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Dagenham Crusaders On The Road Again

The Dagenham Crusaders get on the road again with the help of Mr. Andrew Palmer a former member and current lead baritone player of the Dagenham Crusaders Alumni Corps. Andrew or Joe as he is known by his Crusaders family has very kindly donated a van to the corps to help transport our equipment. Not […]

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Kidsgrove Scouts Announce 2009 Program

The Kidsgrove Scouts are proud to announce their 2009 summer production The Heart The Scouts will portray the anatomy and physiology of the heart throughout the show while also depicting how the heart represents psychological and emotional traits. Read the rest of the article here.

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DCUK Prepares For 30th Season

On Saturday 19th September 2009 Drum Corps United Kingdom will hold its 30th consecutive British Drum Corps Championships. In competition will be 12 Open Class corps and 5 junior corps plus at least 3 alumni corps (Lancers, Dagenham Crusdaders and Crawley Vanguard). There are also possibly a few other ‘surprise guests’ giving a full day […]

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Registration For DCUK 2009 Closes On June 5th

With the 2009 summer season fast approaching Drum Corps United Kingdom will be closing registrations for their 30th Anniversary Championships on Friday 5th June. Currently there are 12 "Open Class" Corps and 5 Junior Class Corps registered and if any further Corps wish to take part on Saturday 19th September then all they need to […]

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2009 37th Kingswood Scouts Spring Fete & Car Boot Sale

Our annual fundraiser was once again a huge success raising over £1200 for the Corps. We awoke on the morning of the fete to the sound of rain but luckily by 7am when we arrived at Vassalls Park where the fete is held you would never have known it. Members, parents, supporters and Scout leaders […]

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Crawley Vanguard Begins March Towards DCUK Finals

Musicians from all over Crawley are getting together to celebrate 30 years of marching and music excellence in Crawley. Members of all marching bands and drum corps from the past 30 years are getting together to form one massed corps. “The first rehearsal went so well, we want everyone who has marched or played an […]

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Kidsgrove Scouts’ Drumline Complete A Half Matathon To Raise Funds

On 15th March 2009, seven members of Kidsgrove Scouts’ drum line completed the Stafford Half Marathon to raise funds for the corps. The runners were Stuart Hancock, Steve Hunt, James Moore, Hayden Burns, Richard Boughtflower, Jamie Clare and Paul Lowton. Between them they managed to raise almost £1000.00 to go towards equipment and expenses for […]

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2009 37th Kingswood Scouts April Camp Report

The transition from the winter circuit to the summer field has now taken place with the 37th completing their first drill camp in preparation for the summer season. When you look at the corps taking to the field this year, you will notice a much younger look within the membership in all sections. Following a […]

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DCUK Email Newsletter Service Launched

With DCUK now entering into its 30th consecutive season we have been looking at different ways of "spreading the word" and most people will be aware that, as well as the DCUK website, we have recently started the official DCUK Facebook group which now has over 1,300 members. We are now pleased to announce that […]

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Dagenham Crusaders Are Back

8th of March 2009 was an historical day in British Drum Corps as one of the original member corps of DCUK and the 1st DCUK Champions, the Dagenham Crusaders Drum & Bugle Corps, came back together to form their Alumni Corps as a tribute to our late Corps Director Mr. John Johnson (one of the […]

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