On Saturday 25th the band performed joined a wonderful line-up of musicians at the annual Cam and Dursley RBL Poppy Proms. The audiences were treated to performances from the band, Dursley Male Voice Choir, Cellist Rachel Howgego and a fabulous piano duet programme from Matthew and Barry (Dursley Male Voice Choir).  As in previous years, the concert concluded with the Last Night of the Proms favourites.

Thanks to Cam and Dursley RBL for organising this lovely event and thanks to all those who came along to support it.

We had a brilliant afternoon of music from the movies on Sunday 28th.  The concert was packed with movie classics from Willy Wonka to Star Wars, along with some new additions including Harry Potter and How to Train Your Dragon.

The main highlight of the afternoon though, was a fantastic first performance from Wotton Family Brass, our new group of musical learners, formed less than 12 months agol.  Under the direction of Sarah Colyer, the band's 1st Baritone player, the group performed a selection of music from movies, including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Supercalifragilisticexbialidocious!  Congratulations to Sarah and the group for an amazing first performance.

Thanks to everyone who came along to support us and to our wonderful helpers who baked and served cakes and manned the doors!

What a lovely evening of music we had on Friday 30th, playing our proms concert at the beautful White Hart at Littleton on Severn.

As the sun set over the river Severn, the band entertained the audience with a selection of popular music, closing with all the 'Last Night of the Proms' favourites.

Thank you to our lovely deps who helped us cover some holiday absences, and thanks to everyone who cam along to watch and support us - it was great to see such a wonderful audience.

Thank you to landlord Darren for inviting us for our first visit to your beautiful pub.  We are hoping in won't be our last visit!

It was a privilege to be involved in our home town's celebration of the 80th anniversary of VE day on Thursday 8th.  As the sun began to set, the band joined the community on the hill where we played a mixture of wartime tunes and poignant hymns and everyone joined in to sing I Vow to Thee My Country before the Tribute was read by Lieutenant Rodolphe, and the Beacon of Light and Peace was lit by Sergeant Cameron.

Thank you to our amazing home town for inviting us to play a part in this important event and thank you to the lovely audience who joined us on this beautiful evening.

Saturday 26th was the date of our very special concert in aid of ME Charities. The band were joined by our friends from Round the Edge Community Choir to perform what was the band's first ever live streamed concert.

The aim of the concert was to raise funds to help improve the lives of those debilitated by ME / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / Long Covid.  This cause is particularly close to the band and choir's hearts, as Helen, wife of the band's Chair & Flugel player, Ken, and a previous singer with the community choir, has been severely affected by this cruel illness.  Hopefully our live streamed concert will let those who are suffering know that they are not forgotten.

Along with a lovely selection of uplifting music from both band and choir, the concert included informative videos and messages from families whose lives are being impacted by ME, all expertly compered by Helen and Ken's daughter, Liz - thank you so much Liz - you were fantastic! 

Our thanks go to Helen and Ken, who worked so hard to organise this concert and to Kevin who helped so much with the technical issues.  We are also so very grateful to the help and support provided by Renishaw plc - allowing us use of their amazing venue and helping  us to make the live stream work.  Special thanks go to the Renishaw volunteer team - Paul, George, Josh & Hester - who helped us so much on the day.

All proceeds from the concert will be donated to ME Charities, so if you would like to add to this donation, please go to our store and 

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A recording of the full concert is available to watch using the link below....

On Sunday 9th we performed in the second section of the West of England Brass Band Championships in the Riviera Centre, Torquay.  We were fairly pleased with our performance of Oliver Waespi's 'Friendly Takeover' and were particularly proud of our soloists - Ken, Jules and Drew - who were fantastic (as always).

Unfortunatley we didn't make the prizes this year, but it was a great opportunity to perform in a large venue and also to spend some great social time together with our band family.

On Saturday 1st we took part in a West of England Regional Test Piece Preview Evening hosted by our friends at Filton Concert Brass.  It was great to be able to hear performances from Championship band Filton Concert, First Section Forest of Dean Brass, and Third Section Lydney Town bands, all adjudicated by MD of Foden's Band, Michael Fowles.

This was a great opportunity for us to perform our test piece in front of an audience for the first time and then to receive some helpful and valued feedback from such a respected adjudicator.

Thank you so much to Filton Concert Brass for organising such a great event and thank you for the invitation!

We were delighted to be invited to play in a surprise birthday performance for our dear friend, Gordon Phillips, on Sunday 10th.  Gordon has been a huge support to Wotton Silver Band for many years, stepping in to help as Musical Director on countless occasions, most notably at our annual performances on Wotton Hill, and most recently, conducting the hymns for the wreath-laying at the War Memorial on Remembrance Sunday last November.

We hope you enjoyed the surprise Gordon, as we've been booked for your next big birthday!