The band had the great pleasure of being invited back to perform at Granville Park Allotments in Urmston on the afternoon of Sunday 19th August. The weather just about held-out for a leisurely afternoon of music and cakes with a few gusts of wind just to let us know that Summer nears an end! The band delighted a supportive audience with performances of … [Read more...]
Open Day – 3rd March 2018
We're pleased to announce that we are holding an open day for anyone wanting to come and see what we do, have a go at playing a brass instrument and even join in and play with the band! Anyone is welcome to come along and drop-in any time between 10am and 1pm at the John Alker Club in Urmston. There will also be a performance demonstration by the Flixton … [Read more...]
Christmas Round-Up – We’re feeling festive!
The Community Band has now finished it's official engagements for the year. The year has culminated in the band playing at the Urmston Christmas Light Switch-on (where we sent Santa on his way with festive tunes!) on Friday 24th November, Eden Square on 25th November to follow-on from the light switch-on and finally as part of Flixton Band's Christmas … [Read more...]
Christmas Preparations
The band's Christmas preparations are well and truly underway! Cornet player, Steve Shawcross, grunted with delight last Saturday when the programme for the Christmas concert on 1st December was announced at rehearsal. Steve famously loves this time of year, as do the rest of the players in the band! You can catch the band over the Christmas period … [Read more...]
Birthday Celebrations for Maureen!
The band were delighted to entertain guests at an 80th birthday party on Sunday 24th September. The birthday girl, Maureen, wasn't expecting a brass band to turn up to her birthday celebrations and according to her daughter, Helen, "Mum's face was a picture!". Helen added - "The music was fabulous and everyone joined in! Brilliant time had by us all." The … [Read more...]
