Easingwold Marching Contest Kirkbymoorside Town Band
1st on the March & 2nd on the Stand - Second overall
Well done Marsden
North of England 1st Section Champions.....second time in four years.
Darlington : The area finals and back in the 1st Section and back in winning form. We scored 190 points which was just enough to beat of a stiff challenge from Wansbeck's Ashington Colliery and win first prize and a place in the National Finals. Our basses also took the Best Basses prize and we will represent our region at Harrogate later this year.Malton Brass 2007
A small field this year in the top section, but we beat off a stiff challenge from the United Co-op Band to win overall, best soloist, most versatile percussion. Let's hope for a bigger field next year.
Kirkbymoorside Brass
Music Festival
What a weekend
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Our new CD -
MOORSIDE BRASS
Band Manager : Philip Woodward, Stockton House, West End, Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire Tel : 01751432813. The band can be booked for all sorts of occasions, so take a look at the band Flyer by downloading the following file or .pdf ..... DOWNLOAD HERE
Band Master : John Woodward, Plumtree House, West Lund, Kirkbymoorside, North Yorks. Tel : 01751 431886
Photo Galleries
Durham Miners Gala - Last year or so Castle Howard Food Fair Whit Friday Contest - Last few years Our German Friends Click here for Photo Gallery New photos
Best Basses
Malton Brass 2003
& North of England Championship 2004, 1st Section
Band Room - Kirkby
The current permanent band members are
Bandmaster
(Gen - Sec)
Band managerJohn Woodward
Alan Martin
Phil WoodwardCornets
(Front Row)
John Sails (Principal)
Jeanette Kendall
Alex Wilson
Geoffrey MarshallSoprano
Flugel
RepSarah Woodward
John M Woodward
Kevin Dickson-Lane
Hannah PearceHorns
Phil Woodward (Solo)
Phil Carter
Tom SmailesCornets
Richard Wright
Charles Wilsdon
Joe Sails
Nigel Allen
Steve KayTrombone
John Barrett (Principal)
Lindsey Flintoft
Jim Butler (Bass)Basses
Dave Smith
John Kendall
John Wright
Richard SmailsEuphoniums
Ben Smails
William SmailesBaritones
Percussion
David Wakeley (Kit)
Liam Carter (Timps)
Will Lane (Tuned)
Adele Butler (Tuned)If you are interested in any of the above vacancies,
please contact the Band Manager, details above
This Brass Band Ring site is owned by
David Wakeley.
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Have a look at Ben Smailes Poem
Kirkbymoorside, or Kirby as it is known locally, is situated at the southern foothills of the North Yorks Moors. It is 7 miles from Pickering and 6 miles from Helmsley.
A Brief History of the band. .
The first recorded reference to Kirkbymoorside Band was in the parish records of 1815. It has been a public subscription band from that time and in 1976 became a registered charity [Reg charity number 505458]. In 1815 £22.18s.00p was spent on instruments including a Serpent. This must make kirkby band one of the oldest bands in the country. The minutes book has been found recently from 1890, so more is known of the last 100 years than the first 80. The bands first contest win was the Kirkbymoorside poultry and industrial show contest of 1886. They won playing 'Norma' and 'William Tell'. At that time the band was a 'temperance band', don't worry it's no such thing now, and it cost the equivalent of £50.00 per year to join.
In 1965 the band took 3rd place playing in the 4th section at the National Finals, and repeated the area win in 1971 when promotion to the 3rd section followed. In 1980 the band was promoted to the 2nd section and won the Northern Area Contest by a clear 5 points. 1n 1981 the band went to London and were promoted to the Championship Section all in the same year . 1984 and 1986 saw the band win the Inter Counties Radio Brass Band Contest and were proclaimed outright champions. In 1989 the band was back in the 2nd section but following their success they were back in the championship section in 1991.
The band has a very healthy junior band which supplies a constant stream of players for the senior band. Leslie Maw 'BEM' retired after 36 years as band master in 1988. Leslie's contribution to the band can not be calculated and the band and the village holds him a position of high esteem. He is still involved with the band and his advice and wisdom is greatly appreciated. It was particularly fitting that he was awarded the British Empire Medal on his retirement.
The band has always been a subscription band and rely on the generosity of the public for support. If you would like to help by donating a gift of money to the band, please ring the secretary Alan Martin and ask him where to send the money. Mention you saw the request on the WEB.
Click here for A more detail history of Kirkby Band
The band room was built in 1976 on land kindly donated by James Holt who lives in Kirby. It is a purpose built building and is used for all band activities including practice which is two or three times a week. The band room is situated in Manor vale at the top of the village. The band room is also used for fund raising events such as, domino drives usually held on Saturday nights through the year. A new extension has been built for storage and general duties.
Friends of Kirkbymoorside Town Brass Band
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If you would like to be notified about our next concert, please ring David Wakeley on 01653 692468 or 04653 694555, and we will include you on our mail list.
The Himmighausen Band Visit 2005
Himmighausen band from Germany, visited Kirkbymoorside in October 2005. It was not the first time the band had come over for a visit, the first one being in the early 1980s. The band played a concert at the York Rail Museum on Saturday afternoon and we all enjoyed a party at the Memorial Hall on Saturday Night. A march through the town on Sunday morning was followed by a joint concert in the Town Hall on Sunday night. After the concert we all met at Ravenswick House for a wonderful party hosted by the band's president, James Holt and his wife, Mary.
Click here for photos of the visit
Kirkbymoorside Band
Himmighausen Band
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