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Wet Weekend Win In Wakefield

It was an alliterative if somewhat soggy win for Shirland Welfare Band at the 2024 Bold as Brass contest held at the National Coal Mining Museum just outside Wakefield. All started well, in the comfort of a large conference room…

A Win in Wetherby

Hot on the heels of their Whit Friday success the band took their marching boots north once again to the Wetherby Drovers March and Hymn Contest. It turned out that the trip was well worth while with the band taking…

Gaudeamus igitur

It was first prize for Shirland at the NEMBBA Autumn Contest with a rousing rendition of Brahms Academic Festival Overture.  The band would like to thank NEMBBA for an extremely well run contest which was well received by the audience…

Bold As Brass 2022

It was a clean sweep for Shirland when they took part in the new Bold as Brass competition held at the National Coal Mining Museum for England near Wakefield. In this new contest, organised by Brassed Bands England, Shirland took…