Edited sentence: A former vicar of Dearham, the Reverend Michael Comber, assisted by Paul Gilmore MBE and a lay preacher the Reverend Curwen Taylor formed the Dearham Boys Brigade to give the young people some purpose in life.At the same time the Dearham Girls Brigade was formed with Ellen Taylor (the wife of the Reverend Curwen Taylor) as its leader.It has been phenomenally successful, celebrating its 40 year anniversary in 2018 (with Paul Gilmore MBE still being it's leader)