The tour culminated with a fantastic evening in Perranporth on the North coast of Cornwall on Saturday night. Picture the following scene: Golden sands with surf rolling in with the incoming tide. Each wave seeming to be more powerful than the last one. The sun gradually setting, a warm evening breeze. The arena was on […]
Spintastic On The Road is a new venture by WinterGuard United Kingdom to assist in education within the colourguard activity and WGUK are pleased to announce that the first two sessions have now been booked. In both cases a WGUK appointed and funded Clinician will be traveling to different areas of the country to assist […]
The Box Office has now opened for DCUK Championships tickets and attached is an Order Form as well as there being the normal on line facilities available via the DCUK website – http://www.dcuk.org.uk Please note two main changes from previous years: 1) The price prior to the event is slightly cheaper than buying tickets on […]
After ‘The Castle’ and the Erasmus Bridge, another Rotterdam symbol now forms the basis of the DCE Championships. The artist Peter Franken has designed a European Championships logo for Drum Corps Europe that focuses on the well-known cube houses. "After the theme of sport (the historical Sparta Stadium in 2005) and bridges and water (Erasmus […]
Following a successful trip nto Devon, the Corps moved to Cornwall with a journey of 90 miles further west to Truro. Once again based in a Methodist Church Hall both Corps made the most of Thursday either rehearsing or surfing followed by a very welcome shower at Truro College. Up bright and early Poynton Commodores […]
Drum Corps Europe has confirmed the date for the DCE European Championships in 2008. Next year, the European Championships will be held on Saturday, September 27th. Every year, the DCE Championships are held on the last Saturday of September. The year 2006 was an exception, because the DCUK Championships were held in the weekend of […]
Day three of the Tour saw the two bands Warwick & Poynton performing in Teignmouth Devon. After an earlier than expected start to the day due to a Coffee morning at the Church where the bands were staying, both groups made use of the warm sunny weather to rehearse at a nearby sports centre before […]
Midsomer Norton Marching Brass has announced the successful launch of a new senior performance ensemble: Redivus. Redivus (derived from the latin for reborn) are an adult, all brass ensemble, who were formed in February 2007. The current line-up comprises ex-marching members (also some current instructors) from Midsomer Norton Marching Brass. Redivus performed in public for […]
Both Corps arrived safely on Sunday afternoon and immediately headed for the beaches for a quick swim – a little cold I hear but nothing to deter some of the Poynton guys. Everyone met up at the Methodist Church in Newton Abbott after their evening service and lots of energy was put in to getting […]
You can now order your British Youth Band Association Finals Tickets On Line through the main web site at www.byba.org.uk and use a multitude of transaction options including Credit/Debit Cards as well as Paypal if you have an account there also. Simply click on the National Finals Ticket Sales Banner at the top of the […]
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