News Archive

You can keep up to date with the latest comings and goings at the Hangleton Band by browsing our news archive below. Click on 'read more' to continue reading any of the articles.

Christmas Concert 23 November 2011 The Hangleton Band is holding its Christmas Concert on Saturday 10th December at Bishop Hannington Church, Nevill Avenue, Hove. Join us for a selection of traditional and modern Christmas music, carol singing and even some Paulo Nutini and Barry Manilow classics! Tickets are £5 with children under 12 free. ... Read More	Charity concert a big success! 22 October 2011 On Saturday 15th October Hangleton put on a very special charity concert with a local choir called Brighton Voices. The concert was the idea of Rebecca Canneaux (second baritone) and her family to show thanks and to raise money for Guys and St Thomas Hospitals in London. Rebecca's niece, Summer (pictured) was born with stage 4 chronic renal failure and 3 holes in her heart. At just 2 weeks old she had open heart surgery at the Evelina Childrens Hospital... Read More
Hangleton take part in National Finals! 26 September 2011 On Sunday 25th September the Hangleton Senior Band took place in the British Brass Band National Finals held at the Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse, following our qualification in the Stevenage regional contest in March. The required test piece was a tricky piece called 'Darkness Visible' by Richard Grantham which the band spent the summer and early autumn months rehearsing. Although we finished in a disappointing 15th place all enjoyed a fun sociable weekend, as everyone stayed overnight in a nearby travel lodge.... Read More	Another great contest result! 21 May 2011 On Sunday 15th May Hangleton completed in the annual SCABA Entertainments contest at the Hawth Theatre in Crawley. Our programme included pieces such as 'A Nightingale Sang in Berkely Square', 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother' (A tenor horn solo by Jane Glineur), The Liberty Bell, and the Typewriter (A cornet solo by Christine Nonoo).We are pleased to report that our hard work paid off and we were awarded third place! This represents our second consecutive top three contesting result... Read More
Tuba players wanted! 16 May 2011 The Hangleton Band has recently had quite a few departures, leaving us with several vacancies which we are keen to fill. Specifically we are looking to recruit new tuba players. If you are interested or know anyone who might like to join us, please contact our band manager, Rachel Taylor, or pop along to our rehearsal, held weekly at Hangleton Junior School Hall on Fridays, from 7:45 to 9:45.... Read More	National Finals here we come! 21 March 2011 On Sunday 20th March following months of practice, Hangleton travelled to the London & Southern Counties Regional Championships in Stevenage to play 'A Little Light Music' by Philip Whilby. As usual the contest was held at the glamous venue of the Stevenage Arts and Leisure Centre.We are pleased to report that our hard work in rehearsals was richly rewarded with a second place result! In his comments the adjudicator remarked that "the band's performance was well directed and confidently delivered",... Read More
Happy New Year! 13 January 2011 With the fun and festivities of December now behind us, it is the start of a brand new year of brass banding! Both the youth and senior bands returned to rehearsing on Friday 7th January, bright eyed and enthusiastic for another year of music making.First up for the senior band, thoughts have turned to the Stevenage Regional Qualifying Contest in March. This year the test piece for the Third Section is 'A Little Light Music' by Philip Whilby. Be sure... Read More	New band baby 05 January 2011 Many congratulations to Su and Nick Hollick (first horn and percussionist respectively who welcomed their baby daughter Harriet Amelia into the world on 2nd January. Harriet weighed in at 7lb 5oz, and by all accounts her sudden arrival surprised even her parents!Harriet is the third band baby to be born in the last 18 months - it seems we are on a bit of a roll!... Read More
Busy festive season ahead! 17 November 2010 Hangleton Band is currently gearing up for what promises to be a busy festive season this year! Kicking things off on 7th December the senior band will be playing at the Brighton and Hove Charity Carol Concert at All Saints Church in Hove, followed by a couple of stints playing carols outside the Grenadier Hotel in Hangleton on the evenings of 10th and 20th of December. The band will also be providing the accompaniment for the St Helen's Church Carol... Read More	Farewell to Geoffrey 02 August 2010 It is with great sadness that the Band is bidding farewell to cornet player, Geoffrey Farrar. Many of you will know Geoff as our resident concert compere, carol-singing leader and more recently, ceilidh caller! Geoff has made the momentous decision to leave his job, friends, Hove (and band!) to follow his calling to go to Cambridge to train as a Methodist Minister. He will be sadly missed by the Band and our supporters, but will be a real asset to his future... Read More
Another successful summer season 01 August 2010 Although quieter than usual, the Senior Band has so far enjoyed performances at Brighton Bandstand, Horsham Park Bandstand aswell as our Summer Concert. On both occasions we were lucky with beautiful weather, although we were in danger of being blown off the Bandstand on Brighton Seafront as many of us had to cling on to our music for dear life! Our final summer engagement is at Pavilion Lawns on Sunday 5th September.... Read More	Summer concert news 01 August 2010 On Saturday 3rd July the band held our annual summer concert at Hove Park School. It was a lovely hot evening and was well attended. The evening saw the Bands play a mixture of music and saw the Band thank Pam Ansell, in particular, for all her fundraising efforts in running the tombola/raffles at each concert. It was also the end of an era as the band bid farewell to Geoffrey Farrar with a surprise "This is your Life" presentation,... Read More
Entertainments contest result 17 May 2010 On Sunday 16th May the band took part in the SCABA Entertainments Contest at The Hawth in Crawley. The Entertainments Contest varies from most other contests in that the band gets an opportunity to put on a 24 minute show, which the adjudicator can watch as well as listen to. This means all aspects of the performance are judged, ranging from the quality of the music to the deportment of the players, and the entertainment value of the programme. This year... Read More	Changes to our website! 16 May 2010 The eagled eyed among you may have noticed a few changes to this website over the last few weeks. Thats because the site has been upgraded and given a bit of a spring clean, and now has some great new features that we hope you will enjoy. Due to the amount of photos, videos and sound clips we have acumulated over the years, getting all the content back into the new format is taking a while! But these will be... Read More
Hangleton Band baby boom continues! 02 March 2010 Congratulations to Clair and Stuart Wilson (cornet and euphonium respectively) who welcomed their daughter Eleanor Ann Wilson into the world on 19th December 2009. Eleanor weighed in at 7lb 2 oz, just in time for Christmas.Eleanor has already been making her presence felt at the occasional Friday band rehearsal, no doubt picking up plenty of tips for the future! ... Read More	Soprano welcomes new arrival 07 October 2009 Soprano cornet player Richard Aitken and his wife Sam recently celebrated the birth of their son, William John Aitken who was born on 30th September, weighing in at 7lb 14 oz. All at the band send the family their best wishes and look forward to no doubt welcoming young William onto back row cornet in Youth Band in about ten years time!... Read More
Senior band appoints new Musical Director 01 October 2009 Following Matt's departure, Youth Band MD Richard Baker took the brave decision to apply for the post of Senior Band MD also, a move which was unaminously approved by the committee. This new arranagement now means that both bands are under the same baton - a unique situation which we hope will lead to lead to plenty of opportunites for increased coordination and planning between the bands.... Read More	Band bids farewell to Musical Director 30 September 2009 Unfortunately, following a change in his work circumstances, Matt Pollard had to resign as band Musical Director during September. Matt will be greatly missed, having lead the band to achive great things - the highlight of which was probably qualifying for the National Finals in 2008. As well as being a successful MD Matt was also a well liked member of the band, and will be sorely missed.All at the band would like to thank Matt for all his hard... Read More
Great spring contest result 07 April 2009 On Sunday 5th of April both the Senior and Youth Bands took place in the SCABA Spring Contest at Hove Town Hall.The Youth Band were first up, putting in what was agreed by all present to be a very impressive performance of the London Suite. Unfortunately they were pipped to the post by Shanklin Town Youth by two points, being awarded second place instead. Congratulations are in order for all who took part, especially Richard Baker for all his hard... Read More	Stevenage Contest Result 23 March 2009 On Saturday 21st March the Senior Band made the familiar trip up to Stevenage for the 2009 London and Southern Counties Regional Qualifying Contest . The set test piece this year was 'The Once and Future King' by Andrew Baker, an interesting piece inspired by the legend of King Arthur.Following our success at the Stevenage contest last year which resulted in a National Qualifying place at the Harrogate Finals, hopes were high that we would be able to make a... Read More

The Hangleton Band rehearses at Hangleton Junior School, Dale View, Hove, on Friday evenings.
Youth Band 6:00pm - 7:30pm , Senior Band- 7:45pm - 9:45pm.

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The Hangleton Brass Band

The Hangleton Band is an active, modern, brass band based in Hangleton, on the outskirts of the city of Brighton and Hove, in Sussex, England, UK. We have both an active Senior and Youth Band and take our membership from a wide cross section of the local community. There are currently around 80 members, some of whom play in both bands, with a group of young learners constantly feeding into the Youth Band, which alone has 50 members

We are the only brass band in the City of Brighton and Hove with charitable status and operate as a single entity with all proceeds from fundraising, concerts and subscriptions being spent on the band, rather than being targeted at any individuals or sections. We have a large repertoire of music with anything from Mozart to Miller to Mercury!

Historically, the policy of the Hangleton Band is to provide an instrument and tuition for any child who wants to learn, giving them the opportunity to learn without the cost of having to buy an instrument (which can be very expensive, sometimes costing up to several thousand pounds!)

Many members of the Hangleton Senior Band give up their time and energies to teach the learners and help the youngsters in the Youth Band.

Youth players range from 8 year old beginners to 18 year old grade 8 musicians, while the Senior Band ranges from talented 13 year olds to an age when it is impolite to be specific!

The Hangleton Band is currently a SCABA (Southern Counties Amateur Bands Association) second section band and competes in the Third Section nationally (promoted 2002).

We play a range of concerts over the year for our own stalwart supporters, and for different audiences in the immediate locality and around the county. If you want to find out where you can see us, click on the Engagements link on the navigation bar. Alternatively, if you are interested in booking us to play at your event, please contact our Band Manager, Rachel Taylor.

City of Brighton and Hove

The Hangleton Band is an active, modern, brass band based in Hangleton, on the outskirts of the city of Brighton and Hove, in Sussex, England, UK. We have both an active Senior and Youth Band and take our membership from a wide cross section of the local community. There are currently around 80 members, some of whom play in both bands, with a group of young learners constantly feeding into the Youth Band, which alone has 50 member

Hove Brass Band

There are three brass bands in the city

Brighton Brass Band

The Hangleton Band is made of the following instruments

Cornet,
flugel horn
tenor horn,
baritone horn,
euphonium,
tuba,
bass,
percussion

Brighton Music Group

Brighton Musicians

The Hangleton Band is an active, modern, brass band based in Hangleton, on the outskirts of the city of Brighton and Hove, in Sussex, England, UK. We have both an active Senior and Youth Band and take our membership from a wide cross section of the local community. There are currently around 80 members, some of whom play in both bands, with a group of young learners constantly feeding into the Youth Band, which alone has 50 member

Hove Music Group

Hove Musicians

The Hangleton Band is:

Based in the City of Brighton and Hove
A Brass Band
A music group
in Hove
near Brighton
in the UK
in England
in Sussex