The Lads’ Brigade will have their first drill for the season on Friday, the 1st inst., at 8 o’clock. New members wishing to join must attend the Sunday School or Bible Class. Names may be given to the Officers at any time until the Company is complete.

The Club for members will be at the Pantile Mission Room, and will be open from 7.30 to 9 p.m., on Monday and Saturday evenings, commencing on the 4th inst. Several ladies and one or two gentlemen have kindly undertaken to be present to help the boys to amuse themselves. Games and illustrated papers will he provided. Gifts of games, such as draughts, dominoes, and picture cards, and also illustrated papers will be thankfully received by the Misses Lambert and the Misses Barton. The cost of working the Brigade last winter was a little less than five pounds. This is a very moderate sum, and the money is most profitably spent. Captain Isdell is the Treasurer, and will most thankfully receive voluntary subscriptions.

Source: The Hampton Hill Parish Magazine - 1895 September

The Lads’ Brigade has made a new beginning, and if it goes on as it has begun it will be an excellent thing for our boys. There is now no charge for membership, but no boy can join unless he is a member of the Bible Class or the Sunday School. A member will be liable to dismissal for bad conduct, or for neglecting either the drills or his class without sufficient reason. It is proposed to have a Church Parade every two months, when the Company will march to Church in the afternoon in uniform. The acting officers are: Captain Isdell, Captain and Treasurer; Rev. H. Clarkson, Chaplain; and Serjeant Bremridge, Drill Instructor.

Source: The Hampton Hill Parish Magazine - 1895 October