West Chiltington Silver Band
West Chiltington Silver Band has some new silverware!
The band headed to Chichester on Saturday 1st March to take part in the Chichester Festival of Music Drama and Speech (Brass Day) - and came away with some silverwear and some nice comments from adjudicator, Estelle Flood.
It was our first outing at any kind of contest for MANY years and although we're definitely not planning to become a more serious contesting band (we just like to enjoy ourselves) our programme, carefully curated by MD, Linda Harvey, had been well-rehearsed and we put on a really good show.
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Our set:
Pastime with Good Company (Henry VIII arr. Stephen Roberts)
Mongolian Folk Tune (trad. arranged Judith Hayes)
Mr Jumms (Chris Hazell)
Pristmatic Light (Alan Fernie)
February update...
It's only February and we've already put a very busy 2024, including a whirlwind Christmas season, behind us. We already have a few engagements in our calendar so please check out our events page.
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We start our performances with our first trip in some time to Horsham Park bandstand on Sunday 11 May - but before then the band is excited to be making our first trip to the Chichester Festival of Music, Dance and Speech, where we'll be performing a short programme on Saturday 1st March as part of this popular week long festival of the arts. The event is open to the public and takes place at St. Paul's Churchside, Chichester. (We're on around 5.30, but there will be a full day of entertainment from local bands and ensembles!)
A Christmas Cracker!
Our concert was SOLD OUT with days to go and was a roaring success - so remember to book early in future! Yes, it's only the spring but look out for the next date, which will be posted very soon! Keep an eye on the events page...
On parade...stepping out in Storrington on Remembrance Sunday
Members of the band were proud to be able to take part in the Storrington Remembrance parade on Sunday 10th November. It's been a VERY long time since the band did any formal marching, and we think this may be the first ever in Storrington. It was great to see so many people, especially the youth organisations, turning out. Well done everyone!
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Autumn update...and onwards to Christmas!
We've had a super busy summer, starting with our great London-themed Spring concert back in May, followed by our Annual trip to the West Chiltington Fete and Flower Show in July (mercifully a lovely sunny day after last year's weather cancellation!). August saw us taking our regular slot on Horsham Carfax bandstand (another gorgeous sunny day), and then a trip to Arundel festival to end our summer season. Autumn has already seen us return to our, now regular, venue of The Horse at Hurst for our Octoberfest event. (Photos for all will be in the gallery soon!)
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We're now turning our attention to (shhh!) Christmas! We'll be playing carols round the area and our ever popular Christmas Concert (with singalong, mulled wine, raffle - a great fun evening!) on Sunday 8th December. Please check our our EVENTS page to find out more.
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Thank you, Storrington and Pulborough District Rotary!
As part of their '40 for 40' initiative to support local groups to celebrate their 40th Anniversary, Storrington and Pulborough District Rotary donated some money to the band, which we used to add some more music to our library.
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MD, Linda Harvey, took a break from conducting our set at the West Chiltington Village Fete to meet President Elect, Mark Foss, and thank him in person.
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We've already had a couple of run-throughs of the piece, which is music from the TV series 'Band of Brothers'. It's a great piece and we look forward to playing it at future concerts!
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Happy Anniversary to the SPDR - and all the best for the next 40 years!
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See us soon at West Chiltington Village Show!
Every year we are delighted to be part of the West Chiltington Village Show. Please come and see us there - and enjoy a really fun day out!
For more info visit: https://www.westchiltingtonvillageshow.org/
Check out our events page to find out more about where you can see us for the rest of the year!
