Blackburn and Darwen

For the first time ever the band competed at the Blackburn & Darwen March and Hymn Tune contest on Sunday.

After the brief march around the market square in Darwen the band performed ‘In Love for Me’ followed by ‘The Wizard’. Matt, our conductor, was his usual, bashful self during the performance.

Drawn first on at midday the band was delighted that the rain wasn’t forecast to start until a few minutes later. We were equally delighted at the end of the day to find that we had been placed 7th overall, with only Championship Section bands finishing above us.

Attention now turns back to the rehearsal room with both a concert at Glossop and the Rochdale contest looming large.