Category Archive: News

Apr
27

Sponsored Walk!

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Middleton Band have qualified to go to the National Finals in September 2013. To do this it is going to cost the band in excess of £7,000. We will be carrying out several fund raising events over the coming months. One of these events is the sponsored walk on Saturday 13th July 2013 for everyone …

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Apr
27

Race Night!

Apr
24

Come to our Quiz Night on 22nd June!

We will be holding a Band Quiz at St. Thomas Mores Church Hall on Saturday 22nd June, and would like to extend an invitation to you to enter a team (or two!!) of up to six people into the quiz.

Apr
17

Vacancies & New signings!

2nd Section National finalists 2013!! Exciting times for Middleton Band at the moment as we begin to make preparations for the Finals. We are pleased to welcome a couple of new players to the band and will be announcing details of these excellent new signings shortly.  We still have a couple of vacant positions to fill …

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Apr
06

National Finalists!

After several weeks of uncertainty, it has now been confirmed that the band are eligible to represent the North West in the 2nd section at the National Finals in Cheltenham this September. For more information and a full list of North West representatives click here.

Dec
06

The most wonderful time of the year

Middleton band have been busy, busy, busy with a series of festive performances.

Nov
11

We will remember them.

The band were very proud to lead the remembrance procession from Long Street to the Cenotaph in Middleton today. At 10.30 we struck up with ‘Westward Ho!’ to lead the parade through the town. There was an excellent turn out by the people of Middleton who lined the streets as the band and other representatives …

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Oct
14

Boarshurst Band Club

Middleton Band at Boarshurst Band Club

The band have enjoyed an evening playing at Boarshurst Band Club. Here is a lovely  review of our performance by John Whittle, taken from here, and used with his kind permission. “MIDDLETON BAND BROUGHT THEIR AUTUMN SUNSHINE TO BOARSHURST BAND CLUB ON SUNDAY!!

Sep
29

Last Night of the Proms at Milnrow Parish Church

The band have once again had a fantastic evening entertaining the friends of Milnrow Parish church at the annual Last Night of the Proms concert. The band was on top form and the audience in good voice. Last Night of the Proms

Sep
15

Proms Concert at St Katharine’s, Blackrod, 2012

The band have had a ball playing a proms style concert tonight at St Katharine’s Blackrod. We began our concert with ‘On the Quarterdeck’ then continued with the overture ‘The magic Flute’. Our first soloist Bryce Ford played “My Love is Like a Red Red Rose” perfectly. Bryce Ford plays My Love is Like a …

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