“As all BB Boys know the Brigade only caters for boys up to the age of 18, except for the few who gain promotion to Officer Status.
The 56th Belfast coy attached to the Albert Bridge Congregational Church was no exception and when some of its senior boys were approaching that “leaving” age they were determined not to lose touch with each other.

However they wanted something more than the usual “Old Boys’ Association” and after a lot of thought and discussion, a meeting was finally called for that memorable Friday evening, 9th August 1957 in the Church Hall in George’s Street, that area at the bottom of the Woodstock Road and Albert Bridge Road junction is now all redeveloped beyond all recognition and sadly with the loss of many homes. Seven senior members turned up for the meeting and when the decision was reached that they would form a band, a committee was elected.”


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