Backworth Colliery Band News

Details for the Borders Entertainments Contest, Saturday 3rd November.

7.30 Bus leaves Backworth
9.30 Band arrives
10.00 Practice
11.00 Registration
11.30 Performance

19.30 Leave Innerleithen (we may leave earlier depending on circumstances)
21.15 Bus returns to Backworth

Backworth Colliery Band is one of three brass bands shortlisted this month for the “web site of the month” award for October at popular brass band website “The Mouthpiece".

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Backworth Colliery Band are delighted to announce Verity O’Hara as the band’s new principal cornet player.

Verity is no stranger to the band, she has played with the band in 2 previous spells over the last 15 years. She brings a wealth of experience from all areas of banding, having recently rejoined the band from the RMT Easington Band. She now completes what is a very strong front-row.

A big thank you goes to the previous incumbent, Stephen Bushby, who has given sterling support in playing principal cornet for the band in many contests and competitions over the last 2 years. He will now move to bumper-up.