Welcome to New Buckenham Silver Band
The band was formed in 1887 to mark Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee and has continued ever since. We are one of the oldest bands in East Anglia and were pleased to receive a Lottery Grant in 1998 to purchase new instruments!
Anyone can join - there are no age restrictions and currently junior band members receive free tuition and a free instrument to use.
Adults receive a subsidised tuition and instrument.
We play every Thursday evening in the Village Hall. New Buckenham is situated about 5 miles south of Attleborough on the B1117.
Junior band : 7 - 8pm
Main band : 8 - 10pm
Contact details on next page..
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On Sunday 4th. July a suitably Yankee repotoire of music was performed within The Bishop's Garden in Norwich to help raise money for The Wulugu Project. A lovely sunny day with cakes, tea, stalls, a beautiful and interesting garden and of course the combined Silver Bands of NBSB and Watton. Sousa on Parade was followed by Oklahoma, Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man, Hootenanny and other traditional marches and hymn tunes. A truly British Day with an American twist!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
We would like to wish our euphonium player a very happy 90th. birthday!
Ken has played in the band for many years - RAF trained, always punctual, always immaculately turned out and a perfect gentleman with a fantastic tone. Hmmmm, does this mean that NBSB has THE BEST GOLDEN OLDIE PLAYER IN THE UK????!!!
Here's the link for the Eastern Evening News:
http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/eveningnews24/norwich-news/story.aspx?brand=ENOnline&category=News&tBrand=ENOnline&tCategory=xNews&itemid=NOED15%20May%202010%2012%3A25%3A30%3A123 ****************************************************
AGM - Thursday, 13th. May 2010, 7.30pm.
Presentation of Bott and Winser Shields:
Kerry Hunt won the Winser Shield - Best Junior
Ros Forfar won the Bott Shield - Best Adult
Both have worked very hard this past year to improve their ability to play a new instrument. Intonation, interpretation and listening to the other instruments have really shown them to be great team players, real assets to the band. Well done!
New band photograph, so uniforms please!
Alex Bailey has taken a great photo of us all - soon to be posted!
Normal practice afterwards....
Yahoo! Thanks to Watton Silver we had a super time. Pauline conducted asTommy a bit poorly.... Get well soon!
Please come along to support us and help to continue the fine tradition of brass tuition and playing in your village.
Jackie and John in The King's Head on the green provide us much needed refreshment as Tommy points out our dynamic abilities with the 'silent pause'... Our esteemed conductor would like it clarified that he has not been conducting since 1887 and that it is the band that has turned his hair white. We consume our body weight in crisps, peanuts and occasionally chips. Beers which are tremendously tasty are also available....