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Newspaper cutting describing the concert given in August 1945 by Reepham Junior Band, in the presence of Queen Mary.

A second photograph of the poster advertising the Whitsuntide concerts given by Reepham Band at Wellington PIer Gardens. George Harrison & Bernard Barsted on the right.

The Fifth Annual Cawston Brass Band Contest

Reepham Band of Hope, a band of 18 players or less, competed in all three sections i.e. March, Hymn and Selection. The band's conductor was F. W. Wallwork.
The contest began with the March Section, all…

Programme for a Band Contest at Reepham House held on 5 October 1946.
Note that Gordon Frankland is the Secretary (of the Reepham Recreation Ground Memorial Fund) and S. P. Eglington the Compere.
E. T. Ruffles is conducting Fakenham Town Band &…

Pavilion and Winter Gardens, Great Yarmouth, 1908.
This postcard shows where the Reepham Band often played in Great Yarmouth.

Pam Swayze, playing the cornet at Oulton Broad with Reepham Band in 1979

Pam Swayze (Cornet), Leslie Coe (Bb bass), and his daughter Annette Coe (tenor horn) with Reepham Band at Oulton Broad Bandstand - Park engagement - 3rd June 1979

Members of Reepham Band playing in the park at Oulton Broad, June 1979. L to R: Steven ? Gary Newark, Annette Coe, Leslie Coe , Pam Swayze, Sandra Failes Seated: Karen Bales, Jane Chettleburgh

Reepham Band with Championship Cups at their rehearsal room in Duke Street, Norwich in April 1980.

Band at Oulton Broad including some members of the Reepham Band:Back Row: Bill Movely, Leslie Coe, David Foulger, David ?, Terry Norman (conductor), Trevor ?, David Dack, Les Smith, Colin Failes. Centre Row: Philip Musket, Andrew Norman, Shelia ?, ?,…

Typed agreement dated 20 June 1935 between the Bandsmen and the Committee of the same Band, that each Bandsman undertakes to purchase a complete set of Uniform from Messrs. Boosey & Hawkes to the value of £4.12.0d.

Handwritten agreement dated 31 May 1935 between the members of the Reepham Town Temperance Band that they become a uniform committee for the purpose of entering into a Purchase Agreement with Messrs. Boosey and Hawkes.

Clauses set out how the…

'Reepham Band joins top brass this week' Article in the Eastern Daily Press dated 31 October 1979 showing the band members under their musical director Tony Norman

Report of a contest at St. Andrew's Hall lasting 6 hours followed by a concert in the evening. Reepham Band scored the highest marks in the class C contest. Back Row : Pam Swayze, Gordon Frankland, conductor Ann ChilmanFront Row : Nancy Woods,…

St. Edward's Band, Kettering presented their First Annual Solo Contest and Concert on 15 December 1945, with guest band Reepham Juniors, Bandmaster S.S. Frankland and Conductor E.T.Ruffles.

The Finale of Land of Hope and Glory was preceded by an…

Group photograph of 17 band members at an outdoor event. Probably Fakenham Band.
Tommy Ruffles Back Row, 2nd from right

Short report of Reepham Town Band's success in the East Anglian Brass Band Competition at Thetford. The Band came out top of the Class A section, qualifying for entry into the national championships the following year.

Image of Reepham Band members in front of the poster advertising the Whitsuntide concerts given in Wellington Pier Gardens. On the reverse: George Lambert, Cecil Allen,George Harrison, Barney Barsted1937.

Down Memory Lane article from the Eastern Daily Press
A photograph of the Junior Band playing in 1944 at the Theatre Royal, Norwich, sent in by Ken Adcock. The second cutting is a letter from Pam Kemp (nee Reeder), also a band member.
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