Welcome to our homepage!
Thank you for visiting this Internet site. The 70th London ceased to operate as a BB company in January 2010 after just over 101 years. However the Web site is being kept and maintained so that you can have the opportunity to stay in touch with the company and its past members and see what we had on offer to the young men of the Tooting area
If you are not familiar with the wotk of a BB company and your first contact with us is online: We would be pleased to hear from you! Please let us know what your questions are, we will be more than happy to help.
In brief, you should know the following about us: The company was established in 1908 and had been providing youth work to boys and young men in the Tooting area of London since that date. We were based at the Baptist church in :Longley Rd.SW17 and provided a wide range of activities meeting on four evenings a week and most weekends.
The above picture shows members of the Company , with the mayor of Wandsworth Cllr Colin Dawe with the Daily Telegraph Shield - Presented to the Company in July 2003 at Chelsea Royal Hospital. The Shield was presented to the London Company with the best overall competition results over the previous 12 months.The Company were also successful in 2004 & 2005. The second picture shows company members receiving the trophy From HRH Duchess of Gloucester in 2005
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