The North West Area Contest looms large (it’s this coming Sunday). And so, in traditional fashion, we’ll be opening up our rehearsal to anyone who fancies coming along to hear us practising Eric Ball’s fantastic ‘High Peak’. Our open rehearsal is at 8pm this Thursday (22nd February) and will be at the John Alker Club, just across from our band room. It’s … [Read more...]

As the band prepares for the annual North West Championships at the end of next month, we welcome some new faces. Josh McKeague joins us on soprano cornet, replacing Dave Yerkess. Dave has decided to cut down his travel times by joining a more local band and we wish him all the best. On the back row, Denis continues to work abroad and Nicki Moss has … [Read more...]

We had a very successful Christmas period bringing music to Flixton and the surrounding area and raising the essential funds to launch another year of music making. Thank you to everyone who contributed or who came out in the cold to listen. The Band returns to rehearsals this week after a short Christmas break. We will be working hard on the Test piece … [Read more...]

The band was privileged to perform hymns for the annual Remembrance Sunday service at the Stretford Cenotaph. Despite the cold weather and, at times, heavy rainfall there was a large attendance. We returned to Flixton to a very warm welcome in the John Alker Hall, where hotpot and drinks were provided. We performed a short, free concert there for … [Read more...]