The Wellington (Telford) Band is looking forward to their first ever appearance in the Midlands Second Section area contest on Sunday, boosted by a host of new signings.

Boost

Amongst them are Dave Maplestone on soprano and Chris Jones on trombone.

Dave is a well known conductor and musician in the Midlands Area and Chris is currently a member of the NYBB.

The band is also delighted to welcome back Mark Phillips on solo horn and his son Joshua on 2nd horn after a 6 month break.

This is a very exciting time to be re-joining the band as we really believe we can do well in the 2nd Section for our first timeWellington (Telford)

Exciting time

Mark told 4BR: "This is a very exciting time to be re-joining the band as we really believe we can do well in the 2nd Section for our first time. MD Steve Curtis has made rehearsing the piece even more enjoyable, so we are looking forward to performing on Sunday."

More new signings

Other new signings include Hollie Davis, Ray Hyde, Paul Kelly and John Harris on cornet, Glyn Wilkes on horn, John Teague on bass trombone, Gary Davies on Bb Bass and Will Minty on percussion.