We are pleased to say we came fourth in the fourth section at the Stevenage contest today. Although we narrowly missed out on a place at the National Finals in Cheltenham, with a series of strong finishes over the last three years, we are top of the provisional fourth section table and looking forward to promotion to the third section next year.

To our knowledge this is the first time that the band have gained promotion to the third section in our history! Thank you to the hard work of all our players without who this would not be possible, and especially to our MD James Haigh whose dedication and belief in us inspires us to keep growing as a band.

Many congratulations to The Cobham Band, City of Oxford Silver Band and Wantage Silver Band Academy Band who will represent London and Southern Counties at the National Finals.

Thank you to the organisers of the contest for a smooth run event.

An enjoyable morning was spent at the Oxfordshire and District Brass Band Association’s Spring Contest, and we are thrilled that our principal euphonium player Mike won best instrumentalist in the fourth section. Although we didn’t win any band prizes on this occasion it was a useful first run out of the regional qualifying test piece and helpful to receive adjudicator feedback as we continue to work towards the regional qualifying contest in three weeks time.

Thank you to the organisers of the contest for your warm welcome and another well organised event.