The band said a fond farewell to Danny Lowery after the NW Championships this year. Danny has served the band over two stints since 2010. He has made enormous contributions both on- and off-stage as a soloist, member of our management team and founding musical director of our Community Band. He may think he has escaped but Flixton has a way of staying … [Read more...]

We will be holding an open rehearsal on Thursday 23rd February. This will be at our usual rehearsal time from 8pm to 10pm but across the road from our band room in the John Alker Memorial Hall. The open rehearsal is free to attend. For supporters, it is a chance to hear the band performing the test piece for the North West Championships in Blackpool a … [Read more...]

Many thanks to all of you who supported us last year. This is especially important over the Christmas period, when the band engages with the local community through Christmas concerts and takes to the streets to play carols. The good news is that the coffers are healthy and we can look forward to another busy year of banding. This year we have even more … [Read more...]

Our concerts this Christmas have been an enormous success. We joined the Flixton Community Band at St Clement's Church on Friday 2nd December. Both bands received very positive feedback and the soloists in particular sounded fantastic in the large church acoustic. On Saturday 10th we played to a packed Larkhill Centre in Timperley despite the competing … [Read more...]

This Sunday the band will perform hymns before and during the service of Remembrance at the Stretford Cenotaph. Afterwards we will return to Flixton for a very welcome hotpot provided by the Flixton Ex-Servicemen's Association at the John Alker Club. The band will then give a short free concert from 1pm for everyone who has attended morning services or … [Read more...]