Band News

30th June Hampton Court Palace - The Palace Parade Review.

30th June Palace Parade Review at Hampton Court Palace.

Hampton Court Palace Rehearsal 12th June.

8th June Corfe Mullen Carnival.

6th June Ferndown D Day Concert.

The Band played for the Sailaway of the Seabourn Venturefrom Poole Harbour  on Friday 10th May.

Sunday Meeting on 28th April 24.

Our Spring Concert at the Barrington Centre was a great success.

SCpl A Kitchen presented membership awards to our Band Members.

Drummers with Alexander at the Mountbatten Festival of Music. Alex is one of two members who have gone on to the Royal Marines Band Service.

Poole Harbour Parade Rehearsal 3rd March 24

Our upcoming Spring Concert with our guests - the State Trumpeters of the Band of the Household Cavalry.

Drill Practice

The Band are delighted to announce that we will be performing at Hampton Court Palace on Sunday 30th June as part of London Band Week.

On 15th November we celebrated the King's Award for Voluntary Service during the meeting at Glenmoor and Winton Academy. Many parents joined us for the celebrations.

The King's Award for Voluntary Service.

The Band raised £410 for the Poppy Appeal at their Remembrance Concert. The Concert was held at the Ferndown Royal British Legion. We were joined by our guests - the pipers from Ringwood Pipe Band and singer Emily Cotton.

The Band launched the annual Poppy Appeal in Ferndown

Members from the Band played with the Royal Marines Band Portsmouth for the Bournemouth Air Festival.

Band Games Night at Redhill Park.

Concert in Drielandenpunt (Three Countries Point), The Netherlands. August 2023

Ten Pin Bowling, Valekenburg, The Netherlands.

Disneyland Paris.

Leading the Coronation Parade, Ferndown.

The Band led the Eynsham Carnival and gave an arena display on 6th July.

30th June Drum Line London, The Battle of Flower Pot Gate.

The Band and Frank.

6th June Bugle Team at Ferndown D Day Service.

6th June Ferndown D Day Parade.

5th June. Rehearsal for Ferndown's D Day Parade.

19th May - Another Sunday meeting preparing for the various upcoming performances.

The Band held an Afternoon Tea at Wimborne St Giles on Sunday 12th May.

Four of our drummers attended the TYMBA Drum Workshop held in Coventry.

BYMB Awards Night, 2nd March 24. Well done to everyone and thanks to Major Craig Bywater.

What a brilliant day at TYMBAFest.  The wind band alone had 97 musicians plus the Corps of Drums and Mallets from BYMB and 6 other traditional style youth marching bands. The wind band music was ‘Downtown’ and ‘Doctor Who’, the mallets worked on ‘You’ve Got a Friend in Me’, and the Corps of Drums rehearsed the drum static ‘Allied Victory’.

A busy Wednesday night Band Meeting at Bourne Academy.

Here's the small army of volunteers sorting the new music folders for the rehearsals and upcoming concerts and filing away the Christmas and last year's music. 

It's been a busy Christmas season for the Band with a Concert, 2 performances at the Alpine Market, Carols on the Petwyn and Parley Place Care Home.

Band Christmas Party

Through November Band members, helpers and families collected groceries for donation to local food-banks in West Moors and Kinson.

The Band led the Remembrance Sunday Parade and the Service around the memorial in West Moors. There was a big crowd showing their respects as usual.

The 2023 Ringwood Carnival

Rehearsal with the Royal Marines Band in Portsmouth.

The annual Band Beach Party at Branksome Beach.

Concert in Konigswinter on the Rhine Valley. August 2023.

Disneyland Paris Parade, August 2023.

On the ferry to France for the Band Performance Tour.

Swanage Carnival 2023.

Corfe Mullen Carnival.