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In 1928 a group of Salvation Army musicians from Aylsham got together, under
the leadership of Band Master Clifford King, to form the Aylsham Fellowship
Band. Rehearsals began in the Primitive Methodist Sunday School room and
sometimes in the Collegiate House in Hungate Street. Later the Red Lion and
Black Boys pubs were used for rehearsals.
In 1939 the band was renamed the Aylsham Silver Band and was kept going by
the tireless efforts of those not called up for service. The post-war era saw
the band thrive and its contesting success reached as far as London's
Westminster Hall.
In recent years the band has concentrated on concert performances, performing
for Her Majesty the Queen at RAF Coltishall in 1983, and in 1986 in the presence
of the Duke of Kent for the naming of Cromer Lifeboat. The Band's 60th
anniversary celebrations took the form of a gala concert in St. Michael's
Church, Aylsham, compered by Anglia Television's Helen McDermott.
The band has now celebrated its 75th anniversary and continues to entertain
audiences across the region, being a regular and much-loved feature at many
local events.
Followers of the band will know that we can be heard at many local venues
throughout the year, from the Aylsham Methodist Church Songs of Praise in the
spring and the Gunthorpe Hall Annual Fete in midsummer to the Aylsham Show on
August Bank Holiday and the Christmas Craft Fair at Blickling Hall. We like to
end the year with a swing at our annual Christmas Concert in Aylsham Town Hall
on the last Sunday before Christmas, now extended to a matinee and evening
performance due to popular demand.
Brass bands are a traditional feature of the British way of life. Musicians
give their time and expertise for free, but instruments, sheet music, uniforms
and hire of rehearsal facilities all cost money. Bands up and down the country
rely on local support to be able to keep the brass band sound audible at village
fêtes and Remembrance Day parades.
Information from the Aylsham Band website. For more information visit:
www.aylshamband.org.uk
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