
Keep a close eye on the bands website and on our Twitter feed ( https://twitter.com/SnowdownCWBand ) as new concert performance dates will shortly be added to the bands calendar.
Traditional Colliery Brass Band from the South East of England
The Snowdown Colliery Welfare Band have the following vacancies: BBb Bass Euphonium 2nd Cornet 3rd Cornet Front Row Cornet Percussionist All players, of any instrument, will be made very welcome. Rehearsals are Wednesday evenings 19:15 – 21:15 at Aylesham Baptist Church hall. Please contact the band secretary via Facebook messenger or the band website.
In light of the news of the recent passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II: The bands performance Sunday 18th Sept 2022 at Hyde Park Bandstand, has been cancelled. The band sends heartfelt condolences to the royal family. We look forward to performing on Hyde Park next year instead.
After the enforced break over the last couple of years due to Covid-19 and after two cancelled concerts because of it, the band finally hope to return to St. Bartholomew’s Church at Herne Bay on Saturday 7th May 2022. The concert, commencing at 7.30pm will be a relaxed affair and contain entertaining music from all types of genres. Tickets can be booked prior to the concert for collection on the night from Ken Skinner on 07957 867062 or they are available on the door. As stated, it is planned to be a relaxed evening of entertaining music and refreshments of wine, tea, coffee and nibbles will be made available. We look forward to seeing you!!
Firstly, many apologies to anyone who may have viewed the website over the past few months with no updates and current information available. Things are returning to normal and it is anticipated that this website will now be updated on a regular basis with news and other matters concerning the band and our concerts etc. The past year 2021, was a stop/start affair for the band as a whole with us managing to fulfill some engagements and at least getting back to rehearsing on a more regular basis. Our Christmas engagements were curtailed by the arrival of the Omicron variant but as things seem to be easing off a little, we look forward and confident that 2022 will see some sort of normality returning to the band. We have been fortunate to have retained almost all of our membership and have good numbers around the band. We are particularly looking for BBb bass players and a Soprano Cornet but anyone who is looking for a friendly band will be made very welcome. The engagement list for the year is beginning to fill up and we can be seen at a number of venues around the County as well as our… Read more“BACK TO BUSINESS……AGAIN!!”