Sunday 20 April 2025

2025 BBNI Spring Festival 

Congratulations to 1st Old Boys on winning its fourth consecutive title at the 2025 Brass Bands Northern Ireland (BBNI) Spring Festival contest last weekend. The event was held at the fine setting of the Strule Arts Centre in the heart of Omagh with 13 band's performing for the supportive audience and...read more

Sunday 20 April 2025

BBE and ACE Offer a Free Video Promotion Advice 

Brass Bands England is partnering with Arts Council England’s Digital Culture Network (DCN) to present a free webinar, sharing expert insight into how bands can better promote themselves through video. On Tuesday 13 May at 6pm, attendees can tune into the free session for top tips on how to boost their...read more

Sunday 20 April 2025

Elgar International Festival of Brass 2025 

The Elgar International Festival of Brass has announced the bands and ensembles that will be participating in this year’s event in June. Following the success of last year’s inaugural venture the Festival will take place again this year at the Malvern Theatre over the weekend of 8th to 9th June....read more

Sunday 20 April 2025

Brighouse Supports Natalie’s Marathon Goal 

Brighouse and Rastrick cornet player, Natalie Morrison, has been putting in the long hours (and long runs) preparing to run the London Marathon later this month. She is running for the charity Children with Cancer UK and has the full support of her band, who made this comment on social media,...read more

Saturday 19 April 2025

Possible Clans v Counties Summer Entertainment Contest 

A Clans vs Counties entertainment contest is being proposed by well-known musical director, educator and adjudicator Helen Douthwaite Teasdale for June 2026. Helen is currently testing the appetite for such an event which will more than likely take place at a venue in the north of England. The own-choice contest...read more

Saturday 19 April 2025

Aldbourne Band Triathlon 

Three members of the Aldbourne Band are coming together to raise money for the band by undertaking an impressive group triathlon in April and June of this year. Joanna Ainsworth will swim the length of Coniston Water at 5.25 miles, Kieran Bird will cycle 120 miles and Matt Richardson will run...read more

Saturday 19 April 2025

NYBBS Easter Finale Concert 

Forty new and existing Senior and Reserve players with the National Brass Band of Scotland (NYBBS) took to the stage for their end-of-week concert which brought the curtain down on this year’s four-day residential Easter course. The event in the Strathallan School theatre in Perthshire, in front proud parents and...read more


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