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Middleton Archives - Middleton Band http://www.middletonband.com/tag/middleton/ Making Music In Middleton Wed, 21 Dec 2022 11:09:06 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.9 http://www.middletonband.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/cropped-Archer-01-1-32x32.jpg Middleton Archives - Middleton Band http://www.middletonband.com/tag/middleton/ 32 32 Christmas with the Houghton Weavers 2022 http://www.middletonband.com/2022/05/christmas-with-the-houghton-weavers-2/ Sun, 15 May 2022 10:07:30 +0000 http://www.middletonband.com/?p=7306 Join Middleton Band and special guests the Houghton Weavers on Friday 23rd December 2022 for a spectacular evening of folk, brass, and festive fun. Middleton Band are delighted to be back with their annual festive outing with the fantastic Houghton Weavers! THE HOUGHTON WEAVERS have been entertaining folk for 47 years with their unique blend […]

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]]> Solo Baritone Appointment http://www.middletonband.com/2019/09/new-solo-baritone-appointment/ Wed, 25 Sep 2019 21:45:25 +0000 http://www.middletonband.com/?p=6530 Middleton Band is delighted to announce the appointment of Rebekah Harrison into the solo Baritone seat.   Rebekah has been a member of the Middleton organisation since she was 10 years old. Rebekah’s journey started in the youth band where she played the Euphonium. Over the years she has enjoyed all the youth band had […]

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]]> 30 YEARS OF PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY http://www.middletonband.com/2019/05/30-years-of-partnership/ Wed, 15 May 2019 18:29:37 +0000 http://www.middletonband.com/?p=6336 Middleton Band are no strangers to the passengers, volunteers and staff of the East Lancashire Railway. In fact, the band (and even some of its players), have been performing on the railway for the last 30 years.   The biggest event of the year is the ‘Santa Specials’ and in the Christmas period just gone […]

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]]> Youth band bag funding grant from Tesco bags of help http://www.middletonband.com/2019/04/youth-band-bag-funding-grant-from-tesco-bags-of-help/ Mon, 29 Apr 2019 22:44:09 +0000 http://www.middletonband.com/?p=6313 Middleton Youth Band is delighted to announce that it has won £4000 of funding from the Tesco Bags of Help community grant scheme. We would like to thank all who have taken the time to vote for us in stores throughout January and February. Bags of Help is run in partnership with environmental charity Groundwork […]

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]]> Remembrance 2018 http://www.middletonband.com/2018/11/remembrance-2018/ http://www.middletonband.com/2018/11/remembrance-2018/#respond Sun, 11 Nov 2018 16:58:30 +0000 http://www.middletonband.com/?p=6231 The band have been busy over the remembrance weekend assisting in various remembrance events in the area. Newton Heath Peace Garden Service The first event was a service at Newton Heath Peace Garden on Friday 9th November where one of our talented Solo Cornet players, Adam Albinson, provided the Last Post and Reveille. Here he is pictured […]

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]]> http://www.middletonband.com/2018/11/remembrance-2018/feed/ 0 National Champions 2018 http://www.middletonband.com/2018/09/national-champions-2018/ http://www.middletonband.com/2018/09/national-champions-2018/#respond Sun, 16 Sep 2018 23:17:58 +0000 http://www.middletonband.com/?p=6106 Middleton Band is absolutely delighted to be crowned 2018 2nd Section National Champions at the recent National Finals Brass band Contest held at the Centaur, Cheltenham. The band qualified to play at the national competition in February 2018 when they won 1st place in the second section in the North West Area Brass band Contest, […]

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]]> http://www.middletonband.com/2018/09/national-champions-2018/feed/ 0 An Evening at the Movies http://www.middletonband.com/2018/03/an-evening-at-the-movies/ http://www.middletonband.com/2018/03/an-evening-at-the-movies/#respond Fri, 02 Mar 2018 21:03:02 +0000 http://www.middletonband.com/?p=5546 Join us for an early evening ‘at the movies’ concert where we will be providing an evenings entertainment with a flavour of the movies. Entertainment will be provided during the evening by both the senior Middleton band under Musical director Kevin Gibbs and Middleton Youth Band under musical director Louise Crane. As part of the evening, our […]

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]]> http://www.middletonband.com/2018/03/an-evening-at-the-movies/feed/ 0 New Uniforms http://www.middletonband.com/2017/12/new-uniforms/ http://www.middletonband.com/2017/12/new-uniforms/#respond Wed, 13 Dec 2017 00:18:36 +0000 http://www.middletonband.com/?p=5439 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 up to date with a […]

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]]> http://www.middletonband.com/2017/12/new-uniforms/feed/ 0 Annual Awards 2017 http://www.middletonband.com/2017/12/annual-awards-2017/ http://www.middletonband.com/2017/12/annual-awards-2017/#respond Tue, 12 Dec 2017 20:16:23 +0000 http://www.middletonband.com/?p=5423 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 bands player of the year. […]

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]]> http://www.middletonband.com/2017/12/annual-awards-2017/feed/ 0 Middleton Youth Band bags £4000 from carrier bag charge fund http://www.middletonband.com/2017/07/middleton-youth-band-bags-4000/ http://www.middletonband.com/2017/07/middleton-youth-band-bags-4000/#respond Thu, 27 Jul 2017 16:03:55 +0000 http://www.middletonband.com/?p=5070 Middleton Youth Band is delighted to announce it has bagged £4000 from a Tesco funding scheme. Tesco teamed up with Groundwork to launch its Bags of Help funding initiative, which sees grants – raised from the 5p bag levy – being awarded to thousands of local community projects every year. Millions of shoppers voted in […]

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