Friary Brass Band

The significance of Friary’s performance at Butlins last month was demonstrated clearly with the publication of the February World Rankings. Boosted by the fourth place in the prestigious entertainment contest, Friary has risen 11 places to 27th, an all time high for the Band. ‘If you look at the names above Friary in the rankings, they are almost all the household names of the banding world,’ said Band Chairman, Nigel Stevens. ‘It will be a challenge to maintain our place,

Barely had the last mouthful of Christmas pudding been swallowed than it was time for Friary Guildford Band to start final rehearsals in preparation for the Band’s third trip to the prestigious Butlins Mineworkers Championships at Skegness last weekend. And not only were there seven other top bands to face in the Championship Section, but also some dire weather forecast for the East Coast, with the Army called out to Skegness to assist in the event of a tidal surge! Luckily