Bournemouth Youth Marching Band 

Welcome to the Bournemouth Youth Marching Band.

PRIDE ... PASSION ... PURPOSE ... PERFORMANCE

BYMB is a traditional style youth marching band from Dorset. 

Our core values are musicianship, discipline, teamwork, challenge, reliability, courage and confidence. 

We exist to perform. Our performances are the end product that gives purpose to all the training and rehearsals. 

We are volunteer led, run and supported. We hold the prestigious King's Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award for voluntary groups, equivalent to an MBE.

We are one of the largest and most successful youth marching bands in the South. We have some of the best young musicians in the area.

We perform in a classic military style in concerts, band tattoos, arena displays, carnivals, parades and ceremonials. This makes us unique in the area. We perform throughout the UK and abroad.

We play a wide range of music including military marches, pop music and film scores.

Safeguarding and child protection are embedded into the Band as an important and continuously developing practice.

Our rehearsals are on Wednesdays 6.30pm to 9pm at Kinson Community Centre, Pelhams Park 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 skills and broaden their experience.

We have the BYMB Academy for beginners music lessons - 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. 

The Management Team have well over 200 years experience of youth marching bands, youth work and safeguarding including in senior roles of a national charity and youth organisation.

We have a family friendly environment with a variety of musical and social activities. There is a strong emphasis on community involvement.

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

We have strong links to the Royal Corps of Army Music and the Royal Marines Band Service. We can open up opportunities for a career in the Armed Forces.

We are a registered charity. Our Band motto is Amici Per Musicam which means Friends Through Music.

And we have lots of fun.