Helland is a civil parish and village 2 ¹⁄₂ miles north of Bodmin. Circa 1890: Helland Band formed. (John Brush) George Bailey, Helland Band founder and MD. (John Brush) Circa 1900 from Bodmin Band’s 1977 Golden Jubilee Souvenir Programme (Provided by Jayne Spenceley of Kea OCS) Before and after
Tony Mansell
- 19 April 2020
Heamoor was a village but is now a suburb of Penzance and is situated approximately one kilometre northwest of the town centre Unknown formation date. 1860s: Heamoor Brass Band active. (John Brush) 1892: Heamoor Band rendered selections of music during the tea. (19 May 1892 – The Cornish Telegraph)
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Greenbank is near Liskeard 1886: Greenbank Band formed from members of the Sunday School with bandsmen mostly providing their own instruments. (Liskeard Band website) 1886: John Mitchell, Greenbank Band MD. (Liskeard Band website) 1893: Greenbank (Liskeard) Brass Band engaged. (5 July 1893 – Western Morning News) 1893: Green Bank
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Unknown formation date. 1874: The United Methodist children headed by Burrows Brass Band. (Cornish Telegraph 1st July 1874) 1875 June: Burrows Band at Tuckingmill. (RCG 19th June 1875) 1875 – 22nd July: “Burrows Brass Band at Carnkie (Illogan) Wesleyan Sunday School annual tea. “There was an occurrence here. About
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Cornish Brass Band Contest results are recorded separately and can be found using this link 1849/50: A band, probably named Bude Haven Band was active. It was referred to as a brass band but what instrumentation it had is difficult to assess as the cornet was still in its
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