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219th Glasgow Boys' Brigade, Bridgeton |
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Now this is a really interesting photo it was
taken 15th September 1974 in Hozier St,
Bridgeton, we were standing opposite John St.
Primary School. You can see in the background a
fence and beyond the fence the tenements of
London Road. The school has been replaced with
houses and the street has been renamed Queen
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219th BB Flute Band
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Participants were
Officers: Jas Turnbull,
Mike Middleton and the webmaister
Wull.McArthur
Boys :
Ronnie McGivens, Graham Park, Mark Laird,
Martin Howe
Bobby Muir, James Rae, Alex McKechnie, Dennis
Boyle, Jim Thomson
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Boys' Brigade
Dennistoun District Church parade to
St.Andrews church.
(our bands first parade ) |
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BB
Band History : In
the 2nd February 1885 William Smith wrote to a
local newspaper telling them they had
organised a band which was making remarkable
progress, this was a flute band
consisting of 16 performers. ( First BB band
was a Flute band)
The idea of BB bands caught on very quickly
and the BB Annual Report for 1885/86
shows there were five flute bands in
existence and only two years later the
Annual Report for 1887/88 reported 35 bands -
25 flute, 2 bugle, 4 brass and 4 pipe bands.
all this from only 220 companies then on the
roll.
See photo of the 32nd Glasgow BB drum &
fife band taken in 1892
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The Captain of the 219th, Tom
Williams, known as the Skipper, had a desire to
have a company band and in 1972 I was invited
along to the company by a pal and officer Jim
Turnbull to form a band. With a lot of
hard work and fund raising the Skipper's dream came
reality when we purchased our first new flutes
in April 1973 prior to that we had been using
second hand instruments. We performed at church
parades and were asked to play at Glasgow City
Chambers, BB shows at Kelvin Hall, gala days
church concerts, parades and BB displays.....see
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Some 219th BB Flute Band
Milestones: .
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09th May 1974
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Bands first public
appearance at the 219th Junior Section presentation
of prizes |
| 15th Sept 1974 |
BB Dennistoun District Church Parade
to St.Andrews church . Convenor Bill Livingston.
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| 06th
Oct 1974 |
Dedication
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for the Band in Calton New Parish Church, Rev Bill
Crombie presented with a Boys Brigade serving dish
to mark the occasion. |
| 03rd
Nov.1974 |
Dennistoun District
parade to Calton New Parish Church |
| 16th May 1975 |
Played at 222nd Glasgow BB Jubilee
celebrations at St.Enoch Church, Hogganfield |
July 1975
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BB camp Gristhorpe,
Yorkshire, England, parade to local church on both
Sundays |
| 16-31 Jul 1976
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BB camp Southport,
England, parade to local church |
24th Oct 1976
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Dennistoun District parade |
14th Nov 1976
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Remembrance Sunday parade to
St.Andrew's Church, Trongate, Glasgo |
08th Oct.1978
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Band paraded for 155th Glasgow
(Townhead) for the company rededication service |
| 02-04th Nov
1978 |
Glasgow Battalions DRUMBEAT
show at Kelvin Hall, Glasgow.
The first flute band to appear in Drumbeat. |
| 05th Dec 1978 |
Glasgow City
Chambers,
Presentation of certificates for Queen's men |
| 1st Apr 1979 |
1st Sanquhar, Dumfries, 25th
anniversary band paraded through village along with
Glasgow Battalion's Brass Band, under the leadership
of Lt. John Cooper.
( John was a great friend of the band and was
instrumental in many of our invites ) |
18th May 1979
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219th BB Display |
| 28th May 1979
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19th Glasgow (Castlemilk) BB Display |
14th June 1979
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Parade of Queen's men at Cenotaph,
George Square Glasgow.
Played along with 41st Glasgow bugle band |
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July 1979 |
Jersey, BB Camp band paraded. |
| 18th Aug 1979 |
Sanquhar
Gala Day, riding the marche |
| 15th Sept 1979 |
Glasgow Battalion Display, George
Square, Glasgow |
| 07th Oct 1979 |
and played at my son Alan's
christening, 3 months old. |
| 27-28th Feb 81 |
Glasgow Battalion show ARENA'81,
Kelvin Hall, Glasgow |
| 13th June 1981 |
Hillington Park Church fete, played
along with the 32nd Glasgow BB Brass band |
| 15th Aug 1981 |
Sanquhar, Dumfries, riding the
marches received our first ever payment £15 ! |
| 04th April 1982 |
Band played at my son Iain's
christening, 4 months old. |
| 25th April 1982 |
Girl Guide/Brownie, East North East
District Parade. Band played in church. |
| 07th May 1982 |
76th
Glasgow BB, played at their
95th anniversary display ( Capt.Bob Howie) |
| 13th Dec 1982 |
St.Thomas's Church, Gallowgate held a
show to commemorate the start of the Boys Brigade
Centenary celebrations. Along with ourselves were
the Glasgow Battalion Choir ( their 1st public
appearance ) the 32nd Glasgow Brass Band and special
guest singers. |
05th Feb 1983
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Rev.John McKenzies celebration 50th
year as a minister, social event in church hall.
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25-27 Aug 83
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Glasgow Battalion's Centenary
celebrations ARENA'83,
Kelvin Hall, Glasgow |
04th Dec 1983
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Christmas concert played along with
Battalion Brass Band, Crosshill/Queens Park church |
Over
the years I have lost count of the number of boys
I taught flute and penny whistle.
I hope some of them are still enjoying their
music.......................Webmaister |
BAND PHOTOGRAPHS
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