Contesting, General News

2016 – Contest March Wins Again !

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The band were able to find time to enter the scaba Spring contest at Crawley again this year and were awarded the prize for best March in their section for the performance of “The British Bandsman”. A special congratulations go to Ian on an outstanding success rate in the March competition having won for the […]
Contesting, General News

2014 – Band on Winning Form Again

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SCABA Spring Contest The band are delighted to report another successful outing at this years Spring Contest. Playing “Portrait of a City” by Philip Sparke, together with the march “Centaur” and hymn “Nottingham”, we managed two first places as well as scooping both the conductor and Soloist prizes. Congratulations to David Newsom, the bands principal euphonium
Contesting, General News

2013 – Clean Sweep at Spring Contest

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  The band were delighted with their best ever trophy haul at the SCABA Spring contest. Cranbrook Town Band took part in the Southern Counties Amateur Band Association’s Annual Spring Contest on 28th April and enjoyed outstanding success. Competing in the Second Section of the Association (www.scaba.co.uk) which has members from all over the South
Contesting, General News, Player News

2012 – Solo Cornet "on song"

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SCABA Spring Contest 2012 The band are pleased to announce their recent success at the SCABA Spring Contest. Playing the piece “Glorifico Aeternum”, we came third overall in our section. While we didn’t quite get the top spot we were hoping for, we did however win the March contest and pick up a best instrumentalist
Contesting, General News, Guests

2010 – A Rehearsal with John Hudson

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The Maestro Returns The weekend of 19th-21st of February saw eminent conductor and cornet maestro John Hudson visit the band from Norway. John kindly agreed to take the band through our next contest piece which is to be chosen from Darol Barrys Prelude and Jubilate or Goff Richards Hollywood. Snow the previous week had meant
Contesting, General News

2008 – Autumn Contest

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Horns Retain their Title On Saturday the 18th October the band once again took part in the SCABA Autumn Contest held at the Leas Cliff Hall in Folkestone. Playing in the second section we were up against another 6 bands from the south of England. Our chosen contest piece this time around was Philip Sparke’s
Contesting, General News

2007 – Tenors Triumphant

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SCABA Autumn Contest Report Saturday the 13th of October saw the band play in the SCABA Autumn Contest at the Leas Cliff Hall in Folkestone. After last year’s cancelled event and no entry in the Spring,  the band were keen to get back in to contesting and had spent numerous rehearsals on Goff Richards “Aeronauts”,
Contesting, Formal Line up, General News

2006 – SCABA Spring Contest

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Second Place at Hove Front RowJerry Pond, Geoff Collins, Alan Mallion, Alastair Fyfe. Middle RowIan Lanceley, Colin Batt, Fred Smithers, Alan Smithers, Dave Pettifer, Hazel Walsh, Lyndsay Gray, Liz Hatcher, Viv Lovewell, Yvette Hutchin, Jackie Croucher. Back RowChris Cannings, Bob Turner, Andy Hill, David Newsom, Mark Hayman, Colin Reid, Graeme McAusland, Emma Petifer, Rose Gower,
Contesting, Formal Line up, General News

2005 – SCABA Spring Contest

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The Band at Hove in April 2005 The band played Purcell Variations and the march “Westward Ho !” at this years SCABA Spring contest Back Row Middle Row Front Row Fred Smithers (Soprano) John Hallett (Bass Trombone) Jerry Pond (Bass) Bob Turner (Cornet) Dave Pettifer (Cornet) Geoff Collins (Bass) Chris Willard (Cornet) Colin Batt (Trombone)
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