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Well
here we go again!…
The hunt for a bandmaster
continues, who knows what the future holds!!
Meanwhile with Steve and John’s help we continue the hard work!
Birthdays
Ha
ha – There is no escape from standing on your chair!
Happy Birthday to:
Lizzie
4th September
Rachel
11th September
Jessica
16th September
Kath
17th September
Hedley
19th September
Will H.
27th September
Josh
28th September
As usual to anyone else I have missed – Happy Birthday!
Attention
all Learners
Please note that as the main
band has a job on Saturday 8th Sept, there will be no Learners
session that night.
For the rest of the month, Steve and Tracey will be holding the fort as
Catherine and Mike are on holiday.
Please let Dorothy know if you can’t make it, so that Steve and
Tracey don’t hang around waiting for non-existent pupils!
Fund-raising
Last year we took the year
off from fundraising so as a result there is a financial crisis!!
We
really need more money - ideally from people who are not already giving
loads to the band!If anybody has bright ideas about this – don’t keep
them to yourselves. Even
better, if anyone wants to organise something – please do!
Obviously there are people who will help- you won’t have to
do everything! Keep the ideas
and the offers coming! Do talk
to Dorothy about what you want to do and any ideas you may have!
Congratulations…
… to all those whose exam
results have been fantastic.
Sarah, Maggie and Will S. all got excellent GCSE results – bravo!
Andrew, Chris and Ed also got superb A level results (Hoorah!) and so are
off to university (Boo!) Don’t think, you three, that that lets you off
the hook – we shall expect you back at Christmas to get cold and
miserable with the rest of us – and you can never really leave Swinton
(Just look at Lizzie and Susan!)
Well done, all of you!
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Hardraw
Scar Contest
Sunday is the big day and the
coach will leave Dorothy’s at 9.15 a.m.
Please be there on time as we have to be at Hardraw by 12 noon.
On the day, please be sure your jacket is in its cover with your name on
the cover and in your jacket.
It goes without saying that both your shoes and instrument should
be polished, your socks should be black and your shirt ironed!
As well as the main pick-up at Dorothy’s, there will be pick-ups at
Broughton Rise (outside Hedley’s) at 9.20, Kirkby Mills (Valerie’s) at
9.50 and Kirkbymoorside (John’s) at 9.55.
Dorothy will assume that you are coming to Norton unless you let
her know to the contrary.
Please let her know if you want picking up at one of the other
points, as we don’t want to hang around waiting for you at Norton if you
are waiting at Kirkby!
There are a few places available on the coach for supporters – please
see Dorothy quickly if a member of your family would like to come.
Please remember there will be an extra rehearsal on Friday 7th
September at 7.30 p.m.
Please make every effort to be there!
Committee
Meeting
There will be a regular
Committee meeting on Thursday 13th September at 7.30 p.m.
If you have any items you want included on the agenda please let
Dorothy know asap.
Vacancies
We are still short of cornets so if you know or hear of any
experienced cornet (or even trumpet!) players looking for a band please try
and point them in our direction - the more the merrier!
We shall also be losing horn and baritone players in September so if you
know anyone who might be interested....
YHBBA
Workshop Forms
The workshop is on Saturday 27th October
at South Minsthorpe.
This is a really worthwhile day out – teaching from Grimethorpe
players and excellent food!
Whatever your level of ability, you can get a lot out of it –
there’s always something to learn and the tutors are very helpful as well
as being amazing players!
It may be too late by now, it has been over-subscribed in recent years, but
if you’d like to go, let Dorothy know and she will try and wangle you a
place!
Thank
You!
A big thank you to John for all
the hard work he has put in preparing for Hardraw.
We have thoroughly enjoyed it – and hope he has too!
Thanks too for the concert on Sunday –if we play that well at Hardraw we
shan’t be disgraced!
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Dates
for your Diary
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7th Sept
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Rehearsal 7.30 |
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8th
Sept
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Thirsk
races 1.00 for 1.30
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9th
Sept
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Hardraw
Scar Contest
Coach leaves 9.15
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13th Sept
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Committee Meeting 7.30 |
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29th
Sept
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Concert
Stamford Bridge
7.00 for 7.30
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27th
Oct
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YHBBA
Workshop, South Minsthorpe |
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11th
Nov
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Remembrance
Day, Helmsley
10.20 for 10.30
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18th
Nov
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Malton
Brass Contest
Details later
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27th
Nov
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Concert,
Cauwood 7.00 for 7.30
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December
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Carolling - details later |
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16th May 2008
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Whit Friday, Saddleworth
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When
was your instrument last bathed?
Does your instrument sound (or smell) as though something has died in
it? Could you grow potatoes in your mouthpiece?
Help is at hand!
For the paltry sum of £5 your cornet can receive a full clean-out
and shine-up! Larger instruments will cost £10 and it’s all in aid of
Band funds!
John C. and Steve have volunteered to provide this service for those of you
who don’t want to do it yourselves – so take advantage of it!
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