Diary 2008

2008

January

Friday 18th to
Sunday 20th

Butlins Mineworkers Open Brass Band Festival, Butlins, Skegness - Test Piece: Lydian Pictures by Simon Dobson

February

Sunday 3rd

GBBA Entertainment Contest, RFDC, Berry Hill - Training Band

March

Saturday 8th	West of England Regional Contest, Riviera Centre, Torquay - Test Piece: Four Cities Symphony by Rodney Newton
Sunday 16th	Palm Sunday Service, Tewkesbury Abbey [9:15am] - Rained Off.

April

Wednesday 2nd	AGM - including Training Band Concert [7pm]
Sunday 20th	Phoenix Brass Band Festival, Hungerford

May

Thursday 22nd	"Drop In The Ocean" Concert at the Roses Theatre [7:30pm]
Monday 26th	Tewkesbury Abbey Fete [12:15pm]

June

Saturday 14th	St Catherine's Church Fete, Gloucester - Training Band
Sunday 15th	Proms Concert with special guests The Dursley Male Voice Choir, Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury [7:30pm] Box office: (01684) 295074
Sunday 22nd	Priory Park Bandstand, Malvern [2:30pm-4:30pm]
Saturday 28th	Churchdown - Training Band

July

Saturday 5th	Beechwood Residential Home [2:30-5pm]
Saturday 5th	60th Birthday Party, Ripple Village Hall [6-7pm] (Private Function)
Sunday 6th	Ross on Wye Bandstand [2:30-4:30pm]
Friday 11th	Cabaret Evening, Gupshill Manor, Tewkesbury - Training Band [7pm]
Saturday 12th	Cheltenham Music Festival, Imperial Gardens, Cheltenham [3-5pm]
Sunday 20th	Over The Rainbow Festival, Tewkesbury Abbey [10am]
Saturday 26th	Cotswold Beer Festival, Postlip Hall [12pm-3pm]

August

Friday 8th to Sunday 10th	Training Band Trip to Dorchester
Sunday 17th	Stroud Bandstand [2:30pm-4:30pm]
Sunday 31st	Abbey Park Bandstand, Evesham [2:30pm-4:30pm]

October

Thursday 9th

Tewkesbury Mop Fair Parade, Tewkesbury High Street [6pm]

November

Sunday 9th	Remembrance Day Parade, Tewkesbury [Meet 9am; March Off 9:30am]
Saturday 15th	Bishop's Cleeve Christmas Lights Ceremony [4-6pm]
Thursday 27th	Alderman Knight School Christmas Fayre - Training Band [6-8pm]
Sunday 30th	Tewkesbury Christmas Lights Ceremony - Training Band [afternoon]

December

Wednesday 3rd	Pied Piper Concert, Tewkesbury Abbey [7:30pm]
Saturday 6th	Band Christmas Concert, Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury [7:30pm] featuring Lakeside School Choir
Sunday 7th	Band Christmas Concert, Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury [7:30pm] featuring John Moore Primary School Choir
Thursday 11th	Carols at The Courtyard, Montpellier, Cheltenham [5:30pm]
Saturday 13th	Cheltenham Racecourse [2-4pm] - Cancelled due to waterlogged racecourse
Tuesday 16th	Bishop's Cleeve Rotary Club Christmas Concert, St Michael's Church [7:30pm]
Wednesday 17th	Carols around Twyning [7:30-9pm]
Thursday 18th	Civic Carol Service, Tewkesbury [7-8pm]
Friday 19th	Carols at Tewkesbury Marina [7pm]
Saturday 20th	Carols at Morrisons, Up Hatherley [10am-6pm]
Sunday 21st	Training Band Christmas Concert & Party, Watson Hall, Tewkesbury [2:30pm]
Wednesday 24th	Christingle Service, Tewkesbury Abbey - Training Band [3:30pm]
Wednesday 24th	Carols around Town clubs & restaurants, Tewkesbury [Evening; finish at Queen's Head Pub, Aston Cross]