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The youth band were honoured to once again lead the Remembrance March through Kearsley this year on the 13th of November. Our congratulations go to those for whom it was their first time marching, and also our principal cornet player Gabriella Campion for their first ever Last Post.

Remembrance Sunday 2022

13 November 2022

On Sunday 25th of September, KYBB played around the community to support the Kearsley Scarecrow Festival - and some of our wonderful members turned themselves into scarecrows for the occasion too!

We always love joining in with this fabulous community event, and this year was no different. The band played before the festival prizegiving at Kearsley Mount Methodist Church, before travelling on to the Grapes Funfair and finishing off at the Horseshoe.

Kearsley Scarecrow Festival 2022

25 September 2022

The 19th of July 2022 wasn't just the hottest day in UK history (so far), but it was also the day we decided to hold our end of year celebration concert! Whilst we can debate the wisdom of holding it on such a warm evening, there is no arguing with the fact that it was a fabulous evening, and a fitting way to end such a fantastic year.

Our training band kicked off the evening with a plethora of soloists, performing to a simply packed church!
Huge congratulations go to Annie, Ember, Mabel, Kensi, Tilly, Lily, Kaleigh, Amelia, Summer, Charlotte, Emily, and Darcy for their wonderful solos!

What an end to the year!

22 July 2022

What an incredible evening we had on the 17th of June this year, celebrating our wonderful members and all their achievements this year!

A special mention must go to the awesome training band, with 20 members in attendance, some of whom had only been playing in the band for a week!

Of course, the evening was all about the awards, and the winners are as below.

The Shirley Holmes Memorial Trophy for Most Outstanding Training Band Member
Summer Openshaw

Linda Kearney Memorial Prize for Voluntary Contribution
Michael & Jean Hurst

The Tonge Trophy for the 11 & Under Most Improved Player
George King

The Harrison Prize for Family Contribution
The Campions

The MD'S Award for the Most Improved Adult
Dorothy Tonge

The KYBB Award for Most Promising Player
Rosemary Brunsden

The Chairman's Shield for Best Principal Player
Daniel Regan

The Bolton at Home Award for the 12 & Over Most Improved Player
Nellie Roe-Morton

The Jack Peers Trophy for Best Supporting Player
Mark Green

The Reemer Bailey Award for Most Outstanding Member
Gabriella Campion

Celebrating at our Awards Night!

17 June 2022

Kearsley & Ringley Sausage & Cider Festival

26 May 2022

On Sunday the 1st of May, KYBB travelled down to Birmingham to play outside the European Brass Band Festival on Centenary Square. It was a wonderful day, with staff from Brass Bands England complimenting the music choices and all our young people playing brilliantly!
The European Brass Band Festival was taking place inside Symphony Hall, featuring the greatest brass bands from across Europe and the UK, and it was an honour to be involved as a part of the festival.
From a photographers point of view it's a pity we had that horrible white overcast - why couldn't one of Birmingham's favourite musical sons (Jeff Lynne) have not organised a bit of 'blue sky' for us?

A Trip to the Europeans!

1 May 2022

KYBB got back to Christmas carolling after the lockdown Christmas of 2020 and had an absolute blast!

MD Mark was away working on the Thursford Christmas Spectacular, so superstar deputy Ethan McKnight and Training Band MD Sue Stirzaker took over for the Christmas period.

Christmas 2021

25 December 2021

In 2020, the streets of Kearsley were quiet on Remembrance Sunday as parades up and down the country were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This only served to make the 2021 Kearsley Remembrance Parade on the 14th of November even more special for the band and for the community.

Remembrance Sunday 2021

14 November 2021

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