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Musical Director: Maurice
Greaves
The Band
is one of the varied activities connected to St. Giles Church. The Band meets
on Wednesday Evenings in the Small Church Hall. Juniors & Learners meet from
18.45 hrs to 19.45 hrs and band practice 19.45 hrs to 21.15 hrs.
The band
was formed in the 1970’s as an additional musical group for the Church.
The
regular engagements for the band are at the Armistice Service, the Church Summer
Fair, Carol Playing round the parish and providing Christmas music at local
homes for the elderly. The band also organises a series of concert in the church
hall.
The band
received a grant in 2003 from The Coal Board Regeneration Trust to purchase five
new instruments for training young musicians. We also received a donation of 10
instruments from Bedworth Brass in 2004. This has kick started our junior band
and we now have 10 youngster as members. In addition the Musical Director in
conjunction with the Headmaster of St. Giles Junior School have now formed the
pupils currently receiving Brass tuition at the school, into a School Band with
a membership of 18 pupils.
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