Name Change for Fairey

The Fairey Band has announced that it will now be known as WFEL Fairey. Established in 1937 by Sir Richard Fairey, founder of Fairey Aviation in Heaton Chapel, Stockport, the band has rehearsed on site ever since.  While the company has operated under several different names, perhaps most notably Williams Fairey Engineering, the band has always retained the Fairey name.  This small yet significant change reflects the continued close links and support WFEL offers the band.  

For the WFEL Fairey Band as with all bands, there has been a period of uncertainty and disruption; with the light at the end of the Covid tunnel now beginning to shine, it is hoped that we and the banding fraternity in the UK and across the world can begin to look to the future with hope, anticipation and increasing optimism.

In line with the name change, the band has also recently launched its new website which can be viewed at www.faireyband.com

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