Friary Brass Band

Welcome to Friary Diary issue 71 - a one page monthly round up of news about the Friary Brass Band. Despite our initial hopes for 2021, the year didn’t get off to the best of starts, but thankfully the overall picture looks more encouraging. That said, most of the major band contests for the year have already been cancelled, and we seem to be a long way from getting back to live performances. We all fervently hope that the pandemic situation continues to move in the right dir

Welcome to Friary Diary issue 70 - a review of Friary Brass Band’s activities during 2020 JANUARY The Band held its customary annual Awards Night Dinner with the following awards were presented: Best player: Chris Straker (euphonium); Most improved player: Mike Jefferies (percussion) Section of the year: Cornets; Bandsman of the year: David Wicks (Band Manager; cornet) Best attendance: Adam Gregory (bass trombone) Guests of honour at the Awards Night were long-serving former