The sounds of brass heralded the beginning of a busy summer season for Shipston Town Band at performances to mark the Coronation in Shipston and at Stratford bandstand. The band’s newly formed brass ensemble delighted crowds at Coronation celebrations in Shipston High Street on Sunday 8 May. The ensemble, led by bass player Ken Smith, […]
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Stour Concert Brass began their Summer Programme with a visit to Droitwich where they performed a concert in the bandstand in Lido Park. The large appreciative audience were already sat down in their deck chairs for the concert to start. The band’s varied programme opened with Kenneth Alford’s classic march The Middy and included a
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Shipston’s talented young trombonist Rufus Gallagher had a very successful day competing at the 75th Annual Oxford and District Brass Band Association in Kidlington on Sunday. He was awarded 4 trophies winning the Under 19 Solo Championship, with an additional trophy as the highest placed player of 14 years of age and under, the 14 years
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Two of our former players had a very successful time at the European Brass Band Championships held in Malmo Sweden last weekend. Luke Barker, who has been studying in Switzerland for 12 months, has been playing for Brass Band Treize Etoiles. They won the Swiss National Championships and qualified to represent Switzerland at the European
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The funeral of David Stanley took place at Redditch Crematorium on Friday. David was the conductor of Arrow Valley Brass which he founded but was also involved with many other local bands including Shipston which he conducted a number of times when we were between conductors. In the wider band movement David alongside Major Peter
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