It is with great sadness that the British Youth Band Association has leant of the sudden passing of Allan Hainsworth on Sunday 23rd November, following a heart attack. Allan will be known to many as the long-serving Bandmaster of Halifax BB/GB Band, and our thoughts are with his family and friends at this sad time. […]

Drum Corps United Kingdom is pleased to announce the details of the 16 performing groups that have signed up to the forthcoming DCUK 2026 SoundSport season 1st Burntwood GB/2nd Burntwood BB (Burntwood, Staffs) 51st/35th BB/GB Northfield Brigades (Birmingham) Beeches Performing Arts (Birmingham) Concord AllStars (Sheffield) DrumSpirit (Dadizele, Belgium) East Coast Elite (Lincolnshire) Lanesfield BB/GB Band (Wolverhampton) Liberty (Northampton) Phantom Knights (Atherstone, Warwickshire) Raiders (Woking, Surrey) […]
Congratulations to all of the participants of our 2025 Individuals and Ensembles competition – hosted jointly with the Traditional Youth Marching Bands Association (TYMBA)! 2025 Individuals and Ensembles Results
Take a trip down Memory Lane to the 2005 British Drum Corps Championships held at Mansfield Town FC and features clips from: CADET CLASS 4th Place – Commodore Cadets 3rd Place – Avenger Cadets 2rd Place – Black Knights Cadets 1st Place – 37th Kingswood Cadets

Background Since the European Drum Corps Championships (EDCC) were revived after the COVID-19 pandemic, they have been successfully delivered through the leadership of Hans Kloppert, with dedicated support from Alan Thompson, Joe Fitzpatrick, and a broad network of European marching organisations. The events held in 2022, 2023, and 2024 were made possible by collaboration among […]

Each year performing members from the UK travel across the Atlantic to be part of the Drum Corps International summer competition tour and with the 2025 World Championships events taking place in Marion and Indianapolis, Indiana from 4th until 9th August Drum Corps United Kingdom and Winter Guard United Kingdom wanted to send all our […]

Winter Guard UK (WGUK) has just announced the dates for their 2026 season contests. Venue details will be formally approved, finalised and announced after the WGUK Board Meeting but for now next in the UK winter looks like this… Sunday 18th January – Stoke Sunday 1st February – Liverpool Sunday 8th February – Wivenhoe Sunday […]