Middleton Band

Middleton welcomes new MD!

Louise admin — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:48:44 +0000

Middleton Band welcomes new MD Grenville Moore to the band. Grenville has previously conducted Dobcross silver, Eagley, 1st Old Boys Association and Rainford Band. http://brassbandresults.co.uk/conductors/grenville-moore/

MFY Regionals

admin — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 20:13:59 +0000

Middleton Youth Band today embarked on their first ever music contest. We travelled up to Haslingden High School this morning and there were a few worried faces. They played a 10 minute programme – Gonna Fly Now, Cool Cat Blues, Summer Romance and Let Me Entertain You. The whole band played brilliantly and the remarks were …

Open Rehearsal

Louise admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:35:29 +0000

Middleton Band would like to welcome you to their upcoming open rehearsal of the Butlins test piece, The Frogs (of Aristophanes) By Granville Bantock . The rehearsal will take place on Wednesday 18th January at 7.30pm at St Anne’s Academy, Hollin Lane, Middleton, M24 6XN. A map can be found here. We have been working hard over the last few …

Good Luck Carl!

Louise admin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:10:59 +0000

Middleton Band are sad to announce the departure of Carl Whiteoak as Musical Director of the band. Carl leaves us to persue his teaching career on the island of Guernsey. We have enjoyed several months of Carls direction and are very sorry to see him go. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Carl for all his …

Santa Specials

Louise admin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:00:35 +0000

Once again the band have been entertaining passengers on the East Lancashire Railway’s Santa Special trains. The band play a selection of carols along the train as Santa delivers presents to the passengers. On Thursday 22nd December, the BBC were filming aboard the train. We are hoping to make BBC Northwest News at 6.30 on …

Christmas cheer!

Louise admin — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:05:29 +0000

The band has enjoyed entertaining local students today with visits to Chatsworth High School & Community College and Ashton Sixth Form College. In the morning a small team of players arrived at Chatsworth High school and Community College in Eccles which caters for 100 students from 11 to 19 years with Severe Learning difficutlies, Profound …

Christmas Crackers

Louise admin — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:20:24 +0000

The band’s busy festive season continued with the first of our concerts at Alkrington United Reform Church on Saturday. Both the youth and main bands featured in a community concert for the people of Middleton. The Youth band led by MD Brent Warren began the evening with an exciting programme of pieces including Mini March, …

READY, STEADY, GO-HO-HO!

Louise admin — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:56:06 +0000

The Co-operative’s third annual Santa Dash in Manchester raises funds for young people with a learning disability. Hundreds of festive fundraisers dressed as Father Christmas on Sunday, 27 November, when they took part in The Co-operative Santa Dash in Manchester and raised vital funds for the learning disability charity, Mencap and, ENABLE Scotland. In Manchester’s …

Lest we forget – Middleton Remembrance 2011

Louise admin — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:34:52 +0000

Middleton band once again led the parade though the town to the Cenotaph in the recently renovated Memorial Gardens on Manchester Old Road. Crowds lined the street as the band treated them to favourites such as Westward Ho, Death or Glory and 1914. The dry, mild weather, with the autumn sun breaking through the clouds onto the …

Middleton brass band and soap-star tune in to the Co-operative Santa Dash……

Louise admin — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:02:47 +0000

Christmas came early in Manchester when actress Sarah Jayne Dunn helped Middleton Brass Band tune-up for The Co-operative Santa Dash. Well known for playing Mandy Richardson in TV soap Hollyoaks, the British Soap Award winner appeared at The Co-operative’s Manchester head office to show her support for its third annual charity Santa Dash which takes …