Area Contest Blackpool 9th March 2014

Sunday 9 March 2014 saw our annual visit to Blackpool Winter gardens to take part in the North West Area Brass Band championships. We were pre drawn to play in the second half and were finally due to play number 16 out of 17 bands. Yes a long day. We left bandroom at...

AGM 21st March

Friday 21 March we held the band’s AGM. An excellent number of band members attended and the following important positions were appointed: MD Brian Harper Ass MD Phil Edwards Chairman: Phil Edwards Secretary : Martin Walker Treasurer: Jean Heyes Band Sergeant:...

New Musical Director required for our Youth Band.

New Musical Director required for our Youth Band. Following the AGM last Friday evening the Youth Band are in need of a new Musical Director. Phil Edwards is wishing to stand down due to pressure of work. For the time being the Youth Band will be conducted on a...

Player Makes History

Jamie Edwards, our Band’s 2nd cornet player, makes history in the Science World. Read his story in today’s Lancs Evening Post and Daily Express. ‘Sir I have made a nuclear reactor’ he tells his teacher. Jamie will be 14 next Sunday when we play...

North West Area Contest – 9th March 2014

Sunday 9 March – we are off to Blackpool for our annual trip. No not to ride the donkeys or make sand pies but its the North West area contest. We will be performing in the 3rd division and the first three bands will qualify for the finals in Cheltenham in...