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Friary Diary - Issue 124 - June 2025
Welcome to Friary Diary issue 124 - a monthly round up of news about the Friary Brass Band. SUMMER SERENADE AT ST NICOLAS - TEA FOR TWO...
Jul 7
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Friary cornet player part of Armed Forces Week in Guildford
photo: Shirley West Friary cornet player Simon Persin was again part of Guildford’s flag-raising ceremony to mark Armed Forces Week on...
Jun 27
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Friary musicians take part in King's birthday parade
Amongst the 400 musicians taking part in the recent King’s Birthday Parade were Friary players Jack Beer (cornet) and Morgan Marston...
Jun 27
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Friary return to Bookham - with Tea for Two and two toccatas!
Recent concertgoers at St Nicolas Church, Great Bookham were treated to Friary Brass Band’s broad programme of music, ranging from the...
Jun 18
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Friary Diary - Issue 123 - May 2025
Welcome to Friary Diary issue 123 - a monthly round up of news about the Friary Brass Band. GRAND SHIELD CONTEST REVIEW: Sadly, it was...
May 23
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Friary's Grand Day Out at Godalming
A sunny Sunday afternoon in the park, family picnics on the grass, cattle grazing in the nearby meadow by the river, and a brass band...
May 19
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Friary's Family Affair at Charity Concert
A charity concert held at Wellington College earlier this month saw three generations of Friary’s flugel player, Lauren Straker’s family...
May 19
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No Open for Friary this year
Sadly, it was another case of Friary travelling in hope to Blackpool for the British Open Spring Festival’s Grand Shield contest last...
May 12
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Friary Diary - Issue 122 - April 2025
Welcome to Friary Diary issue 122 - a monthly round up of news about the Friary Brass Band. GRAND SHIELD OPEN REHEARSAL: After the...
May 1
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Friary Diary - Issue 121 - March 2025
Welcome to Friary Diary issue 121 - a monthly round up of news about the Friary Brass Band. DISAPPOINTMENT FOR FRIARY AT STEVENAGE: ‘A...
Mar 26
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Disappointment for Friary at Stevenage
‘A tough result, but we’ll take it on the chin and move on,’ reflected Friary Chairman, David Wicks, after our disappointing result at...
Mar 25
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Friary provides a boost to aspiring young brass players
Aspiring young brass players from Ibstock Place School, Roehampton and Wandsworth primary schools received a boost from playing alongside...
Mar 6
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Friary Diary - Issue 120 - February 2025
Welcome to Friary Diary issue 120 - a monthly round up of news about the Friary Brass Band. IBSTOCK PLACE SCHOOL BRASS DAY: Our first...
Feb 1
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Friary Diary - Issue 119 - January 2025
Welcome to Friary Diary issue 119 - a monthly round up of news about the Friary Brass Band. MEADOWS CAROLLING: Despite an icy wind...
Feb 1
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Friary’s carolling raises bumper amount for Macmillan
Despite an icy wind blowing through Camberley’s Meadows shopping centre, Friary’s Christmas carolling session raised more than £1135 from...
Jan 10
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Friary Diary - Issue 118 - December 2024
Welcome to Friary Diary issue 118 - a monthly round up of news about the Friary Brass Band. HOG'S BACK CAROL CONCERT: The first day of...
Dec 19, 2024
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Friary to support Macmillan with shopping centre carolling
Each year, the run up to Christmas sees national finalists Friary Brass Band at Camberley’s The Meadows Centre, playing carols and...
Dec 17, 2024
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Friary players past and present support charity's carol concert
Supporters and patients alike gathered at London’s St Giles-in-the-Fields church - known as ‘The Poets’ Church’ – last Tuesday evening...
Dec 17, 2024
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Family Christmas Concert CANCELLED
Given the weather we have taken the difficult decision to CANCEL Friary’s Family Christmas Concert today. We have a duty of care to...
Dec 7, 2024
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A Brewery return for Friary
Last Sunday saw Friary – whose name derives from Guildford’s now defunct Friary Meux brewery – return for what has become a traditional...
Dec 5, 2024
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