Swinton Post
Volume
6, Issue 10
November
2008
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It’s
winter again …
… and there’s the usual crop of lurgies around.
Please try and stay fit and free of accidents – we need a nice
healthy active band for the next couple of months – you can be ill in
January, but not before!!
Black
Dyke at the Sage
On
behalf of everyone who went to the Sage at Gateshead, we want to say a big
“Thank you” to Mike for driving the minibus.
An excellent evening was had by all!
Attention
all Learners
Learners will continue pretty much as usual until 29th
November) and will not resume until 10th January.
Please let Steve or Dorothy know if you are not going to come;
there is little more dispiriting than hanging round the Bandroom on a
Saturday night waiting for non-existent pupils!
This does not mean that December is “time off”! We hope that all
learners will participate in the vast amount of carolling that will be
done during December! So dig
out gloves and hats and join us!
We also hope that mums, dads etc. will help as collectors!
Please let Dorothy know if you are available to help with this.
Christmas
is coming – yes, really!
In this month’s
newsletter you will find details of where, when and for how long we shall
be freezing our assets off!
Please do your best to get to as many jobs as possible – after
all, it’s our main fund-raiser of the year!
Remember, you don’t need uniform, just as many layers of woollies
as you can manage and still remain mobile! (Please wear band jumpers or
hoodies for pub jobs though!) Christmassy hats, gloves etc. are a good
idea, as are lights, tinsel etc.
A lyre is VITAL – if you have one, don’t forget it, if not, see
Dorothy NOW!
When you get your carolling list PLEASE let Dorothy know the dates you
definitely CAN do and those that you definitely CAN’T.
If there are ones that you’re not sure about, don’t worry but
it is nice to have an idea of who is doing what! Please remember that the
band is a team – we all depend on each other and when you don’t come
you ARE missed!
Meanwhile, we shall need collectors – so start badgering at parents,
partners, friends and relations to come and help, and get offers of help
to Dorothy rolling in ASAP! YHBBA
Brass Band Workshop
This was as usual a most
enjoyable and profitable day for all those who attended.
Thank you to the anonymous benefactor who enabled 18 people to go to the
workshop.
All have come back enthused, having learnt a lot from the excellent
tuition and from fellow students from other bands!
Just don’t ask them to play Mozart for a while!
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Band
Instruments
As you may be aware we
have had issues over the insurance the band has on its instruments.
Our current insurance does NOT cover instruments left in unattended
cars or on insecure premises – i.e. exactly when one wants insurance!
And after a lot of research we have found that the cost of getting an
insurance that does for all band instruments is prohibitive!
So, as of the 1st of January 2009, only the basses will be
insured at all.
In consequence we need to ensure that certain rules are followed to
protect the band’s instruments.
It is in your interest to do this – if your instrument is stolen or
lost, we will not necessarily be able to replace it immediately until we
have raised the money – it’s a year on and we haven’t yet got a new
euphonium sorted!
Don’t leave an instrument visible in a car, and don’t leave it in an
unattended car for any length of time.
Don’t ever leave your instrument at school – even if the teachers say it
will be safe!
Don’t use gig-bags – especially for larger instruments, they present a
real danger of damage and are also easier to pinch.
All in all, this can be summarised as STOP & THINK!
Our instruments are valuable – take care of them!
And remember if you want to use your instrument for anything other than
Band (Church, School, County Band, depping, whatever!) you need to get
permission from the Band Secretary first!
Birthdays
Ha
ha – There is no escape from standing on your chair!
Happy Birthday to:
Jason
19th November
Will S.
29th November (18!!!)
As usual to anyone else I have missed –
Happy Birthday!
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Dates
for your Diary
– PLEASE let Dorothy know NOW if there are jobs here that you
cannot do. N.B.
Changed dates and times!!
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9th
Nov
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Remembrance
Parade, Helmsley
10.20 for 10.30
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25th
Nov
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Concert,
Cauwood
7.00 for 7.30
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1st
Dec
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Langton Road area
6.30-9.00
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3rd
Dec
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Hambleton Road
area
6.30-9.00
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5th
Dec
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Wolds Pubs
Meet Dorothy’s 7.00
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6th Dec
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Harome Pub (Star)
Meet Dorothy’s 7.15
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7th
Dec
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Tesco’s Clifton
Moor
12.00 till 4.00
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8th
Dec
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Castle Howard
Road area
6.30-9.00
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10th
Dec
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Chase and Langley
Drive
6.30-9.00
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12th
Dec
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Helmsley Pubs and
Mrs Tetley
Meet Dorothy’s 7.00
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13th
Dec
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Harome Pub and
A170 Pubs
Meet Dorothy’s 7.15
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15th
Dec
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Swinton and
Amotherby
6.30-9.00. Meet at Garage
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16th
Dec
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School Concert,
St Peter’s church, Norton 6.30 for 7.00.
UNIFORM!
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19th
Dec
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Harome and area
pubs
Meet Dorothy’s 7.15
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20th
Dec
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Malton
Marketplace
10.00 till 3.00
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20th
Dec
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“Open House”
at Mike and Catherine's
7.30 onwards
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21st
Dec
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Old Peoples’
homes and Chris Tetley afterwards. 2.30.
More details later.
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24th
Dec
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Swinton Pub,
Stan’s, Street pubs
Meet Swinton Pub
6.30
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5th
Jan 2009
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First Band
Practice of new year!
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8th
Jan 2009
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Committee meeting
Bandroom. 7.30
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Practice
copies
Practice
copies of the Area Test Piece “The Talisman” are now available – take
it home and get to grips with it!
I
can also recommend the novel, by Walter Scott, on which it is based – good
reading for the Christmas holidays!
Vacancies
If you
know or hear of any experienced cornet (or trumpet even!) players looking
for a band please try and point them in our direction – the more the
merrier!
Of course players on any brass band instrument are always welcome!
Details
about upcoming jobs
Remembrance
Parade, Helmsley.
We meet in the car park by the castle, where there will be reserved
parking for the band.
Please put a Swinton Band notice visible in your car. Please remember
to bring lyres, straps etc. (and of course poppies!)
This job can be very chilly and wet, so it is a good idea to wear plenty of
extra layers under your uniform and bring gloves (preferably black)!
And please do not forget your band waterproof – the parade has only
been cancelled for weather once since the last war!!
Lyres
Please
check to make sure you have a lyre as you will need it for Remembrance
Sunday and carolling. If you haven’t please let Dorothy know AT ONCE so
that she can ensure she has one for you!
Availability
for jobs
PLEASE, PLEASE let Dorothy
know as soon as you know that you won’t be available for a job!
It makes it much easier for her to find replacements if she knows
well in advance.
Dropping out at the last minute for any other reason than death is
not acceptable!!
OK we’ll accept broken bones, too!
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