Friary Win Awards at Brass in Concert!
Friary was honoured to take part in the prestigious Brass in Concert contest last weekend, held in the impressive venue of The Sage,...
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- Oct 14, 2019
Friary a model of consistency at National Finals
Friary made its seventh consecutive appearance at London’s Royal Albert Hall on 12th October to compete against 19 other top bands from...
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- Jun 15, 2019
Top Contest Invitation for Friary
One door closes, another opens … After the disappointment of the result at Blackpool, Friary was delighted to be invited to perform at...
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- May 19, 2019
Grand Shield Review
t’s always better to travel in hope, so the saying goes, and this proved to be the case for Friary at this year’s British Open Spring...
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- Mar 19, 2019
Fabulous Five for Friary at Stevenage!
It’s tough at the top! Everyone else is snapping at your heels, and it was exactly like that last Sunday when Friary went to the London...
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- Jan 14, 2019
Fairy Tale Start to the Year for Friary
The New Year could hardly have started better for Friary with the Band’s fifth appearance at the Butlins Mineworkers Festival, Skegness....
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- Oct 8, 2018
Well Worth The Wait
Like the new apprentice sent off to the stores on a spurious errand, it was a long wait for Friary, drawn to play 18th out of the 20 top...
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- Oct 1, 2018
A Clean Sweep!
Friary swept the board at the recent scaba Autumn Contest at The Hawth, Crawley. With a set programme to comprise a test piece and hymn...
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- Apr 6, 2018
Friary push the boundaries!
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...
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- Oct 30, 2017
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...
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- 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...
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- Sep 26, 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...
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- Mar 21, 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...
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- 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...
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- Oct 12, 2016
Glorious Twelfth for Friary Guildford at National Finals
Last Saturday saw Friary Guildford - along with 19 other top bands from England, Scotland and Wales - return to London's Royal Albert...
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- May 16, 2016
Sunny Day In Blackpool Ends In Disappointment For Friary
Friary Guildford made its debut in the British Open Spring Festival Grand Shield contest at Blackpool yesterday, full of excitement and...
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- Mar 21, 2016
Friary Guildford Band Retains London & Southern Counties Title
Friary Guildford cemented its position as the South's number one band, retaining the title of London & Southern Counties Regional...
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- Feb 15, 2016
Friary Players Shine at scaba Solo & Duet Contest
Friary Guildford players once again shone at the scaba Solo & Duet contest, held at In the Open Slow Melody class, Lauren Straker took...
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- Jan 28, 2016
Bright and Breezy Butlin's Brass
Friary Guildford Band started the contest season with a return invitation to the Butlin’s Mineworkers Contest at Skegness last weekend....
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- Oct 14, 2015
National Championships of Great Britain - Review
Sometimes it's better to travel hopefully ... so it's said, and that was perhaps the case with Friary's third trip in as many years to...
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