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please note the correct date for St George and the biz walk is April 27th.....

Our training band bass, main band 1st bari Aine has been out collecting certificates again!

Congratulations on a distinction in grade 5 theory - all that revision during the CD weekend paid off!

And while she was at it she grabbed grade 4 piano (needs all 10 fingers!) with merit...

Wow!!

Following a competition in the Chester and Cheshire Guide - March 08 we're pleased to announce the following entries win a band CD:

Mr W Goodship - Newton

Judith Hodges - Wrexham

Mr Greaves - Great Sutton

CD's will be winging their way to you early next week. There was a tremendous response to the competition, and many disappointed entrants. If you were one of thosethen there are 2 things you can do. The best thing of course is to buy a CD online from this site, but, as a bonus, you can also enter a competition on this site. Simply email your contact details including your email address to [email protected] together with the answer to this simple question... In what year did the band celebrate 150 years?

The winning entry will be drawn at random on the 1st of May.

Good luck.... don't forget if you can't wait you can buy one now, online....

Time to get ready for the Summer season :)
so make sure you attend as many rehearsals as possible!

Photo's can be seen at www.pbase.com/troonly/2008_tour (external site)

Please pass any photo's you took to Ian. We'll then post them on the above site and finally post a selection onto the website gallery.

PRESS RELEASE – 2nd April 2008

City of Chester Training Band – entertaining the lions of Longleat
The City of Chester Training Band headed South last weekend and toured in style around the sights of London and played for the lions of Longleat. After taking in the London musicals on Friday night the band members, families and friends headed for Windsor Castle where they joined the band of the Scots Guards who hosted them for the day on Saturday.

Following the changing of the guard at Windsor Castle the group moved to Wellington Barracks next to Buckingham Palace and toured the Scots Guard band room and enjoyed a photo-shoot in front of the Palace – after some impromptu marching practice on the barrack square. The band were then let loose in London and between them managed to see the majority of the major London sights!

Sunday saw the band move to Longleat and a visit to the safari park followed by a lively outdoor concert performance next to the great house at Longleat; under blue skies and a hot sun!

The tour was organised by band coordinator Tony Blain and his wife Paula, who did a magnificent job resulting in a fantastic tour for the 62 participants.

The weary but happy band returned to Chester on Sunday night and begin rehearsals next Monday for a busy summer schedule. They’re already booked to appear at the Halton Fun Day on the 10th of May, the June Volunteer Award ceremony in Chester and Aldford Village Fete also in June.

Always looking for new players, the band is open to all ages and abilities and has loan instruments and tuition available. Visit the band’s website at www.chesterbrass.co.uk for more information. Rehearsals are held most Mondays at St Luke’s Church in Huntington from 6pm to 7.30.

Small group required for town hall outing - playing as guests arrive at the Lord Mayor's banquet. Fri April 4th, early evening.

We're still in need of a permanent trombone, but we're also about to lose our bass player as he moves house! So if you fancy giving Bbflat bass a go, or trombone, then just drop us a line.

No rehearsal this Fri/Mon due to bank hols.

On Weds, training band followed by main band at the band room.

No rehearsal on Fri 28th due to tour....

No training band on Mon 31st, but main band is on.

Not long now..... make sure you attend all rehearsals - especially this Monday and next Wednesday!

Thanks to Bass player Les Platt we now have some memories of the '82 tour to Switzerland in the photo gallery. You can find them on the last gallery page. This also includes a couple of Chester Town Centre shots in 1982.

If anyone else has any old photo's of the band - drop us a line. We can arrange scanning etc.

[email protected]