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New and visiting players are always welcome
News
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Saddleworth Whit Friday March Contest 2026
Concert Brass are back from another fabulous weekend at the Saddleworth Whit Friday March Contest performing . Thanks to all the volunteers, spectators and competing bands and followers who make this event so amazing. The band didn’t win any of the village prizes this year but achieved a very respectable 36th overall place out of the 154 bands who performed at the contest.
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Upcoming Town Band Concerts
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All Bands Concert
On Saturday 9th May, Town Band, Concert Brass, Progress Brass and Academy Brass, performed a joint concert with a wide range of music, and including some combined pieces across the bands. All the income from the ticket sales was donated to the PTA of Castle Newnham School, our current home and the concert venue.
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MS Therapy Centre St George’s Day Charity Concert
Bedford Town Band Concert Brass will be performing a Charity Concert in aid of The Bedford MS Therapy Centre, on Sunday 26th April 2026, 3pm at St Mark’s Church, Calder Rise, Brickhill, Bedford, MK41 7UY.
Tickets (Adults £12, Concessions & Accompanied Children under 12 £2.50) available form the Bedford MS Therapy Centre of online at https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bedfordmstherapycentre/2070810 .
Price includes cakes and tea/coffee.
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Bedford Town Band -London & Southern Counties Regional Contest
Bedford Town Band are happy to report a respectable result of 7/14 at the London & Southern Counties First Section Regional contest last Saturday 21st March!
It has been a tough few months of picking apart the same piece of music at every rehearsal, but we were proud to walk onto the stage at Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre to represent Bedford
A special thanks to our MD, Craig Patterson, for all his hard work in getting us ready
Congratulations to all bands that took part last weekend!
Be sure to keep an eye out for the exciting concerts being put on by the Bedford Town Band organisation in 2026
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Bedford Town Band Notice:
A permit was granted to Susan Blunt (STR 64 2024 112) to hold a street collection on behalf of Bedford Town Band within the area of Tesco, Riverfield Drive on 24 December 2025. £757.80 was collected, of which no money was appropriated on account of expenses and payments incurred in connection with the collection.
A permit was granted to Susan Blunt (STR 64 2025 111) to hold a street collection on behalf of Bedford Town Band within the area of Tesco, Riverfield Drive on 13 December 2025. £660.42 was collected, of which no money was appropriated on account of expenses and payments incurred in connection with the collection.
We would like to thank the people of Bedford for your generosity over the Festive Period. Your donations enable the band to survive, and allow us to provide free music tuition to the children of Bedford.
If you have a child in Year 2 or above, who would like to take up free lessons to learn a brass instrument, please contact us on askbedfordtownband@gmail.com