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This Christmas Silk Brass bid a sad goodbye to one of their most talented players, when their solo horn player Les Manning put away his mouthpiece for the last time. Les has been with Silk Brass for six years, but when he turned 50 he felt that the time was right to retire from brass banding........................
Silk Brass have made a big sound and raised more than £3,000 for local charities.
Three charities, East Cheshire Hospice, Macclesfield, Odd Rode and District Cancer Research UK Committee and Marton Church of England Assisted Primary School, will benefit from a series of successful concerts.................................
Silk Brass can look back on 2009 and reflect on the many successes the year has brought, not only on the competition circuit, but also with their concert work and the charitable fundraising they've undertaken.
The contesting year started off well ............................
Silk Brass has given the troops serving in Afghanistan a little bit of home comfort after it served up more than 20 boxes of goodies, by taking part in the `Father Ted Massive' scheme.
The National campaign......................................................
A fantastic afternoon was had in Morley West Yorkshire on the weekend for the third Morley March and Hymn Tune contest..........
On May 9th Silk Brass will once again be doing what it does best to help another local good cause. The Band, who recently qualified for the National Finals in Harrogate...............................
Silk Brass are delighted to welcome Amy Leslie as a new addition to their front row cornet section.
Amy has spent the last few years.........................
Silk Brass has hit a rich vein of form recently with their contest performances, and their trophy cabinet is starting to groan under the weight of the extra silverware that's been added over the last two weekends...........................................................
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New Mills URC - December 5th 2009
Morley Contest - June 21st 2009
Whit Friday - June 5th 2009
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