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Saturday 18 October 2025

Dr Stephen Cobb Retires from ISB

Following discussions with Territorial Leadership, after fifty years of service with The International Staff Band including thirty years as leader of the band, Dr Stephen Cobb will relinquish his tenure as bandmaster in January 2026 at the end of the band’s engagement at the Regent Hall Corps. As Territorial...read more

Saturday 18 October 2025

Hepworth Welcomes Dave Hebb

Fresh from the band’s top-six placing at the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain, Hepworth has welcomed Dave Hebb to the band as the new Solo Eb Bass player. Dave began his brass band journey with The Mossley Hollins School Band on euphonium in 1976 before making his senior...read more

Saturday 18 October 2025

Closing Date looming for Foden’s Area Workshops

The closing date is fast approaching for anyone who wishes to register for Regional 2026 Sectional Workshops with Foden’s Band. During November this year, Musical Director Mike Fowles and a team of Foden’s’ principal players will be holding open sectional sessions focussing on each of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and...read more

Saturday 18 October 2025

Brass across Borders

Brass across Borders is a Testimonial Concert for Jimmy Leggat that will take place early next year. A spokesperson from KNDS Fairey Band explained, “As Fairey legend Jimmy turns 70 and bows out of major contests following an incredible 43 years of consistent service to the band at the highest...read more

Saturday 18 October 2025

Jackfield Celebrates 200th Anniversary of its Home

The Jackfield Brass Band bought the Coalford Wesleyan Methodist Chapel for just £5 more than 30 years ago and have since restored it. The chapel, in the Ironbridge Gorge, now serves as practice room, a recording studio and is sometimes used by visiting bands and choirs. The workers have long...read more

Saturday 18 October 2025

Brass and Beats in Abergavenny

The Abergavenny Band, led by MD Lana Tingay, enjoyed a successful ‘Brass and Beats’ day on 12th October at Gilwern Primary School. The band provided a day of workshops where players of all ages and standards could come and try brass or percussion, enhance their skills, or just have fun making...read more

Saturday 18 October 2025

UniBrass 2026

The UniBrass Foundation has announced that the 2026 contest will be taking place on Saturday 14th February in the ICC Newport, South Wales. The venue is fully accessible and offers fantastic performance spaces, plenty of facilities, and masses of space to socialise. The Chair of the Organising Committee, Molly...read more