News

Due to a number or reasons, I haven’t updated band news on our website since March. Please accept my apologies.

There being no Covid restrictions this year, band members and their guests enjoyed an excellent meal at Cleckheaton Golf Club in April.

The opening concert for 2022 on 28^th of May was at our new home St. Andrews, Undercliffe. Well attended and, judging by the applause, much appreciated by all members of the audience.

On 4^th June the bands contribution to The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend was in a cold and windy field alongside The Woolpack public house at Whitley Village. It may have been cold and windy, but the organisers and volunteers were magnificent with their hospitality. Needless to say many members of the band ended up after the event in the pub on the pretext of ‘just getting warm’.

Two short concert programs came next on 25^th June from the marketplace in Ripon, in support of a joint venture between organisers of Armed Forces Day and Ripon Theatre Festival. The weather was kind and so were the numerous comments from members of the public. I should not have to mention that many band members ended the afternoon in The One Eyed Rat. (Another pub – Of course!)

The bandstand in the lake in Peasholm Park, Scarborough, brings this report up to date.
With short excerpts from Breezin’ Down Broadway and Highland Cathedral.
Photos and video from Elizabeth Johnson.

AND I PROMISE TO KEEP THIS NEWS PAGE UP TO DATE IN FUTURE!!!

With much regret, after more than a decade of rehearsals at St. Andrew’s Church, Oakenshaw, the band has decided to make its new home at St. Andrew’s Church, Undercliffe.

As band members grow ever increasingly older, they begin to suffer from ‘thinner blood’ and need all the home comforts (and heating) the church at Undercliffe offers.

However, the band will return to its former home for a concert later in the year.

Jacqui Mack joined WYB early in 2022. She actually plays the viola (Not something planted in the garden!). It’s a large violin. Held and played like a violin but with a lower, more mellow tone.

However, she always fancied playing a BBb Bass. I can’t imagine why! A viola fits nicely into the boot of your car. Whereas a BBb Bass . . . . . . . . !!!!!

Jacqui declares she is a novice bass player, but we’re sure she’ll stick at it and get there in due course.

Welcome to the band Jacqui. We hope you have a great time playing with West Yorkshire Brass.

West Yorkshire Brass welcomes two new members. Sally Cass takes the Soprano Cornet seat. And Richard Gosling joins our front row cornets.

I’m slightly confused because Sally Cass now sits alongside Sally Clarke – same Christian name, same initials. And now we have a Richard on each end of our front row cornets.

Almost as confusing as when, many years ago, we had no less than four members of the band called Peter.

However, we hope both new members enjoy their time with West Yorkshire Brass. Welcome to you both.