5th Manchester Boys' Brigade & Girls' Association

11/06/2026

Our young people have been having a blast helping at the Big Burnage Parade craft sessions and creating some fantastic parade decorations! 🎨🎭

There’s still time to get involved. Why not come along to our final craft session tomorrow Friday June 12th from 6pm to 8pm? Enjoy an evening of creativity and fun as we get ready for the parade. Refreshments will be provided, and we’d love to see you there!

06/06/2026

What a wonderful day we had at Didsbury Festival !!

It was fantastic to be leading the parade again this year with our band and taking part in such a brilliant community event. We loved meeting so many young people and their families throughout the day and sharing what 5th Manchester Boys’ Brigade and Girls’ Association is all about.

A huge thank you to everyone who stopped by to say hello and joined in the fun.

For more information about 5BB and everything we offer, visit 5BB.org 🌟

03/06/2026

Our team has been working hard to improve how we communicate with families. We are looking forwards to launching our new Members Area!

This has been kindly developed by Bee Worldwide Developments to support the work out of our company.

We will be rolling this out to families over the coming weeks as a central place for all event, trip and calendar information!

28/05/2026

We are really excited to be supporting the BIG Burnage Parade and encouraging everyone to get involved 🎨

These sessions will coincide with our Anchors and Juniors evenings, so young people already attending those groups will be taking part as part of their normal sessions, while the workshops are also open for anyone else to drop in and join.

Workshops are on Monday 8th, Wednesday 10th, and Friday 12th June 6pm to 8pm

Come to one session or all of them and get involved in something really special for our community

It would be wonderful to see as many people there as possible

🎨 Less than 2 weeks to go until the BIG Burnage Parade Making Workshops! 🎉

Join us at Cornerstone for FREE creative workshops where you can help design and make amazing parade artwork ready for the big day!

📍 Cornerstone United Reformed Church, Parrs Wood Rd, M20 6EE

🖌️ Making Workshops
Mon 8th, Wed 10th & Fri 12th June | 6–8pm

Come to one session or join us for them all — everyone welcome!

19/05/2026

We are incredibly proud to share that the work taking place at The 5th Manchester Boys' Brigade and Girls' Association has recently been featured by Manchester City Council’s Digital Inclusion Team on their blog!

Over the past few months, we have been developing links with Manchester City Council through the digital skills work our Seniors have been doing around Canva, creativity and design.

Chloe Anwen, Community Engagement Manager at Cornerstone and one of our BBGA officers, first shared the project through an article for the Digital Inclusion newsletter. This led to a meeting with Georgia McRae from Manchester City Council to discuss the project and the wider impact our youth work is having in the community.

Following the meeting, the team were so impressed by the confidence, creativity and digital skills being developed by our young people that they have now written a blog post all about the work taking place through The 5th Manchester BBGA and Cornerstone.

A huge well done to all of our young people and volunteers involved 👏

Please do have a read:

Manchester City Council’s Digital Inclusion Team reflects on their visit to Cornerstone United Reformed Church, exploring the impact of donated devices on digital skills and confidence across the community.

19/05/2026

Last weekend we had an epic time at our Junior Section Weekend! Here is what we got up to on Sunday!

17/05/2026

Junior Section Weekend 2026! A day yesterday filled with fun, thrills and excitement despite the weather!

7.30am on Sunday morning and young people are still asleep!!

08/05/2026

Come along tomorrow between 10:30am and 12:30pm and help create artwork for the Big Burnage Parade taking place on the 5th of July!

Everyone is welcome, whether you love art or simply fancy trying something new. Refreshments provided, friendly faces guaranteed, and plenty of chances to get creative together.

We’d love to see you there!

Cornerstone are delighted to host some wonderful art workshops alongside a local artist as we work together on designing the artwork for the Big Burnage Parade, taking place on the 5th of July.

These open workshops are for everyone, so come along, get involved, and be part of creating something special for our community. See poster for dates and details!

06/05/2026

It was so lovely to have Greater Manchester Blood Bikes Charity come down to our Junior Section tonight. Everyone learned something new and it was great to see the impact they have in our community. Thanks for coming the Juniors really enjoyed it.

23/04/2026

We’re really pleased to be part of the journey as Cornerstone launches its 2030 Vision 🙌

As 5th Manchester BB & GA, we’re proud to play our part within the wider church community — growing alongside others, supporting what’s happening and helping shape what’s ahead.

This isn’t just one group’s story, it’s something we’re all part of together, and we’re excited to see where it leads.
Take a look at the full vision here 👇

https://cornerstone2030.my.canva.site/

We’re excited to share our Cornerstone 2030 Vision 🎉

This is a big step forward for our church as we look ahead, grow together and shape what’s next for our community.

Take a look at the full vision document here 👇https://cornerstone2030.my.canva.site/