Bournemouth Youth Marching Band 

Dorset, United Kingdom

Proud recipients of The King's Award for Voluntary Service.

Welcome to the website of the Bournemouth Youth Marching Band.

The BYMB Fact File 

🇬🇧 BYMB is a traditional style British Band from Dorset in England.

🏆We are one of the largest and most successful youth marching bands in the South and South West.

🎺 We perform in concerts, band tattoos, arena displays, carnivals, parades and ceremonials, making us unique in the area.

📽  We play a wide range of music genres from military to pop. 

🎷 We have some of the finest young musicians in the area.

🎵 Our rehearsals are on Wednesdays 6.30pm to 9pm at Bourne Academy and one Sunday afternoon per month at Poole Harbour.

🎺 No instrument or previous musical or marching experience is necessary to join.

🎶 Experienced young musicians can join BYMB to develop their playing and broaden their experience.

🧑‍🏫 We have the BYMB Academy for beginners - covering instrumental tuition, understanding music and band drill.

🥁 Instruments in the Band include brass, woodwind, percussion, snare drums, bell lyres (glockenspiels) and bugles.

🏆 We unlock and develop musical ability and teach life long skills.

🎼 We provide the instrument, uniform, music, training, performances and the safe place to meet.

🧒The minimum age to join the Band is 8 years old.



😊 We provide affordable music tuition. £10 per month. 

💯 BYMB is all about musicianship, discipline, respect, teamwork, challenge, reliability, courage and confidence.

🧑‍🧒 We have a family friendly environment with a variety of musical and social activities.

🙆 We are volunteer led, run and supported.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑There is a strong emphasis on community involvement.

🧳We perform throughout the UK and abroad.

🦺 Safeguarding is embedded into BYMB as a continuously developing practice.

🧾 We are a registered charity.

🏅 In 2023 we were awarded the prestigious King's Award for Voluntary Service, equivalent to an MBE.

☕The Friends of BYMB are our support group carrying out fundraising, training, equipment, uniforms, tea & tuck, chaperones, running events and so much more.

🪖 We can open up opportunities for a career in the Armed Forces.

🙋 And we have lots of fun.

🥁 Our Band motto is Amici Per Musicam which means Friends Through Music.