Middleton Band

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Youth Addition & Good Luck

We are delighted to announce a new addition to our back row team! Izzy Eardley joins us on 3rd cornet from our youth band where she plays 2nd man down on the front row. Izzy has impressed us with her determination and solid graft since she began to sit in […]

Death of Bob Tresadern

Middleton Band is deeply saddened to report the death of our retired member, Bob Tresadern. Bob passed away peacefully in the early hours of Sunday 8th April at the Manchester Royal Infirmary where he had been very poorly for some time.

Race night 2018

Saddle up for another of our very popular race nights! 7.00pm Saturday 2nd June 2018, St Peter’s Parish Hall, Townley St/Victoria St, Middleton M24 1BQ. We are raising funds for our upcoming trip to the National Finals in September and what better way to do it than with a fun-filled family […]

New signings

Middleton Band, 2nd section North West Regional Champions, are delighted to announce two new signings. The band are pleased to welcome Victoria Taylor who, after a long leave of absence, has returned to the band. Victoria brings with her a vast wealth of experience and is a valuable addition to […]

2nd Section North West Area Champions

Champions! On Sunday 26th February 2018, Middleton Band were crowned 2nd section champions after traveling to the Winter Gardens in Blackpool to take part in the North West Area Brass Band Championships. We are delighted to report that the band came first, winning the second section playing Ex Terra Lucem By […]

New Uniforms

As part of our 140th celebrations in 2016, we began the process of updating our image. Or stage jackets were over 20 years old and in desperate need of repair and replacement and our walking out and outdoor jackets were very worn and dated too. We decided to bring the band […]

Annual Awards 2017

This year our annual awards were made at our Christmas Friends of Middleton band concert, held at St Stephen’s, Middleton on Sunday 3rd December Senior Band Three awards were made to the senior band this year. Players’ Player – Jonathan Earl Jonny was voted by band members to be the […]

Kevin Gibbs takes the reins

Middleton Band are delighted to announce that Kevin Gibbs has taken over the reins as Musical Director. Kevin is no stranger to the band, having worked with us earlier in the year to prepare us for the Area contest. He recently agreed to help us out again, this time taking […]