We do not know when Sticker Brass Band was formed.
1860s: Sticker Brass Band active. (John Brush)
“The teachers and scholars assembled at the Wesleyan Chapel [probably Tresillian], where a procession was formed, headed by the Sticker Brass Band.” (4th of August 1870 – West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser)
1872: Brass Band from Sticker in procession. (20 July 1872 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)
1881: Sticker well-known Brass Band. (17 June 1881 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)
1882: Sticker Brass Band in the fifth Falmouth Contest at Pendennis Castle. This may have been its first entry into the world of contesting.
1883: Sticker Brass Band at the Trewinnick Green. (23 May 1883 – Western Daily Mercury)
1887: Sticker Brass Band at Portloe Band of Hope.(15 July 1887 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)
1888: Sticker Band attended the eighth Annual County Volunteer and Independent Brass Band Contest in August but it doesn’t seem to have competed on a regular basis, nor does it appear to have collected any major prizes.
1889: Sticker Brass Band at Livestock Show. (19 September 1889 – West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser)
1890: Brass Band from Sticker to Austell and the fife and drum band of the Band of Hope at Institute Hall, Fowey. (17 July 1890 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)
1892: Sticker Brass Band at St Austell Cycling and Athletic Sports. (23 June 1892 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)
1892 – 2nd August: Sticker Brass Band played at Porthpean Regatta under Amos Blight before a crowd in excess of three thousand. (August 1892 – St Austell Star)
1897: Sticker Brass Band headed the parade. (10 June 1897 – West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser)
Sticker Band 1898 (Photo: courtesy CCHS)
Conductor: Mr A Blight
Back row: Amos Blight, Albert Lawry, Samuel Mitchell, Wesley Blight, Unknown, Charles Harris
Front row: William Vian, John Kendall, Simeon Albert Blight, Matthew Kendall
(Names provided by Peter Twining)
1901: Sticker Brass Band in attendance. (19 September 1901 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)
1903: Sticker Brass Band at Portscatho. (4 June 1903 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)
A group of 12 unnamed bandsmen who are believed to have an association with Sticker. It’s believed that the photograph was probably taken at the very beginning of the last century and was owned by a village resident who had no means of identifying the people in it.
(Photo and information: courtesy of Peter Twining)
Information on the back of this image states that John Clements of Sticker Band is leading the bandsmen of The Duke Of Cornwall’s Rifles at Trelowth prior to the First World War (Photo and information: courtesy Peter Twining)
1914-1928: Sticker Brass Band records for this period held by Kresen Kernow.
1915 – May: Sticker Brass Band expense sheet included: W Bennetts, J Clemence, A G Coombe, H Crocker, J George, W Hingston, A Lawry, W May, H Nott, W H Stone and A Trudgian who received eight shillings for playing at four engagements. T Barbery and W Rowe only played at three engagements and received six shillings while S Sweet, C Sweet and J Rowe only received four shillings for their four engagements (possibly learners). Mr H Crocker was gifted a special fee of four shillings as leader.
1915: Ten engagements carried out.
1916: Eighteen engagements carried out.
1916: Sticker Brass Band at a Hospital Sunday. (12 October 1916 – West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser)
1917: Sticker Brass Band discontinued until cessation of hostilities.
1918 – 4th December: Re-formed Sticker Brass Band’s first rehearsal.
1918 – Christmas Day: Sticker Brass Band playing carols in the village.
1919: Nineteen engagements carried out.
1919: Sticker Brass Band at Tregony Hospital Sunday. (12 October 1916 – West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser)
1919 circa: Sticker Brass Band renamed Sticker Silver Band. (BBHD) This is hardly newsworthy as most bands seemed to be variously termed brass, silver, town or whatever, based on the reporter’s understanding of what he thought they said!
1921 to 1926: 140 engagements carried out.
1922: Sticker Coronation Band led the National Anthem. (24 June 1911 – WMN)
Sticker Band 1920s (Photo: courtesy Val Warrington)
Back row: Fred Scholar, Frank Hitchen, Jack Ford, ? Barbery
Middle Row: Unknown, Howard Nott, Unknown, Unknown, Jack Clements
Front Row: J George, Bert Stone, Horace Crocker, Unknown, Unknown
(Information: courtesy of Peter Twining)
1930: Funds being raised for new instruments. (13 April 1926 – Western Morning News)
1930: Sticker Silver Band in attendance, under Mr H Crocker. (7 July 1930 – Western Morning News)
Sticker Band resplendent in their uniforms in 1934 and their names are as follows.
Back Row: Will Treleaven, Len Barbery. Jack Ford, Frank Hitchens, Fred Scholar, Unknown, Grant Smith, Frank Scholar, Jack Scholar, Ray Smith
Centre Row: Unknown, Howard Nott, Len Pascoe Horace Crocker, Unknown, Unknown, John George
Front Row: Will Trevena, John Clements, Charlie Pascoe, Bill stone
(Photo and information: courtesy of Peter Twining)
In 1935 became one of several which employed the services of Charles Baker for contesting.
1935: Sticker Silver Band placed joint 8th He in class B and 3rd in Class C under Charles Baker.
1936: Sticker Silver Band placed joint 3rd in the March Section at the Redruth Mining Division Bandsmen’s Festival on the 31st May 1936 under Mr H Crocker.
1935: Sticker Silver Band at Tregassick, Gerrans. (6 August 1935 – Western Morning News)
Sticker Band at Gerrans on a bank Holiday in 1935
Back row: H. Trethewey, J. Ford, W. Bawden, S. Manhire, W. Bunt, C. Bilkey.E, Pascoe, G. Bawden, P. Kendall
Centre Row: C. Pascoe, W. Stone, A. Dyer, B. Allen, J. Clemence, W. Chapman, J. Oliver ( Drum )
Front Row: G. Smith, S. Oliver, L. Pascoe, L, Manhire ( Bandmaster ) J. George, W. Treleaven, W. Trevena
(Photo and information: courtesy of Peter Twining)
1936: Sticker Silver Band contesting under H Crocker. (Contest archive)
Reports of the band’s activities seem to disappear which may indicate that it disbanded.
However, Peter Twining suggests that it re-formed after the Second World War and an entry in the 1950 programme of the Mid-Cornwall Bandsmen’s Festival at Stenalees Contest stated that Sticker Silver Band “was considering entering the festival next year”. Whether that indicates its continued existence or of someone trying to resurrect the band we do not know.
Sticker’s post war band, probably taken in the mid 1950s to early 60s.
Back Row: P. Blamey, Bryan Hitchens, Harold Dunn, Michael Bunt, Victor Thick, Frank Hitchens
Middle row: Dave Rowe ( Drummer ), Howard Nott, Nobby Cotton, Jack Clements, Jack Scholar, Howard Sweet, Garth Hitchens.
Front row: Alfie Geach, Fred Scholar. Arthur Crane, Peter Hitchens.
(Photo and information: courtesy of Peter Twining)
The Scholar Family who were a Grampound family who were greatly involved with Sticker band and are assembled here with their instruments.
Back Row L-R Thomas Scholar, Tom Scholar, Dick Scholar.
Front row L-R Fred Scholar Jack Scholar, Frank Scholar, Ern Scholar, Audrey Hosier, Olive Pascoe.
(Photo and information: courtesy of Peter Twining)
Our thanks go to Peter Twining whom provided us with some of the photographs and much of the text.
Compiled by Tony Mansell (Bardh Kernow)
This collection is a part of the Cornish National Music Archive (CNMA) project to Collect, Preserve and Share our Cornish Heritage and Culture.
It is based on location as each may have had more than one band.
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