Prior to the recent Yorkshire Regional Championships, the Skelmanthorpe Band were saddened to be informed that one of its longest serving members Peter Crossley, had made the decision to retire from banding after a playing career lasting more than 60 years.
Starting aged 8, with the Thurlstone Band, Peter eventually...read more
Kapitol Promotions has announced the weekend schedule for the Sections 1-4 Finals of the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain, being held at The Centaur (Cheltenham Racecourse) over the weekend of Sat 17 and Sun 18 September.
Saturday 17 September - Sections 3 & 1 in order
Sunday 18 September -...read more
Haverhill Silver led the field this weekend in the London & Southern Counties Regional Championships winning its first ever Championship Section regional title with a terrific performance of Heaton’s ‘Contest Music’. Led by Musical Director Paul FIlby the band impressed adjudicators Stephen Roberts and Steve Sykes and were rewarded with Outstanding...read more
NASUWT Riverside were crowned winners of the North of England Regional Championships this weekend making it a trio of are wins for MD Professor Nicholas Childs in 2022. The band impressed adjudicators Roger Webster and Andrew Duncan with an assured performance of the challenging ‘Contest Music’ by Heaton, picking up Best...read more
Congratulations to Cory led by MD Philip Harper on winning the Welsh Regional Championships. The band gave a scintillating performance of Wilfred Heaton’s much loved ‘Contest Music’ in a return to the traditional venue of the Brangwyn Hall in Swansea. With Cory and Tredegar pre-qualified it meant 4 places at the...read more
Monday 28 March 2022
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