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Major Awards

The Discovery Badge

The Discovery Badge is the major award for the Company age group, being achieved during year 3 or aged 13/14 years.

To gain the award a young person has to:

  • Gain a Core Activity Award in the last 12 months.
  • Complete a ‘Faith Journey’ element.
  • Complete 1+ Night Away or 2+ Adventure Days.
  • Complete 3 hours volunteering in Company/Church or ‘Volunteer’ Staged Award Level 2.
  • Be an ‘Active’ member of the Company.

         

The President’s Badge

Awarded from Year 1 in the Seniors age group, it will is the first of two major awards which can be gained in Seniors.

To gain the award a young person has to:

  • Gain a Core Activity Award in the last 12 months (alternatively a young person could have completed Bronze Duke of Edinburgh’s Award to fulfil this element).
  • Complete ‘Faith Journey’ element.
  • Complete 2+ Nights Away within last 24 months or 3+ Adventure Days.
  • Complete 10 hours volunteering in Company/Church or complete ‘Volunteer’ Staged Award Level 3 (alternatively a young person could have completed Bronze Duke of Edinburgh’s Award to fulfil this element).
  • Complete Building your Skills Course or complete ‘Teamwork’ Staged Award Level 3.
  • Be an ‘Active’ member of the Company.

The King’s Badge

The King’s Badge is the highest award that may be gained by a member of The Boys’ Brigade.

It’s a real opportunity; it aims to challenge and equip the individual, provide new opportunities and expand horizons while remaining accessible to young people of all abilities.

A young person wishing to work towards their King’s Badge must first have completed their President’s Badge. The King’s Badge offers the chance to engage with the local community, take on responsibility, set personal goals, build self confidence and experience a sense of achievement.

In order to achieve the King’s Badge a young person must complete the following activities:

  • Hold the President’s Badge
  • Attend a Candidate’s Meeting
  • Participate in skills-based training
  • Take responsibility within the BB or Church
  • Provide voluntary service or support to others outside the BB or Church
  • Develop Interests (Skills, Physical, Expedition)
  • Participate in a Completion Residential
  • Record Activity

The Queen’s Badge / The King’s Badge Past Recipients

This list has just started to be compiled so if you are a winner of the award then please do let us know as we would love to add you to this list of previous winners.

  • 2021 T. Baty (Queen’s)
  • 2021 B. Sansom (Queen’s)
  • C. Dean (Queen’s)
  • A. Ward (Queen’s)
  • 2010 A. Price (Queen’s)
  • T. Bryant (Queen’s)
  • 2007 C. Price (Queen’s)

2021 Presentation of the Queen’s Badge made by the Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex