Swinton and District Excelsior Band

🎉 Happy New Year from Swinton & District Excelsior Band! 🎺✨ Thank you for your support throughout 2024—it’s been a fantastic year filled with music and memories. Here’s to an even brighter 2025! 🥂🎶 #HappyNewYear #SwintonExcelsiorBand #ThankYou

Join us on 12th Nov, 7 PM at The Bandroom, Swinton, for a talk by Rob Thompson on the amazing Italian Chapel of Orkney! Tickets £5 (incl. refreshments) – all proceeds go to Swinton Band’s Roof Fund! Support the band & enjoy a great evening! #SwintonBand #RoofFund #ItalianChapel

🤩 Swinton & District Excelsior Band is part of @Coopuk Local Community Fund 🤩 Choose us by clicking here and you can help us make a difference in our community membership.coop.co.uk/causes/80248 This funding round closes on the 19th October so choose us before time runs out 🤞

Join us for a captivating talk on How the Loss of a Mighty British Warship Inspired the Creation of the Orkney Chapel." Tue, 12th Nov, 7 PM,The Bandroom, Swinton, YO17 6SR, £5 on the door or via Ticket Source. Don't miss this inspiring journey through history! #OrkneyChapel

🎺 Ever wanted to play a brass instrument? Join us at "Have A Go Day" on Sept 21st, 9:30 AM–12 PM at Malton Library! Free mini lessons, instrument tryouts, and fun for all ages. No experience needed! 🎶 #SwintonBrass #HaveAGoDay #FreeEvent #CommunityMusic

A North Yorkshire brass band has been recognised by the King. dlvr.it/T7ldC6 🔗 Link below

It’s Volunteer Week and we’d like to say a massive thank you to all our volunteers. The band is run by volunteers without whom there would be no band. You are all stars and deserve a medal 🎖️ Thank you, Thank you, Thank you 😊 #volunteersweek #kingsaward #thankyou

"We've got the opportunity to win £1,000 for our next community event, but we need your help! Click on the link below to leave your vote us, your vote could be the one that propels us to the next stage of the competition! Let's do this!" ticketsource.wishpondpages.com/ticketsource-c…

Ian’s training last weekend was long run of 28 miles between Scarborough and Robin Hoods Bay, mostly along the Cinder Track leaving Scarborough at 9am, stopped for food & pot of tea at Robin Hoods Bay, a cream scone at Ravenscar arriving back for 5pm, all in a days work!

Ian is continuing his training in the lead up to his mammoth run to raise money for the Bandroom roof with a long run of 28 miles on 20th April the big day is on 5th May. Its not too late to sponsor Ian for the Swinton Band Roof Repair Funds. justgiving.com/page/ian-conla…

Our next concert is a joint venture with @VoicesRyedale at St Peter’s Church on the 18th May. We’d love to see you there. Tickets available from ticket source ticketsource.co.uk/swinton-distri… or contact secretary@swinton-band.com

@MNortonrotary @TheMiltonRooms Unfortunately we don’t have that for the training band but fingers crossed it will be shining on Saturday 🤞

We are delighted to be part of the Involve Event at The Milton Rooms Saturday 20th April. Our Training Band will be outside from 10.30 to 11.45 to show you what you can achieve. We also have a stall, so pop along, say hello and ask about our Free Prize Draw and what we offer.

We have been nominated and are now #FINALISTS in this years Mumbler awards for #BestCommunityProjectOrCharity please help and vote for us at ryedale.mumbler.co.uk/awards/shortli…

Come along to our Open Night on 26th April. Our training band will be playing outside the Milton Rooms from 10.30 to 11.45 on Saturday 20th April as part of the Rotary Involve session. We will also have a stall inside where you can come and ask us any questions.

A great article in the Gazette this week. You can get tickets for our fundraising talk at "ticketsource.co.uk/swinton-distri…"> Or sponsor Ian Conlan via justgiving.com/page/ian-conla…

Welcome to our first Friends Newsletter to keep you up to date with what’s going on with the band. The plan is to issue these 3 to 4 times a year. If you don’t want to miss out then go to our website and sign up. swinton-band.com/dbpage.php?pg=…

Thanks to Ian Conlan, Mayor of Malton for offering to do a sponsored run for our new Bandroom roof. Follow the link for more info. justgiving.com/page/ian-conla… @MayorOfMalton @gazetteherald @HandyMag @visitmalton

The @coopuk have made changes to their Local Community Fund. If you’ve not already chosen a charity we’d be really grateful if you could chose us to find out more about our project and to choose us as your cause, click here membership.coop.co.uk/causes/80248

Local #MilitaryHistorian Rob Thompson giving a fundraising talk on The Scandalous early life of #LordCardigan. (Adult content/humour included unsuitable for young children) Contact Tracey for tickets secretary@swinton-band.com