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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
Christmas came early in Manchester when actress Sarah Jayne Dunn helped Middleton Brass Band tune-up for The Co-operative Santa Dash.