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Tonight the band performed at the opening concert for the Sunderland Armed forces Weekend in Seaburn. We had the chance to run out our entertainments programme for Sunday and we ended the night with the traditional Last Night of the Proms with the singer's Julie and John. To view the images from the night, click read more
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The band are very pleased and proud to have been awarded 4th place overall today at the Beamish March & Hymn Contest today. Our congratulations to Easington, Westoe and Ferryhill for picking up the top 3 positions.
The full results for Section A were: 1) Easington Colliery (Jonathan Fenwick) 2) Westoe (Selwyn Thompson) 3) Ferryhill Town (Gareth Sykes) 4) Bearpark and Esh Colliery (Phillip Tait) 5) Durham Miners Association (Stuart Gray) 6) Houghton Brass (Lee Morris) 7) NASUWT Concert (Andrew Hall) 8)North Skelton (Lewis Wilkinson) Best Hymn Tune :- Easington Colliery Best March :- Easington Colliery To view the photos from the day, please click on Read More below. The photos taken are from Hugh Stephenson The band had an enjoyable afternoon at the beer & hymns event at St John's Church, Nevilles Cross, Durham today. Despite the sudden heavy shower, the congregation were in fine voice. Today was also the first job for Harry, who has joined the band on Bass Trombone. We hope he has a long and happy future with us.
Tonight has seen the Band performed a fabulous concert alongside guest soloist Jamie Beeston, Principal Euphonium of the NASUWT Riverside Band, and the choir from Pittington Primary School to raise money for the Together Forever Trust. We played a wide variety of entertaining music to please all ages in the audience.
Tonight also saw the debut performance for Jill Johnson who has recently joined the Band on 2nd Trombone. We would also like to say a big thank you to all of the borrowed players who helped out at the concert (Steve, Jimmy, Adam, Jenny and Ed). We really appreciate your help. To view the images and the videos from the concert, click Read More |
