Sat, 27 Feb 2010 New members The band are very pleased to welcome Dean Davoll on Solo Trombone and Tom Asher on Solo Horn, also welcome back to Viv Thorpe who has rejoined after a number of years away.
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Sun, 07 Feb 2010 Preston 2010 The band took part in the Brass at the Guild Contest, playing off a pre drawn number one. This meant an early start with a 7.30am rehearsal before getting the coach north to Preston . Having changed in the very dressing room that Marty Pellow had been in just hours before, the band played Tryptch. The band finished a credible 5th on the day.
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Sat, 06 Feb 2010 Brass and Voices Jan 30th The band's first engagement of the year was the Annual Brass and Voices Charity in the presence of and in aid of the Mayor of Trafford's chosen charity, this year Stockdale's a local charity for Adults with Learning Difficulties. The band played a wide repertoire such as Hey Jude, Castell Coch and Fanadole and for the encore the first play out of ' They Can't Take That Away From Me', an arrangement of Gershwin's music by Steve Barnett, Frank's Son. It was 2 players first job with the band, firstly Dean ( who hails originally from Essex ) our new trombonist, and Rebecca on Front Row Cornet, who joined us on the Thursday and 48 hours later was at her first job. Thank you to all those illustrious players who helped at this job, especially Karl for stepping in at just a few hours notice.
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Sun, 27 Dec 2009 Let it Snow! December seemed to turn into a blur of Trafford Centre and Lyme Park jobs plus the annual carols and can can jolity at Piper Hill Special School, now in it's new high spec location in Newall Green - and a carol service led by our own Paul Robinson (Solo Cornet) at the Nursing Home in Bredbury he visits as part of his day job. Paul had just returned from 3 months working in Taiwan, to join in the final few jobs of the year, the first of which being Sainsbury's in Sale as the snow fell. ( Magical according to 2nd Trombone Anne, freezing cold according to Sop Steve Ash). Certainly a shock to the system for Paul as it had been 27 deg C the previous week in Taipei. The third Sunday job at Lyme Park was called off because of the snow. The final job of the year was at the Trafford Centre on the 23rd. Shoppers were obviously feeling a little harried as the big day approached, as one dropped coins into Gerry's Euph bell end rather than the collection bucket!. Andrew ( 2nd Horn) was presented with a box of Heroes for doing all the Xmas jobs, wine for Soo ( General Sec) and gifts for Mr Christmas himself Steve Ash, for not only booking all the jobs but leading the band and playing an integral part in the cornet section. As the band played their final speedy rendition of Jingle Bells and headed out to the car park the snow was falling thick and fast, but most managed to make it back to the band room bar for a well deserved Christmas Drink. An excellent Christmas season with money raised for North West Air Ambulance and the band to be totalled up shortly.
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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 Jingle Bells Take One Xmas for the band started early....in November, with carols for the Switch on of the Xmas Tree lights in Moulton, a village near Northwich. As dusk fell the band got colder and it got harder and harder to read the music... Peter T generously lent his spare pair of gloves to one of those less prepared for the festive season and those who'd brought headlamps were the envy of the rest of the band. Just to add to that, JohnD casually dropped into the conversation that it was 79 deg F in Melbourne where he'd soon be soaking up the sun. Then it was time to dust off the Santa hats and jingle bells and slip seamlessly into a regular pattern of performing at theTrafford Centre and Lyme Park, raising money to support the band's running costs and also for the band's chosen charity of North West Air Ambulance.
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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 Last Autumn Jobs An ensemble from the band played at the Bier Keller in the Food Festival in Albert Square in the City Centre. This sadly turned out to be Frank's last job with the band, he enjoyed the session and sharing the meal and beer with the other players afterwards. Steve had obtained Oom pah music from his former band in Scotland and drilled the group in the correct playing and toasting for Ein Prosit..... Eins Zwei Drei Prost!! The band also played in a huge marquee at Wythenshawe hospital Open day. The Ashton on Mersey Swing Band were on just before us, Chris Skelton , Colin (2nd Baritone)'s wife plays for Ashton, this was the first time they had done a ' double gig' so there was just time for a quick hello as they passed by the stage!
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Tue, 20 Oct 2009 With great sadness the band announce the sudden death of Frank Barnett Frank joined the band only a few weeks ago, having moved back to the area from Norfolk. He quickly became an integral member of the trombone section. He had been a bandsman all his life and played at the very top level with Besses as well as being a founder member of Norfolk Wherry brass. He will be remembered as a lovely guy, friendly, always with a smile and always with a banding tale to tell. The band are honoured to have been asked to play at Frank's funeral on 26th October. We will miss him greatly
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Thu, 24 Sep 2009 A busy weekend 12/13 September Firstly Timperley Country fair, on a gloriously sunny Saturday , the band were in prime location under a gazebo in the main ring, with lots of name checks from the PA announcer. It was Paul Robinson's last job for 3 months as he is off to Taiwan for 3 months ( back just in time for some of the Xmas jobs), and also our newest player, Frank's first job. The band were thrilled to see John Clark, home from hospital after 3 months who came for a listen and also Eddie Bloor, retired player and V-P Finally this job marked exactly the second anniversary of John first conducting the band in a performance. On Sunday, another lovely day , the band played to a good sized audience in the courtyard cafe at Wythenshawe park. This time we were joined by two of our Vice Presidents John and Pat Hook in the audience as well as Les and Ruth Webb from Eccles. Thanks also to all who helped the band this weekend
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Thu, 24 Sep 2009 Bridgewater Hall 5th September A group of 20 band members, family and friends enjoyed a fantastic day of brass music at the Bridgwater Hall, thanks to Simon Stewart for negotiating excellent ticket prices for us. The day consisted of the Household Troops Band, National Children's Brass Band of Great Britain, Leyland Band, Brighouse, Foden's and was rounded off with a spectacular performamce from Black Dyke.
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Tue, 22 Sep 2009 Report coming soon.. ......
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Fri, 21 Aug 2009 Karl, Rae and Matt (all Sale Brass members) charity ride in aid BLISS (the charity for premature babies). C2C is the official name for the part of the National Cycle network that goes from Whitehaven to Sunderland - it had other names during the 5 days in which we travelled it ! Starting in the traditional way of dipping our back wheels in the sea at Whitehaven we set off on a rainy Friday morning, destination Roker Pier, Sunderland. A nice easy start, conserve energy I told myself as Matt shot off into the distance. Much as I love the Lake District and the scenery, Whinlatter Pass gave us the first serious test and yes I was off the bike and walking on the first day but what a great downhill through the forest to our first overnight stay near Keswick. Day 2 proved to be relatively easy, the sun shone, fantastic scenery beneath the slopes of Skiddaw and Blencathra, and Penrith arrived without too much pain. We always knew that Day 3 would be tough but I didn't factor in gale force winds and driving rain, still at the start of the climb to Hartside I told Matt and Rae if they wanted to go faster then just wait in the cafe at the top - which is exactly what Matt did, then had to wait 1/2 hour for Rae and I to catch up. Rae managed to cycle nearly all the way to the top before she too joined me in walking - the first time during the ride that she had to walk. A fast downhill but the weather was making things tricky but then guess what - another massive hill to climb ( they really didn't look this big on the map ! ) Another big climb out of Garrigill was the last of the day which we all ended up walking the majority of and then about 5 minutes to come down the other side into Nenthead for our overnight stop - the smell from my disc brakes will stay with me for a long while. Day 4 saw us immediately climbing to the highest point on the route - Black Hill which although was not the end of the climbing it was the worst over in my mind. With the weather turning against us we climbed the difficult off road trail out of Rookhope - again most of it on foot! and then a wild few miles of off road trail across Stanhope Moor brought us to the start of the Waskerley Way and the long drop down into Consett for our final night. Day 5 a rather unwise curry the previous night slowed us down slightly and the wind ( nothing to do with the curry ) slowed us down even further. However we reached Sunderland by early afternoon and with the end in sight we suffered our first accident - Rae's rear mech fouled into the rear wheel and off she went, fortunately she was not hurt too badly and Matt and I managed to get her bike back in working order. 3 miles later we rode down the side of the River Wear and around the Harbour to the sea looking for the finish, only to find out we had just passed it at the RNLI station in the harbour. Bikes used - Marin Alpine Trail ( Karl ), Trek 6000 ( Matt ), Trek 3700 ( Rae ) Amount raised £1100 Link to photos http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/36.karl
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Fri, 21 Aug 2009 Sale Brass performing in St Annes Square Manchester On invite from the Manchester Council a small ensemble performed in St Annes Square as part of the councils initiative promoting the Local Market. Although the rain held off the wind certainly did not and on several occassions music stands went flying and sheets of music last seen disappearing in the nearby trees! Despite that an appreciative audience soon gathered around. Two members of the public told us that they also play in a brass band, also called Sale Brass – but in Australia!! Ideas were banded about suggesting “Twinning” arrangements and bi-annual visits – until reality set in and we wished them both well. Overall the afternoon was a great success in not only boosting funds but promoting Sale Brass to the Manchester public. Thanks to all involved.
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