Contest News

Yes, we did it again! We have been crowned Youth Champion Band 8 times in a row now! We have actually held the title for 10 years, but the contest didn’t take place in 2020 & 2021 due to covid. … Read More

Yes, we did it again! We have now won this contest 7 times in a row. Well, almost in a row as the contest has been cancelled twice due to covid restrictions. It was great to be back on the … Read More

We did it again! That’s 6 times in a row now we’ve won this contest! We thought we had played well, but so had other bands – the standard was so incredibly high this year! “Corineus” by Christopher Bond is … Read More

We did it again – we won the 2018 National Championships! We have now won this major contest 5 times in a row! Click on the videos below to watch our performance!

As there was no Entertainment Contest at Blackpool, we were sad that we wouldn’t be having our usual trip there this year! Don to the rescue though – he arranged our usual visit to St Chad’s hotel as part of … Read More

A great time was had as ever at Butlins Skegness, but for us it was a case of deja vue – same result as last year! We played to our usual very high standard, but we were again pipped at … Read More

Having won the UK National Championships in 2016, we were invited to take part in the European Championships in Ostend, Belgium. Performing Peter Graham’s classic set work Dimensions we were on our best form, with outstanding contributions from all members … Read More

On 2nd April 2017, we successfully defended our title at the National Youth Championships of Great Britain. Below is a message from our Artistic Director – Chris Jeans following this fabulous result…I am so proud of every member of the … Read More

On 2nd April 2017, we successfully defended our title at the National Youth Championships of Great Britain. This was our third successful title defence in a row and an unprecedented fourth consecutive win, meaning we have been the continuously reigning … Read More

Well, it seems Blackpool has come and gone again! Our fantastic West Side Story set wowed the music adjudicator where we came 1st, but in spite of a brilliant set, costumes and choreography it just didn’t hit the spot for the … Read More