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STRIKE UP THE BAND
Band Concert - 2nd Oct 2021.
Well we have 'struck up the band', and it's so great to be back.

 Latest Senior Band member - Charlie Flintoft

What a relief to be back on stage in the James Holt Concert Hall. We had a great concert of well chosen pieces, played to a restricted numbers audience who sat round tables to keep us all suitably spaced out.  We had some wonderful comments from the audience. and we were happy with our playing after all the problems of the last 18 months and we now look forward to all the exciting things to come.
 Thank's for the pic Net
 


Alex, one of our front row cornets has married Clwyd Hughes on Saturday 4th September 2021 at Kirkbymoorside Church. The band wish them all the best and good luck for the future.


5th September 2021  -  Back in the Old Band Room
We are finally back in our old rehearsal room at the band room.  We have extractor fans pulling the air out and we are as safe as we need to be.

North of England 1st Section Champions
2004 - 2008 - 2015

Kirkbymoorside or Kirkby 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. Kirkby has had a band since at least 1815 and we have the minutes book from 1890 until today. The bands first contest win was the Kirkbymoorside poultry and industrial show contest of 1886. Our band room was built in 1976 on land kindly donated by James Holt who lives in Kirkby. It is a purpose built building and is used for all band activities including practices which are three or four times a week. In addition to our Senior Band we have several teaching bands ranging in ability from the Beginner Band made up of people who can play just a few notes, to a quite capable ensemble of GCSE and A level students. We also have an adult teaching band - our "Community Band" and all of our musical ensembles deliver public performances. Next door to our band room is our new concert hall. The James Holt Concert Hall was built in 2019 with very many generous donations from many people in the Kirkby and surrounding  area. Click Here for more...		 
Hello
Here’s a little recording that the band have put together over the last couple of weeks.
Obviously at the moment we can’t get together to rehearse, so the Senior Band have all 
done a home recorded their parts for the hymn tune Farndale. Once they were happy with their
recording they sent them on to our Band Manager Philip, who has edited all the parts together
to make a complete video of the music.
We’re really pleased with the final product and we hope that it brings you a little joy during 
these difficult times. Stay safe and let’s look forward to a time when we can actually perform
a live concert in front of you, our loyal supporters. 
Please enjoy Farndale by Harold Dobson.

All the best
Sarah Woodward  (Band Master).
A Very Kirkby Christmas.  Featuring Kirkby CP School, All Saints' Church Choir, Mooland Voices, Revd Mark Brosnan and Kirkby Town Band    Click Here
 
   The James Holt Concert Hall


Regional Championships  2020
Sat 14th March - Gala Theatre, Durham
We will always remember our trip to the finals this year for the worries about the C Virus. But we did practice very hard and were rewarded with a third place, which we were OK with. Every one played well and the percussion section won 'Best Percussion'. We will have to wait and see what happens but let's hope we can continue banding during the next month or two?..
Christmas Concert 2019...
What a night with a full house and no seats left in the James Holt Concert Hall  Great fun was had by all and we hope you enjoyed our second half fun and games with all the band trying to outdo each other in our fancy dress outfits. The prize winners were Grace Walker, John Sails, Jim Butler, John Woodward, Phil Woodward, John Barrett, Annabel Kent and Jeanette Kendall.
Next year will still be free to all but it will be ticket only. Keep an eye open for details  of where to get tickets later in 2020..    Merry Christmas..

     		   
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OUR NEW CONCERT HALL
Sunday 22nd September Thank's for coming to our Concert Hall opening. It was great to see so many of you there. We will have a full report here soon To see the details of the build and opening evening
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What are our Junior and Training bands are up to
We are proud to have 5 training bands which range from children and adults playing their first few notes to very competent grade 8 students. We have over 100 members in these groups and offer tuition, loan instruments and music free of charge.
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George Gold - London to Kirkbymoorside ride for the new Band Hall
After only a thirty year hiatus, I dusted off my trumpet and starting playing for the Community section of the Kirkbymoorside Town Band and I absolutely love it. It's amazing that a town the size of Kirkbymoorside can field the number of players they have. Travelling from North Yorkshire to London to see friends and family and for work over many years has often made me wonder about doing the journey on a bike, though perhaps not on the A1... Helping raise funds to finish the new band room provides an excellent excuse to finally do it. I will set off from King's Cross Station on Saturday 22nd June and will aim to arrive back in Kirkbymoorside the following day. The total distance will be roughly 230 miles and because I’m travelling from south to north, it will be entirely uphill!  Well my target was 500 but by the time I reached the band room, the total had reached 1654.00.Well done George and THANK'S. A few more photos - Click here

O2 Arena

Three of the band’s younger players, Charlie Flintoft, Ella Smailes, both aged 11, and Theo Flintoft, 10, travelled to London to scale the 02 Arena. The trio braved extremely harsh winds and rain to reach the top of the 100 metre high diameter structure. Leading the expedition they reached the top in just under 25 minutes In total the team, who play in the beginner, learner and training bands have raised more than £350 for the new band hall.

Easingwold March and Hymn Contest 1st June 2019
We thought we played OK, unfortunately the adjudicator did not agree. Never mind bring on next year. The marching adjudicator on the other hand, thought we were great and '1st on the march' was the prize. The training band played very well too and received a great ovation. Jeanette collecting the deportment shield Click here to  see a video of the Training Band.

 

Yorkshire Concert Sunday 19th May 2019
Kirkbymoorside Memorial Hall What a great night of all things YORKSHIRE, Gods own county. Thank's for all the support for the band and we hope you enjoyed the trip around our wonderful county. A very very special thank's to Yorkshires own 'ADAM COLLIER' who had us all in stitches between the tunes. Don't forget phone calls to the almighty are charged at a local rate in any church in Yorkshire. See you at the next concert.

10k Run - Sunday 5th May 20019 Joe Sails and Matthew Baildon

Joe and Matt ran in the 10k run to raise cash, over £1000, for the new Band Hall.  The band would like to thank them both for their time and and effort, especially Joe who ran with a bass strapped to his back. We played for most of the run and enjoyed the day in spite of the cold wind. Some of the competitors were actually sweating, Click the image for a bigger one

Saturday, March 16th, 2019 - Gala Theatre, Durham 2019 North of England Regional Championships

We finished in third place. We are disappointed not to be going to the finals but it was not a bad result.

Sunday, March 3, 2019 Kirkby Memorial Hall
A good sized audience attended our first run through of this years Regional Test Piece, 'Symphony of Marches'. We felt it was Ok with six more practices, and we hope you all liked it. We were joined by our Training Band, Shining Brass & Community Band. They all played so well and were a credit to our tutors, thank's to all of them.

Band Concert Hall in Manor Vale Lane October 2018 the band was finally able to get started with its ambitious plan to build a Concert Hall CLICK HERE

 

Training Bands Christmas Concert

All our five training bands played at All Saints Church on the 16th Dec 2018. What a concert it was with excellent playing from them all. Proud parents listened to the kids prove what a talented group they are. We can only look forward to a repeat concert next year.  Photos Click Here

 

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