Salute to Youth at Gresley

Gresley Colliery Youth Band has a busy schedule over the next few weeks.

Thursday, 03 December 2009

With several concert and Christmas carol engagements in the local area, the band is also entering its first ever contest in January at Butlins, Skegness.

We are making exceptional progressPete Hylton

Exceptional progress

Pete Hylton, the Youth Band MD said "We are continuing to create a strong Youth Band at Gresley and with two of our players making the transition to the Senior Band, a full program of engagements and our first ever contest around the corner, we are making exceptional progress"

New President

The Band also has a new website — www.gcyb.co.uk and are delighted to announce that Nigel Boddice MBE will be the Youth Band's President.

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