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19/10/04
Barnetby Junior Band members undertook a very successful six-day tour of Germany during August, 2004. The group of 49 players and helpers travelled by coach to Dover and then a ferry crossing to Calais before setting off on the long drive to Koblenz. They stayed at a hotel on the outskirts of Koblenz overlooking the Rhine, where they gave an impromptu concert one afternoon in the biergarten. During the trip the band gave three concerts including one at the Deutsches Eck in Koblenz and one in the town of Bad Kreuznach.
As well as the concerts the members, whose ages ranged from 11 years to adults, enjoyed a number of sightseeing trips, including visiting the Burg Eltz castle and a cruise along the Rhine. They rounded off the trip with a day-long visit to the Phantasialand theme park, which was enjoyed by young and old alike.
The band would like to thank all the individuals and organisations who donated money and goods, and helped make the trip such a memorable one. After so many people showed their generosity by making donations to the Junior Band trip the young players decided that they wanted to do something to help children and so a concert was arranged to raise funds for the When You Wish Upon A Star charity which makes dreams come true for terminally ill, sick and disadvantaged youngsters. The event was staged in the largest hall in the area, Immingham Civic Centre, and was attended by a huge audience.
Sales from tickets and a raffle amounted to £605 and a cheque for this substantial figure was handed over by the band's musical director, David Havercroft, to the charity's representative, Pat Wright during one of the band's rehearsals. Pat said that the money would pay for two children to go on the annual flight from Humberside Airport to Lapland where they are taken to meet Father Christmas. Barnetby's three bands - Seniors, Juniors and Training - are all busy preparing for the groups' annual Christmas concerts. This year the concerts will be held on Friday, December 17th and Saturday, December 18th in Barnetby Village Hall at 7.30pm The events have become so popular - in fact, they are sell-outs every year - that they have had to be made ticket only. Tickets will be on sale very shortly and people are advised to book early for what is always a great evening of fun and festivity. 23/5/03
After their successful five-day concert tour to Paris in 2002 members of
Barnetby Junior Band are gearing up for another venture overseas - they will
be heading off to the Rhine valley area of Germany in August 2004. The
youngsters, led by musical director David Havercroft, will be playing at
three concert venues during their six-day tour. They will stay near St Goar
and hope to include a visit to the Phantasialand theme park during their
trip. Further details of the visit will be announced at a later date. 27/3/02
The junior band are looking forward to a day-long workshop on Sunday July 14 with Black Dyke players - Keith Britcliffe, Chris Turner, Brett Baker, David Thornton, Lesley Howie and Joe Cook. 24/1/02
Barnetby Silver Band rounded off a fantastic 2001 - their 125th anniversary
year - with the news that the band has been invited to play during the
Golden Jubilee visit of The Queen to Normanby Hall, near Scunthorpe, in
July, 2002. During the past year the band has carried out a busy engagement
diary including a special anniversary concert in October at which all three
bands - Barnetby Silver, Barnetby Junior and Barnetby Training (making their
first public appearance) delighted a sell-out audience.
The band's Christmas concerts were all sell-outs and again all three bands
took part. The annual presentation of trophies saw 16-year-old bass player
John Garbutt winning the David Baker Memorial Trophy for bandsman of the
year; while 15-year-old Catherine Sweetman won the George Baker Memorial
Trophy for the most improved young player. The members of Barnetby Junior Band will be breaking new ground in August this year when they undertake the first overseas trip by any Barnetby band. The 44-strong group of players and adult supervisors will be making a five-day tour to Paris and they have been delighted to learn that the band has been accepted to play in Disneyland Paris - quite an achievement as
groups from all over Europe are competing for the concert spots. Another of
the concerts will be at the Jardin du Luxembourg. As well as playing three
concerts the group will be taking in the sights and enjoying all the
facilities of their centre outside Paris. Black Dyke back row cornet player Keith Britcliffe has never forgotten his roots with Barnetby Silver and the band was delighted he was able to be the guest soloist at their 125th anniversary concert. Leading on from this Keith and five other Black Dyke players have undertaken to hold workshops with players from the junior and senior bands. It is hoped that three workshops will be held during the year and all the players are looking forward to a great opportunity to improve their playing. 27/6/01 Barnetby Junior Band members are planning a special trip in 2002 - their first-ever concert tour abroad. The band will be travelling to Paris for a
five-day visit in August 2002, playing at three venues within the city as
well as enjoying some sightseeing trips. They hope to include a visit to
Disneyland Paris in the itinerary, which is currently being put together by
the tour organisers. A total of 46 youngsters and adults are hoping to make
the trip, which if successful, could become the first of many. 27/6/01 The Junior Band has been awarded £500 from British Gas, in conjunction with Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph, in their Helping Hands awards. The money will be used to help to pay for additional new uniforms for the 'growing' band of players. Many of the youngsters have outgrown the jumpers which the band wears and new ones have been ordered. The band has also cast aside its traditional black bow ties for bright red ties, embroidered with the Junior Band name, which match the recently-purchased stand banners.
26/3/01 The senior band competed in the Northen Area Contest in Darlington on March 17th. Although no prizes were won the band enjoyed themselves. Below is a photograph taken of the band before they played. 14/3/01 The band's next committee meeting will be on March 20th at 7.30pm in the bandroom. 16/2/01 The band's annual general meeting will be on February 20th at 7.30pm in the bandroom. 05/2/01
12/1/01 As featured on the front page of the January 6th issue of British Bandsman (No. 5125), conductor David Havercroft has been awarded a Diploma of Honour by The Worshipful Company of Musicians. This is indeed a great honour as there are only five awarded each year in the brass band field. The letter received states, "The Diploma, of which five will be awarded each year, is sponsored by The British Bandsman, and is in recognition of people involved in the brass band scene who have made a significant contribution to the training of young musicians."
Also Check out the December 26th 2000 issue of the Scunthorpe Evening
Telegraph. Page 15 contains many pictures taken at the band's christmas concerts in Barnetby Village Hall 9/10/00
26/9/00 Here's a new section that
will keep track of newspaper and magazine articles on the band and its
members. So to start it off we point you to the September 13th 2000 issue
of the Scunthorpe Evening
Telegraph. On page 17 there was an article about the junior band with
a picture taken outside of the band room (reference number S110900H). Archive Photographs We have just added a photograph
from our archives to our history section and we would like to take this opportunity to ask
anyone that has photographs of the band to send a copy to us so that we
may increase our archives. We are hoping to start a Barnetby Band through
the years photograph collection. You can email a copy of the photograph to
us at [email protected]
or if you do not have access to a scanner let us know what photographs you
have and we'll arrange to get them scanned. Adjudication - The Debate Check
out edition number 5098 of British
Bandsman. Page 2 contains a letter, under the heading "Time for
change", written by the band's conductor John Havercroft in response
to an article by Alan Morrison (BB 5095) regarding the current debate
about contest adjudication. Also in the
same edition (page 7) is an article about Wilfreda Beehive Hatfield Band
whose principal cornet player is Tim Pratt who played with Barnetby for
most of his youth. Best of luck in the national finals to Tim and the rest
of Hatfield Band. Yorkshire and Humberside
Brass Band Association Contest |
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Junior Band Members Perform Well Several Junior Band members have competed in the North Lincolnshire Music and Drama Festival.Those picking up prizes are, Brass Solo 11 years and under, 1. Emily Fell, 2. Abigail Stothard, Merit. Laura Ringrose. 12 to 13 years, 1. Sam Ringrose, Merits. Robin Davis, Tim Mason, Catherine Sweetman 14 to 17 years, 1. Wendy Lawson, 2. Robert Jahoda. |
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Junior Band Gain First Prize Barnetby Junior Band competed in the North Lincolnshire Music and Drama Festival in St. John's Church, Brigg, on Monday evening, 3rd April 2000.They played Eric Ball's collection of Swiss folk songs, In Switzerland, and they were awarded 1st Prize with a score of 88 marks out of a possible 100. The band played exceptionally well in very 'tight' conditions with 35 players competing. The adjudicator, Christopher Wiltshire Ph.D, M.Mus., L.R.A.M., G.R.S.M., A.R.A.M., F.R.S.A. said "the band played with splendid commitment and discipline, always ready to provide plenty of variety in dynamic, to play lyrically and martially. A fine performance." Several of the members will be playing in the solo brass classes later in the week. (see above) |
