Emily Single has been awarded a prestigious award at the British Marching Band Championships. The 11-year-old Caludon Castle School pupil was presented with the Terry Kemp Award after being nominated by her club, the Coventry Drum and Bugle Corps. After joining the club a year ago Emily has developed a spectacular array of flag skills. […]
Tomorrow morning, Tuesday 24th August, the Kidsgrove Scouts set off on their trip across the Atlantic to compete in the Drum Corps Associates World Championships in Rochester, New York. The Scouts are hoping to be able to keep all informed of their progress via both Facebook www.facebook.com/kidsgrovescouts and their YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/kidsgrovescouts. You can […]
The Box Office for the 31st British Drum Corps Championships being held on Saturday 18th September has now been open for just over two weeks and DCUK are pleased to report that 50% of the Gold Section tickets have already sold. Pre-ordering of tickets is available until 16th September with prices as follows: £15.00 – […]
The second DCUK show of the 2010 season saw one Junior Class corps, 11 out the 13 Open Class corps and a guest band from Ireland in competition at Victoria Park in Warrington. After last years downpour, this year, whilst grey clouds were present during most of the day, luckily the corps only had a […]
Boyle Marching Band from Boyle, Co. Roscommon, Ireland will be travelling to the UK to take part in the Drum Corps United Kingdom contest in Warrington on 18th July. Boyle Marching Band was formed in 1992 by the town Chamber of Commerce, and is now run by the Boyle Marching Band Parents Association. The main […]
The 2010 Drum Corps United Kingdom got off great start at the Northwood Stadium in Stoke On Trent on Sunday 4th July with 9 Corps in competition. The Kidsgrove Scouts received the highest score in the European season so far: 71.00. In the Junior Class the Kidsgrove Scouts Juniors took the honours and this group […]
Everybody’s heard of singing in the shower – but a Poynton band are bugling in the baths. It is not unusual to find The Commodores Drum and Bugle Corps in the shallow end of one of the magnificent swimming pools at Manchester’s Victoria Baths. The musicians stumbled upon the unusual venue on Hathersage Road, Longsight, […]
There is no greater honour for an athlete then to represent their country in the sporting spectacular that is the Olympic Games – this summer 37th Kingswood Scouts will endeavour to recreate the excitement and drama of this prestigious event in their 2010 production: ‘The Olympic Games – The Race to the Finish’. The Corps […]
Sem Vanhessche and Maarten Descamps are joining the Kidsgrove Scouts this year. It is the first time that Belgians have joined an English drum & bugle corps. Reports of their experiences are published on Facebook and their website about the UK adventure. The 99 members of Kidsgrove Scouts will be travelling to America this year […]
Drum Corps United Kingdom are pleased to now announce details of the Corps registered to compete in each contest for the 2010 season together with confirmation of the show venues. On Sunday 4th July 9 Corps will be attending the first DCUK contest of the season in Stoke On Trent at Northwood Stadium and then […]
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