News

10:01 8/6/2009 , The band charity fundraising event for 2009 is now over and its time do dry out the music. 14 sets at 12 venues in 2 days - that was some chellenge Eric. In spite of the weather I think most enjoyed the experience. We are now looking for new arrangements of Singing in the Rain and Handels Water Music. Hopefully we raised a goodly amount for our charities - details to follow. Some pictures are already appearing on Facebook and will be loaded on the ATB site shortly. A big thankyou to the roadies Andrew, Craig, Jean, June, Sue H and Sue L who did their best to find us a dry spot at each venue. Also to Brenda for feeding us cake.

12:11 14/4/2009 , Ashbourne Town Band are still looking for a new Musical Director. If you think you have got what it takes and would like to have a go then please contact us. in the meantime Eric is doing a fantastic job keeping us in tune.

19:24 16/2/2009 , I do believe that the problems that we have been experiencing with the guestbook have now been sorted. So please drop by the guestbook and let us know what you think about the website, the band, the SNOW, whatever you want really


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Ashbourne Town Band

marching at green man pub

Brass bands are known to have been in existence in Ashbourne since 1861. Since then there have been several bands including; Ashbourne Band, Ashbourne Volunteer Band, Bells Band and Rechabites Band. These have merged over the years to form the band which exists today – Ashbourne Town Band. See our History for more details

The band is located in the market town of Ashbourne, gateway to Dovedale and on the edge of the Peak District.

Practices are held at St. Johns Community Centre, The Green Road (DE6 1GQ) every Wednesday (8pm – 9.30pm) and Sunday evening (7pm to 8.30pm). The only exception is when the band has an engagement on the same day.

We also teach youngsters (and oldsters) from the age of seven. The learners group currently has vacancies, see the Join Ashbourne Town Band for more details. Learners group is held on Friday evenings at the Bankcroft Centre, Cokayne Ave, starting at 7.00pm.

We are always on the lookout for additional experienced and semi experienced players to join our friendly non-contesting band, see the Join Ashbourne Town Band page for more information on our current vacancies. We also welcome players who are visiting the area to come and have a 'blow' with us. If you are interested please contact Sam Ede.

The band plays at many different functions including indoor/outdoor concerts, church services, parades, shows, garden parties, weddings and more. If you would like to obtain a quote for a booking please contact the band secretary. Please try to allow enough time as possible prior to the engagement.

The band has also been involved in a number of fundraising events to help both local and national charities. For more information go to the Fundraising section.