sea we’ll sail,
What-e’er storms of life may bring,
Our Anchor must prevail,
Although the clouds may cross the sun,
And skies grow dark and grey,
We’ll face the foe until we’ve won,
A glorious victory.
This isn't the best version but gives you an idea of the tune.