At 11.00 a.m. there was not a sound to be heard apart from the odd leaf fluttering to the ground as the people of Shipston remembered the fallen from the two great wars and conflicts since. Their names were read out by the prefects from Shipston High School before Last Post and Reveille was sounded […]
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At 11.00 am on Friday 11th November the centre of Shipston fell silent as the people of Shipston and the British Legion gathered to remember the fallen from both World Wars and conflicts since. The Last Post and Reveille were sounded by cornet player Bob Pitts of Shipston Town Band.
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After a break since 2019 caused by all the problems with Covid, it was great to have Shipston Town Band and their friends from Coventry reunited in concert at Townsend Hall in Shipston on Saturday evening. This was to be the last concert by Jaguar Landrover under its current title and the first under its
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The historic church of St Peter ad Vincula in Hampton Lucy was the venue for a Proms Concert featuring Shipston Town Band and a number of local vocalists. The church was packed and bedecked with Union Jacks of all sizes. The band featured a number of film-related items in its programme including The Parade Of
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Shipston Town Band joins the nation in mourning the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Her Majesty was the longest-serving monarch in the country’s history, serving the United Kingdom as Queen with exceptional devotion since 1952. The Band’s collective thoughts are with the Royal Family at this difficult time, to whom it sends its
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Stour Concert Brass was not put off by the hot conditions when they played their final bandstand concert of the Summer in Recreation Ground – Stratford-upon-Avon. The audience was making the most of the shelter of the trees near the River Avon and enjoyed the varied programme including the music of Glenn Miller, Bill Haley and the
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Alec Banner and Tallula Matthews took part in the Brass Band England course held today at the Warwick Corps Of Drums in Warwick. The course director was the acclaimed trombonist Simon Hogg and the guest artist was our own famous alumni Luke Barker. Tallula and Alec took the opportunity to have their photograph taken with
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Shipston Town Band joined many other bands to take part in the popular Pershore Midsummer Brass. They presented a varied programme of music including Parade Of The Charioteers from Ben Hur, Anything Goes and a rarely heard march by William Rimmer The Avenger. They were pleased to welcome back Luke Barker from the Flowers band
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In order to encourage the development of our own youngsters and to let other local youngsters know of opportunities that may be available, Steph Wilson, our Training Band Leader, has liaised with Brass Band England’s development officer Sheila Allen to arrange a visit to our local primary schools by Flora Brass. Flora Brass are students
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Despite a mixture of blustery wind and sharp showers, Stour Concert Brass drew an excellent audience for their visit to this brand new village show. There were plenty of things to do and see and the band added to this with their varied programme which included ‘Barnard Castle March’, ‘The Bold Gendarmes’ featuring the trombone
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