The 7th Altrincham Boys Brigade Company was founded in 1933, it is part of the North West District and in the Manchester Battalion. The 7th is typically one of the largest companies in the area. There are many traditions in the 7th, most of which revolve around the annual Camp.

Camp

This is an annual typically in late July, many traditions are associated with it, most notably:

The Billy Moss Challenge

Silver Welly

The Good Egg Cup

Night Game

The Billy Moss Challenge

This award was named after the infamous William Henry Moss, a welfare officer in the early days of the company, who soon became well known for being lackadaisical. In his name this award was created and is awarded to the boy who is voted to have been most comparable to "Billy Moss" over the course of the Camp. For each nomination a case has to be put forward then at the end the boys choose the "winner". The actual "trophy" takes the shape of a toilet seat with all the past "winners" names on the back. There is a song that is sung by all attending and with each winner having their own verse that documents that year, the chourus is like this:

Song

Oh and it Billy Moss,<br>
William Henry Moss,<br>
He's by far the greatest welfare the world has ever seen

"Winners"

{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Name
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| 2000
|
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| 2001
|
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| 2002
| Carl Yearsley
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| 2003
| Graham "Chunky" Roberts
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| 2004
| Dave
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| 2005
| Nick Worthington
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| 2006
| Joe Dixon
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| 2007
| Joe Dixon
|-
|}

The Silver Welly

This is the officers equivalent of the Billy Moss

The Good Egg Cup

This was only introduced in 2007, and is in memory of the late "Mrs T", Gill Grayson's (Wife of Paul Grayson, Captain 19??-2007) Mother who would help with cooking every year, as well as winning the Silver Welly 2 years on the run, she used to use the little used phrase He is a good egg. This award is now awarded to the boy who shows the most commitment and who may have gone through the hardest mental time.

Night Game

This game is a favorite amongst the boys and is played in the pitch black, in an area unfamiliar to the boys, the boys all dress in black and wear other camouflaging items, there are many variations including:

Standard - 2 teams, 1 base - 1 team covers base while other teams attempts to retrive item from in base undetected

Grufty's Grud's - boys search for 1 officer hiding

Grufty's Gallons

Annual Awards

As well as the Camp awards there are some annual awards given out to deserving boys chosen by all Officers, including:

Anchor award for ..

Junior award for ..

Company award for..

Captains

{| class="wikitable"
! Years
! Name
! Other
|-
|-
| 19??-19??
| Ray Bowker
| Mayor Of Trafford<ref> </ref>
|-
|-
| 19??-19??
| Peter Brady
| Treasurer Of Church
|-
|-
| 19??-2007
| Paul Grayson
| Runs Plumbing School
|-
|-
| 2007-Present
| Janet Crosier
| First Female Captain
|}

Links

Internal

Boys Brigade<br>
Boys Brigade in the United Kingdom<br>

External

Boys Brigade UK<br>

7th Altrincham Boys Brigade

Refrences