Thurlstone Brass Band - © 2006-2008
On 20 July 2000, the Arts Council of England offered Thurlstone Brass Band a grant of £39243 from National Lottery Funds towards the cost of a new set of instruments.
The Band would like to express their appreciation to The Arts Council of England and Yorkshire Arts for their advice and guidance and to all who helped create their successful bid for Lottery Funding.
The Band would like to express their appreciation to The Arts Council of England and Yorkshire Arts for their advice and guidance and to all who helped create their successful bid for Lottery Funding.
On Wednesday 27 September, the Band took delivery of the majority of the new set of instruments. This was a night of euphoria as the Band had never seen so may new instruments all at the same time. Thanks must go to Normans Musical Instruments in Huddersfield for their prompt attention to our requirements.
On Wednesday 18 October Normans delivered two new pedal timpani (25" and 28"). After having had "kettle" timpani for over 20 years, the tone was much improved.
There was a brief "problem" perceived that we could not get the 28" timpani in to the store room. The 28" only just fitted through the storeroom door in a certain position.
There was a brief "problem" perceived that we could not get the 28" timpani in to the store room. The 28" only just fitted through the storeroom door in a certain position.
On Wednesday 08 November the Schilke Soprano Cornet was delivered along with the cymbals.
The Conn Tenor Trombones and the Holton Bass Trombone were delivered on Wednesday 14 December.
The first concert with the full set of new instruments was fittingly our annual Christmas Concert surrounded by many friends and supporters of the Band.
The concert was staged as usual with the Penistone Ladies' Choir.
The concert was staged as usual with the Penistone Ladies' Choir.
Further to information required prior to the audit visit, which was submitted on 03 January 2001, we had the pleasure of the company of Mr Peter Lockwood from Grant Monitor (UK) Ltd on Friday 28 January 2001. I am pleased to inform you that we have been given a clean bill of health and Mr Lockwood would be passing a favourable report on to the Arts Council.
The final payment of the grant was authorised as a result of the audit visit, and was received during March 2001. Our file has now been passed on to the Post Completeion section of the Arts Council's Capital Services department.
Thurlstone Brass Band would like to thank everyone at the Arts Council of England, Yorkshire Arts and Grant Monitor (UK) for allocating this grant to the Band.
Rest assured we shall look after these instruments over the years to come.
Rest assured we shall look after these instruments over the years to come.
21 February 2002. This is the first Annual Report we have had to do to summarise our income and expenditure over the last year along with the benefits of having a new set of instruments.
One of the rules in obtaining the grant stated we will have to do an Annual Report for a period 5 years.
One of the rules in obtaining the grant stated we will have to do an Annual Report for a period 5 years.
