Come and join us at the John Alker Club as we prepare for our trip to the French OpenContest in Amboise! We have been rehearsing a lot over the last few weeks. We have a short contest programme rather than a single test piece. We also have a 'Whit Friday'-style march contest and a short open air concert programme to perform in the beautiful setting of … [Read more...]
Fleetwood Returns
After a break of 13 years the annual Fleetwood Contest made a welcome return yesterday. The band performed in the joint Championship & First Section. Our choice of test piece was Martin Ellerby's Chivalry. It was a tight turn-around after the Area contest to tackle such a challenging work. The adjudicators praised the musical shape and style and … [Read more...]
Contests, contests
As the band rehearses for the upcoming Fleetwood Contest on 26th April, our ever-busy Management Team is also making arrangements for our trip to the French Open in June. We will be kept busy for our brief visit to Amboise. In addition to the contest stage performance there is a street march and contest march to perform, in the style of the Whit Friday … [Read more...]
Areas 2026
The band competed at the Blackpool Winter Gardens yesterday in the First Section of the NW Brass Band Championships. We performed our interpretation of Andrew Wainwright's 'Variations on Was Lebet'. The adjudicators found much to admire and placed us 8th overall, our best result in several years. Our congratulations to the winners, Haydock, and the … [Read more...]
Open Rehearsal Cancelled
Due to an electrical fault at the venue we have had to cancel tonight's open rehearsal. Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience. We look forward to seeing you all at our next one. … [Read more...]
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Adie Smith is our Musical Director.