Today we sent out the first eNewsletter since before the summer! If you didn't get it, you can read it at: http://chesterbrass.co.uk/enews/130903.htm

tickets are now available for the October 18th Cathedral Concert. In Chester, at the Cathedral shop, and the Tourist info place next to the Town Hall. Or drop Rob Fletcher an email through the contacts page..... £10, or £8 for concessions, with additional discounts available for groups if you ask nicely!!! SOME TICKETS AVAILABLE AS RAFFLE PRIZES ETC... CONTACT ROB

Training Band restarts Sep 1st, Scout Hut City of Chester Training Band update – 1st September 2003 Firstly welcome back!! We’ve a busy couple of months ahead, needing some serious work, but with some really good outings! IMPORTANT: Please fill in and return the tear-off form at the bottom… think carefully before deciding not to do an event…. We need everyone there! We also need full attendance at ALL rehearsals. There’s a lot of work to do if we’re to put on a really great performance at our Cathedral outing in October. Outings September 20th Opening of Mickle Trafford Park (1400h) TB only event September 27th Walking the Walls with the main band TB will play too!! (starts Eastgate Clock 1300h) October 18th Cathedral Concert… TB have own slots. Uniform It’s arrived! Each player will get a white polo shirt, and blue fleece, both with band logo on. They are to be worn at all outings (fleece if cold!), and must be kept in good condition. There is no charge for these, thanks to Jon Vale’s generous donation earlier in the year. Conductor We’ve not yet found a replacement for Paula – still looking. For the moment rehearsals will be in the very competent control of Phil Mottershead, solo cornet, band Chairman, ex main and junior band conductor. Phil will conduct the band at our outings. If Phil cannot make a rehearsal then Peter Dalton will take the session. Many thanks to Phil for stepping in!! Music We’ll be concentrating on the music for the Cathedral. If you’ve a favourite, then let Phil know and we’ll try it. We will be trying out I Will Follow Him, from Sister Act…. But this will only be possible if we get full turn out at all rehearsals…. Tuition Payment required for the next 5 sessions with Peter. Cost held at an incredible £10 for the 5. Main Band percussion Derek Mitchell (Main Band conductor) is looking for a couple of TB’ers to play percussion with the main band at the Cathedral…. Full tuition given. There will be a need to attend main band rehearsals (Mon’s and Fri’s) by arrangement. Why not give it a go…. Chat to Derek. Posters and tickets – Cathedral concert October 18th Posters and tickets are now available for the Cathedral Concert. Each TB player will get one ticket free-of-charge, with additional tickets costing £10 or £8 for concessions. We all need to sell as many tickets as possible!!!!! Parents, Grandparents, Uncles, Aunts, Friends, Club members, etc…. get them to come along. It’s a really good programme! Contact any of the TB organisers to get hold of a ticket. Cheques payable to ‘The City of Chester Band’. Return this section no later than Sep 8th…… Name: Sept 20th Park opening I’ll be there J / I cannot be there L Sept 27th Wall Walk I’ll be there J / I cannot be there L Oct 18th Cathedral concert I’ll be there J / I cannot be there L

banners have now arrived, and they're very smart. Thanks to Rob Fletcher for organising!!!! they'll be first seen at the Cathedral Concert. However we do still have to pay for them..... Contributors so far: (cash handed over!!) £ 455 so far... £699 to go.. 1. The Jackson Family 2. The MacDonald Family 3. The Clowes Family 4. Dave Brook 5. Doug and Sylvia Dalzell 6. Les Platt 7. The Social Fund 8. Ian and Sylvia MacDonald 9. Phil Mottershead 10. Phil Motts 11. www.justsloggi.co.uk 12. The Fletchers 13. Derek Mitchell They're going fast.... We can't go into our 150th year with the out-of-date Aerospace banners. We'd like to replace them, but we've just committed all our current cash to repair the roof. So that creates an opportunity: Everyone who sponsors a banner will get their name on the back of the banner, a signed certificate, and their name on a banner-sponsor roll of honour in the band room, and on our band display board at each band outing and concert..... Wow! Sounds to good to be true, so what do I do???? There are only a limited number of banners, so you need to move fast. Send an email to Ian Clowes (see contacts page) and ask for an application form. Send the form with a cheque for £35 for each banner back to Ian, and you'll go on the list of sponsors... Remember first-come, first-served!!! Cheers Ian

New uniform has arrived for the training band. training band starts this Monday on Sep 1st, when new uniform will be available..... yes it looks smart. White polo shirt and bright blue fleece, with band name and the Eastgate clock logo. thanks again to Jon Vale for the financial support that made this possible. The uniform will be out both on Sep 20th, at the park opening in Mickle Trafford, the 27th around the Walls, and the Cathedral concert!!!

Posters are now available for the Cathedral concert. If you can display one, especially in Chester, drop an email to Ian Clowes via the contacts page. Thanks

Phil Mottershead, Band Chairman is pleased to announce the programme for our concert Oct 18th: CITY OF CHESTER BAND together with Training Band and Chehire Youth Choir Soloist Leon Renilson (priciple cornet player with Leyland Championship Band), and Nigel Stark on the Cathedral Organ email [email protected] for tickets (£10, £8 concessions) ANNIVERSARY CONCERT – SATURDAY 18 OCTOBER 2003 PROGRAMME March – Knight Templar Reves D’Enfants – John Golland Choir Items Cornet Solo – Miss Blue Bonnet. Soloist Leon Renilson Training Band – Pots and Pans - another piece Organ Solo – Nigel Stark Let’s Face The Music and Dance Choir, Band and Organ – The Lost Chord, Sir Arthur Sullivan INTERVAL March – Florentiner Training Band – item - item Cornet Solo with Organ – D’Bist de Rue Pie Jesu – Lloyd Webber Thunder and Lightning Polka – Strauss Organ Solo Finale – Choir, Bands and Organ – Pomp and Circumstance No.1 – Elgar (Land of Hope and Glory) plus audience!!! Encore – Irish Blessing. Narration – B. Mottershead National Anthem

Provisional dates issued by Derek for Workshops preparing for the Cathedral Concert. Saturday's the 4th and 11th of October. Location and format to be confirmed. Sectional dates to come.

no rehearsal this weekend Fri or Monday, due to the bank holiday weekend taking players away across the UK!!!! Next rehearsal Fri 29th August. Training Band next rehearsal Mon 1st Spetember. Programme being prepared to run up to the Cathedral Concert.... workshops on Oct 4th and 11th.... diary dates!!!! Programme for the concert is now fixed.... watch this space for final listing.

Great outing by the river. Together with the fee it contributed over £260 to band funds. special thanks go to David Else and Paula Blain, who collected solidly throughout the day... fantastic job to you both!!! 3 45 minute sets, showed just how versatile the band can be.... One spectator commented that our version of James Bond was better than the one he'd heard on the proms the night before... enough said!