Horns Retain their Title On Saturday the 18th October the band once again took part in the SCABA Autumn Contest held at the Leas Cliff Hall in Folkestone. Playing in the second section we were up against another 6 bands from the south of England. Our chosen contest piece this time around was Philip Sparke’s […]
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SCABA Autumn Contest Report Saturday the 13th of October saw the band play in the SCABA Autumn Contest at the Leas Cliff Hall in Folkestone. After last year’s cancelled event and no entry in the Spring, the band were keen to get back in to contesting and had spent numerous rehearsals on Goff Richards “Aeronauts”,
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Second Place at Hove Front RowJerry Pond, Geoff Collins, Alan Mallion, Alastair Fyfe. Middle RowIan Lanceley, Colin Batt, Fred Smithers, Alan Smithers, Dave Pettifer, Hazel Walsh, Lyndsay Gray, Liz Hatcher, Viv Lovewell, Yvette Hutchin, Jackie Croucher. Back RowChris Cannings, Bob Turner, Andy Hill, David Newsom, Mark Hayman, Colin Reid, Graeme McAusland, Emma Petifer, Rose Gower,
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The Band at Hove in April 2005 The band played Purcell Variations and the march “Westward Ho !” at this years SCABA Spring contest Back Row Middle Row Front Row Fred Smithers (Soprano) John Hallett (Bass Trombone) Jerry Pond (Bass) Bob Turner (Cornet) Dave Pettifer (Cornet) Geoff Collins (Bass) Chris Willard (Cornet) Colin Batt (Trombone)
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Awarded Best Trombone Section Congratulations to Colin (Left), Hazel and John who scooped the prize for best Trombone Section at the SCABA Spring contest for the third time in recent years. In a hard fought contest, the band played Three Saints by Goff Richards. Adjudicator David Read awarded the Trombones the “Bob Ayling” Memorial cup.
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Top of the Class Colin, Hazel and John display their trophy haul after their 2nd successive win for best Trombone section at the SCABA 2nd section Spring contest.
Back Row Front Row Colin Batt (Trombone) Ian Lanceley (Musical Director) Mike Vickers (Bass) Viv Lovewell (Euphonium) Donna Bull (Cornet) Rebecca Suckling (Timpani) Fred Smithers (Soprano) Peter Evans (Cornet) Geoff Collins (Bass) Alan Smithers (Tenor Horn) Jerry Pond (Bass) Tony Smith (Cornet) Bob Bixley (Percussion) Holly Lovewell (Cornet) David Newsom (Euphonium) Hazel Walsh (Trombone)
Band blows opposition away. Article in the Kentish Express Thursday May 3rd 2001 Musicians from across the Weald play in the Cranbrook Town Band, Which has made a harmonious start to the season by winning two trophies in the Southern Counties Amateur Bands Association contest. A trio of trombonists won their section and the band
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The band are celebrating again after another contesting success. The weekend of the 7/8th of April saw us perform a concert on the Saturday evening for the British Legion in St. Dunstans church and take part in the SCABA Spring contest at the Town Hall in Hove the following Sunday. Saturday’s concert was noted for
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A report from the SCABA Autumn Contest 14-Oct-00. This week the Cranbrook Town Band are celebrating another contesting trophy. The band achieved 3rd place in the second section of the SCABA Autumn Contest. Previous rehearsals the week before had seen much debate about the band withdrawing after local bad weather, flooding and work commitments had
