5^th November 2011 - STBB APPEARS AT SHANKLIN THEATRE AGAIN (For Open Day)

Shanklin Theatre held an open day in conjunction with the replacement of the old auditorium seats (some of which came from the old Sandown Pier Theatre) with new ones.

The theatre was open to everyone and during the day there was:

- A concert by STBB, which was enjoyed by those present. We performed for an hour in the afternoon and featured many of our popular numbers; ranging from the Post Horn Gallop to the Teddy Bears Picnic. The many people in the audience also enjoyed listening to some of Malcolm's jokes.

- A concert by Wight Satin.

- Display boards by the Shanklin History Society showing the building through the ages from Institute to present day Theatre.

- Back stage tours.

The Friends of Shanklin Theatre handed over a donation towards the Theatre's new sound system and the painting and decoration of the building.

The day also saw the launch of ‘Sponsor a seat’ which gives the supporter a mention on the Friends of the Theatre website, a seat plaque, a certificate and a special reception and tour of the theatre in the new year. Shanklin Town Brass Band is proud to support our local community by sponsoring a seat.

4^th November 2011 - STBB APPEARS AT SHANKLIN THEATRE

This evening, Shanklin Town Brass Band took part in The Royal British Legion Shanklin Festival of Remembrance, which was held at Shanklin Theatre.

We were privileged to open the event, playing the National Anthem and a number of other songs from our summer repertoire.

The Festival of Remembrance and Drumhead Service also featured Medina Marching Band and displays by the local Air Training Corps.

8^th October 2011 - SCABA Autumn Contest

Folkestone Results Are In

In a very hard fought SCABA Autumn competition, which was taking place in Folkestone for the last time, both the Youth Band and the Senior Band came away pleased with their performances.  It was announced that both SCABA's Spring and Autumn Contests in 2012 will take place at The Hawth, in Crawley, Sussex

The Youth Band did very well playing Stantonbury Festival against Wantage Youth Band that contained players taken exclusively from their 2nd Section and Championship bands. Malcolm was delighted to retain the Conductor's Trophy though.

Malcolm receives his Best Conductor Trophy from the adjudicator of the Youth Section, Kevin Wadsworth

The Senior Band, playing Occasion, came 5^th out of 10 bands with a solid performance, beating some bands that are nationally in higher sections than we are, and we picked up the best Instrumentalist Trophy too.

Karen is presented with the Best Instrumentalist trophy by the adjudicator.