Night at the Movies success!

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Thanks to the good auspices of Lisa Welch and the Horbury Productions team, the Band played at Horbury Academy on Saturday a varied programme of movie themes including Hymn to the Fallen and a sparkling Diamonds!  Their encore, which the audience cheered for, was Happy, which featured in Despicable Me II.

More like this please!

Championship success

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The Band were placed second in the 3rd Section Yorkshire Regional Finals in March giving us the privilege of representing Yorkshire (along with 1st placed Skelmanthorpe) in the National Finals at Cheltenham on the 19th September.  We were placed 5th out of 18 Bands - the Band played flawlessly, but not quite the way the adjudicators wanted it!

Such is contesting!

New Learners Wanted Desperately

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Music Lessons

The band, as always, are searching for youngsters to join and learn to play a brass instrument. Tom Greatorex, the youth musical director, is desperate for youngsters to come along and be taught to play an instrument.

Instruments are provided along with music and tuition for the astoundingly cheap fee of £4 per week.

The future of the band, which celebrates its 150 years anniversary in 2016, rests with the young so come along and help start another 150 years.

Contact Secretary Arnold Tattersfield 01924 629109 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Quiet Bandroom?

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Investing in the Bandroom

On Wednesday 14th October Acoustic Applications from Horbury Junction will be installing our new sound absorbing panels....

Will rehearsals be quieter after this?

Looking to the future

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For those of you who haven't heard yet: we finished in last place at the Regionals. We were really upset with the result, because we actually felt we performed pretty well on the day. Our start was maybe a little shaky, but as the piece went on we grew in confidence and towards the end we were playing it as well as we've ever played the piece before. Sadly the judges didn't see it that way. Maybe the test piece was a little too easy, because it sounds like all the bands gave a good account of themselves. Normally there are a few catastrophes!

So, we're relegated to the 3rd section. There are some silver linings to that. We still have great players around the stands and a top class conductor. Our plan for the next year is to start competing as much as possible. Last year we played two contests after the regionals, and took 3rd place in both, but we want to beat that this year. We're currently still classed as a second section band, but once we officially drop into the third section, we intend to cause some carnage!

We're looking for a Bb Bass and a Soprano player to help us win some trophies, and push for a quick promotion back to the second section. If you're interested please get in touch!

Secretary's New Year Message

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HAPPY NEW YEAR

On behalf of Musical Directors Tom Greatorex and Duncan Beckley and all members of the band, may we wish everyone a Happy and Healthy new year and look forward to a busy and eventful year.

The Regional Championships in March are the next all important event on the calender but keep an eye on the Events Schedule for other events throughout the year.