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Rushden Echo, 6th April 1906, transcribed by Kay Collins
Boys’ Life Brigade - Demonstration at Rushden
Last night a very interesting demonstration in ambulance work and life-saving methods was given in the Park Road Baptist Assembly room.
A movement is on foot to form a boys’ life brigade in connection with the church, and in furtherance of the object Chief-supt. T H Hilton, of Wellingborough, brought over a large company of members of the Wellingborough Congregational Boys’ Life Brigade to give a demonstration. The Rev E P Powell, chaplain to the Brigade, also accompanied the party. The Rev W F Harris presided over a good attendance.
The boys, under Mr Hilton’s direction, gave an excellent demonstration of bandaging and other ambulance work, acquitting themselves in very smart style. Mr Arthur Cave (late supt. of the Rushden Ambulance Corps) and Messrs J C Wright and L Baxter (present members of the corps) afterwards inspected the work and expressed themselves very gratified by the exhibition. Mr Cave remarked that the work done would be creditable to any ambulance men, and he congratulated Mr Hilton on the lads’ efficiency.
Methods of resuscitation for the apparently drowned, &c., were also given, after which the Rev E P Powell explained the objects of the Brigade and contrasted its methods with those of other organisations for boys having a military basis.
On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr T T Clarke, a vote of thanks was accorded to Chief-supt. Hilton and his company.
Chief-supt. Hilton, in reply, said he would be pleased to give another demonstration in Rushden in the summer if a Rushden gentleman would lend his garden for the purpose and so give the general public an idea of the value of the Brigade’s work.
The programme was interspersed with several musical items, Miss C Groome rendering a solo in good style, and Messrs Glenister, Bailey, W Pearson, and W Howes giving two highly-appreciated quartettes.
The youthful demonstrators were afterwards provided with refreshments.
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The Rushden Echo, 31st December 1909, transcribed by Kay Collins
Boys’ Life Brigade—At the Baptist Church Assembly-rooms yesterday week the annual Christmas tree was held. There was a large attendance, and a very enjoyable evening was spent. Mr Percy Collins represented Santa Claus. The proceeds were over £8.
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Rushden Echo August 11th 1916, transcribed by Kay Collins
Boys Brigade—Mr H M Johnson, captain of the 1st Rushden Company, Boys Brigade, has received the following letter of appreciation from the boys who went to the camp at Stevington;- “To Captain Johnson—Dear Sir,-We the undersigned, wish to thank you and Lieut George for the trouble taken by you, and the extra work entailed by the arranging of our first annual camp at Stevington. We all enjoyed it very much, as can be seen by our brown faces, and what happened after the ‘Last Post’ on Friday Aug. 11th. Now we thank you most heartily for the grand time you gave us.
(signed) C Pack, C Espin, E Wood, W Payne, M Willey, F Payne, J O’Shea, G Barker, F Byford, S Dickens, C Hudson, J Lilley, H Reeves, J Craker, L Charles, F Richardson, T Richardson, H Hullatt, A Hewitt, A Sharp, F Bayes.
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Rushden Echo, 18th August 1916, transcribed by Kay Collins
Pleasant Outing—The 1st Rushden Company Boys’ Brigade, connected with the Park-road Wesleyan Church, Rushden, spent the whole of last week camping out at Stevington, Beds. Under the command of Capt. H. M. Johnson and Lieut. C. George, the company left Rushden on Saturday morning (Aug. 5th) and journeyed by train from Irchester to Oakley, and thence marched to Stevington, which is about 13 miles away from Rushden. They were headed by their newly-acquired bugle band. As the military regulations prevented them from sleeping under canvas, the Foresters’ club-room was hired and proved comfortable headquarters. As the outing was meant to be a complete holiday little drilling tec., was done, and the boys spent most of their time in bathing in the Ouse and playing cricket and other games. On the Friday evening a concert was held, the programme including songs and band selections, Sergt. Baker, of the Higham Wesleyan Boys’ Brigade, contributing cornet solos. The party returned last Saturday, and all were much better for the outing. The holiday was so much enjoyed that a letter of thanks, signed by the boys, was sent to Capt. Johnson and Lieut George. The outing was run very economically, and the expenses were much below the original estimate of the organisers.
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Rushden Echo, 18th July 1924, transcribed by Kay Collins
In the bugle band contest at Finedon fete on Saturday the 1st Rushden Boys Brigade were top, and in the boys’ relay race the Rushden team were a good first, Thrapston coming second.
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Northamptonshire Advertiser, 14th August 1964
BB Home From Summer Camp
THE first Rushden Boys' Brigade Company returned from their annual summer camp at the weekend. They had been at Sheringham Norfolk, for a week.
Capt. C. B. Watts told a reporter that throughout the camp they had beautiful weather. Features of the camp were the annual cricket match between officers and boys which the officers won by nine wickets, a visit to Blakeney and the bird and seal sanctuary, and a visit to the camp by the Nene Valley President Mr. T. R. Thacker, and the honorary captain of the company Mr. C. A. Espin.
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From an unidentified newsclip
Boys’ Brigade tournament
Paul Thacker, of the 1st Rushden Boys’ Brigade heads a fine goal against the 1st Higham B.B. in the Nene Valley Boys’ Brigade six-a-side tournament on Saturday.
The competition, played at the Wellingborough Technical School, was eventually won by the 1st Irthlingborough, who beat 7th Wellingboro' 3–1 in the final.
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News Echo, Thursday March 25th 1976, transcribed by Kay Collins
Scott One of the First for Big Award
 The 1st Rushden Boys’ Brigade Company are very proud that one of their members, Scott Sissons, has been awarded the Queens Badge. The badge was instituted in 1971 and so far only four have been awarded in Northamptonshire. Eighteen-year-old Scott, of 81 Rushden Road, Wymington, has been a member of the company for about 11 ytears and is now working at Unilever before taking a place at Bristol University in the autumn to study for an honours degree in chemistry. For the past eighteen months he has been working for the Queen’s Badge after gaining the president’s Badge and being recommended by his company captain. Work for the award is divided into service to the Boys’ Brigade Company and service to the community. For the former, Scott has been camp adjutant for the past two years at the annual camp in North Wales.
“This involved being responsible for the running of the camp,” Scott told us, “and organising such things as pitching camp and clearing litter.”
Scott has also acted as company secretary and dealt with correspondence organising sports events. He has helped to take drill and educational interest classes for younger members of the company and helped to organise bazaars and jumble sales. He has also attended weekend training courses. For his service to the community, Scott visited a partially handicapped lady each week for four years and took her shopping. He spent six hours a week for four months helping with meals and bed-making at Rushden Hospital, and did house-to-house collection for the National Children’s Homes.
“The last thing I did was a weekend completion course where I met others who were working for the badge,” said Scott. “They all agreed that they found the community service really worthwhile and rewarding.”
In spite of his busy timetable, Scott finds time for badminton, football, table tennis and volley ball. His team has reached the last eight of the a national volleyball competition for the second year and this year they hope to get even further.
Like his two younger brothers, he is a soloist in the company band and is hoping that before long they will have new instruments.
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