Shipston Town Band

Congratulations to Shipston Town Band’s young solo trombone player Alex Jeffrey who has been offered a place in the prestigious National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain commencing with the Easter Course in 2024. Being a member of this famous brass band offers Alex the chance to play with the very best young players in […]

As is customary, on Saturday 11th November, a short period of Remembrance, organised by Mike Wells of the Shipston Branch of the British Legion, took place in Shipston High Street.The crowds were silent and no traffic moved. The 2-minute silence was punctuated by the Last Post and Reveille played by Bob Pitts of Shipston Town

Shipston Town Band took an exciting step forward yesterday as they held their first rehearsal with their new Musical Director, Alex Bland. The occasion marks the beginning of a promising new era for the band, and they are eager to collaborate with Alex as they prepare for the upcoming Christmas Concert and embark on their

The former conductor of Shipston Town Band, Peter Stevens, celebrated his 86th birthday last week and was joined by Dave Birch and Dave Clemons with whom he worked closely during his successful period in the 1970s and early 1980s where he shared the conducting duties with Richard Nash. Amongst Peter’s conducting successes was First place at

Yesterday Shipston Town made its annual visit to Sanders Park Bromsgrove for its regular performance on the bandstand. The band gave a varied programme with excellent performances from its outstanding soloists with David Hunt playing the Soprano cornet solo Demelza and Cornet Soloist Luke Barker of Flowers Band who was making a guest appearance with

On Saturday July 1st, Shipston Town Band conducted by Howard Gibbs performed at the prestigious Pershore Midsummer Brass where 25 bands performed at 4 different venues in a feast of music making beginning at 10.00 a.m. and finishing 12 hours later. They performed at the famous Pershore Abbey to open proceedings at 10.00 a.m. and

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,

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