Welcome to Friary Diary issue 38 - a one page monthly round up of news about the Friary Guildford Brass Band. LONDON & SOUTHERN COUNTIES...

Last year it was a hat-trick, so to continue the cricketing analogy, this year it’s a four and a six! Earlier this month, Friary...

Welcome to Friary Diary issue 37 - a one page monthly round up of news about the Friary Guildford Brass Band. BEST OF BRITT-ISH!: We are...

BUTLIN'S MINEWORKERS CONTEST: Happy New Year! Skegness may not be everyone’s choice for a weekend break in January, but in recent years...

Friary Guildford is delighted to announce that top soprano cornet player, Martin Britt, has joined the Band. Martin has long been...

JANUARY: As for the last two years, 2017 started with a long but very worthwhile trip North with Friary invited to make a further...

TONY FORD: At the end of October we received the very sad news that Tony Ford, a founder member of Friary Guildford Band, passed away...

STOP PRESS – FRIARY STRIKES AUTUMN GOLD AT CRAWLEY! MUSIC IN THE MEADOW CONCERT: Despite a chilly afternoon with unremitting rain, there...

NATIONAL BRASS BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS OF GREAT BRITAIN: For the majority of the Friary players, the Royal Albert Hall has become a familiar...

After an absence of three years, Friary Guildford Band made a triumphal return to the scaba Autumn contest at The Hawth, Crawley...

STOP PRESS – STROUD CONCERT SUNDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER CANCELLED – BEING RE-BOOKED FOR 2018 SUMMER CONCERT SEASON: After a few weeks free from...

JOINT CONCERT WITH THE BOSCOMBE SALVATION ARMY BAND: On 1st July Friary Guildford Band travelled to Bournemouth for its annual joint...

STOP PRESS: DON’T FORGET OUR JOINT CONCERT WITH BOSCOMBE SALVATION ARMY THIS COMING SATURDAY! JOINT CONCERT WITH THE OCCAM SINGERS: An...

STOP PRESS: FRIARY GUILDFORD SECURES RETURN TO BRITISH OPEN GRAND SHIELD IN 2018 BRITISH OPEN SPRING FESTIVAL: After a disappointing...

STOP PRESS: FRIARY’S FORMER PRINCIPAL TROMBONE WINS BBC RADIO 2 YOUNG BRASS AWARD 2017 BBC RADIO 2 YOUNG BRASS AWARD: Warmest...

STOP PRESS: REGIONAL HAT TRICK FOR FRIARY! Yes, we did it! There was a tense atmosphere right to the end on Sunday at the Stevenage Arts...

Here's the latest round-up from February! ​

The significance of Friary’s performance at Butlins last month was demonstrated clearly with the publication of the February World...

Barely had the last mouthful of Christmas pudding been swallowed than it was time for Friary Guildford Band to start final rehearsals in...

Here's the latest round-up from January! ​