Brass bands

Don’t know whether my memory is failing again but didn’t Wigan once have a lot of bands compared to today. And are there still bands
In the park during Summer

Pemberton old band is still going I think

ice pie, if you like bands go to Greenfields this coming Spring Bank weekend on the Sat, Not the May Day bank hol, The Spring Bank hols last weekend in May

at Greenfields Oldham

more bands than you can clod a stick at, catch a train from Wigan Wallgate to Stayley Bridge then a connection to Greenfields, Its all in Gtr Manchester so your buss pass will get you there free, then Bands from about 1 pm untill late,

Bickershaw Colliery Brass Band

Tyldesley Brass Band are doing the Wigan Proms in the Park on the 31st August 2024 LINK

Trinity girls band are still around

Years ago, there used to be a annual Brass Band Competition held at the Kings Hall in Belle Vue Zoological Gardens at Manchster featuring the big well know known brass bands like Black Dyke Mills, Brighouse and Rastrick, CWS Manchester, Fairey Aviation, Foden's Motors, Grimethorpe Colliery, GUS Northampton and others from all over the country.

Sadly, like many others things today, no longer happening!

Even though brass bands have declined there are still competitions naitionwide.

Have you ever been flicked with a 'lastic band?

I spent a few years in North Ashton Brass Band a few of the best years of my life,

Haydock Band (over 160 years old).

Golborne Band.

Redgate Band.

Old Hall Band (Appley Bridge).

I forgot - Valley Brass in my old school, in Haydock (Jaggers)

retep1949

Not on the scale of that I mentioned!

Obviously!