Author: mark
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Bournemouth weather defies expectations
On the 21st June the band travelled down to Bournemouth to play on the bandstand in the Lower Gardens. The forecast for the day was for dull and overcast weather […]
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Summer is coming!
The band kicked off their first bandstand job of the season on Sunday 17th May at Romsey. It’s traditionally the first bandstand concert we do each year and can sometimes […]
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Band plays at reunions for HMS Ganges and HMS Hermes
The band have played for two separate naval reunions recently. The first took place at Hayling Island for HMS Ganges on the 29th March. The second was held at Rochester for HMS […]
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WI notch up 100 years
On the 16th January the band helped the WI celebrate their centenary outside the Guildhall at Winchester. Much like the Olympic torch parade the WI are passing around a special […]
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Christmas Concert at Thornden Hall
The band had a change of venue for this year’s Christmas concert. We used the excellent facilities at Thornden School for our performance. The first half of the concert consisted of pieces from our […]
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100th Anniversary of World War I remembered at Southampton Cenotaph
The band headed the Remembrance Parade in Southampton this year, marching from the Guildhall to the Cenotaph in Watts Park. Representatives from all the local military organisations lined up behind […]
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Band tour the Algarve
During the first week of October the band went on tour to Portugal. It is our third trip to the Algarve in 10 years. This time we stayed in Albufeira […]
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Back to Bournemouth
The band returned to Bournemouth for their second concert of the summer at Bournemouth Bandstand on Sunday 7th September. The weather was perfect and as a result both the morning […]
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New players welcome
We are currently looking for additional players to join the band. We are particularly keen to recruit players in the cornet and percussion sections. If you are interested in playing with […]
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CD now on sale
Having completed the post production activities on the music we recorded in March our new CD called Celebration Brass is now available for sale. Each CD costs £10 and can […]