Illogan is a village and civil parish two miles northwest of Redruth

 

Unknown formation date.

1862: Procession to Gwennap Church, headed by the Forest Gate Band. (8 August 1862 – West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser)

1863: Bands of Chacewater, Forest Gate Illogan, St Day and the Redruth Volunteers. (Page 57 of Tehidy and the Bassets by Michael Tangye)

1863: Forest Gate Illogan Brass Band contesting under Mr U Bosanko. (Contest archive)

1877: Forest Lane End Brass Band active. (John Brush) Was this a different band or another name for one of the others?

1878: The Methodists, the Bible Christians, and the Methodist New Connexion engaged the services of the Illogan, Porkellis, and Camborne Bands. (11 June 1878 – The Cornish Telegraph)

1878: Illogan Churchtown Band was in attendance, and rendered some excellent music. (23 July 1878 – The Cornish Telegraph)

The Revd Harry Oxland was appointed to the village in 1879 and soon formed a band finding musicians from Bridge, Illogan Highway and the village itself. Despite calling the band the Illogan Reed and Brass Band, they were allowed, for a couple of years, to take part in the local brass band contests.

1884 probably: Illogan Reed and Brass Band formed. The band could have included players from any of the other bands in Illogan because it is on record that that band was started with men from the area that could already play. (John Brush)

1884: Revd Harry Oxland Illogan Reed and Brass Band MD.

Illogan Reed and Brass Band wore uniforms of blue and gold. (Victorian Redruth)

1889: Illogan Broad Lane Band active. Was this a different band or another name for one of the others? (John Brush)

1889: Vocal and instrumental music was given in the United Methodist Chapel, Portreath. The Illogan Brass Band rendered some very excellent pieces of sacred music. (16 May 1889 – West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser)

1889: Oddfellows, Foresters, Philanthropies, and Rechabites, headed by the Redruth Independent, Brea, Four Lanes, and Illogan Bands. (22 August 1889 – The Cornish Telegraph)

1889: Formed in procession, and headed the Brea, Four Lanes, Redruth Independent, and Illogan Brass Bands. (22 August 1889 – West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser)

1889: Illogan has another band of musicians under the bandmastership of Mr Tubb. We are sorry that the majority of them absent themselves from practice. (3 October 1889 – Cornishman)

Illogan Military Band 1890 at Parkhenver, West End (Photo: J Chenhall, 11 West End, Redruth courtesy Paddy Bradley, Redruth)

1891: Service at the United Methodist Free Church on Sunday afternoon, marching in procession, headed by lllogan Brass Band. (8 January 1891 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

1891: An interesting entertainment, consisting of several selections by the Illogan Brass Band, under the conductorship of the Rev. Harry Oxland, was given in the large room in the evening. (2 April 1891 – RCG)

1891: A procession was formed at the Market house and paraded the principal streets. The Redruth Volunteer, Brea, Pool, and Illogan Bands were in attendance. (16 July 1891 – The Cornish Telegraph)

1892: The proceeds are in aid of the Illogan Band Instrument fund. (7 January 1892 – Cornishman)

1892: A musical entertainment was given in the Oddfellows’ Hall, St Agnes, by the Illogan Reed and Brass Band, under the able conductorship of the Rev. H. Oxland. (19 May 1892 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

1892: Mr Oxland’s Illogan Band gave a pleasant open-air concert at the Redruth Workhouse grounds to the inmates for which thanks were given. (9 June 1892 – Cornishman)

1892: During the afternoon the Illogan Brass Band, by kind permission of the Rev. H. Oxland, attended the exhibition and rendered several charming selections. (25 August 1892 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

1892: Grand Promenade Concert will be given by the celebrated Illogan (Prize Band) Reed and Brass Band conductor, Rev. Harry Oxland. (13 October 1892 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

1892: A concert was given in the evening in Druids-hall by the Illogan Reed and Brass Band. (29 December 1892 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

1892: Contesting under Revd Harry Oxland. (Contest archive)

1893: Rechabite Fete at Truro headed by the Penzance Independent Band  and Illogan Reed and Brass Band, under the Rev. Harry Oxland. (10 August 1893 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

1893: Cornwall Fisheries Exhibition. The committee have now engaged Truro Rifle Volunteers for today and tomorrow, and the Illogan Reed and Brass Band for Saturday.  (17 August 1893 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

1893: Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society. Performances of music throughout the day, by the Illogan Brass and Reed Band, conducted by the Rector of Illogan (the Rev. Harry Oxland). (7 September 1893 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

1893: Classical and other music was played by the IIIogan Brass and Reed Band, conducted by Rev. Harry Oxland. (14 September 1893 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

1894: “Chacewater and District Prize Cattle and Horse Show.  Illogan Reed and Brass Band has been engaged. (31 May 1894 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

1894: Music was supplied by the Illogan Highway and Porthleven Bands. The playing of the former, which was conducted the Rev. Harry Oxland, was greatly admired. (5 July 1894 – The Cornish Telegraph)

1894: A large number assembled at the Board schoolroom, where a procession was formed, and headed by the Illogan Brass and Reed Band. (19 July 1894 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

Illogan Band late 1890s (Photo: unknown)

1894: “Cottage Gardening Show at Mullion. Illogan Brass and Reed Band, 27 in number, under Bandmaster Rev. Harry Oxland and attired in an exceedingly neat uniform. (2 August 1894 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

1894: They heard, saw and complimented. The latter was well deserved for Illogan, Pool, and Redruth Bands are each making rapid strides and their determined efforts to attain musical proficiency are much appreciated. (23 August 1894 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

1894: An Open Air Concert was given at the Recreation Grounds, Redruth, on Saturday evening, by the Illogan Reed and Brass Band (conductor, the Rev. H. Oxland) and the H. Company (Redruth) Volunteer Band (conductor, Mr. Wills). (20 September 1894 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

“…it is open to doubt whether this band [circa 1890s] was, in point of fact, the band of the local volunteer force or merely a band of musicians assembled by the Reverend Oxland for the very laudable reasons already quoted in this chapter [local defence]. The Band was known both as The Illogan Military Band and/or The Illogan Reed and Brass Band.” (Still Blawin’)

1895: These have without exception been well attended, the proceeds being added to the funds of the Illogan Brass and Reed Band. The inhabitants of the village being justly proud of the band do all in their power to advance its interests. (7 February 1895 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

1895: The strains of the Redruth Volunteer and the Illogan Brass and Reed Bands even could not help to keep the children’s dresses and flags from becoming damp. (18 July 1895 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

1895: Flower Show at the Lizard. … The lllogan Brass Band of 20 performers, under Rev. Harry Oxland’s leadership, was in attendance. (1 August 1895 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

1895: “The Rev. Harry Oxland, of Illogan, who was present with the Illogan Band at Mount Hawke, on the occasion of the annual Sunday- school tea, was received with open hostility with some, and the treatment that he received from others was, to say the least of it, cold in the extreme. Little wonder then in leaving the village the Rev. gentleman shook the dust off his feet as a testimony against them. ” (8 August 1895 – Royal Cornwall Gazette) I am at a loss to know what this was about.

1895: Illogan Band has set a worthy example which Lanner Band will do well to follow. (10 October 1895 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

Illogan Band 1896 (Photo: J Chenhall)

1897 – 8^th June: Camborne Children’s Day was clearly a huge event as it involved the Wesley and Centenary Wesley Chapels, the Church, the Primitive Methodists, the Bible Christians, the New Connexion, the Salvation Army and the Wesley schools of Beacon and Pengegon and Tuckingmill Church and Wesley Schools. The bands leading the various groups were Camborne Town Band, Helston Band, Porthleven Band, Troon Band, St Erth Band, Illogan Reed and Brass Band and Penzance Salvation Army Band.

1897: The New-connexion school, the Tuckingmill school paraded the streets, headed by St Erth, Illogan, and Devoran Bands. (10 June 1897 – Cornishman)

1897: The scholars and teachers promenaded the principal streets to the music of the Redruth Volunteer and Illogan Reed and Brass Bands. (15 July 1897 – West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser)

1897: Concert in the Public Rooms, Camborne, by the Camborne Town and Illogan Reed and Brass Bands combined. The concert was the first of two in which the bands unite. (25 November 1897 – West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser)

1898: Illogan Band was present, the Rev. H Oxland conducting. (22 July 1898 – Cornubian and Redruth Times)

Illogan Military Band date unknown (Photo: unknown)

1899: St Agnes Garden Party. Concert in the Oddfellows’ Hall by the Illogan Reed and Brass Band (conducted by the Rev. Harry Oxland), those present being delighted with the splendid playing. (6 July 1899 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

1899: Richard Henry Pascoe, a stonemason, of Penryn, was charged with stealing a trombone, the property of the Illogan Brass and Reed Band, and of obtaining food under false pretences. Prisoner was committed to take his trial at the Quarter Sessions. (28 September 1899 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

1899: Two groups from North and South Illogan marched into the Park headed by the well-known Illogan Band and the Illogan School Band, The latter is a drum and fife band recently formed in the school. (3 August 1899 – The Cornish Telegraph)

1900: During the evening the Illogan Reed and Brass Band, conducted by the Rev. H. Oxland, and the Hungarian Season Band at Redruth, played appropriate selections. (24 May 1900 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

1900: At five o’clock the Redruth Volunteer Band, the Camborne Town Band, and the lllogan Reed and Brass Band left their respective districts and marched to the park. (14 June 1900 – West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser)

1900: “Chacewater Show. The full Royal Marine Band, from Plymouth and Illogan Reed and Brass Band have been engaged. (5 July 1900 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

1900: Oddfellows’ Fete. Illogan Reed and Brass Band will be in attendance. (19 & 26 July 1900 – West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser)

1900: During the afternoon Illogan Brass and Reed Band (conductor Rev. H. Oxland) rendered a delightful programme of music in excellent style. (19 July 1900 – West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser)

1900: Illogan Reed and Brass Band. Grand Torchlight Procession at nine o’clock. (2 August 1900 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

1901: There will be mine timbering, rock drilling, milking of cows and butter making. The Illogan Brass and Reed Band will be in attendance. (27 June 1901 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

1902: “Children’s Outing at Tehidy. Illogan Reed and Brass Band headed the southern contingent, and the northern was led by Pool Band, recently formed. (1 August 1901 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

1903: J Hambly (Broad Lane), J Searle, and Cock (Pool), formerly members of the Illogan Band, left Illogan for South Africa last week. (23 April 1903 – Cornishman)

1903: St Anthony horticultural show. Sir Arthur Pendarves Vivian and family were at home. lllogan Brass and Reed Band, under the conductorship of the Rev. Harry Oxland. played choice selections. (30 July 1903 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

1904: After the Gwennap Flower Show at Trevince on Thursday evening an excellent open-air concert was given in the grounds by the Illogan Band (conductor Rev. H Oxland), and the Hungarian Band. (28 July 1904 – Cornishman)

1904: On page 51 of Tehidy and the Bassets by Michael Tangye there is a photograph of, Rev. Harry Oxland’s Military Band at the school tea treat in Old Park, Tehidy 1904.

(H)art Biddick (see 1905 photo above) was born in Illogan in 1880 and married Anne Partridge. He went to Detroit, Michigan, circa 1923 and played in the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. He returned to Cornwall circa 1928 and played with, and possibly conducted, different bands before, during and after the Second World War. (Bear Johnson, USA – grandson)

1905: Excellent music was given by the Illogan Reed and Brass Band, under the Rev. H. Oxland, and the evening concert in the open air was thoroughly enjoyed. (27 July 1905 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

1905: Bazaar and Fete at St Agnes. The Illogan Brass Band, under the Rev. H. Oxland. rendered a choice programme of music during the afternoon and evening. (24 August 1905 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

Illogan Band 1905 (Photo: courtesy Mac Waters)

Back row: Joe Letcher, Tom Rowe, unknown, unknown

Third row: Tom Slee, unknown, unknown, unknown, ? Symons, Revd Harry Oxland MD, unknown, Frank Sherman, Finamore Dunstan, Con Oxland, Sam Chegwidden

Second row: ? Phillips, unknown (valve trom), unknown, unknown, Tom Rowe Jnr, unknown, Art Biddick

Front row: Stanley Rogers, unknown, Morley Richards

Illogan Band entertains at a tea treat held in the grounds of Tehidy House (Photo: courtesy Paddy Bradley, Redruth)

1906: Forming a procession at the schoolroom, and headed by the Illogan Reed and Brass Band. (12 July 1906 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

1906: St. John Ambulance Brigade. Rechabites, Foresters. Oddfellows, Fire Brigade, St. John Ambulance Corps, The Camborne Town, Illogan, Redruth Volunteer and Town Bands, will form at the Fair Meadow. (25 August 1906 – Cornubian And Redruth Times)

1907: In the evening a promenade concert will be given by the lllogan Reed and Brass Band, under the conductorship of the Rev. H. Oxland, which will also render selections of music during the show. (13 June 1907 – West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser)

1907: An excellent concert was given in front of Trevince House on the evening of Gwennap Show by the Illogan Reed and Brass Band, conductor the Rev. H. Oxland. (25 July 1907 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

1907: The procession was formed at the Commercial Square, and after parading the town, headed by the Camborne Town and lllogan Bands, proceeded to the Recreation Ground. (22 August 1907 – Cornubian and Redruth Times

1907: Illogan Brass and Reed Band under the Rev. H A Oxland, discoursed selections of music to the many visitors. (29 August 1907 – West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser)

1907: Departures for America. Mr. W. Smith, South Turnpike, a well-known performer in Illogan Brass and Reed Band. (3 October 1907 – West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser)

1908: Recreation Ground, Falmouth, Grand Oddfellows’ Fete and physical exhibition athletic sports. Illogan Brass Band in the evening… (30 July 1908 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

Illogan Reed and Brass Band 1908 at Chacewater under Revd H Oxland (Photo: S J Govier courtesy Paddy Bradley, Redruth)

1908: Camborne Hospital Sunday. Camborne and lllogan Brass and Reed Bands headed a procession composed of Rechabites, philanthropic clubs, and ambulance societies, and paraded the streets. (20 August 1908 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

1908: Redruth and Illogan Bands at Penventon, the residence of Mr A Carkeek. (27 August 1908 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

1909: Redruth Territorial Band, bandmaster Williams conducting, and the lllogan Military Band. Rev. H Oxland conducting, rendered special music. (15 July 1909 – Cornubian and Redruth Times)

1909: Illogan Band placed 7^th in the brass and reed section of the Great National Band Festival at Crystal Palace.

Name changed to Illogan Military Brass Band. (John Brush) The composition appears to have remained the same.

1909: “Illogan Military Band has had the privilege of being the first Cornish Band to compete at the annual National Band Festival in the Crystal Palace. Sixteen of the principal reed bands in England and Wales competed this year for the “challenge shield,” and the Illogan band finished with only six competitors ahead of them. It was a good sample of Cornish “grit” that these villagers should have done a full day’s work on Friday, and then, within sixteen hours, should have travelled 330 miles and played their part in the competition on Saturday. The large audience at the Palace gave the band a very hearty round of applause at the conclusion of their performance. The Rev. H. Oxland, rector of Illogan, who has trained the band for more than 20 years, conducted at the competition. Mr. A. E. Dunn, M.P., sent a cordial invitation to the Rev. H. Oxland for the band to lunch with him at the House of Commons, but owing to their being delayed in drawing lots for the order of playing they had to remain at the Crystal Palace from noon till 3 p.m., and were therefore unable to enjoy Mr. Dunn’s hospitality, to their great disappointment. Our correspondent writes: “Considerable excitement prevailed in Paynters’-lane end on Sunday morning as to the result of the band contest, and there was much disappointment when it was learned that no prize had been awarded them. Still it was considered wonderfully good to do so well, and the Rev. H. Oxland is to be congratulated on the playing of his workmen’s band.’” (30 September 1909 – Cornubian and Redruth Times)

1909: Their real local fame was enhanced in 1909 when they travelled to London for the Crystal Palace Military Bands contest and came seventh. (John Brush)

1910: Chacewater Wesleyan Sunday school treat headed by the Illogan Brass and Reed Band. (30 June 1910 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

1910:  Illogan Band participated in brass and reed section of the Great National Band Festival at Crystal Palace. (St Austell Star 8^th September 1910)

1910: National Band Festival. Two Cornish Bands, namely the Camborne Town Band and the lllogan Military Band, are entered In the National Band Contest that takes place at the Crystal Palace on Saturday. (9 September 1910 – Lake’s Falmouth Packet and Cornwall Advertiser)

1910: In aid of the funds of the Miners’ Hospital. The Friendly Societies, Ambulance and Fire Brigades, headed by the Camborne Town and Illogan Bands, paraded the principal streets the town. (15 September 1910 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

Illogan Reed & Brass Band 1910 under Revd H Oxland (Photo: courtesy Paddy Bradley, Redruth)

1910 – 1^st October: Illogan Military participated in the Reed Band section of the eleventh Great National Band Festival at the Crystal Palace under the Rev. H Oxland playing the overture Martha by Flotow.1910: Illogan Band returned home the same night, but the majority of the Camborne band did not reach home until Wednesday morning. They had a very pleasant time while in the metropolis. Sunday morning they drove around London. (6 October 1910 – Cornubian and Redruth Times)

1910: Illogan Band at the Crystal Palace – Judge’s report. The British Bandsman for October 8^th contains the judge’s reports in full. (20 October 1910 – Cornubian and Redruth Times) Illogan Band placed 5^th. (Victorian Redruth)

1911: Exhibitors and others interested in the Society. The Illogan Military Band (30 performers) Conductor: Rev. Harry Oxland, will be in attendance. (11 May 1911 – Cornishman)

1911: Illogan Band placed 4^th in the brass and reed section of the Great National Band Festival at Crystal Palace.(Victorian Redruth)

1912: “Donkey driving race. Illogan Reed and Brass Band (30 performers) under the conductorship of Rev. H. Oxland will be in attendance. (25 July 1912 – West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser)

1912: Illogan Band played under Revd H Oxland at St Agnes Wesleyan Sunday school tea. (RCG 25^th July 1912)

Two conductors batons presented to the Reverend Harry Oxland(Courtesy Leonard Adams)

Illogan Band at Stithians Show in 1912 under Rev. H Oxland (Photo: courtesy Paddy Bradley, Redruth)

Illogan Highway Volunteer Band under Rev. H Oxland (Photo: H Darlow courtesy Paddy Bradley, Redruth)

Name changed to Illogan Military Brass Band which strikes me as unexplainable as they had always, from day one, been a military band, meaning a full complement of woodwind instruments (including a bassoon) and eventually French horns instead of tenor horns. (John Brush)

1913: Mr F Sherman (flute), and Mr W J Tempest (clarinet). Messrs Rogers, Sherman and Tempest were members of the Illogan Military Band. Unfortunately the last-named was compelled by defects in his reed to retire during the performance. (3 April 1913 – Cornishman)

1920: “Geniality and happiness were marked features of the festivities at Redruth Workhouse. Christmas morning members of Illogan Military Band played selections of carols to the inmates. (30 December 1920 – West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser)

Illogan Band at Treruffe Hill tea treat 1920 under Rev. H Oxland (Photo: courtesy Paddy Bradley, Redruth)

 

1920: In the book Portreath Michael Tangle records that “Illogan Band played music in the evening” at the historical pageant, History of Portreath.

1921: Dunstan (Charlie Chaplin) gave exhibition of tricks, and selection of music were rendered by Illogan- Military and Four Lanes Brass Bands.(3 August 1921 – Cornishman)

Con Oxland, Illogan Band MD – the son of the founder.

It is probable that Con Oxland played in his father’s band but we do know that he was away on war duty for the period of the First World War as Leonard Adams has provided us with his medals:

1914 -15 Star

The Silver Medal is the British War Medal     The Bronze medal is the Victory Medal

1921: The first item was a Grand March, well played by the Illogan Military Band, ably conducted by Mr Con Oxland. (19 October 1921 – Cornishman)

Illogan Band under Con Oxland (Photo: courtesy Leonard Adams)

Illogan Band under Con Oxland (Photo: courtesy Paddy Bradley, Redruth)

Joe Pengelly, not in uniform, playing flute and standing next to bass drum

1925: Christmas Eve the Redruth Town Band visited the Institution and Christmas morning, the Illogan Band. (8 January 1925 – Cornubian and Redruth Times)

1925: The chief attraction was the Redruth and Illogan Bands (under Mr E Wills and C C Oxland which gave musical concert in the evening. (16 July 1925 – Cornubian and Redruth Times)

1939: “The Camborne Military Band was conducted by Con Oxland, the son of the late Revd Harry Oxland of Illogen Reed & Brass Band fame. The title of this outfit only appeared in 1939 up to the outbreak of WWII. I feel that this band was the result of a title change, sometime in the 1920’s, renamed from the Illogen Military band, which in turn was renamed from the Illogen Reed & Brass Band.” (John Brush)

This pgogramme has been lodged at Kresen Kernow

1939: Music was rendered by Camborne Military Band, under Mr C C Oxland, native of Illogan. (6 July 1939 – West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser)

1939: Camborne Military Band rendered a programme.” (17 August 1939 – West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser)

1939: Illogan Band disbanded. (John Brush) Or whatever its current name was.

1947: The funeral of Mr. Hart Biddick (67), of Blowinghouse, near Redruth, took place last week at Illogan parish church. Mr. Biddick was a well-known euphonium player and played for many years with the former well known Illogan Military Band, and since then had assisted the Redruth Town, Home Guard and the Carharrack and St. Day Silver Bands and various orchestras, and he had also spent some time in the U.S.A. (17 July 1947 – Cornishman)

1950: “Mr. W. G. Pelmear, formerly a member of Illogan Military Band, Redruth Military Band and Carharrack and St Day Silver Band. (1 June 1950 – Cornishman)

1976: Illogan Sparnon Silver Band formed.

Uniforms of back and gold.

The first practice room was at Redruth Highway Village Hall.

Treleigh Church Hall became the band room with a room for teaching the beginners at Park Bottom.

Illogan Sparnon Band purchased a site for new band room at Sparnon Gate on which they erected the old cedar wood Falmouth Fire Station building. (Clifford Bolitho)

Illogan Band in Camborne led by Clifford Bolitho

1976 to 2016: Clifford Bolitho Illogan Sparnon Band MD.

1977: Illogan Sparnon Band led the Wheal Jane Miners’ parade through London. (Clifford Bolitho)

1978: Illogan Sparnon Band placed 1^st in the Fourth Section at the SWBBA contest under Clifford Bolitho playing Four Little Maids by John Carr.

1979: Illogan Sparnon Band led the Falmouth Dockers’ parade through London. (Clifford Bolitho)

1979: Illogan Sparnon – unknown results (own choice test piece and march) in the Third Section at the SWBBA Spring Festival under C T Bolitho.

1979: Illogan Sparnon – unknown results (own choice test piece and march) in the Third Section at the SWBBA Spring Festival under C T Bolitho.

1980: Illogan Sparnon – unknown results (own choice test piece and march) in the Third Section at the SWBBA Spring Festival under C T Bolitho.

1980: Illogan Sparnon – unknown results (own choice test piece and march) in the Second Section at the SWBBA Spring Festival under C T Bolitho.

1980: Illogan Sparnon Silver placed 3rd (Life’s Treasures) in the Third Section of the SWBBA Contest under C T Bolitho.

1981: Illogan Sparnon Band placed 1^st in the Third section at Barnstaple Contest under Clifford Bolitho.

1982: Illogan Sparnon Silver unplaced (Mexican Fiesta) in the Third Section at the SWBBA Contest under Clifford Bolitho.

1983: Illogan Sparnon Band placed 1^st in the Third section at Barnstaple Contest. (Clifford Bolitho)

1984: Illogan Sparnon Band placed 1^st in the Third section at Barnstaple Contest. (Clifford Bolitho)

1984: Illogan Sparnon Silver unplaced (The Prizewinners) in the Third Section at the SWBBA Contest under Clifford Bolitho.

Illogan Sparnon Band 1980s (Photo: Graham Pollard)

1989: Illogan Sparnon took part in a parade and concert in Morbihan, Southern Brittany. (Clifford Bolitho)

1992: Illogan Sparnon placed 3^rd in the Third section of the SWBBA Spring Contest under Clifford Bolitho.(British Bandsman 22^nd February 1992)

1992: Illogan Sparnon participated in the Fourth Section of the Pontin’s Regional Contest under Clifford Bolitho playing Rhapsody on Negro Spirituals No. 1 by Eric Ball.

1994: Illogan Sparnon unplaced (The Journeyman) in the Fourth Section of the National Brass Band Regional Championships under C T Bolitho.

1994: Illogan Sparnon took part in French parade and concert. (Clifford Bolitho)

(Courtesy British Bandsman 26^th November 1994)

 

2008 – 5^th December: A memorable night for Cliff Bolitho.

2009 – 15^th March: Diploma of Honour awarded to Clifford Bolitho by The Worshipful Company of Musicians.

2010: Illogan Sparnon Silver contesting under Shaun Marsden. (Contest archive)

2016: Shaun Marsden Illogan Sparnon Silver MD. (Clifford Bolitho)

2016: Special award made to Clifford Bolitho at the WEBF (Bugle Contest)

2016: Clifford Bolitho continues to train the young players of Illogan Sparnon Silver. (Clifford Bolitho)

2018: Illogan Sparnon Silver placed 6th in the Fourth Section of the SWBBA Championships. Highest placed ungraded band.

2019: Illogan Sparnon Silver placed 15^th in the Fourth Section of the Regional Championships under Shaun Marsden playing Stantonbury Festival by Ray Steadman-Allen.

2020: Illogan Sparnon Silver placed 5^th in the Fourth Section of the Regional Championships under Shaun Marsden playing Neverland by Christopher Bond.

2022: Illogan Sparnon Silver placed 11th in the Fourth Section of the Regional Championships under Shaun Marsden playing Argos by Stephan Hodel.

2023: Illogan Sparnon Silver placed 14th in the Fourth Section of the Regional Championships under Shaun Marsden playing Hungerford Town by Darrol Barry.

2024: Illogan Sparnon Silver placed 2nd in the Fourth Section of the Regional Championships under Shaun Marsden playing Music for Jock Tamson by Alan Fernie.

2024: Illogan Sparnon Silver placed 9th in the Fourth Section of the National Championships of Great Britain under Shaun Marsden playing Smoke Sketches by Daniel Hall.

 

 

 

Compiled by Tony Mansell (Bardh Kernow)

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