Lingfield Youth Band

Lingfield Youth Band



Welcome to the Lingfield Youth Band web site.  

To contact  Richard ring 01342 326804 or mob 07866951460

Lingfield Youth Band was formed in May 2004, we have 3 teachers Richard,  Julie  and Andrew.We have 20 members from beginners to grade 6 standard. We meet  on Thursay evenings at 6.30pm. The band room is located at the rear of the the Greyhound Pub in Lingfield high street.We charge £1 a week (10 weeks/term)which cover us for running the band, we also supply a instrument and  music in that price!You can learn Cornet, Horn, Baratone, Euphonium, Trombone or Tuba.

The band is open to anybody (any age)wishing to learn a brass instrument, so if you want to join Lingfield give Richard a call and he will sort things out for you. Tel 01342 326804  E-Mail   rweller@tiscali.co.uk

Lingfield is near East Grinstead club,Horley, Crawley and Gatwick,on the borders of Surrey Sussex and Kent .Music in Lingfield,Music in East grinstead

Reigate music and arts festival

Well done to the group who played at the festival, I hope you enjoyed the experience and lookforwards to playing in the future.

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Lingfield Youth Band

Musical Opportunities for Brass Players in Lingfield

 

 

If you can't play a instrument we are happy to teach you,  we have some really good quality new instruments to lend, it is a great friendly group to join.

 

Lingfield Youth  Band is a  Club made up of players young and not so young . It meets between 6.30 and 7.30pm every Thursday evening in the Lingfield Bandroom and provides a wonderful opportunity to learn  and to take part in group music making, You can learn Cornet, Horn, Baratone, Euphonium, Trombone or Tuba.

All players whatever their standard will have a chance to group perform in front of an  audience and will be given the opportunity to hear and aspire to some star performances from some of the senior band soloists.

The Youth Band, under its Director Richard Weller, has been very fortunate to have been awarded Lottery funding and other grants from local businesses. This means it has been able to buy instruments of a high standard which are available for loan. The band has also benefited form the experience of some of the players form the senior band who help with coaching the various brass instruments that make up the Youth Band.Lingfield club is situated in Lingfield near East Grinstead, Crawley, Holey, Redhill, Edenbridge.(Lingfield is not far from Forest row ,Blindley heath, Crowhurst, South Godstone,Smallfield ). sussex and surrey and kent boarder We are on the boarder of West sussex, Sussex,Surrey and Kent east sussex .

 

The band is always on the look out for new members; either existing players (for the main band) or those who would like to learn .The existing band already draws form a wide geographical area East Grinstead, Crawley, Horley, Redhill, Edenbridge. Anyone wishing to find out more about the  Lingfield band  give Richard a ring on 01342 326804

 

This March 2009 we have been celebrating  receiving a grant for £10,000 from the National Lottery distributed by Awards for All.

 

The band will use the money to buy new instruments which will give access the more members.

 

We would like to thank the National lottery for their continued support, without this we would not be able to offer the fun to so many people.

 

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