Our website is currently being updated. You may notice some pages look different or are incomplete, but our diary is up to date. All our contact details remain in place. We have some up to date photos of our members which we have started to introduce to the website, and are having a general tidy up.
Following a very successful 2023, the band are looking forward to moving forward into 2024. Having had a number of new members join us over the past year we find ourselves in the very fortunate position of having near capacity rehearsals. Although new players are always most welcome. We are currently working hard towards the Regional Qualifying Contest which is… Read more »
The band performed at this year’s Medway Armed Forces Day at Great Lines Heritage Park, Gillingham on Saturday 25th June. What a privilege as always to be asked to entertain the crowds on this special occasion. Our MD, David Lockwood is a Sergeant in the Band of the Irish Guards and he felt such pride when conducting the band on this… Read more »
After the Covid disruption of the last couple of years, the Band was absolutely delighted to be to able to perform at this year’s busy Kent Garden Show at the Kent County Showground, Detling. The Band’s performances took place over three days from Friday to Sunday and ranged in size from a hendectet (11 players) on the Friday to the… Read more »
The band made the long journey to Stevenage on Saturday 19th March in order to compete in the 2nd Section of the Regional Qualifying Contest for 2022. This was organised by the London and Southern Counties Region of the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain and, due to the Covid pandemic, is the first to take place in this… Read more »
It was a good day at the office for the the band at the scaba Spring Contest at Reigate College yesterday. In its first contest performance since January 2020 the band, competing in the 2nd section, came 2nd in both the test piece and the march competitions. The contest was held as one open section section and out of all… Read more »
The Band completed its, and Brenchley Gardens’ Covid truncated 2021 summer with an excellent performance in front of a large and thoroughly appreciative audience. The weather, which had threatened to put a damper on things, held off and it was pleasantly warm throughout the concert. The Band delivered a varied and entertaining sixteen piece programme starting with Dan Price’s Starburst… Read more »
After missing 2020 due to the Covid pandemic, the band was delighted to be able to play once again on Deal Bandstand. This was only the band’s second public performance in a year and a half and so it was such a delight to be able to perform in front of a large and knowledgeable audience. Thanks must go to… Read more »
The Covid pandemic has affected all walks of life and has put live music on hold since March 2020. Thankfully, the band members are all well and were all able to start rehearsing together a few weeks ago. For its first concert since December 2019, the band played in front of Broadstairs Bandstand on Sunday 11th July 2021 (Social Distancing… Read more »
The band have not rehearsed together since Lockdown began and we’ve all missed each others’ company. We decided to do a virtual recording to remind ourselves of what we love about playing together and this is the result. We hope that you like it