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Blasts o' th' Past

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The 1937 Band - Winners of the Belle Vue Championship Contest, September 6th 1937

Like all bands we have players that come and go for various reasons. We thought it would be good to have a pictorial database of past players, conductors and concerts to remind people of our glorious history as we enter our 3rd Century of existence in 2018.

Some of the photographs on these pages are from our extensive records that go back a long way but some will be of players who have been with us in recent years. In addition there is a page which allows us to show some of the memorabilia we have in our records which date back to the 1800's.

Please click on the links on the left to find out about the following:

Photographs pre 1905       -       1905 - Entente Cordiale in Paris       -       1907 - New Zealand

1907 - 1937 photographs       -      1937 - British Open winners

1937 - 1980 photographs       -      Photographs post 1980

Memorabilia

 

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Besses Opportunities

Are you looking for a friendly and fun band who are also have the highest musical aspirations? Contact Us to come down for a blow or to help out with the administration of the band.

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