News

The band are in full rehearsal mode for our upcoming contests under the baton of our MD, Chris Banks. First we have the NEMBBA competition at the Post Mill Centre, South Normanton on the 21st February, closely followed by the Midlands area contest at Bedworth Civic Hall on 7th March. Three Haworth Impressions by Gordon Langford, is a descriptive piece which features all sections of the band and contains some lovely harmonies. We look forward to impressing the adjudicators!

Our Shirebrook Band family want to say a massive thank you to 3 of our players and active committee members who left us just after Christmas. All have been instrumental in the success of the band and we can't thank them enough!

Kay Fritchley - Solo Euphonium, Keiron Brice - Soprano Cornet and Karen Bishton - 2nd Trombone. (Karen is still with the 'B' band!) We wish all the best in their new chapters.

Please welcome our friends and a big thank you to Graham Buckley of the Shirebrook 'B' band who has helped four of the players to progress into our band. (Lizzie, Andrea, Sarah and Joe - well done!)

Looking forward to a successful and busy 2026.

Our New players

Pauline Hayes - 2nd Trombone,  Andrea Loomes - 3rd Cornet, Sarah Williams - 3rd Cornet, Lizzie Herron - Solo Cornet, Sam Ridley-Wallace - Solo Euphonium,

Tim Benson - Bass Trombone, Joe Martin-Morrell - Bb Bass and John Richardson - Soprano Cornet