It is with great sadness that we have to report the death of our musical director, Nick Dawson, on the 21st February 2025 after a short illness.
Nick has conducted the band for the past 32 years with a dedication that is second to none. He has performed beyond the call of duty for what would be expected of any musical director. He spent many hours of his free time preparing for concerts, making sure that we had enough players for each band engagement and liaising with the organisers of those events to make sure they got what they required from the band.
In the last 20 years, with the exception of the three weeks before he died, we don’t believe he ever missed a band rehearsal, even choosing to take his holidays from a Tuesday to a Sunday to avoid missing rehearsal on a Monday night.
His funeral will be on Wednesday 9th April, 2025, 4:00pm at Southampton Crematorium on Bassett Green Road, Swaythling.