PLEASLEY COLLIERY
MINERS WELFARE
BRASS BAND
Pleasley Miners Welfare
Social Club
Chesterfield Road
Pleasley
Notts, NG19 7PD
Welcome you are our
visitor
“We Believe”
Click Notes Icon for playback of the bands performance at Derby
Concentration, Clarity, Control and Confidence
BAND BULLETIN
Rehearsals
Tuesday & Friday
8.00 pm - 10.00 pm
At
Pleasley Miners Welfare Social Club
Musical Director
Keith Buxton
Vacancies
Back Row Cornets
All newcomers welcome
We are a friendly forward looking band striving to improve, with a good balance of concerts and contests.
PLEASE feel free to add your Blog after you register as directed on the Band Blog page
AT PLEASLEY the Colliery mine shafts were sunk between 1871 & 1873 with the first coal production in 1875 and it wasn’t until 1883 or thereabouts that the Band was formed.
Since then the band has experienced many highs with success in national competitions and even broadcasting in the 1930’s on the BBC Home Service the forerunner of Radio 3. You will see on our contest page the honours board since 1959.
Although in the beginning of this century the band was reduced to six players, it is now flourishing with over twenty five regulars and over the last four years has been contesting again with some success. New uniforms were purchased last year thanks mainly to fund raising through various concerts in the local area.
The next major project is to fund the purchase of new instruments with the aim of starting a youth band. More news on this front will be published as funds permit.
The band is available for both large and small concerts, weddings, sporting events and community events.
Please contact our secretary Linda Clarke for details and availability.
FORTHCOMING BAND EVENTS
One week to go for the next Contest giving the band a runout with the area test piece ‘ENGLISH FOLK SONGS’ by Ralph Vaughan Williams arranged for brass band by Frank Wright. Originally composed in 1923 for a full orchestra it was re-arranged for brass band in 1956 and first used as a contest piece in 1959 for the Scottish (third section)Championships.
Come along and support us at the
North East Midlands Association Contest
at The Post House, South Normanton DE55 2EJ
Sunday February 19th starting at 10.30am
A week later on Sunday 26th February we have been invited to perform the same piece at the
Midland Area Test Piece Festival
at Newstead Centre, Tilford Road, Newstead Village, NG15 0BU
Starting at 7.00pm
Five of the area's bands come together to showcase the pieces to be played at the Midlands Regional Championships taking place in Bedworth on March 11th and 12th.
Band personnel to assemble at venue at least 30 mins before performance times listed
February 9th update: Contest and Event Page updated