News

21:04 28/4/2008 , The countdown to the Band's trip to Morcombe is well underway. The Band will be visiting the coast over the bank holiday weekend so be sure to come back to check out the pics soon.

20:36 18/3/2008 , Sad news for Ashbourne music lovers as Wednesday 19th March sees the funeral of Arthur Chadwick who passed away last week. He was involved with the band for many years and will be sadly missed by us all.

11:26 9/2/2008 , There have been some recent updates to the Band website including an insight into our new Musical Director on the Members page and some photos from the most recent concert in the Events and Gallery section. Check it out!


Engagements

24/5/2008, Kirk Ireton Carnival, 12.45pm meet, 1.15pm start

26/5/2008, Monyash 1.15 meet, 2.00pm start

29/5/2008, Ashbourne Market Place time to be confirmed

22/6/2008, Parwich open gardens, 2.30pm start, 1.45pm meet

Ashbourne Town Band

Photo of Ashbourne Town Band outside Green Man Pub, in Ashbourne

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 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, 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.