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Milnrow Band leading Milnrow & Newhey Carnival in June 2019

Milnrow Band also won the All England brass bands have sadly struggled to survive due
International Masters contest in Kettering, to financial pressures and loss of players.
before completing the year with another win
at the Rochdale contest, to add to victories in “We are still a village band, and whilst
2014 and 2016. competing at a high level, we are still very
much part of the village community, leading
Towards the end of 2018, Milnrow partnered the annual carnival, remembrance parade and
with current conductor Dennis Hadfield. playing carols all over the village at Christmas.

To celebrate their 150th anniversary, Milnrow “Our 150 years of Milnrow Band celebration
Band will be performing a special concert at concert will be on Saturday 21 March 2020
Rochdale Town Hall in March 2020, where the at Rochdale Town Hall and we hope as many
band will also launch a special commemorative people as possible will come and celebrate
CD to mark the occasion. with us.”

The band will also be playing at this year’s
Scottish Open on Saturday 23 November, as
part of the Scottish Brass Band Association’s
celebratory Festival of Brass 2019, before
performing at the annual Christmas Concert at
Milnrow Cricket Club on Sunday 22 December.

Band manager, Francis Thewlis said: “We are
really proud to be celebrating 150 years of
Milnrow Band; it is quite an achievement to
reach this milestone, particularly when some
Milnrow Band in 1960
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