Brass Band Brassed Off!

Croft Silver Band, based in southern Leicestershire, has recently qualified for the National Brass Band Championships in Cheltenham. Now in a brassed off like fashion they are making their own trip south, not to London but, to Cheltenham.

The Croft Silver Band, just over a year ago underwent a big transformation for them having to move from their original base, of numerous years, to a new facility within the village school. However, this appears to have been a fantastic move for the band which has since gone from strength to strength. Their most recent triumph has been their 3rd place at the Midlands area brass band championships which now means they qualify for the National Brass Band Finals.

Band Chairman Allan Wheelhouse said: “We’d enjoyed a close relationship to the village quarry for years and we now hope to continue this with the school. Our recent success means that we are in need of some further support because of the costs involved with getting the band to Cheltenham. With being a small village organisation we do not have the large funds needed to take the band to Cheltenham, so we are appealing to you all via Just Giving to help make this possible.”

The band currently plays at many events and fetes in and around the county including annual visits to Melton and Humberstone Parks, The Cosby Air Show and the Croft Remembrance Day Parade. The band is now looking to add to this line-up and want to be as busy as possible through the summer so if you have any ideas to help the band out please do contact them by email: katrina.dunger@gmail.com

Band Manager Gina Needham added: “We are such a great part of the local heritage and now we want to take ourselves to the National stage and become a National success. So we hope everyone has lots of event which the band can attend in the coming months”

The band is made up of around 25 musicians whom each of which will help the band go to the National finals but we are also asking for your help to raise the £2,500 to get the band to the finals and recognised nationally, so let’s help put the band on the map!