Bournemouth Bandstand is always one of the highlights of the year for the band. The bandstand is situated in an ideal place to attract the passing visitors and therefore there is always a good crowd to listen to the music being played. The band played two concerts on the 24th July, one in the morning [...]
Having played at the London Marathon in April, the band made a second trip to the capital in July to play at the London 10K run. As was the case last year, the band were staged at the end of Westminster Bridge outside the historic County Hall building home of the GLC for many years. The [...]
On the 26th June the band made its annual appearance on the Southampton bandstand. For the previous two years the weather has been unfavourable with only a small handful of hardened followers in the audience. What a change therefore, to be bathed in beautiful sunshine for a two hour concert in the park. There were [...]
At the Southampton Mayor making ceremony on the 18th May the band were selected for a City of Southampton award in recognition of the band services to the city over the years. The award has been in place for a number of years and is only awarded on a strictly limited basis. Nick Dawson our [...]
The President of the City of Southampton (Albion) Band, Councillor Derek Burke, was made Sheriff of Southampton at the recent Mayor making ceremony on the 18th May. Congratulation to Derek on receiving this honour. A picture of Derek in his sheriff robes is shown below.
The band played two short sets at Wordsworth Infant School in Shirley for their May Fayre on Saturday 14th May. The event gave some of the members of our junior section an opportunity to play with the full band in an environment that was not too intimidating. The band are always keen to attract new [...]
