Band News
NEWSLETTER FOR JUNE 2010 AVAILABLE NOW
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SPONSORSHIP SCHEME
BAND MEMBER SPONSOR
Principal Cornet Gayle Pipe R & L GROUTAGE
Solo Cornet Ray Pickett
Solo Cornet Tony Gurd RICHARD F. GRANT
Solo Cornet Noel Smart ASG SOLUTIONS alan@asgsolutions.co.uk
Soprano Cornet GRAHAME AND SHEILA GEORGE
Repiano Cornet Alan Farge RICHARD F. GRANT
Second Cornet Ron Antony ASHWOOD GRANGE HOTEL, TORQUAY
www.ashwoodgrangehotel.co.uk
Third Cornet Vicky Rayner J. R. RAYNER
Hannah Griffin (10) FATHER CHRISTMAS; DEDICATED FAN
Flugel Horn Sue Griffin JONATHAN AND HANNAH GRIFFIN; DEDICATED FAN
Solo Horn Cliff Brock Mr. D. SEABRIGHT
First Horn Arthur Courtney “14452”
Second Horn Jonathan Griffin (11) FOREST AUTOMOTIVE
First Euphonium George Wilkinson DAYS BUILDBASE
Second Euphonium Jeanette Bond DEDICATED FAN
1st Baritone Vernon Riordan
Second Baritone Jane Lasham DEDICATED FAN
First Trombone Matthew Douglass MR. B. GULLIVER
Second Trombone Grahame Fisher-Pearson DEDICATED FAN
Peter Harris
Bass Trombone John Tamplin
First Eb Bass Tony Mist COBWEBS HOME MAINTENANCE
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Second Eb Bass Ray Alexander
First Bb Bass Frank Pope FORM WATERJET LTD, Dave@formwaterjet.co.uk
Second Bb Bass Vacant
Percussion John Pipe
Percussion Alan Hall
130th Annual General Meeting
Chairman of Ringwood and Burley Band, Tony Mist, recently welcomed Ringwood Town Mayor, Cllr Christine Ford, representatives of sponsors Raymond Brown Ltd and Ringwood Brewery, vice presidents and supporters to the 130th Annual General Meeting of the band.
Mr Mist expressed his thanks to all band members, old and new, for their support and hard work over the last year, which had been a successful period of rebuilding and substantial progress under the leadership of Musical Director Bernard Lawson.
Treasurer Vernon Riordan presented the financial report, and stated that the band was in a much stronger position financially than at this time last year, due to increased income from engagements, membership subscriptions, and the newly-introduced player sponsorship scheme. Mr Riordan thanked the Band Supporters Club for their continuing help, and expressed his gratitude to Mrs Margaret Mist for her efforts in fund raising.
Musical Director Mr Bernard Lawson, in his address, paid tribute to the dedication of all players, and reminded the meeting that when he took up the baton again in January 2009, there were only 14 musicians at his first rehearsal, but the band now had a regular attendance of 27. Mr Lawson also thanked Mr John Rayner, conductor of Wilton British Legion band and his players for their help, especially during the early part of 2009. The coming year, said Mr Lawson, will be a busy one with more engagements already booked than last year, and he looked forward to bringing further progress to the band.
Mr Noel Smart, Band master and Deputy Conductor, thanked all members for their support, especially over the very busy Christmas Carolling season.
Following the election of officers and committee for 2010, the Chairman’s Cup for outstanding service to the band was presented to Mr Ron Anthony, 2nd cornet, and the Lister Cup was awarded to Mr Cliff Brock, solo horn.
Cllr Christine Ford, Ringwood Town Mayor, thanked the band for inviting her to the meeting, stating that the band is an asset to the town, and wished them well for the future.
Officers elected for the following year were: President/Chairman: Tony Mist, Musical Director: Bernard Lawson, Secretary: Christine Harris, Treasurer: Vernon Riordan, Trustees: John Tamplin and Peter Harris, Social Rep: Margaret Mist, Committee Members: Gayle Pipe, Noel Smart, Mathew Douglass and George Wilkinson.
Following the meeting, refreshments were served, and the band then played a short selection of pieces which will form part of their repertoire for the coming year.
The band meets for rehearsal on Friday evenings in the Ebenezer Hall at Greyfriars, Ringwood at 8 pm, the band is a member of the Wessex Brass Band Association and welcomes new playing members on all instruments, particularly in the cornet and bass sections, contact the Secretary Mrs. Christine Harris for details phone (01202) 877515 or contact the President A. Mist (01425) 473542
CHRISTMAS 2009
The first engagement on our Christmas programme was a morning on the forecourt of the Meeting House in Ringwood, on Saturday December 12th, a bright sunny morning with plenty of Christmas shoppers around, the band were fortunate to have the use of a marquee so despite the rather biting wind were reasonably warm, we had a two hour session playing carols and collected a total of £174 which will go into band funds.
The following afternoon, Sunday 13th the band returned to Avon Tyrrell House ner Bransgore to play carols at the centre's Christmas Fair, the last time we were at this venue was the opening ceremony in 1949, a large audience enjoyed a programme of carols and Christmas music.
Tuesday December 15th we were once again invited to play carols in the Conservative Club in Ringwood before the club’s annual raffle took place, the club members enjoyed an hour of carols.
We were in the Queen’s Head at Burley, another annual engagement, on Wednesday 16th December playing carols to residents of the village.
Our Annual Christmas Concert was held in the main hall at Greyfriars Community Centre on Saturday 19th of December, a very successful evening with the hall nearly full to capacity, the audience enjoyed an evening of Christmas music and carols.
The band was invited to play carols at the Rising Sun Hotel in New Milton on Sunday 20th December, the lunch-time customers enjoyed an hour or so of seasonal music and carols.
The final engagement of the season was the annual Father Christmas Ceremony in Ringwood Market Place, an extremely cold evening when we played carols to the large audience gathered there for the event.
NEWSLETTER FOR WINTER 2009 AVAILABLE NOW
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SUMMER 2009
Saturday 12th April the band was on the Quayside at Southampton playing the cruise liner Oceana away.
On Monday May 4th the band took part in the RAF Ibsley Association Plaque Dedication Ceremony remembering servicemen who lost their lives whilst flying from RAF Ibsley during World War II.
Saturday 9th May, another date on the Quayside at Southampton this time the liner was the Oriana.
Sunday 10th May, the band participated in a Songs of Praise event on a fine evening in the grounds of Ringwood Parish Church, a large congregation enjoyed a programme of popular music and favourite hymns.
On Sunday, 21 st June, the band returned to the bandstand on Christchurch after a few years absence, a warm summers afternoon with a fairly large audience sitting and listening to us play, with many people passing, stopping and listening before going on their way.
Brass on the Grass at Greyfriars was our next engagement, on Friday, 10th July, unfortunately the weather was rather unsettled, so it was decided to hold the concert in the Ebenezer Hall, it was a bit of a crush as there was a good sized audience who enjoyed their evening entertainment.
A first for the band on Saturday 11 th July, when we performed a concert for Crowe Hill Methodist Church in Ringwood Trinity Church, a very well attended event which was considered a great success by the audience and the band.
Another trip to the bandstand on Christchurch Quay again on Sunday, 6 th September, a fine afternoon with a good sized audience.
We returned to the Holiday Caravan Show at Beaulieu on Sunday, 27th September, an engagement we have fulfilled for several years, a very hot summers day, a long day for the band as we commenced playing at 11 am and with some breaks during the day, finally finished playing at 4 p.m.
A well attended concert in Ringwood Parish Church on Saturday, 3rd October when we were joined by the Allen Singers from Wimborne for the evenings entertainment.
A concert for the Ringwood Branch of the Royal Air Forces Association in the Barrington Theatre in Ferndown on October 17 th was our final concert of the summer, this was an engagement which we have been fortunate to fulfil for the past twelve years, the band performed well and as usual we played to a full theatre, Unfortunately the Ringwood RAFA branch is disbanding so this was our final concert for them.
SPONSORSHIP SCHEME
Would you like to sponsor one of our players?
As a largely self-funding organisation our only sources of revenue to purchase and maintain our instruments, uniforms and music, plus hire of our rehearsal room, comes from income from concerts, player’s subscriptions and from our kind sponsors, Ringwood Brewery, Raymond Brown Ltd and Seemore graphics.
In an endeavour to generate some more income we are developing a “Sponsor a Player” scheme. The idea is that in return for an annual donation of £25, your name or the name of your organisation will feature in our future concert programmes and will also be highlighted on our website.
The income raised from this scheme will make a positive contribution to our efforts to maintain the Ringwood and Burley Band as a worthwhile asset to the local community, to contribute to formal local occasions and to bring enjoyment to as many people as possible.
If you feel that you would be willing to support this scheme, contact our secretary, Mrs. Christine Harris for further details at any of our functions or by post at 147 Pinehurst Park, West Moors, Ferndown, Dorset. Telephone 01202 877515, or Christineband@btinternet.com .
NEWSLETTER FOR SUMMER 2009 AVAILABLE NOW
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