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Band has busy Remembrance Day
Sunday 11th November was, for obvious reasons, a very busy day for the band. Adam Kearley, LGB’s bumper, represented the band in the Memorial Garden in Newhaven, playing the Last Post and Reveille; Phil Goldsmith was out doing the honours with the Royal British Legion in East Dean, whilst the rest of LGB took part…
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Training band gets a boost
Back in the summer, on one of the few days this year when we could get away with wearing shorts and t shirts, LGB Brass Training Band was fortunate enough to receive a significant donation of £350 from the Police Property Act Fund. The money comes from the sale of property confiscated by order of…
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Brass for life – over the waves
On Friday 7th September, LGB Brass will be performing at the Kings Church, Eastbourne, to raise money for the Eastbourne Branch of the RNLI. Eastbourne has a new lifeboat, a new Tamar Class. “Diamond Jubilee” was named by the Earl and Countess of Wessex on 6th July. Costing some £2.7 million, she replaces the old…
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Didn’t she do well?
LGB would like to congratulate Jo Highfield (pictured left – not her own facial hair), who played trombone with the band during her final year of studying at Brighton University, for graduating this summer with a 2:1 degree in International Events Management. We’re not entirely sure how she managed it, having listened to her tales of…
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Olympic performance in Lewes for LGB
The Olympic Torch passed through East Sussex today and in typical style, LGB were there to entertain the crowds lining the streets of Lewes waiting for the arrival of the once-in-a-lifetime procession. We split into two groups, one playing to shoppers in the pedestrianised zone at the bottom of the High Street and the other in…
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Front row wedding keeps the band busy
On Saturday 23rd June, at 3.30pm, Bumper Adam Kearley said “I do” to front row cornet Christina Farey. The happy couple were married by Christina’s Dad, Rev. David Farey, at All Saints Church, Laughton. A quintet from the band (Simon, Alex, Angela, Jane and Roger), conducted by Ian Stewart, were there to play the hymns.…
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Contest success again for LGB
After spending yesterday warming up at a surprisingly sunny Ringmer Fete, LGB successfully defended their crown as Entertainments King of the B Section of the scaba Entertainment Contest today at The Hawth in Crawley. The judge was Bob Childs, MD of the number one ranking band in the world (Cory) and a very well respected adjudicator. He said…
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Success at spring contest
Sunday 29th April saw the band travelling up the A23 to The Hawth Theatre in Crawley. We were there to take part in the scaba Spring Contest. The band duly arrived at the appointed time and got themselves ready to take on the other 7 bands competing in the Second Section. We had drawn to…
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Well done Daniel!
Remember how we said we’d see more of Daniel Starnes? Well, Daniel was awarded the Mayor’s Trophy for the Most Improved Player of 2012 at LGB’s 90th Birthday Concert at Lewes Town Hall on Sunday 22nd April. Daniel plays baritone in LGB’s training band and made his debut with the senior section at Ringmer’s Remembrance…
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LGB celebrate in style
Sunday 22nd April saw us celebrate our 90th birthday in style, with a concert at what sometimes feels like our second home, Lewes Town Hall. The programme featured solos from former member James Emberley on euphonium, as well as from current members Tony Line (also on euph) and Simon Emberley (cornet). The LGB training band…