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Thank you to all those who completed our on-line survey about the future of the Band. All respondents would like to see the Band continue, and this was a mix of both members and non-members. About 85% of respondents think Friday is the best night for Band, and that a Read more…
Thank you to all those who attended our Emergency Meeting about the Future of the Band. The clear consensus of all those in attendance was that every effort should be made to avoid closure of the Band, and that we need to plan and execute a recruitment campaign. Ideas to Read more…
Firstly, on behalf of the Band I would like to wish all current and past members of the Band, and their families, a very Happy Christmas and New Year. As you all know, the Band restarted in October after an 18 month break because of Covid. Anticipating a challenge in Read more…
The band is delighted to announce that it is reopening for weekly practice at the Donahies Community School from Friday Oct 1st. As an incentive to help everyone get back into the routine of “Going to Band”, all member subscriptions will be waived for the months of October and November Read more…
So, it has been over 550 days since there was last a band practice and none of us thought Covid restrictions would last quite so long. Since our last weekly practice there have been ongoing conversations on where the band is going, what worked, what didn’t work, and how should Read more…
Thanks to all of the members that have joined any of the Section Zoom Classes over the last few months. We want to particularly thank both Chloe and Lorna for hosting these classes, which would have been impossible without them. As we are now in the Summer period, and because Read more…
The Band is delighted to announce the launch of our new Band Website, a system that will now be an integral part of our management of the Band going forward. This site complements our existing digital platforms on Social Media, but it also provides a set of tools and resources Read more…
We hope that all Band Members keeping well in these difficult times. The Band has been looking into how we can restart with our weekly practices safely, and we had planned to start with full practices in the school sports hall. Unfortunately, due to the concerns over recent increases in Read more…