
Friary Diary - Issue 35 - December 2017
JANUARY: As for the last two years, 2017 started with a long but very worthwhile trip North with Friary invited to make a further...

Friary Diary - Issue 34 - November 2017
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...

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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...