Band Blog

2008 - Year end review

Posted Wed, 31/12/2008 - 11:57pm

January

The band had a quiet start to the year and some uncertainty over a replacement conductor continued.  Leigh Baker and Ian Scott were taking rehearsals. April and Michael Farthing registered with us from Thurcroft. Martin, the third Farthing arrived on bass later in the year.Read more

A reshuffle in the cornet line up

Posted Mon, 13/10/2008 - 12:05am

Our new MD Leigh Baker thinks we have some square pins in rounds holes on the cornet line up. All involved have readily agreed to move seats. Wendy Hart has moved from Solo to Soprano Cornet, Laura Payne from Soprano to Repiano Cornet, Andrea Payne from repiano to solo cornet and Zoe  from solo cornet to second cornet. The band is still looking to recruit a principal cornet.Read more

Doncaster Salvation Army Concert.

Posted Sun, 28/09/2008 - 7:58pm

Last weekend, 27/09/08 we performed with a guest soloist, Andrew Shires along side Doncaster Ladies Choir at Lakeside Community Church to raise money for Doncaster Salvation Army's Football fellowship.

In our own part of the programme we played:

Justice With Courage - our signature piece and South Yorkshire Police's motto.Read more

Hardraw Scar Entertainments Contest

Posted Tue, 16/09/2008 - 8:38pm

This Sunday saw the band make a return visit to Hardraw Scar, although this time, the journey wasn't spent crammed in cars, singing S-Club 7! Performance on the day was average, although praise must be given to the soloists, who did themselves proud.

Adjudication placed the band 5th; a fair result considering the first time the full band played together was on the contest stage.Read more

Brass In Blue CD

Posted Sat, 13/09/2008 - 6:49pm

Radio Teeside want to listen to the band and the easiest way to do that is online. Full length audio files attached

Bakers Back

Posted Fri, 22/08/2008 - 10:10pm

On Wednesday Leigh Baker, that ace composer and arranger returned to take the bands rehearsal. Our resident MD Alan Coe looked on and could be seen taking a healthy interest in the basses and the overall bands sound.Read more

Police Band honour Normandy Veterans

Posted Fri, 08/08/2008 - 9:50pm

York Minster, North Yorkshire Sunday 27th July 2008

Our last summer event was on a grand scale. Over 300 veterans from the Normandy Campaign of WWII attended the annual service of remembrance and reunion.Read more

A new home for the band

Posted Tue, 24/06/2008 - 10:55pm

Back in 1982 South Yorkshire Police Band took up residence in the new Police building at Main Street, Rotherham. Sadly the ever increasing demands of policing has seen the building struggle to accommodate all its staff.

The band will move to the new force training centre at Manvers, Wath Upon Dearne, Rotherham early in the 2009.

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