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Published Date: 28 February 2009
BOYS' Brigade members from the Edinburgh, Leith and District Battalion are due to host a celebration dinner tonight to mark the 125th anniversary of the organisation's founding.
It takes place at the Royal Scots Club in Edinburgh and guest of honour will be John Swinney MSP, a former member of the 13th Edinburgh BB Company.

Mr Swinney said: "I spent my formative years immersed in various activities as part of The Boys' Brigade."



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  • Last Updated: 28 February 2009 10:40 AM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Scottish National Party
 
1

Euphemia Groynes of that Ilk,

28/02/2009 16:38:58
How well I recall John Swinney as he was in the days of my girlhood, so long ago now, alas!

He was my father's batman at the Battle of Lugano, in which, remarkably, they were the only two combatants, resulting in the complete defeat of whoever it was who ought to have been there but wasn't. Hurrah for the Empire!
2

Ginger Nuts,

02/03/2009 03:58:36
Aye he looks the sort to have been in the Boys Brigade. They all that had faraway look about them in that last middle-class bastion of Presbyterian Prostestantism.
3

Ginger Nuts,

02/03/2009 04:02:43
1. I'm sure he got his 'Target' award for it. Reminds me of that episode of Dad's Army where there's a parade and Stupid-boy Pike shows up with his Boy Scouts badges.

What next, will he get to march on Rememberence Sunday beside the auld yins wearing their DCM's. MM's, and General Service Medals. My 80 year old decorated Veteran Da would kick his erchie
4

Ginger Nuts,

02/03/2009 04:08:39
3. Note to me, odd that, but I can see a resemblence between the much decorated hero of the Protestant Boys Brigade John Swinney and Stupid-boy Pike.
5

Breizh Hibee,

Edinburgh 02/03/2009 12:17:53
Ginger nuts. The BBs in my day were anything but middle class.

 

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