Circa 1900 (Photo: courtesy Margaret Davey) Back row: 1) Harries, 2) Osborn, 3) Reynolds, 4) J. Chynoweth, 5) Harper, 6) Willcocks, 7) J. Squire, 8) Tremewan, 9) Harper. Middle row: 10) Hocking, 11) Mitchell, 12) Letcher, 13) Angwin, 14) Uren, 15) Mitchell, 16) Harper. Front row: 17) W. Roberts, 18)

St Agnes is a large village on the north coast of Cornwall about five miles north of Redruth and ten miles southwest of Newquay. 1837: “The foundation stone for the British School, British Road, St Agnes was laid…the children then formed a procession preceded by a band. The St Agnes

Contesting Not all bands enter competitions and there are some which shun the contest stage, preferring to concentrate their efforts in providing music for local events. For most players, though, contesting has always been an important part of brass banding, the reason that they spend so many hours trying to