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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 three players are ex-miners. Although we do have members whose fathers were miners and played in the band.

We are entirely self supporting and perform at local fetes, fairs, bandstands, perform at full concerts and is an active contesting band.

If you would like, or are thinking of coming to band, please contact someone to check rehearsal times.

Current Vacancies

The band are actively looking to fill the following vacancies:

Tutti Cornet
Percussion
BBb Bass

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.

News Bites

28 May 2010 - A massive SIX new engagements have been added to the Engagements page.

June 5th - Church of St Mary, Dover Castle
June 19th - Walmer Parish Fete on the Green
June 20th - Minster Open Gardens
June 27th - Drumhead Service, Deal Pier
Dec 11th - St Martins Hanidcapped Club, Dover
Dec 12th - Minster Village Hall, Minster

04 May 2010 - The guestbook entry form (at the bottom of the guestbook page has been taken offline, due to automated spam. Guestbook comments already stored on the site are still available for viewing. Apologies for any incovenience.

18 Apr 2010 - Well done to everyone for getting 3rd at Brighton.

22 Mar 2010 - Well done everybody much better than last time

18 Feb 2010 - Thanks to Keith for a good practice last night

06 Feb 2010 - Stevenage Contest is back on. Jan is coming back to play percussion. Thanks Jan :-)

Next 3 Gigs

16 October 2010
Folkestone Contest

14 November 2010
Remembrance Parade, Deal Hospital

11 December 2010
St.Martins Handicapped Club, Dover

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