News, stories & events

Rebecca was invited by The Prime Minster (Sir Keir Starmer), as a representative of The Methodist Church in Britain and Girls Brigade England & Wales to attend a reception to celebrate Easter. The Prime Minister delivered an Easter address to the assembled Christian Charity Leaders and MPs.

As we mentioned in our Summer Update, we have some exciting opportunities each year for girls and young women aged between 14 and 24 to represent The Girls’ Brigade as Ambassadors and advocates. The sort of things that these young people will do is speaking at events like the All Party Parliamentary Group on Youth […]

Shannon Boyd, who has been part of Girls’ Brigade for 22 years, has written and released a song based on her love for the organisation. Shannon’s song, Seek, Serve, Follow, is inspired by her passion for Girls’ Brigade and what we stand for. She joined her local group in South Shields at 8, recommended by […]

Ella Thurgood, a member from 1st Amesbury Girls' Brigade, has written an article regarding her visit to an All-Party Parliament Group meeting to discuss the importance of youth organisations for young people and their mental health.

Emily Brailsford, National Programme Manager at Mothers’ Union, has been appointed as Trustee Board Chair at Girls’ Brigade England and Wales.

This year, Girls’ Brigade were delighted to put on a Spring Conference, open to all with a focus on sharing news from the GB family, training and bringing our volunteers together through sharing Christian values.

This year, Volunteers’ Week ran from 2 to 8 June. The aim of this campaign was to recognise and celebrate volunteers around the UK. Without our volunteers, Girls’ Brigade would be unable to deliver our message to communities up and down the country. In this case study, we shine a light on volunteers that have joined us recently or have been volunteering for decades.

The Girls’ Brigade Patron, Margaret Casely-Hayford, spoke about volunteering recently at a fascinating conference organised by YOU London (who represent the uniformed youth sector) and the Leathersellers Livery Company.