As 2016 comes to a close, the Field Band Foundation NPC (FBF) looks back on a year of highlights that are even more proudly acknowledged because they were hard but sincerely won. We determinedly focused on our vision to continue to increase opportunities for our members to experience themselves positively and creatively, and found some […]
Drum Corps United Kingdom (DCUK) are pleased to announce that they are entering into strategic partnership with Drum Corps International (DCI) and, as well as continuing to offer DrumLine Battle™, will now also be integrating SoundSport® events into its calendar. SoundSport® was introduced by DCI in 2013 and is designed to be local, low cost […]
With so much going on in our world, Sunday 13 November was a time for a full stop and reflection. An incredibly important entry in the TMB calendar, the young marching band and colourguard were once again asked to lead the Ockendon Remembrance Day Parade, which they did with the respect that such an occasion […]
The excited youngsters of Thurrock Marching Brass were asked by the world famous toy store, Hamleys, to help create some music, fun and attention to a parade from their store at Intu Lakeside, Thurrock through the busy shopping centre and out into the purpose build ice rink where a stage was set ready for the […]
Thurrock Marching Brass is delighted to confirm that the November 2016 winner for the Jack Petchey Achievement Award goes to Kiera Tyler. Kiera has been an exceptional member since joining Thurrock Marching Brass a short while ago and has excelled in all areas of the Colourguard. Kiera has shown outstanding character this year and has […]
From May 2016, the Thurrock Marching Brass design team started working on what they hope will be an incredibly fun filled field theatrical experience. The show will once again take an historically known subject matter and extends the story line, just as they successfully did with their 2016 program, Under New Management. For the 2017 […]
After a successful first experience in the Drum Corps Europe (DCE) Indoor Music Games / Drum Corps International (DCI) Soundsport in 2016, Thurrock Marching Brass is excited to announce that it will be bringing this spectacle to Essex for 2017. This will see the event back in the heart of what was once a hot […]
On Friday 7 October, the management team behind the recently crowned British Cadet Champions, Thurrock Marching Brass put their extensive skills to good use and produced the inaugural concert that brought together some of the best bands and acts in Essex at the Thurrock Civic Hall. The aim was to bring awareness to Aicardi Syndrome, […]
…and so to the last competition of our season – British Youth Band Association Finals. We met at lunchtime and between rain showers managed a couple of full run throughs. We then travelled to Telford in pouring rain, hoping that the weather might be a bit kinder to us when we performed. The rain cleared […]
The young members of Thurrock Marching Brass, more than 60% of whom had never competed at a National Championships before, set sail for Telford Football Club on Saturday 1 October. By ‘set sail’ we really mean that, as of all the days to break what has been a spectacular few months of blistering sunshine, the […]
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