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Q. Why did the chicken cross the road?
A. To get away from the trumpet players.

Charity

Snowdown Colliery Welfare Band is a member of the Snowdown Welfare Club, which is a Registered Charity (Charity Number: 302675)

Introduction

This Kent based brass band owes its roots to the days when East Kent possessed three working collieries with their almost obligatory brass bands. The collieries no longer exits but the bands, Betteshanger and Snowdown, continue as they always did. The Snowdown Band performs at many functions during the course of the year, many of them on bandstands. It is only with the help of a hard-working committee and dedicated players, who give their services for the love of music and the thrill of performing in public, that the band continues.

Snowdown Colliery Welfare Band was formed in 1926 and consisted entirely of miners from the colliery. We currently have approxinately 30 members, of which only one player is an (ex) miner. Although we do have members whose fathers were miners and played in the band.

We are entirely self supporting and perform at various functions throughout the year.

We practice every Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m. at The New Club, Dorman Avenue South, Aylesham, Nr Canterbury.

Current Vacancies

The band are actively looking to fill the following vacancies:

Front Row Cornet or Soprano
BBb Bass
Percussion

Anyone interested in joining the band will be made very welcome. Please contact anyone on the Contacts page who will be happy to answer your questions.

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News Bites

21 Mar 2008 - Keith T u is PHAT conductor! Respect to Keith T. Evie && Georgia X

18 Mar 2008 - Retrospective from Stevenage now on 4bars rest. Read it and don't be too disappointed, a BIG pat on the back for Keith, and so it should be. We will return without the fear of the unknown......... Mick.

17 Mar 2008 - Thankyou Keith T for all your hard work aqnd preperation for yesterdays contest, its the taking part that counts. HEATHER

23 Dec 2007 - Just like to wish everyone a very Happy Christmas,and an "Intune" New Year..... Also, a great big thanks for all the Carol playing, Audrey for supplying the hot drinks and the weather for staying dry, if not very warm...see you all on the 9th....

11 Nov 2007 - Thanks to everyone this morning, even though it rained for most of the service. A small price to pay when you think of what the people we were remembering gave in all conflicts.....Mick.

01 Nov 2007 - Engagement at Selsted CEP School added on the 18th December.

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