February Update 2024

The band performed at the first “Love Thornbury” event in  September 2023 and also at the annual Royal British Legion Remembrance service at Tytherington in November 2023.

We continued to work with other local brass bands throughout the year in helping each other out with deps for various events when needed and are grateful to other local bands for helping us in 2023.

In December we did a variety of Christmas carolling events at the Mall Cribbs Causeway and Thornbury including the Swan, Tesco, Farmers Market and are grateful for the organisations and public who supported us.

The band is actively trying to recruit more players to join us in 2024 and to schedule events for 2024. We have placed adverts in the local press including the Thornbury Magazine and  Thornbury Voice and posters have been placed in organisations around Thornbury. Also we have been active on social media.

If you are interested contact us and come along for a blow. We look forward to seeing you soon.

August update

The band has continued to perform at various events this year including:

St George’s Day at Yate Heritage Centre

May Day Fair at Tytherington

Beech House Care Home Summer Fair

 

We are looking forward to performing at the ” Love Thornbury” event in September and will be preparing for The Tytherington Remembrance Day service.

The band is beginning to plan a number of Christmas carolling engagements in and around the Thornbury area.

 

 

 

Looking to get back into banding

Are you looking to get back into banding or want a new challenge?

Why not come along to one of our rehearsals and maybe join our friendly community band.

We rehearse on Tuesday evenings from 19:30 at the United Reformed Church Thornbury.

Please email us or use the contact form if you interested in coming along.

February 2023 – Update

The band website is undergoing some tweaks after a long period of inactivity but we are pleased to say that the band is still rehearsing and lining up jobs for 2023.

If you are looking to get back into brass banding or want a new challenge this year then why not come along and join our friendly community brass band? We rehearse most Tuesday evenings at the United Reformed Church in Thornbury at 7.30pm.

All players are welcome, please send us a message if you want further information or just want to come along to play.

Fly Me to the Moon – A Concert

FLY ME TO THE MOON

Saturday 19th October 2019 (7.30pm) 

At the United Reformed Church, St Mary’s Street, Thornbury  BS35 2AT

A Concert to Celebrate 50 years since the Moon Landing.

A selection of classic and new music.

Tickets £5

Available from:

  • Bonds of Thornbury, 14 The Plain BS35 2BD
  • Papilio at Heritage,24 High Street BS35 2AH

                                       Or on the door.

(in aid of Made a Mark & Thornbury Town Band)

 

 

New MD and a Bright future!

We are delighted that Keith Davies has accepted the position of MD with us.

We are now enjoying playing a wide range of popular brass band music, along with new arrangements by Keith, to suit our current line up – this includes items specific for commemorating the Centenary, and the Armistice in November.

Our diary for Christmas is already filling up, including a concert on 15th December at the URC, Thornbury.

Anyone interested in being part of our bright future, please contact us or come along to a Tuesday evening rehearsal.

Happy Days

 

 

 

 

 

Fantastic Band Workshop!

We were extremely fortunate to have Owen Farr lead our practice on 1st November 2016. The band had been preparing for the GBBA event on 20th November and felt that we would benefit from some world class musical interpretation. Owen led us for an intensive workshop with humour and with passion and despite being unfamiliar with the music, the band responded well to his direction and explanation for how to read and interpret phrases and movements. All at the practice commented how enjoyable it had been, despite working hard and how much had been learned.

We hope that Owen might be able to take us again when we are working towards a specific event in the future.