The Egham Band

The Egham Band

At a glance

Causes

  • Arts
  • Children / families
  • Education
  • Local / community
  • Young people

Other details

Organisation type: 
Small or unincorporated organisation
Geographical remit: 
Regional

Objectives

We provide a place for people to play a brass instrument of any ability through our Training Band, Youth Ensemble, Youth Band and senior band.

The band plays at many local events and also holds it's own concerts for members of the public that are free to attend.

The band also runs a youth brass project where we take brass music back into schools where we are now teaching in three local schools and have ambitions to teach in more schools in the wider area.  This teaching is at no cost to the school or parents, after school clubs are also run on the same basis.  We are currently teaching over 120 school children in three schools.

Activities

The Egham Band is a friendly and hard working First Section brass band based in Surrey. The Band rehearses in a purpose built band hall a short walk from Egham station.

The band play many engagements ranging from themed concerts to parades, including the famous Lewes Bonfire Parade, Remembrance Sunday Parade in Egham, and the ever popular Windsor Christmas Parades. The band often take part in prestigious local events for example, playing for The Queen's Jubilee on the Long Walk in 2022, The Queen at The Patrons Lunch in 2016 and The PGA Golf tournaments.

The band also has a strong relationship with Bergisch Gladbach, Germany that it is twinned with Runnymede.  The band last visited and performed in September 2022 and will be back there either next year or 2024.

The band also regularly competes in the annual regional contest in Stevenage as well as further afield.

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