Mon 04 Aug 2014
New Principal Cornet

The band would like to announce the appointment of James Yeadon to the Principal Cornet Chair.

Having played in a number of local brass bands back home in North Yorkshire, James made the move to Manchester to study the trumpet at University of Manchester. During his studies he has played soprano cornet in the University of Manchester Brass Band (who he also managed) and also played in the Univesity of Manchester Symphony Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra and VAGANZA ensemble.

 

Tue 08 Jul 2014
100 Club - June Winners

1st. Mr K Hall
2nd. Mr R Presswood
3rd. Audrey Nutton
4th. Jimmy Tew

 

Mon 16 Jun 2014
100 Club - April and May Winners

100 club winners - April

1st - Alan Nutton

2nd - Mrs E Baynes

3rd - Mr D Higginbottom

4th - Marilyn Tan

100 club winners - May

1st - Peter Cookson

2nd - Jimmy Tew

3rd - Sue Tideswell

4th Mrs E Baynes

 

Fri 23 May 2014
More new players - and a farewell

We are pleased to welcome Helena Wardle to the band on flugel horn. Helena joins from Unite The Union Band and will make her debut with the band at an engagement on home ground in Poynton on 14th June.

Meanwhile, Darren Samuel comes in on bass trombone having previously played for Roberts Bakery and Rainford Bands. Darren will make his debut with the band at the Whit Friday contests.

Darren is replacing long serving bass trombone David Deacon who has made the decision to retire from playing after being a member of the band for well over 20 years.

Everyone at Poynton would like to thank David for all his years service to the band. He has been a fantastic asset to the band who always gave 100% and he will be missed.

Commenting on the new players, MD Neil Samuel said, "I'd like to welcome both Darren and Helena to the band. Both are great players and I'm looking forward to working with them both for a long time to come."

 

 

Thu 01 May 2014
Welcome to Sheena Whitehouse

We would like to welcome Sheena Whitehouse to the band as assistant principal cornet.

Sheena brings a wealth of experience having been the principal cornet player of Hoover Bolton and Smithills School Band

 

Thu 01 May 2014
Continued support from 'the Vernon'

Following a solid start to the year the bands sponsors, the Vernon Building Society, have announced that they will provide further support to the band for another four years.

The building society has supported the band for a quarter of a century, and we are delighted that they see us as a vital part of their continued support to the local community.

 

Fri 04 Apr 2014
100 Club - March Winners

Winners in the 100 club draw for March: 

1st - Mr K Hall

2nd - Margaret and Alan Lawton

3rd - Mr R Gill

4th - Jane Simpson

 

Wed 02 Apr 2014
Trombone slides out

Long-serving trombonist and Band Sergeant John Anderson has decided the time is right for him to leave the band and search for musical pastures new.

We would like to wish John all the best and thank him for all the hard work he has given to the band over the years.

 

Tue 11 Mar 2014
Back to the Championship...?

At the North-West Regional Brass Band Championships in Blackpool this weekend the band gained a creditable 4th place out of the 15 entrants in the 1st Section. Unfortunately it means we miss out on a trip to Cheltenham for the National Finals, but adjudicator Richard Marshall revealed that it had been ‘very close’ between the three bands that eventually battled for the second qualification place. 

Although this was not quite the result we had worked so hard for, it  does look, however, like promotion back into the Championship Section may well be on the cards. 

Whilst we have to wait for official confirmation from the North-West Regional Committee, going by the official Kapitol rules and the placing of the band over the last three years Regional competitions, we believe that there could be four bands from the current North-West 1st section gaining promotion for the start of next year. 

These bands would be Morecambe on 14 points, and Ashton-Under-Lyne, Oldham (Lees) and, of course, Vernon Building Society (Poynton) Brass Band who are all on 15 points over the 3 years' placings.

We wait with baited breath for official confirmation, but look forward to fighting it out against the other big hitters in the North West - Faireys, Fodens, Milnrow etc - at next years competition!

 

Tue 04 Mar 2014
100 Club - February winners

Winners in the 100 club draw for February: 

1st - Jimmy Tew

2nd - David and Sarah Johnson

3rd - Margaret and Alan Lawton

4th - Mr R Presswood

 

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