Wessex Winter Contest

Hi everyone,

With rehearsals in full swing for the the last few weeks the test piece is beginning to take shape.

A week to go and the final preparations are now taking place to ensure the band is fully prepared for the day.

This years contest format is one big section with all bands entered in one draw. The placings will be decided by WBBA grading however all bands have the opportunity to become WBBA champions.

We are drawn no.6 so it's an early start for all with the band due to be performing at 10:30am.

Looking forward to a great performance on the day. Keep up the good work.

An Update...

Hello Everyone,

There are a few pieces of news since the last post:

• The band played their annual Poppy Appeal Concert at the URC Fordingbridge on Friday 6th November. The concert went very well. Please see the website for a full review


• James Fletcher completed the End-to-End Cycle Challenge from Lands End to John o'Groats - Well Done James. We hope you're not too sore!


• Our Musical Director, Ivan Hutchinson has recently passed his music degree and can now append the letters BMus (Hons) to his name and the string of other qualifications he already has. Congratulations!

• We have just updated the Training Band photo gallery on the website with the latest photographs. Please take a look. http://www.hydeband.co.uk/GalleryTrain.htm

With the Poppy Appeal Concert over for another year, the band are now concentrating hard on preparations for the WBBA Contest in Weymouth on 28th November.