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Drum and Brass at the 2025 Brass Bands England Conference

Drum and Brass at the 2025 Brass Bands England Conference

by Julie | Oct 23, 2024 | Blog, Julie Hoggarth

        “the journey is the joy and the rewards are life-long”   2025 Brass Bands England conference  On Saturday October 19th D+B directors Julie and Davina visited the very favourably situated City of London School (it’s for boys so no need...
A Joyful Reunion: Cumbria Youth Brass Band Kicks Off Its Second Year

A Joyful Reunion: Cumbria Youth Brass Band Kicks Off Its Second Year

by drum.user | Oct 9, 2024 | Blog, Cumbria, Julie Hoggarth, Projects

Date: Sunday, 29th SeptemberVenue: Black Combe Junior School, MillomHosted by: Holborn Hill Royal Brass Band Juniors (led by Cath Clarke)MD: Kaytie HardingSpecial Guest: Phil Goodwin, Head of Engage at the Royal Northern College of Music This past Sunday saw a vibrant...
Notes from Cumbria Brass Network Meetings

Notes from Cumbria Brass Network Meetings

by Julie | Aug 26, 2024 | Blog, Cumbria, Julie Hoggarth, Network, Projects

August 2024   November 2024     February 2025 Cumbria Brass Network Blog Cumbria Brass Network Discussion – Player Support Feb 21, 2025In the Cumbria Brass Network meeting on February 15th, band players came together to duscuss player support....
Band Identity – Cumbria Brass Band Network discussion

Band Identity – Cumbria Brass Band Network discussion

by Julie | Aug 26, 2024 | Blog, Cumbria, Julie Hoggarth, Network, Projects

Band Identity and Development: Insights from Cumbria’s Brass Band Network Meeting held on Saturday 17th August 2024 At the recent Cumbria Brass Band Network meeting, a lively discussion was held by those present, centering on the unique identities of their bands...
Frieda Scott Charitable Trust Brass Engagement Project

Frieda Scott Charitable Trust Brass Engagement Project

by Julie | Aug 2, 2024 | Blog, Cumbria, Julie Hoggarth, Projects

Between September 2023 and August 2024 Drum and Brass delivered a series of brass taster sessions  with a grant of £3000 from the Frieda Scott Charitable Trust.  Here is our report on this project to our partners, stakeholders and funders Project aims The project...
Band Identity – Cumbria Brass Band Network discussion

Brass at the Castle 2024 – full report

by Julie | Jul 31, 2024 | Blog, Brass at the Castle, Cumbria, Julie Hoggarth, Projects

Brass at the Castle was an event in which Drum and Brass actively sought to collaborate and bring together brass bands across Cumbria. It took two years to plan and almost failed due to the difficulties in finding a date and location that would work for all bands. On...
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