1st Wootton Brigades Band

Launched Sept 2018

Our Marching band will be open to all members, School Yrs 5 - 13 + Adults

Instruments available are;

• Snare Drums,   Tenor Drums,   Bass Drum

• Marching Bells / Bell Lyres

• Bugles

• Cymbals

• Trumpets (at a later date)

When do we Practice

• Mondays, 7:00 - 8:00pm  @  Wootton New Life Methodist Church  [Term time only]

Interested in Joining ?

• Contact us on bbgb1stWootton@gmail.com

Being in a band is a great opportunity to learn music, provides teamwork, and performing.

Engagements and Honours

• Wootton Village Remembrance Parade (Nov 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)

• Oct-21 (2 Members joined UK Tour Massed Band and performed on Blackpools Comedy Carpet)

• Oct-23 (3 Members joined UK Tour Massed Band '140 Heritage Tour' and performed in Glasgow, Inverness, Thurso & Edinburgh)

• BB/GB National Championships - Novice Class 2019   (Runners up in Class, and Best Deportment Winners)

• Carnivals & Fetes

  • 2022 & 2025:  Safron Walden Carnival   -   with Sawston Brigades

  • 2024:  Kedington Fete  - with Sawston Brigades

BADOTSA

• Two of our leaders are members of the O18's BADOTSA Band, Bugles & Drums of the Stedfast Association, and play at numerous events, recently this have included;

• 2025:    Guernsey,   80th Anniversary, Liberation Parade

• 2023:    Lord Mayors Show, London

• 2024:   

  • • 90th Anniversary of 29th Birmingham BB Company @ Kingstanding Methodist Church

    • 50th Anniversary of 4th Peterborough BB Company @ Brookside Methodist Church

Target

• To Meet up with two other local BB companies to be part of a combined 'West Anglia' Massed Brigades Band