Thurrock Marching Brass entertained a packed 2016 Clacton Carnival on Saturday 13 August 2016 as people lined the sea front route under perfect blue skies. This is an annual trip to the seaside for the young marching band who really enjoy taking part in this popular carnival. Despite having a large number of members on […]
On Monday 8 August 2016 members of Thurrock Marching Brass attended a High Voltage Big Band rehearsal where Trumpet supremo Louis Dowdeswell gave a masterclass in the art of trumpet playing. The young members were inspired by this amazing British talent, as was everyone present. Louis is just 22 years of age and has already […]
Following the success of the DrumLine Battle held at the 2015 British Drum Corps Championships, Drum Corps United Kingdom are pleased to announce that for the 2016 Championships the event will be expanded to enable double the number of performing teams to take part. This year there will 8 drum lines battling it out with […]
Liberty’s 2016 show, “The Despicable Murder of Miss Trixie Malone” has made it onto the competition field and the members are having lots of fun performing it. The 1920s style show has seen the corps performing in 1920s “costume” rather than the corps uniform. The young members all scoured charity shops across Northampton to put […]
Highlights of the 2015-2016 Report to Society include: We operated 48 bands in 24 localities and, through an active recruitment campaign, increased average band membership to 140 members each (2014: 137). This year sees active membership of 6 742 youngsters attending an average two rehearsals a week (up from 6 586 members last year). This […]
Thurrock Marching Brass travelled to Daventry in Northamptonshire on Sunday 10 July 2016 for their first summer competition on the British Youth Band Association (BYBA) circuit. This was the very first time that the show, entitled “Under New Management” was performed in public in this format, coming off the back of their success with the […]
Thurrock Marching Brass is pleased to confirm approval of their 2016 Jack Petchey Leader Award, which was nominated in June 2016. The recipient of this award has worked tirelessly over the past several years to pull together our parent base, and drives this incredible group as chair of Thurrock Marching Brass’ Parents & Supporters Association. […]
Thurrock Marching Brass marched and performed a static show at the sports field at Blackshots, Grays, Essex on Sunday 26 June 2016. This set the scene for a full day of fun and sports for youngsters of all ages and abilities, in support of Thurrock Mencap. The young marching band were excited to be invited […]
Ahead of the official celebration of Jong Beatrix junior drum corps’ 60th anniversary, the corps placed a three minute movie online, describing the 60 year history of this young sister of Beatrix ‘Drum & Bugle Corps. “From Drum (and – Piper Corps) to Junior Drum Corps” is the subtitle of the film, comprising the period from 1956 […]
Thurrock Marching Brass is delighted to confirm that the June 2016 winner for the Jack Petchey Achievement Award goes to Demi Kiddell. Demi has been a long standing member and has excelled in all areas that she has participated. She is an extremely proficient young colourguard member and holds a British Championship Bronze Medal at […]
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