Quick update to our Christmas Schedule!

This weekend, Lydney Training Band will be performing with the Chepstow Male Voice Choir in St Mary’s Priory Church, Chepstow; and Lydney Town Band will be performing at the Mount of Olives Church, Coleford! (timings available below).
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Unfortunately, due to the ongoing, post-Storm Claudia clean-up, we won’t be able to return to Waitrose in Monmouth this year . Instead we have been able to add an extra carolling session at Tesco Lydney on Saturday 13th December!

We paid a festive visit to the Victoria Centre Lydney today to perform lunchtime carols for their diners, who were a superb audience! Shout out to their fabulous team at the Victoria Centre for their warm welcome! Thanks also to Julia and Duncan for their help.

First weekend of carolling!

We had an amazing time at the Hanley Farm Shop Christmas Market over the weekend. It was great also to have the opportunity to pop over the border and bring some early festive cheer to the shoppers at Chepstow Tesco on Sunday.

Many thanks to Tasha Louise Saunders and her team, and the team at Lydney Town Hall, for their efforts at organising the Lydney Lights Switch-On and hosting Lydney Training Band!
Shout out to Beth, Krysten, Mark and Bex for these photos!

This weekend, we’re digging out the Christmas hats, shining up the lyres and kicking off the festive season.

On Saturday and Sunday, we’ll be at the Hanley Farm Shop Christmas market between 11am - 1pm! They’ve got a fabulous range of stalls on offer, so you’re guaranteed to find something special for that someone special, or perhaps something to treat yourself.

On Saturday evening, Lydney Training Band will be bringing festive cheer to the Lydney Lights Switch-On at Lydney Town Hall from 5:45pm until 7pm. Finally, on Sunday, we’ll also have an ensemble outside Chepstow Tesco between 10am - 1pm! If you’re around, pop by and say hello!

We're really excited to be able to share our Christmas schedule for the forthcoming festive season!!!

All the fun begins this Saturday, when Lydney Training Band will be performing at the Lydney Lights Switch-On at Lydney Town Hall! We'll also have ensembles performing at the Hanley Farm Shop Christmas market and Chepstow Tesco over the weekend!

A few other dates for your diary:
On Saturday 6th, Lydney Training Band will be back in action with the Chepstow Male Voice Choir at their annual Christmas Concert, this year hosted in the glorious St Mary's Church, Chepstow. After which, on Sunday 7th, Lydney Town Band will be returning to the Mount of Olives Church, Coleford for their Christmas Concert! Finally on Sunday 21st, Lydney Training Band will be taking part in the annual Christmas Carol Service at St Mary's Church, Lydney.
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We can't wait to crack out the carol books and get out and about!

Congratulations to Lydney Training Band who achieved a Gold Award for their performance at the GBBA Own Choice Contest this morning!!!

Shout out the Euphonium-Baritone team who won the Fred Penson Memorial Trophy for Best Section too! Congratulations to Parkend Silver Band for winning Best Section B Band.

We’re absolutely thrilled to have won the Best Third Section March, and Best Third Section Test Piece prizes at the GBBA Own Choice Contest for the third year in a row! 
Special mention to David Pilkington-Crowe, whose superb piece ‘Nightfall’ helped secure us the Test Piece prize! 

Enormous thanks to the contest organisers and volunteers for a great day overall!

Very best of luck to all the bands competing in today’s GBBA Own Choice Contest! Particularly our fellow Forest bands: Parkend Silver Band, A W Parker Drybrook, Bream Silver Band, Forest of Dean Brass, and Lydbrook Band!
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Special shout out to Pate's Brass Band, who are entering the contest for the first time, led by our very own David Pilkington-Crowe.

Last month, we held our 2025 Celebration Concert at Lydney Town Hall. Today, we're really excited to share a selection of photos from the event. They were taken by Wayne who did an incredible job of capturing moments from a special evening of music and memories!

A few 'behind the scenes' photos from before our performance at Wychavon on Saturday.

Amongst the highlights of the weekend (aside from the obvious) - it was our Principal Euphonium Louis' first contest with the band (...what a way to start! ). 

​Shout out to Herbie, Samantha and Mark who did brilliantly in their roles as disgruntled sailors, a lookout and blood red flag technician on stage! ...and there was a lovely moment when a front row cornet group photo got doubly photobombed.

​After the final "hoy!" of Johnny Come Down to Hilo, our 'Homeward Voyage' was over!
...all we could do afterwards was grab a well deserved pint/cup of coffee (...or rum ), peruse the trade stands and...form a conga line?!

What a weekend!

Enormous thanks to the Wychavon Festival of Brass for another smoothly run contest! Shout out to our Contest Secretary, Julie, for all of her hard work in making sure the band knew when and where we had to be throughout the day.

We'd like to thank our Musical Director, Thomas Dunne, for putting together another outstanding Wychavon set. Homeward Voyage was such good fun to perform and a great opportunity to showcase the breadth of talent across the band. Particular shout out to our 'First Mate of the Percussion Section' David Pilkington-Crowe, who was astounding in Blood Red Flag!
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We'll be sharing a various pictures and special moments from Saturday over the coming days. First, please enjoy these great photos from Emma of our performance on stage!

We're so proud to once again be the Wychavon Festival of Brass Third Section Champions!!!

It was great to also win the New Moon Insurance Most Entertaining Band Award!!!

Congratulations to Putney & Wimbledon Brass Band for second plaxe and Wem Jubilee Band for taking third place!