A small group of players went to the Rose and Crown in Stanley to entertain diners and customers with Christmas carols.
Yearly Archives: 2023
The band were delighted to return to St Michael and All Angels’ Church in Colwich to perform a joint concert with the Haywoods Community Choir. There was lots of singing and playing to a packed church. The audience particularly like Roger’s rendition of ‘When Santa got stuck up the chimney’ […]
Carol Concert with Haywoods Community Choir
Christmas began early for the band this year when they played for the Christmas Light Switch on event at Trentham Gardens in the retail village. It was great to see such a huge crowd enjoying the music and getting into the Christmas spirit.
Light Switch on at Trentham Gardens
One Saturday evening in October the band travelled to the Jubilee Club in Trent Vale to entertain the Stoke branch of the Association at their Annual Dinner. This was a new venue for the band. The event fell on the same day as the Brass Band Finals for the Championship […]
Lancers Concert
Once again, the band was proud to represent the City of Stoke on Trent at their outdoor service at Stoke cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday. The weather wasn’t quite so kind to us this year but the rain did actually stop just before the start. The band played hymns to entertain […]
Remembering the Fallen at Stoke Cenotaph
Another new venture this Summer was an invitation from Appetite (Appetising arts events in Stoke on Trent and Newcastle under Lyme!) to join them for their Picnic in Paradise at Clough Hall Park in Kidsgrove. The band had just finished the first set when the heavens opened. However it did […]
Picnic in Paradise
On a very warm Friday evening in late June, the band made their debut performance at the beautiful St Luke’s Church in Tittensor. They played a wide variety of music including solo items from Josh Stevenson on Flugel – ‘The Seal Lullaby’ by Eric Whitacre. Will Mancini on soprano cornet […]
A Summer Concert at Tittensor
In late March a hardy bunch of players braved the elements to perform at the Longton Carnival and Pig Walk Parade 2023. Not only did they have the weather to contend with but also the Star Bikers Easter Egg Run which roared past for a good 10 minutes as the […]
An outdoor gig in March?
Congratulations to our MD Shaun Farrington and all at Foden’s Band on their success at the North West areas in Blackpool. They are winners of the Championship for the 7th consecutive year! We are all so proud of him.
Congratulations to our MD
On Sunday 26th February the band had an early start when they went down to the Cube at Corby to take part in the Midlands Area Brass Band Championships. There was a quick rehearsal at Great Easton Village Hall before dashing over to the Cube. The band were awarded 10th […]