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January 2010 Butlins Mineworkers Contest Skegness 23rd January Quote from 4barsrest Another band that enjoyed good late season form was Melton under Graham Sutton. Although they only managed joint 9th here last year, two encouraging performances of late at Leicester (4th) and Leamington Spa (5th) should see them hopeful of being in and around the prizes. Result Unfortunately the band finished 11th out of 13th with "tuning issues", and unforeseen circumstances letting us down on the day. 2009 REVIEW Contests The year started with The Meltonband competing for the first time at Butlins Mineworkers Open Brass band Contest. The band finished a credible 9th out of 18 bands. Many of the players and their families took advantage of the accommodation available and enjoyed the weekend which was full of entertainment. March took us to the area contest at Bedworth where we came 19th out of 21 bands. A very disappointing result. November 22nd West Midlands Brass Band contest Leamington Spa 5th position out of 7. November 29th Leicester Festival Loughborough 4th position out of 8. New Players The band are always keen to welcome new players and this year we are pleased that the following players have joined us. Peter Hale - trombone, Stephanie Hale - horn, Sue Rea - Flugel, Laura Springthorpe - cornet, David Potter - cornet, Emily Clare - cornet and Chris Shilham - percussion. Thank you As with all bands, there are a number of people working behind the scenes that rarely get mentioned. We have a hardworking committee made up of players and non players. The non-players work hard ensuring that engagements run smoothly. Rebecca Laughton - our engagement secretary, who without we would have no engagements! Gina Green - our treasurer, looks after our money and tells us when we are spending too much! Mandy Hoodless - designs and prints all of our posters and flyers. Paul Sheldon - our publicity and press manager - promotes engagements, sells tickets and also communicates with local businesses for raffles prizes at concerts. Spouses and partners for standing in freezing weather collecting money as we play carols, and helping to "cart" equipment from vehicles to bandstands. Also we must thank our, families and friends for their understanding of our commitment, and for their continued support, encouragement and enthusiasm. Congratulations Richard Needham - solo trombone, and Becky Laughton - engagements secretary, married in June. David Clare won a music scholarship to attend Loughborough Grammar School. Katie Clare qualified to play in the World Chess Championships at Turkey in November. Sadness The band mourned the sad loss of Tom Grinter and Arthur Clark both committed fully to the band over a number of years. They leave many happy memories. December 2009 21st December A small group of players from the band were invited by The Rotary Club to provide Christmas music at their annual Christmas Dinner held at The Quorn Lodge Hotel. 20th December Some members of the band played at Hospitals, and Care Homes in Melton - a longstanding tradition always held on the last Sunday before Christmas. 17th December A few players from the band played carols at The Finches Arms at Hambleton who were holding a Victorian Christmas event. 11th December The band held their annual Christmas Carol concert at Gloucester House. The event was well attended and the Training Band provided a short interlude of Christmas music. The most improved player award was won by Douglas Ruddle in recognition of his progress from trombone to Bb Bass and making it a family affair his sister Kirsty was awarded the Young Band Person of the year award. Kirsty plays percussion in the Training Band. November 2009 29th November Leicester Contest (Loughborough) The band finished in 4th position 27th November The band were invited to play a Christmas Carol Concert at Harlaxton Manor. 22nd November Leamington Contest The band finished in 5th position 8th November The band fulfilled their regular duty at the Remembrance day parade which this year saw the largest ever parade in Melton 250 people took part. Phil Hardy played the last post. October 2009 Busy preparing for forthcoming contests September 2009 Sad Loss The band were saddened to hear of the loss of Arthur Clark past conductor for many years at the band. Some band members joined family and friends of Arthur to provide the music at his funeral 19th September The band joined forces with The Foresters to present a joint concert in aid of Motor Neurone disease. The event was well attended and a raffle helped to boost the amount raised. Thanks to Nev Jackson for coordinating the event. 8th September Eileen Holmes provided a presentation of the History of the Melton Bandstand. The Melton Band were featured in the presentation which took place at Sage Cross Street Methodist Chapel. The evening proved to be a popular event and guests included the Mayor of Melton. The evening culminated in a performance by the Meltonband. August 2009 Baker cooks up new march
21-Aug-2009 Pork pie Click here to watch the premiere public performance on 2nd August 2009 July 2009 Sad Loss Band members were saddened to hear the news that Tom Grinter a player and founder member of the band died. Tom had been ill for some time preventing him from playing. Tom had been a member of the band for 38 years and will be sadly missed. Players from the band attended his funeral at Denton where he lived. Scholarship Our youngest player David Clare (aged 11) who plays 3rd Cornet has won a Trumpet scholarship at Loughborough Grammar School. David is looking forward to starting at his new school in September. We wish him every success for his musical future. 4th July The band were once again delighted to accept the invitation of Gordon Kingsley Principal of Harlaxton Manor to join them in their celebration of American Independence Day. The band were invited to join the guests at their buffet picnic and then played for an hour. The Band played a variety of music including Miller Magic and Sousa on Parade. The weather was perfect and the audience thoroughly enjoyed the performance, evident by their rapturous applause after each piece. The evening culminated in the two National Anthems at which point almost 350 people were on their feet in front of the spectacular Gothique Style Manor. June 2009 28th June The band performed a sterling performance at Melton Bandstand. This was an attraction included at the Melton Country Fair. The weather was perfect and we played to a captivated audience. We would like to especially thank our guest players on the day including Leigh Baker from Brighouse and Rastrick Band who played solo trombone for Richard. 21st June. Two of our committee members were married on June 21st at Brooksby. Richard Needham solo trombone player married Becky Laughton engagements secretary. The Meltonband were present and played during the service and also while the photographs were being taken in the beautiful grounds. Richard and Becky will spend their honeymoon on safari in Kenya. The band wish them both all the best for their future. 19th June The band performed an evening concert at Harlaxton Church to help them raise funds for the renovation of the Church. The church was full and the band played a selection of music from film and theatre. The evening was enjoyed by both audience and the band. May 2009 16th May After weeks of fine tuning and dedicated rehearsals the band performed at the Melton Theatre to a packed audience. The evening was a joint venture with the Melton Male Voice Choir. Part of the proceeds was donated to the local Air Ambulance in recognition of their valued work saving lives in the County. April 2009 Any one interested in playing at the Whit Friday marches please let us know via the contacts page The quartets came 9= David Clare came a credible 10th out of 30 and sister Emily 19th well done to both! Completing the Family line up Liz Clare came 11th in the open solo.
March 2009
Melton Borough Melton has bobbled about a bit at the bottom end of the table in the last three years but its great to see them back again more determined than ever to push upwards and onwards. A new MD at the helm may well mean a change of fortune – you never know, so fingers crossed. Congratulations!!!!! We came 7th out of 23 bands! "There then came a group of performances that did trip over Rodney Newton’s fiendish traps a little more frequently, but also gave solid accounts nonetheless. These included Melton who displayed good musicality and a great performance of merit from their trombone section and tenor horn player although loose ensemble and intonation proved to be costly."
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