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Friary Diary - Issue 32 - September 2017
STOP PRESS – FRIARY STRIKES AUTUMN GOLD AT CRAWLEY! MUSIC IN THE MEADOW CONCERT: Despite a chilly afternoon with unremitting rain, there...
Oct 30, 2017


Friary Diary - Issue 33 - October 2017
NATIONAL BRASS BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS OF GREAT BRITAIN: For the majority of the Friary players, the Royal Albert Hall has become a familiar...
Oct 30, 2017


Autumn Gold for Friary
After an absence of three years, Friary Guildford Band made a triumphal return to the scaba Autumn contest at The Hawth, Crawley...
Sep 26, 2017


Friary Diary - Issue 31 - August 2017
STOP PRESS – STROUD CONCERT SUNDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER CANCELLED – BEING RE-BOOKED FOR 2018 SUMMER CONCERT SEASON: After a few weeks free from...
Sep 15, 2017


Friary Diary - Issue 30 - July 2017
JOINT CONCERT WITH THE BOSCOMBE SALVATION ARMY BAND: On 1st July Friary Guildford Band travelled to Bournemouth for its annual joint...
Aug 1, 2017


Friary Diary - Issue 29 - June 2017
STOP PRESS: DON’T FORGET OUR JOINT CONCERT WITH BOSCOMBE SALVATION ARMY THIS COMING SATURDAY! JOINT CONCERT WITH THE OCCAM SINGERS: An...
Jul 28, 2017


Friary Diary - Issue 28 - May 2017
STOP PRESS: FRIARY GUILDFORD SECURES RETURN TO BRITISH OPEN GRAND SHIELD IN 2018 BRITISH OPEN SPRING FESTIVAL: After a disappointing...
Jun 1, 2017


Friary Diary - April 2017
STOP PRESS: FRIARY’S FORMER PRINCIPAL TROMBONE WINS BBC RADIO 2 YOUNG BRASS AWARD 2017 BBC RADIO 2 YOUNG BRASS AWARD: Warmest...
May 1, 2017


Friary Diary - March 2017
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...
Mar 21, 2017


Friary Diary - February 2017
Here's the latest round-up from February!
Mar 6, 2017


Friary rockets up the rankings!
The significance of Friary’s performance at Butlins last month was demonstrated clearly with the publication of the February World...
Feb 12, 2017


Friary top for entertainment at Skegness
Barely had the last mouthful of Christmas pudding been swallowed than it was time for Friary Guildford Band to start final rehearsals in...
Feb 12, 2017


Friary Diary - January 2017
Here's the latest round-up from January!
Jan 29, 2017


Calling all bass players: Friary to host workshop with Simon Gresswell
Friary Guildford Band is delighted to announce that it will be hosting a workshop for bass players at Chobham Club on Sunday 19th...
Jan 17, 2017


Friary Diary - Year in review
Here's a look back at what we've been up to in 2016!
Jan 6, 2017


Friary Begins Christmas Concert Season
Friary Guildford Band started its Christmas season in traditional fashion with the customary concert for the British Heart Foundation at...
Dec 10, 2016


Friary Diary - November 2016
Here's the latest round-up from November!
Dec 1, 2016


Boobs and Brass... and Ian Stewart!
For those not already in the know, Boobs and Brass is a ladies band which raises funds for the Breast Cancer Campaign. But recently the...
Nov 28, 2016


Friary Remembers
Friary Guildford Band was once again honoured to take a major part in Guildford’s marking of Remembrance. The Last Post and Reveille...
Nov 14, 2016


Lions Club Concert a Roaring Success for Friary!
Friary Guildford Band received the customary warm welcome from an appreciative audience on its return to the Winston Churchill Theatre,...
Nov 1, 2016
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