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St Dennis Brass Bands
Cornish Brass Band Contest results are recorded separately and can be found using this link   From the band’s website we see that the St Dennis Band was formed in 1836, in time for it to become a part of the celebrations for Queen Victoria’s Coronation in June 1838. At
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St Agnes Brass Bands
1837: The earliest date we have for a St Agnes Band event is the laying of the foundation stone for the British School in British Road, St Agnes. (St Agnes 1001-1999) 1843: St Agnes Band played at the annual festival of Mingoose School. (30th June 1843 West Briton) 1852: St
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Roche Brass
Roche is a civil parish and village in mid-Cornwall     It is suggested that Roche may have had a brass band in the distant past, but no evidence has been found to substantiate it. 1893: Roche String Band entertained. (13 April 1893 – Royal Cornwall Gazette) 2012 – 13th
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Rescorla Brass Band
Rescorla is a small village in mid-Cornwall, about four miles from St Austell, in the heart of the Clay Country.   We are indebted to Geoff Pedlar, former member of Rescorla and Bugle Brass Bands, for his help in compiling this information. Rescorla Brass Band was formed in the early
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Redruth Brass Bands
Please note that Cornish Brass Band Contest results are recorded separately and can be found using this link   Many concert programmes and concert results have been provided by Martin Caddy on behalf of his father John Caddy.   1820: There is a suggestion that a Redruth Band was formed
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