Members of Shipston Town Bands bid farewell to one of their longest-serving members this week when stalwart David Birch retired after 65 years. David performed as principal euphonium of Shipston Town Band for the final time at Sanders Park bandstand in Bromsgrove on Sunday afternoon, after more than six decades of brass banding. And on […]
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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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A charity quiz in Shipston has raised a thousand pounds and donated the money to support the town’s much-loved brass band. Thirst Edition, a micropub in Church Street, raised the money through collections at its regular Thursday quiz nights. The funds raised are donated to a local charity once they hit the £1,000 target – and
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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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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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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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