Last Updated: Wednesday 28th July 2010 @ 09:17pm
Archived News Info
Moulton Band AGM (12 April 2010)
To be held on 19th April 2010 at 9 pm - Band Members and supporters welcome.
World Cup Competition 2010 (17 March 2010)
World Cup Competition 2010 - the winner will walk away with a third of all entry fees of £5 per person. The remaining two thirds will be donated equally between The Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance, and Moulton 77 Brass Band. For more information, please click on the logo And download the entry form. All entry forms must be received before the Closing Date of 10 June 2010.
J Gallery, Moulton (10 March 2010)
JGallery is a not for profit organisation in Moulton, Northamptonshire, and they are holding a series of music events at the gallery in April and May.
The links below will help you to learn more about this event, and also more about JGallery.
Online Shopping (21 Feb 2010)
Please help us raise some money, all you have to do is do your normal shopping, click on the Online Shopping Tab for more information.
Boob and Brass CD (21 Feb 2010)
If anyone is looking for a great Brass Band CD, you won't go wrong with the one made by Boobs & Brass with John Lee on Flugel. Every penny from the sale of these CDs goes to the Breast Cancer Campaign. To learn more and get your copy, go to the Boobs & Brass Website.
Announcement (4 Sept 2009)
Congratulations go to Alan Clifton (Cornet) & Helen Howarth (Bass) who recently got engaged.
Saints Rugby Club (8 April 2009)
Moulton 77 Band played on Saturday 4th April before the Saints game against Gloucester. Afterwards we were able to stay and watch the Saints win their game 40-22. Well done to the Saints, and thanks to everyone who listened and put some money in our collecting buckets.
MOVING ON TO PASTURES NEW Adrian Letts – Principal Euphonium (28 March 2009)
Adrian has been a member of Moulton 77 for over 17 years as Principal Euphonium, and has unfortunately decided to leave not only the band, but the County.
I first met Adrian in the Northampton Concert Band, where he later invited me to join Raunds Temperance Band, where he was their Conductor, when they were going on a short Town Twinning tour to Germany. On the first rehearsal I can remember people kept referring to Sam, it took me 1½ hours to finally realise they were talking about Adrian!! He was known as Sam in Raunds, something to do with him being in the Police, and getting the nickname after a Police Dog, and it stuck!
He has seen the band through “the Good, the Bad, and the Very Ugly” times (Adrian will know what I mean!). He has been in the Salvation Army Bands, the Grenadier Guards, and played for various other bands.
He has been our Coach Driver on a number of occasions. The most memorable time being in the Isle of Wight, where he accidentally destroyed a bench on the sea front by reversing the Coach into it! (Don't worry, nobody was on it at the time). This was the day before he officially retired from the Police Force!
In September 2006, just over a week before Moulton 77 were due to go to the National Finals in Huddersfield, he had a head on car accident which very nearly killed him. With a lot of hard work on Adrians part, it was great to see him back playing with the band.
I have always found Adrian very helpful, and he has been one of the cornerstones of Moulton 77 Band; serving on the Committee, Conducting when required, and keeping the band going when numbers hit an all time low, without his commitment to the band, I believe the band would have struggled to keep going, and he will be greatly missed.
Adrian has left due to his job, and has gone to Cornwall. I wish him (and Belinda Loughlen, who will be joining him soon), all the best, and hope they enjoy living in a beech hut somewhere in Cornwall selling ice creams!!
Shirley Ludlow
(Flugel/Rep/Posthorn/Rep/Flugel/Rep/Principal Cornet/Flugel/Rep!!!!)
Pictured below Belinda Loughlen, not sure how she managed to play Christmas Carols like this?
More Baby News (23 March 2009)
Only 66 hours after being born, Henry (the 8th) came to band practice!!
Baby News (21 March 2009)
Big Congratulations go to Helen & Kevin for the birth of their eighth child. A baby boy born at home late March 2009. Henry - 8lb 5oz, both mother and baby doing fine.
It's always nice to find reports about our concerts (8 March 2009)
These links are to the Band Club NMK.
25 May 2008 - Abington Park Bandstand
26 June 2008 - Northampton University Park Campus
28 June 2008 - St Matthews Church Fete
Even the recent snow won't get us down!!! (10 Feb 2009)
And yes Martyn, I have been practicing as well as playing!! Shirley
A word from our Chairman (2 Feb 2009)
CHALLENGES AND UNITY
Brass banding can be a strange thing. You spend hours labouring over a test piece you don't really like, to then after ten minutes, being told from someone who you don't really rate, that your quiet bits were too loud and your loud bits too quiet! Fellow brass players and enthusiasts will understand, that the challenges a band face are not only within the test piece, but also in getting a band to rehearsal to play it!
Well, without putting a curse on us, or shooting myself in the foot, it seems we have done it. We shall be taking a full band to the areas made up of local players, no ringers. We are, it seems riding a wave when other bands are riding the storm. Why, well luck has something to do with it, the other part is thanks to the unity of loyal players, new players coming along, and our MD Martyn France.
So it seems like there is one less thing to worry about. It's now down to playing those quiet bits even quieter! New and old players are always welcome. We would like to wish all the local bands every success at the Regionals.
Robert Tite
Chairman
Moulton band would like to thank everyone for their support in 2008 and hope to see you all in 2009 (7 Jan 2009)
We would like to thank all those generous people who donated their money to the bands new instrument fund. It is an unfortunate necessity of banding that Christmas is a super busy period. This year we were more busy than most. Moulton 77, is solely funded on player subscriptions and donations for hiring the band. As the band continues to improve and betters itself, the need to replace old instruments becomes needed. In 2008 our target was to raise £1,000 to go towards funding replacement instruments. Thanks to over ten additional carolling functions during the Christmas period, we have reached our target. Our thanks to all the public who visited us at Milton Keynes, Tesco Mereway and The Griffin Pub, Pitsford. Your generosity made the cold weather worthwhile.
Please send us your photos (4 Jan 2009)
If you have seen Moulton Band and have any photos, past or present, please put them on our Photos page for everyone to see and share. Its totally free, just Register to Photobucket and away you go. It would be greatly appreciated. (If you click on a photo you will be able to read more information about that one, ie group photo M77 78-79 gives you the names, if you know any of the missing ones, please let us know them).
Christmas sing-along in Pitsford (23 Dec 2008)
We were invited to The Griffin Inn, 25 High Street, Pitsford, Northampton -to play for their Christmas Sing-Along. Everyone enjoyed themselves and the locals were in fine voice. (Please go to Photos page to see pictures of the night).
We had been here a week earlier for our Band Christmas Meal, and it has to be said, it was the best meal we had had, and would recommend anyone to go there for a meal and a drink.
Carols at the saints (21 Dec 2008)
Moulton Band played for some of the carols at the Saints, Franklins Gardens Carol Service, where a crowd of over 3,000 people and childrens Primary Schools from across Northamptonshire had gathered. The photo shows Heather & Simon Ellson.
Moulton carol service (14 Dec 2008)
We lead the Carols for the Moulton Parish Church Service, but it all got to much for Helen Taylor (Flugel), she said "she was meditating" - we say she was fast asleep!!
BIG BIRTHDAY!!!
Happy 40th Birthday for Friday 12th December goes to Neil Clifton, he said he will buy everyone a drink!! (Thanks Neil).
OH GOOD, ITS CAROLLING TIME AGAIN... (Dec 2008)
MK Centre... What can I say, only go there if you like driving around in circles!
MASSED BANDS CONCERT WITH THE BRIGHOUSE & RASTRICK BAND AND BOOBS & BRASS
On Saturday 25th October 2008, three members of Moulton 77; Helen Howarth, Rebecca Ludlow and Shirley Ludlow, travelled to the home of brass banding to play at the Huddersfield Town Hall with the world famous Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band in a joint concert with Boobs and Brass (Northamptonshire First All Female Brass Band).
This was the first time in the 64 years that an all female band had appeared as guests of the all male Brighouse & Rastrick.
It was a great feeling sitting on stage with them in front of a packed house of approx 1200 people. The sound was something else and a great concert. One of the highlights was playing The Floral Dance with them for the encore, the only thing missing was Terry Wogan!!
There will be a return concert with the two bands at The Lighthouse Theatre, Kettering on 28th November 2009.
BABY NEWS
Congratulations goes to Helen & Kevin Taylor and their family for the news they are expecting their eight child (yes you did read it right 8). They brought a mini bus and seem determined to fill it!!
MUSIC SAVED (July 2008)
A big thank you to Bill Geddes and Black Adder from Earls Bartons A45 Big Band, for saving the music library from Earls Barton Silver Band from being put in a skip. It has now been saved for future generations to enjoy.
Thank you.
Shirley Ludlow
Ex-Secretary of EBSB
