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The Christmas 2024 Season.
This Christmas 2024 season was another busy one for the Band with 16 concerts with 19 different time slots with some we are playing twice at the same location in our wonderful community. Like other years the Band kicked it … Continue reading
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60 Years Long Service with NZ Brass Bands Association
At the Band’s last practice in 2024 we had the Band’s end of year dinner. This year, we celebrated Margaret Miller’s 60 years of long service as a band supporter with the NZ Brass Bands Association. Margaret was one of … Continue reading
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The Champion Centre BBQ
We had the privilege of playing for the Champion Centre’s family fun day today at the beautiful Larcomb Vineyard. The weather turned out great and the Band injoyed playing for this great event today The Champion Centre is a fantastic … Continue reading
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Spring in the Rotunda Concern
Back in October the Band at the Christchurch Botanical Gardens Bandsman’s Memorial Band Rotunda The weather turned it on and a great crowd stopped to listen, you couldn’t have asked for a better afternoon. The Band played some of our … Continue reading
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CPBBA 2024 Contest
The band once again supported and participated in the CPBBA Contest and Solo’s St Margaret’s Collage. This was Lachlan’s first Contest with the Band as the Musical Director, and he did a fantastic job prepping the band with help from … Continue reading
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Meet our new Life Member
At the Band’s AGM on Wednesday night, the Band’s Patron Errol Miller made Grant Newby a Life Member of the Band. Grant started with NBSB back in 2014, becoming the Band’s Treasurer, a couple of years later taking on the … Continue reading
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Brent Andrews Stands down as President
On Wednesday night New Brighton Silver had our 2023/24 AGM. This year’s AGM saw long-time serving President Brent Andrews opting to stand down from reelection, and pass on the top job to someone else after 14 long and challenging years. … Continue reading
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The Ingwavuma Orphan Trust Fund of NZ Concert
On Saturday 22nd June the Band played in a fundraising concert supporting the Ingwavuma Orphan Trust Fund of New Zealand. The Concert is raising money to help Ingwavuma Orphan Care in Africa, a very worthy cause. As a band that … Continue reading
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Festival for Winter
On 16th June we once again played at St Paul’s Church in Harewood Road this time with our Festival for Winter Concert alongside our friends from The St Albans Community which went well with a broad range of music. We … Continue reading
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Learners Band
This year, Lachlan has reintroduced the Learner’s Band, which starts with a lesson and then a Band practice. Lachlan has been busy growing the learner’s group which last week had 10 new learners in it. In Lachlan’s absence, Jill Hill … Continue reading
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