Bournemouth Youth Marching Band

Saturday 10th November - Ferndown Remembrance Concert

The Band gave a concert on behalf of Ferndown Royal British Legion and the Poppy Appeal. The event was sold out.

We had some great feedback from the audience.

Saturday 11th August - Lyme Regis Carnival

The Band led this great Carnival and gave several static performances along the way.

A large audience and a great reception despite the weather.

Wednesday 14th February 

Our first display rehearsal of the year at Rossmore Leisure Centre preparing for arena events in Kingston and Bognor Regis.

The first three pieces completed ..... Great progress made.

We have been preparing for our upcoming Remembrance performances.

These start on the morning of Saturday 28th October with the Poppy Launch in Ferndown. 

The day after we are in the Weymouth Festival of Remembance at the Pavilion Theatre.

This will be the first time the Band has performed with bagpipes and we are grateful to Jim and Campbell for supporting us. Also our grateful thanks to Peter, Phil and Alan on Trombones and Baritone Sax.

Saturday 10th June - Wimborne Minster Folk Festival

Performance 2 - Wimborne Model Town

The Band have received a nice thank you card from the Mayor and Mayoress who both attended our concert.

After the half term break the Band returned on 22nd February to weekly practices. Great to welcome many new members over the last few weeks. We are now working on new music getting ready for this year's exciting performances.

The 2016 Band Tour - Completed.

6 performances, three countries, 7 days.

A terrific achievement by the Band, testament to the teamwork, determination and commitment of the members and the support team. Thank you to the businesses and organisations that supported the Tour.

Our first stop on 10th August was the Passchendaele 1917 Museum.

Following our visit here we travelled on to Tyne Cot.

Wimborne Minster Folk Festival - Sunday 12th June.

A great day for the band with a display in Wimborne Square and a concert in West Borough. Both were well received. The Band also played the National Anthem at the request of The Royal British Legion in recognition of Her Majesty's 90th birthday.

There are more pictures from the day in the Gallery page and also on the Band's Facebook page.

Wednesday 27th April

Display Rehearsal at Rossmore Leisure Centre

During the evening we had 2 run throughs of our new display routine and also focussed on a couple of the moves.

Good progress was made again and the Band are looking forward to the first public performance of the Display at the upcoming Kingston Band Tattoo.

Sunday 24th April. After lunch we continued our display rehearsals. The display is looking and sounding really good. After a final run through it was time to go home with all our objectives for the weekend fully achieved.

On Sunday 24th April we travelled down into Bournemouth by coach to play in the annual St George's Day Parade. The parade went from above Durley Chine past the BIC, the Pier and into the Bournemouth Gardens. We then travelled back to Camp.

Band Camp continued on Saturday 23rd April. 

We rehearsed the new display routine throughout the day.  We had another concert session followed by a fun jamming session. Music folders were swapped between players and many swapped instruments. The jam session finished with Thunderbirds (some members acting as the marionette characters) and Sweet Caroline (with some members singing the lyrics).

Friday 22nd April - the first day of Band Camp.

After settling into the accommodation at Butchers Coppice  we rehearsed various pieces of music in concert style. We also had a first play through Pirates of the Caribbean.

The evening finished with bingo and some free time.

Wednesday 20th April

Rehearsal at Butchers Coppice.

The Band are concentrating on the music for the new display routine and for the Massed Band at the Kingston Tattoo. The Drums are learning an exciting new drum solo. Band Camp is only a few days away now.

Wednesday 13th April.

Marching Band season has started. Today the Band rehearsed their new arena display routine at the Rossmore Lesiure Centre. 

The first three pieces of music were covered and great progress was made.

Wednesday 6th April

The Band are keen to recruit young musicians of all standards. Leaflets were distributed to around 1000 homes in Bournemouth, Poole and Ferndown.

The Band's next meeting is on Wednesday 13th April at Rossmore Leisure Centre from 6.30pm.

We are now only a couple of weeks away to our weekend Band Camp and a performance in the Bournemouth St George's Day Parade.

Wednesday 30th March. 

It's been a busy few months since Christmas so the Band had a social event in place of the weekly rehearsal.

The Band took over the Laser Quest arena for a full hour and had three exciting games. It was a great evening and lots of fun.

Wednesday 23rd December.

The Band Christmas Party was a lot of fun and brought the Band's year to a conclusion.

Thanks to everyone - members, helpers, supporters and friends for making 2015 so successful.

Bring on 2016!

Our last Christmas Performance was on the morning of Sunday 20th December at Tesco, Bournemouth.

We played a selection of our normal music and carols.

The Band attracted a large audience as we entertained the shoppers.

Thanks to everyone that has played, helped or supported the Band during the month.

Wednesday 16th December

No rehearsal this week ...... instead a Christmas performance at Tesco in Kinson.

The Band played a mix of carols and our normal music.

Sunday 13th December

Young Performers Concert - Ensembles and Soloists.

An array of talent from the Band performed for this event at the Ferndown RBL Hall.

It was a great evening with an appreciative audience. Well done everyone.

Sunday 13th December.

Our Christmas performances continued entertaining the shoppers at Tesco in Poole.

A selection of carols and our normal music was played.

Wednesday 9th December

The Band rehearsed and then recorded Polar Express for their Christmas video. 

An incredible result in such as short time.

We then separated into ensemble groups to rehearse the music for the concert on Sunday.

Ensemble rehearsals continued on the afternoon of Sunday 5th December.

Good progress was made by all the groups and the conceert on Sunday 13th is going to be great.

The Young Performers Concert is being held at the Ferndown RBL Hall and starts at 7.15pm.

Sunday 5th December

Christmas Performance

Tesco Bournemouth

The Band were pleased to entertain shoppers with a mix of our normal music and carols.

It also gave us the opportunity to run some pieces that we haven't played for a while.

Friday 3rd December

Our second Christmas event with an ensemble playing carols for the Wimborne First School Nativity.

As a finale the children joined with the Band performing We Wish You A Merry Christmas.

Wednesday 2nd December - Rehearsal

The first half of the meeting was the whole Band rehearsing the music for our next concert.

During the second half members split up into their ensemble groups to work on their music for the upcoming Young Performers Concert.

Tuesday 1st December

A quintet from the Band played Christmas carols for the Ferndown Blind Club.

The members and volunteers were really appreciative and joined in singing.

The Band were pleased to support such a worthy group and wish everyone involved a very Happy Christmas.

Wednesday 25th November - Rehearsal

Another busy but fun practice with the first half concentrating on the Concert music.

In the second half we rehearsed carols and christmas music.

The Corps of Drums held a sectional practice and gave the rest of the Band a performance of their new drum feature.

Wednesday 18th November - Rehearsal

A busy evening rehearsing music for our next concert.

In the second half the drums held a sectional practice whilst the rest of the Band rehearsed Christmas music and carols.

The Training Band continues to make good progress.

Our first ever Young Performers Concert is being held on Sunday 13th December starting at 7.15pm at the Ferndown Royal British Legion.

Don't miss this event!

Come along to this spectacular concert to support our soloists and small ensembles.

Sunday 15th November

Ensembles Rehearsal

A busy full afternoon with the ensembles rehearsing their music for the Concert.

A huge amount of progress was made and we look forward to the Concert on the evening of 13th December.

Wednesday 11th November - Rehearsal

The Band played a new piece The Irish Blessing and started rehearsing I Dreamed A Dream from Les Miserables. We also rehearsed some carols and Christmas music ready for the busy programme of Christmas performances. 

The drums had a sectional rehearsal and the Training Band continued to progress with their music.

The evening finished with Merry Christmas Everybody and Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines.

Wednesday 11th November - Armistice Day.

"We will remember them"

A collage of photos from our recent Remembrance events:

Remembrance Concert at the Ferndown Royal British Legion.

Remembrance Parade in West Moors.

The opportunity was taken to take a team photo of the Band following the Remembrance Day parade in West Moors.

The photo shows the Band in the new uniform and with the new snare and bass drums.

Remembrance Sunday 8th November - Parade and Service in West Moors.

The Band led the Remembrance Parade through West Moors to and from the War Memorial in the centre of the village. 

The Band also played for the hymns and the National Anthem.

Appropriate music for the parade was selected from our repertoire and included the 1914 Medley, Little Bugler, A Bridge Too Far, Sir John Moore, Great Escape and Death or Glory with drum solos in between each.

There was a packed Ferndown Royal British Legion hall for the Remembrance Concert given by the Band on Saturday 7th November. The concert was in aid of the Poppy Appeal.

The music of the first half was chosen around the themes of the Royal British Legion, the Queen, The Battle of Britain and the First and Second World Wars.

The second half included some modern music, a traditional act of remembrance and finishing with a sing along of Land of Hope and Glory, then the famous Radetsky March and the National Anthem.

There was an encore of Victory from Cry of the Celts and December 63.

The concert was an opportunity to put the new snare and bass drums through their paces and also to launch our new uniform. There were lots of very positive comments.

The new snare and bass drums, complete with cases and accessories were delivered to the Band on 5th November.

They now need to be unpacked and tuned up. They are all in military colours - blue and red.

Hopefully they will see their first use at the Remembrance Concert on Saturday evening

Rehearsal - 4th November

The final rehearsal before our busy remembrance weekend. It's the culmination of several weeks of practicing and the result will be a credit to everyone.

We had a run through of all the music for the Remembrance Concert and the Remembrance Parade. All is ready.

The new band shirts were handed out. Gradually the new uniform is becoming a reality.

Rehearsal - 28th October

With just one more practice before the Remembrance Concert we continued to focus on the music.

The proceeds for the concert, hosted by the Ferndown branch of the Royal British Legion will go to the Poppy Appeal. Tickets are just £2.50 each available from the Branch.

The new Band hats were tried on and named. They will now be fitted with the new hat band and the new band badge.

Rehearsal - 21st October

A busy evening continuing to rehearse for the Remembrance Concert and the Remembrance Parade.

The drums also held a sectional practice and the Training Band progressed with their music.

The Band will soon be moving to their new uniform and preparations for this changeover are going well.

Taunton Carnival - 17th October

The Band traveled to Taunton in Somerset for the town's annual illuminated carnival procession. This was our third appearance at this event.

Before the procession the Band decorated their instruments with lights. 

The Band proved very popular through the Town Centre. We received lots of applause from the large audience along the route.

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The Band are proud to support the Poppy Appeal and the Royal British Legion.

Tickets for our Remembrance Concert are available from the Ferndown Branch of the Royal British Legion or through a Band Member.

They are great value at just £2.50 each.

Wednesday 14th October

The Band continued rehearsing for the Remembrance Concert.

The Training Band continues to make really good progress.

The details of our Solos Concert to be held at the Ferndown British Legion Hall on the evening of Sunday 13th December were announced.

Preparations have started for moving to our new Band Uniform. 

The Band are looking forward to performing in the Taunton Carnival this Saturday.

Wednesday 7th October

Jenny took the Training Band tonight whilst our main Band continued to rehearse for the Remembrance Concert on 7th November.

Excellent progress continues to be made with all the pieces. Well done everyone.

These are exciting times for the Band in so many ways.

Rehearsal - Wednesday 30th September

Our practice concentrated on the music for the upcoming Remembrance Concert (Saturday 8th November, Ferndown RBL Hall - tickets available soon).

Everything is coming together nicely and excellent progress is being made.

Now is a great time for young musicians to join the Band as we will shortly be rehearsing the Christmas music and the new music for next year.

An exciting rehearsal on Wednesday 23rd September.

It was announced that the Band had passed the audition to perform on stage at Disneyland Paris next August. There were some nice comments with the audition report.

The Band rehearsed some of the music for the Remembrance Concert including the Battle of Britain segment and the finale pieces. Tickets will be on sale soon!

Then we had some fun playing the Lady Gaga Showmix and Happy.

Ringwood Carnival, 19th September 2015

The Band played in the evening illuminated carnival procession through the streets of Ringwood.

Crowds thronged the roadside along the route and the audience clearly enjoyed the music and the 'mini displays' along the way.

Favourites with the audience were It's A Beautiful Day and Rolling In The Deep.

Another productive rehearsal on 16th September.

Jenny took the Training Band and Blake ran a sectional practice with the drums.

The Band worked on the music for the upcoming Remembrance Concert and in particular the section commemorating 75 years of the Battle of Britain.

After the break the Band practiced Dads Army and Don't Stop Believin'.

A good night.

The Band took part in Blandford Carnival on Saturday 12th September.

We played a wide variety of music along the route which was clearly enjoyed by the audience.

The Band were awarded the Best Band trophy as we passed the Town Hall.

The picture shows some of our younger members at the finish with the trophy.

Several of our members helped Dorset Youth with the Sunset Ceremony outside the Town Hall.

The Band are now looking forward to Ringwood Carnival next Saturday.

On the 9th September we held a recording session in place of our normal rehearsal.

Using professional recording equipment the Band recorded four of their favourite pieces of music.

The Training Band held their usual meeting before joining with the main band in the second half of the evening.

The Band are now looking forward to perfroming at Blandford Carnival on Saturday evening. The Carnival leaves Holland Way at 7.15pm making it's way to the town centre.

Meeting on Wednesday 2nd September. The start of the autumn season.

We rehearsed the music soon to be recorded as our audition for Disneyland Paris.

The Band practiced one of the hymns for Remembrance.

We played through some of our recently introduced music including 2 new pieces.

Our 2nd Cornets ran a session for the Training Band.

The Drums had a sectional practice.

In the middle of August 30 members of the Band took a 3 day trip by coach to Alton Towers, staying in a building at the Gradbach Scout Camp.

Everyone had a great time and the theme park wan't too busy so there were only small queues for the rides. 

The Band now restarts on Wednesday 2nd September at Butchers Coppice Activity Centre.

On 12th August the Band held their annual Beach Party at Branksome Beach. Many members and friends attended.

A great evening of fun and games with fantastic weather.

On Saturday 8th August the Band led the Lyme Regis Carnival.

There was a large appreciative crowd along the route.

The Band also gave a short concert outside the Royal Lion Hotel.

"Thank you so much for taking part, was fabulous having you here and leading the parade."

"Thank you all for a wonderful march at the Carnival on Saturday, you were truly amazing, thank you all."

An 'end of term' rehearsal at Butchers Coppice on Wednesday 5th August having a closer look at Hallelujah and played through some of the music chosen by our members.

On Saturday the Bournemouth Youth Marching Band will be leading the carnival in Lyme Regis. The carnival starts at 8pm from Holmbush Car Park and finishes at the Lifeboat Station.

On Sunday 2nd August the Band took part in the second Poole Carnival.

The Carnival started at the Viewpoint in Branksome and went along the full length of Ashley Rd and finished at the Branksome Recreation Ground.

There was a good sized audience along the way who clearly enjoyed the music we were playing. 

The Band also won the trophy for the Best Marching Band in the Carnival.

The Band Rehearsal on 29th July was held in the Sports Hall of Rossmore Leisure Centre.

The Band worked on some drill practice followed by a session rehearsing Game of Thrones. Police Academy and December 63 brought the evening to an end.

Some of our newer members received brass and music tuition in a small group.

The Band are now looking forward to performing in Poole Carnival this Sunday.

Wednesday 22nd July and another rehearsal in the Jubilee Centre at Butchers Coppice. 

Tonight's music:

It's A Beautiful Day

Victory from Cry of the Celts

Thunderbirds

Bugler In Vienna

High On A Hill

Army of the Nile

Rolling In The Deep

Lion King

Young Amadeus

December 63

One Moment In Time

Wednesday 15th July

This week's rehearsal was held in the Centenary Hut at the Butchers Coppice Activity Centre.

The Band concentrated on playing several pieces of music. Good progress was made and several new tunes are almost ready for inclusion in performances.

The second half of the meeting was given over to a members and parents briefing on our upcoming Band trip "The Great Escape".

2 performances at the Emergency Services Family Fun Day, Poole Park on 11th July.

First, around the Showground

Second, a display and short concert in the arena.

Two concert style performances by our Training Band playing Halellujah and the theme from Jurassic Park.

Our Have A Go stand was always busy and we had lots of interest from the public.

A concert style rehearsal on Wednesday 8th July.

The main band continued working on some of the newer pieces as well as Army of the Nile.

The training band had fun with their 2 new pieces of music in readiness for the 999 Emergency Services Fun Day this Saturday.

Come down to Poole Park and see us perform during the afternoon.

BYMB are proud to support Streetwise and all the Emergency Services in Dorset.

Wednesday 1st July - Rehearsal

A great evening playing through some of our more recently introduced music and an old favourite - Bugler In Vienna.

A special focus on Police Academy to get it to the point where it is almost ready to be played in performance.

The Band are looking forward to this Sunday's pop up concert at the Kinson Music Festival. See us on the Green at 1pm.

The Band held a Car Treasure Hunt on Sunday 28th June.

Nine families participated and the route went from Butchers Coppice through Ferndown, Holt and Horton ending up at Avon Heath Country Park. 

Thank you to everyone that took part and well done to the three winners.

Winton Carnival

We were proud to be one of just two Bands taking part in this year's spectacular Winton Carnival held on Saturday 27th June. This was our first time in the Carnival.

This is one of our local carnivals and it was great to play for the large crowd which lined the route through Winton.

" You guys were fabulous. Thank you!"

" Very cool to watch and well done all"

Rehearsal - Wednesday 24th June.

The Band rehearsed Happy, Little Bugler, Mechanised Infantry and Thunderbirds. We also took a first look at Dads Army.

After the break we broke up into sectional rehearsals.

Performance on Saturday in Winton Carnival followed by a social event - our Car Treasure Hunt - on Sunday.

Another excellent rehearsal on Wednesday 17th June.

The Band played and practiced marching to It's A Beautiful day and Rolling In The Deep.

After the break the Band started practicing The Standard of St George and then played through some other pieces.

Our wonderful Corps of Drums received some tuition in a small group on their bugles.

The Band are now looking forward to their programme of Summer performances starting with Winton Carnival on the morning of Saturday 27th June.

Wednesday 10th June

Another 2 new stunning pieces of music tackled this evening and great progress made.

We are already thinking about and preparing for the Queen and Country concert being held in November.

In the first half Dawn worked with our brilliant training band and then everyone joined together for the second half.

The evening finished with Thunderbirds and Disney Magical Marches.

Rehearsal - Wednesday 3rd June

The first half of the meeting was spent rehearsing a new piece of music - Thunderbirds and also playing through some of the other recently introduced pieces.

The second part was the Band's AGM attended by members and parents. The meeting reflected on the huge progress made over the last year and the exciting plans and opportunities for the year ahead.

On Saturday 30th May we held a display rehersal at Rossmore Leisure Centre.

The following day we travelled by coach to Okehampton in Devon to a Band Competition run by the military.

Our Corps of Drums were pleased to be awarded a second place silver award for their new drum feature.

Wednesday 27th May - a stunning rehearsal with the focus on the display routine. Coincidentally there was several scout groups camping around the field at Butchers Coppice and they enjoyed watching the routine and gave us a massive applause at the end.

After a break the drums worked on their drum feature  ...... wow! - and the brass and woodwind marked up their marchcards and practiced the transitions between quick and slow march. 

Wednesday 20th May and our weekly rehearsal started with the Band playing the National Anthem, Police Academy, Highland Cathedral, Royal Salute and Buglers Nocturne.

After the break we went outside to practice the display routine. It's looking and sounding really good and everyone is congratulated on the progress that has been made.

On Sunday 17th May the Drums held an additional practice to work on the new drum feature. 

Here's four of our snare drummers rehearsing.

Wednesday 6th May - The evening started with the Band playing through music from the display and carnival routines.

The training band continued working on their music and are making good progress.

In the second half the Band concentrated on Game Of Thrones and the Corps of Drums worked on their new drum feature.

The evening finished with the Drums performing the new drum feature ot the Band and the Band played Radetsky March. A really good evening's playing.

Wednesday 13th May - The evening was spent with the Band rehearsing and finalising the display routine. 

Saturday 2nd May

A display rehearsal finishing off the display routine.

Excellent progress made.

Music and the display routine sounding and looking good.

29th April - another brilliant and productive rehearsal.

Display routine has moved onto the next piece of music. Sounding and looking better all the time.

The Carnival Set of music was rehearsed and the music is sounding great.

The Drum Solo was rehearsed and then performed to the Band and it's looking and sounding really good.

A great effort by everyone.

Wednesdays 15th and 22nd April. Weekly rehearsals at Butchers Coppice with the sun shining on us.

Good progress was made on the display routine which is being changed to enable us to perform it in a smaller arena.

Our music and the drum solo are going really well. The Training Band are also progressing.

The Band is now rehearsing the new carnival music set which incorporates some of the pieces that have been introduced in the last few weeks.

On Saturday 11th April we held a Display Rehearsal.

Excellent progress was made with the new routine and it's looking and sounding great.

Well done everyone.

It was a brilliant rehearsal on April 8th.

The evening started playing through Final Countdown, It's A Beautiful Day, Rolling In The Deep and Happy.

The Training Band worked on Scooby Doo.

After the break Dawn worked with the Band on Pirates of the Caribbean and Police Academy. Great progress was made with Dawn's guidance.

We now have a new supplier of Band Shoes which should ensure that the Band Uniform continues to look very smart.

Our first practice in April -  April 1st.

Warm Up to Rolling In The Deep

Police Academy March

Rehearse part of the new display - light evenings at last.

Tea Break

Drums - working on the new drum solo

Brass / Wind - Its All About That Bass, It's A Beautiful Day. Death or Glory

And ..... checking uniform. Another great productive evening.

The Band held a Display Rehearsal on the morning of Sunday 29th March.

We concentrated on the routine to one of the pieces of music.

Good progress was made and we now have over half of our new display routine in place.

25th March. One of our weekly rehearsals.

The evening started with the Band playing through some of our current repertoire. The Training Band met seperately.

After the break the Band worked on Lion King and Pirates of the Caribbean. The Drum section rehearsed their new drum feature with their instructor. There was also some 1 to 1 tuition.

The Band finshed the evening playing through A Bridge Too Far. 

A great evening's work and real progress made.

18th March

The Training Band started the evening practising some basic drill. Well done!

The Main Band rehearsed and timed the music of their new display routine.

Both Bands then joined together to have a play through two new pieces of music - All About That Bass and Army of the Nile. Really good progress was made.

The evening finished with Happy, Police Academy (the theme from the films) and Michael Bublé 's It's A Beautiful Day. The Band also played Adele's Rolling In The Deep.

A great evening's playing.

At the rehearsal of 11th March we started by playing through the music for our 2015 display routine. We then worked on some of the new music including Zorba's Dance and Lady Gaga's The Famous Showmix! Excellent progress was made.

After the break the drums rehearsed their brand new drum feature and the brass, wind and tuned percussion continued with the new music.

The Training Band had a rehearsal until the break followed by some 1 to 1 tuition.

The Band came back together and the evening finished playing an old favourite - A Bridge Too Far.

At the rehearsal on 4th March we started by warming up to Royal Salute. 

We then continued practicing some of the new music and 2 new pieces were introduced. Great progress is being made on this music.

The Training Band are doing very well indeed and there was some 1 to 1 tuition as well.

The evening finished with the Band playing Journey Through America and Slaidburn.

The Band were featured in the Bournemouth Echo on the 3rd March.

Wednesday 25th February - Another great rehearsal.

Three more new pieces of music introduced to the Band and good progress made on them.

Worked on 2 of the other new pieces introduced over the last month.

New Drum Feature coming along very well indeed.

The Training Band started rehearsing an exciting new piece of music.

The Band are now registered as a voluntary youth project with the Bournemouth Council for Voluntary Service.

This will bring benefits to the members and the band as a whole as well as recognising that we contribute to the delivery of quality services to young people across the area,

At the meeting on February 18th we continued practicing the new music. This is coming along nicely.

We finished the evening playing Death or Glory, a piece that is especially popular with the Band.

On February 11th we had a busy evening - firstly practicing some display moves and then rehearsing in concert style some great new music.

Our band concert held on 4th February at St Pauls Church in Throop went really well and it was great to have such a large appreciative audience.

What people said:

.... what a fantastic concert you did tonight we really enjoyed ourselves. You should all be very proud.

Fabulous concert by the Bournemouth Youth Marching Band.......  a lot of hard work went into that and it really showed. We loved it! ........

........ another memorable Band Concert Well done Bournemouth Youth Marching Band.

Congratulations to everyone on a fantastic performance yesterday! 

I left buzzing!

Really did enjoy the Concert last night good selection of music, exceptionally well played to a very appreciative audience. Well Done.

...................it was a great concert. Well done to all the young people and instructors.

It was a brilliant evening. Thoroughly enjoyed it:-)

...,  it was a great night. Well done to all.

We loved it too. A great evening!

Lovely to hear how well they are all doing. Sounding better and stronger everytime. The smiling faces said it all. Well done everyone.

28th January  - Here's our training band rehearsing their piece for the concert.

This group of youngsters are making great progress and are sure to be a hit at our concert next week.

We had a final rehearsal of our concert at the meeting on the 28th January.

It was an excellent practice and everything is now ready. 

The Band have worked really hard preparing for the Concert and are looking forward to performing some of their new pieces as well as old favourites.

On Sunday January 25th the Band started rehearsing the new display routine.

We started by practicing some drill and then moved onto the first piece of music of the new routine. 

After a break we moved onto marching through some elements later on in the display.

Well done to everyone for the excellent progress made.

Great practices on 14th and 21st January. We worked on more music for the concert and 3 new members have joined. 

The Band is sounding really great and nicely balanced. Well done everyone.

Good progress is also being made with our new drum feature.

We have also been invited to the Royal Marines at Plymouth and we hope that we will be able to arrange this in addition to the Royal Marines School of Music.

Wednesday January 7th 2015, our first week back.

We continued rehearsing for the concert especially focussing on Hallelujah and Happy. Good progress was made. The Training Band worked on their piece for the concert.

The programme for the concert has been firmed up and it will be a great evening. The Band is delighted that the Mayor of Bournemouth will be in attendance.

Three new pieces of music have been purchased and we will start rehearsing them in February. There's other new music in the pipeline too.

Arrangements for a Training Day with the Royal Marines School of Music in Portsmouth has moved on a stage. Further details soon.

At the last meeting of the year, on December 17th, we held our annual Christmas Party.

Our meetings restart after Christmas and the New Year on Wednesday January 7th.

On Sunday December 14th the Band performed at Tesco Fleetsbridge and on the 21st we performed at Tesco in Tower Park, Poole.

We played a wide range of music including our normal repertoire together with Christmas music and carols.

We were made very welcome by both stores and customers and we would like to sincerely thank them for their generous donations.

On Sunday December 7th the Band played at the Castlepoint Shopping Centre in Bournemouth.

We played a good variety of music including Christmas music and carols.

The music was clearly appreciated by the shoppers and the Band were pleased to be able to entertain the local community.

At our meeting on the 3rd December members of the training band joined the main band.

We rehearsed some new carols and also Happy. Let It Go,  Hallelujah and a new arrangement of Final Countdown.

The drums worked on technique and a new impressive drum solo with their instructor.

On Tuesday 2nd December three members of the Band played carols for the Ferndown Blind Club.

The Hall was packed and the music was well received.

Thanks to the Club for their kind donation towards Band funds.

On the 26th November the Band recorded their contribution towards a national marching bands Christmas video message.

The Training Band performed Rock Around The Christmas Tree to the main Band. Bravo!

We also worked on Hallelujah, March of the Cobblers, Mechanised Infantry, Jellalabad, Hornpipe and some Christmas music. Very good progress.

At the meeting on November 19th the Band continued to rehearse Merry Christmas Everybody ready for the video recording next Wednesday.

We also practiced other Christmas music ready for the festive performances in December.

The Band also worked on other music preparing for our February concert. This included Happy and Let It Go from Frozen.

Our new professional percussion instructor worked with the drums and the training band are having fun with some christmas music that will be performed to the main band next month.

At the meeting on 12th November the Band rehearsed music ready for the festive period. 

We revisited music that we haven't played for a while. This included Royal Salute, Mechanised Infantry, Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines and Journey Through America.

We also practiced one of the more complex manoevures of our display routine.

On Remembrance Sunday, November 9th, the Band led the large parade through West Moors to the cenotaph.

During the Remembrance Service itself the Band played the hymns and the National Anthem.

After the service the Band the led the parade away from the Cenotaph playing the British Legion March.

The Band was booked by the Ferndown Royal British Legion to perform a full length Remembrance Concert on November 8th. The standards were marched in to the British Legion March.

We played an exciting programme which comprised of a wide range of traditional and comtemporary music. There was a formal remembrance during the second half followed by an audience sing along to the 1914 Medley and Land Of Hope and Glory.

The Band received several standing ovations during the evening and we would like to thank the audience for their wonderful appreciation and to the Ferndown RBL for booking us.

We had the final rehearsal for our Remembrance Concert on November 5th.

We ran through the whole programme for the evening and the Concert should be really spectacular.

The recently introduced new music for the Concert is now sounding really good.  

The Band took a well deserved evening out from rehearsals on October 29th for something completely different ....... archery and air rifle shooting.

On October 29th our training band gave a special halloween performance including Everything is Awesome. Great progress is being made by this group of young musicians.

At the Christchurch Poppy Launch on October 25th the Band played two short concert performances and then played in a massed band with the Christchurch Royal British Legion Band.

We played a good variety of music including the new Radetsky March. All the music was well received by the audience.

October 22nd ...... The Band continued to rehearse for the upcoming performances. It's all coming together nicely.

On Saturday we are performing in support of the RBL Christchurch Poppy Appeal Launch from approx 1100 in Saxon Square.

The training band continued with their halloween themed activities.

Next Wednesday, something completely different!

On Saturday 18th October the Band took part in the illuminated Taunton Carnival.

We played a variety of music which was well received by the thousands of spectators along the route through the Town.

For Rosie, Tayla and Taylor this was their first performance with the Band and they did a magnificent job as did everyone in the Band.

October 15th ..... Our training band 'The Young Apprentices' continue to make progress whilst having a lot of fun as well. Here they are working on playing a new piece of music.

The main band continued rehearsing ready for the Remembrance Concert on 8th November.

October 8th's practice again concentrated on Radetzky March. We also worked on the music for the Remembrance Concert on 8th November. This included the Royal British Legion March, Hornpipe, High on a Hill, Land of Hope and Glory, Sir John Moore and the 1914 Medley.

We also rehearsed Happy, One Moment In Time and Village People Hit Mix. We also looked at Merry Christmas Everyone in readiness for the upcoming Christmas season.

Terrific progress is being made and everyone is to be congratulated.

On October 1st we again concentrated our rehearsal on Radetzky March. This is really coming together well. We also practiced parts of our marching display routine. 

During the week three new pieces of music have been purchased and our new roller banner has arrived. The banner will be displayed at our concerts.

The Band are keen to hear from young people who might be interested in joining. If you are new to music the training band is the place for you. Experienced players will go straight into the main band. Whatever your standard you can be sure of a warm and friendly welcome at BYMB.

At the meeting on 24th September the Band started rehearsing Radetzky March. Good progress was made.

The training band gave their first performance with the main band as the audience. This group of young musicians are really benefiting from this approach and are really doing very well.

On Monday 22nd September the Band held a Pampered Chef Cookery Show event to raise much needed funds.

It was a great evening, lots of fun and well attended too. Thank you to everyone for your support.

On Saturday 20th September the Band had the honour of leading the evening Ringwood Carnival.

They played a variety of music including, for the first time, Slaidburn.

Crowds thronged the route and obviously enjoyed our performance.

On 10th September the Band held the first of their new format meetings. The meetings now start at 6.30pm and run through to 8.45pm. Our newer young members, now in our Training Band, have the opportunity of an earlier finish at 7.45pm.

The Young Apprentices worked on basics with their instrument and drill. The main band rehearsed a variety of music including March of the Cobblers, British Legion March, Journey Through America, Happy and Slaidburn. 

We now have some instruments (bell lyres and trumpets) ready and waiting for new members.

On Saturday 6th September the Band performed in the Blandford Evening Illuminated Carnival. 

Our repertoire included, for the first time in a Carnival, the march Death or Glory. 

During the parade the Band performed some magnificent marching routines much to the delight of the crowds along the carnival route.

The Band are very excited that the Training Band, our Young Apprentices, starts on Wednesday. This will enable the main band to accelerate their work on several new pieces currently being rehearsed.

Here is a picture of our new banner which will be used at the carnivals and other events where the Band performs.

On September 3rd we were delighted to announce that we would be extending our meeting time from 6.30pm to 8.45pm each week.

In addition we are setting up the BYMB Young Apprentices Band for new young members joining us. This Band will rehearse from 6.30pm to 7.45pm every Wednesday at Butchers Coppice.

The Band held a beach party on the evening of Wednesday 30th July.

This was at Branksome Chine in Poole. 

Here are some of the Band choosing teams to play rounders. There are more photos in the Gallery.

On Thursday 24th July the Band led the Bournemouth Childrens Parade from the Bournemouth Pier through Bournemouth Gardens, past the Town Hall to Meyrick Park.

It was a boiling hot morning but the Band performed magnificently.

This was the first time that this procession had been held for exactly 100 years.

For the parade the Band played a variety of music from World War 1 right through to the present day.

At Meyrick Park the Band opened the festival by performing for 1/2 hour on the main stage.

Included in our programme was The A Team, Village People Hit Mix, Final Countdown, Highland Cathedral, A Bridge Too Far and December 63.

Each member was presented with a souvenir medal.

On the morning of Sunday 6th July the Band held an extra display rehearsal at Meyrick Park. 

The display is now almost ready for it's public debut at the Tribute to the Fallen event in Christchurch on the 20th July. 

The rehearsal was followed by a picnic lunch and then a concert style performance in the middle of Bournemouth. 

This was the first time that the Band wore their casual uniform. There are more pictures in the Gallery.

The Band held a Race Night Fundraising event on the 14th June at the Hotel Celebrity in Bournemouth.

Everyone had a great time and thank you for taking part.

We are very grateful for the money raised which will go towards the running of the Band.

On Bank Holiday Monday the Band participated in Poole Carnival. 

It was a long route of over 2 miles along Ashley Rd and down Alder Rd but there were good appreciative crowds most of the way. The Carnival finished at Branksome Recreation Ground.

The Band held a Car Treasure Hunt on Sunday May 18th which started in Somerford and then passed through Sopley, Bransgore and Burley in the New Forest.  The Treasure Hunt finished at the Station House Restaurant in Holmsley.

Everyone completed the route safely and in good time and it was a very close thing when working out who had won.

The Band performed at the Mayor's Extravaganza at the Bournemouth Pavilion on the evening of Saturday 3rd May. 

We played a variety of music including Sir John Moore, Young Amadeus, Highland Cathedral, Great Escape, Little Bugler, Journey Through America, 1914 Medley and of course December 63. 

The Band were addressed and thanked by the Mayor of Bournemouth.

Over the weekend of 25 - 27 April the Band held their Band Camp. This was incredibly successful despite the bad weather on the Sunday. 

The St George's Day Parade in Bournemouth was cancelled at the last moment but we still gave a short performance in the pouring rain for the scouts and cubs that had gathered at the starting point. 

The Band has now made a good start on the display routine with 3 parts in place.

We worked on new music including Blaze Away, Scottish Marches and Death or Glory. We also rehearsed two hymns that we need to play for the D Day anniversary drumhead service in Ferndown on 6th June.

At the meeting on 23rd April the Band started working on Blaze Away and good progress was made. Also 1 to 1 lessons have started thanks to Dawn Hart our professional peripatetic teacher. 

The band members were issued with new uniform covers, purchased with money that has been donated to us by Booker Wholesale. They have our sincere and grateful thanks for this support.

On 16th April the Band continued to work on the new display and music. Band Camp is now just a week away. Bookings for the year are now being confirmed and we have an excellent programme of quality, exciting and prestigious performances to look forward to. 

At the meeting 26th March we rehearsed 2 new pieces of music - the traditional Men of Harlech and the Abba hit Thank You For The Music. We then broke up into small groups. The evening ended with the bugle and band concert march Sir John Moore. 

Rehearsals on 12th and 19th March have concentrated on The British Legion March and the 1914 March. We have also revisited some other music including Silver Bugles, Journey Through America and Marching Through The Movies. Terrific progress is being made and we are looking forward to the lighter evenings to rehearse our new display routine.

The Band did a Flashmob at the Castlepoint Shopping Centre in Bournemouth on the afternoon of Saturday March 1st.

The flashmob started with Emily playing Pink Panther as a solo. The mob was triggered by the first coin going into a collection bucket.

The Band then gradually assembled from all directions as we gave a special performance of one of our favourite pieces - December 63.

A large crowd gathered to listen to the Band. Towards the end of the tune the Band dispersed one by one leaving Emily to complete the last bar on her own.

The Band held their first concert on Wednesday 5th February. It was at St Clements Church in Parkstone, Poole. The Church was full!

We were proud to have The Worshipful The Mayor & Mayoress of Bournemouth Councillor Dr Rodney Cooper & Mrs Elaine Cooper at the concert.

The Band were joined by Miss Nicole Cuthbert singing to I Will Follow Him (from Sister Act) and Oh What a Night (December 63). The Mayor asked for an encore of the Sister Act song at the end of the show.

Our youngest members on the cornet - Cameron, Aaron and William played When the Saints Come Marching In and Cara played Springtime on the flute.

Rehearsals for our Concert have continued and excellent progress has been made. Well done to everyone in the Band.

It should be a great show with some surprises as well. 

January 8th was our first meeting of 2014 and we have made a great start to what is going to be a great year.

Preparations for our Concert on February 5th are going well and everything is coming together nicely.

The Band's final performance of the Christmas Season was on Sunday 22nd December at Tescos, Castle Lane East, Bournemouth.

At times quite a large audience gathered to listen to our music and the Christmas Carols.

The Band's Christmas Party was on Wednesday December 18th.

We played some really good games.  It was a lot of fun and everyone had a great time. 

The Band's third performance of the Christmas Season was on Sunday 15th December at Sainsburys Talbot Heath, Bournemouth. 

To coincide with the 'Sing While You Shop' day the Band played Carols and Christmas Music thoughout their performance.

Whilst this was going on members of the Band were also at Tesco in Fleetsbridge, Poole bag packing.

The Band received some wonderful compliments from the shoppers.

 The Band Meeting on Wednesday 11th December was split between rehearsing another new piece of music and some fun games.

Great progress is being made and we are looking forward to performing our new music next year.

The Band's second Christmas performance was at Sainsburys at Talbot Heath, Bournemouth. The Band played carols and a selection of their normal music.

There were some excellent comments about the Band and the customers clearly enjoyed our music.

At the Band meeting on December 4th we continued to practice the new music for next year's performances.

Here's some of our buglers practising the new fanfare.

On Sunday December 1st the Band played Carols and other music at the Asda Superstore in Poole. 

Well done to the Band - there were lots of very positive comments from the customers.

On 20th November the Band started rehearsing carols and worked on a new bugle fanfare. 

We also made a Merry Christmas Video Message.

The Band took an evening away from rehearsals on Wednesday 13th November for one of their social events - ten pin bowling.

On Sunday 10th November the Band was proud to lead the Remembrance Parade in West Moors as well as playing the hymns and the National Anthem for the Service of Remembrance at the centotaph.

On 19th October the Band travelled to Taunton in Somerset to lead the 2013 Taunton Carnival.

It was a great evening and the Band performed magnificently for the thousands of people lining the route through the town centre.

Here's some of our members working in a small group on a new piece of music.

The Band's third carnival was on 5th October in Gillingham. There was a huge audience along the route. Disney Magical Marches, Final Countdown and Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines were added to our carnival routine.

The Band performed in the illuminated Ringwood Carnival on September 21st. The crowds that thronged the route clearly enjoyed the Band's music.

The Band's first performance was on Saturday 7th September, in Blandford Carnival. The music included Little Bugler, A Bridge Too Far, Aces High, Swinging Safari, Great Escape, Tipperary and December 63 together with some brilliant drum and bell solos. Well done to everyone.

The Band's first rehearsal was held on Wednesday 4th September at Butchers Coppice in Holloway Avenue.

Meetings are held there most Wednesday evenings during school terms.

Everything went well and everyone was kitted out with the new Band uniform and rehearsed the music for the forthcoming Carnivals

We are grateful to the Dorset Youth Marching Band, the Christchurch Royal British Legion Band, Bournemouth Carnival Band, members and friends for helping us with instruments and equipment. 

We would also like to thank the School Shop, West Moors for supplying the uniform and Laguna Travel for their support.