Par is a village and fishing port with a harbour on the south coast of Cornwall Unknown formation date. No. 5 Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery Band. (John Brush) 1862: Par Volunteer Brass Band kindly tendered their services, and the event was celebrated in Par. (1 August 1862 – West
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- 26 April 2020
Newbridge is a hamlet between St Just and Penzance Considering the comment “for some time” in the next item, the band’s formation date was a few years before 1879. 1879: For some time the deceased was a member the Newbridge Brass Band, and as a mark of respect,
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Mawnan is a civil parish in south Cornwall bounded to the south by the Helford River, to the east by the sea, and to the west by Constantine parish Unknown formation date. 1880s: Mawnan Brass Band active. (John Brush) 1884: Christian Brethren Lodge held their anniversary headed by the
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1860s: Saltash Military Volunteer unit formed but it is unknown if it had a band for its early years. (John Brush) 1868: To provide a Brass Band for Saltash a subscription of £60 has been raised. (24 September 1868 – Royal Cornwall Gazette) 1868: Saltash Brass Band formed. (John Brush)
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Perranporth is a small seaside resort town on the north coast of Cornwall Unknown formation date. 1868: On Wednesday, the members of the St Agnes Lodge of Oddfellows, held their annual demonstration. The members, numbering 130, formed in procession, accompanied by their juvenile Lodge of Oddfellows, which numbering about
- 26 April 2020