We have arranged a training weekend at the village hall, Llandyrnog for Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th May 2009. This is to work on the contest routine and music in the hope that we can at least walk through most of it by the time we leave.
If you cannot attend then let me know ASAP for catering purposes.
Please assemble at llandyrnog at 9.30am prompt.
The band held its Annual General Meeting on Monday 11th May 2009. This is when we review the past year, hear what the officers have to say in their reports and see how well off we are financially.
A little disappointed with the turnout but it's something we seem to have come to expect. The annual awards were presented as follows:
Musical Director's award went to Michael Peterson.
The Bandmaster's Awards went jointly to Rebecca, Vickie and James Edge.
well done all of you!
It's Mother's Day next Sunday (22nd March) so, as usual, there will be ***NO*** Beginners' lessons or Junior Band practice. This is so that you can all spend the day being nice to your mother, buying her flowers, and taking her out for the day! This is now reflected in the Band Dates - March PDF file in the documents section.
As you know some people came from TYMBA to listen to us play and see us march on Thursday. They decided that we should be in the Championship Class (that's the class above the one we took part in last year). To me this shows how well we can play and march when we put our minds to it. It also means that to compete this year we need a longer routine and we will have to put in more practice at marching and drilling if we are to make ourselves proud. Please check the 'Diary Dates' for the dates of the competitions. We will shortly be giving out rehersal schedules which will include weekends away and some all day practices. We also need to raise lots of money to pay for coaches etc. Please see Jean (Fundraising Lady) if you have any suggestions.
Thank you to those that helped with the TRY morning today. Thank you Jeff for your hard work which helped make it such a success. All the very talented young people that took part seemed to have a good time. Lets hope that some of them decide to join the band. We'll be very happy to welcome them I'm sure.