PYBB Newsletter
January 15th 2020
Welcome to the new members who have recently joined.
We hope that you have a long and enjoyable career with PYBB, developing your
musicianship while enjoying the social side of banding through friendships.
The guidance document for new members can be viewed here. Please
take time to read this.
The main focus in next two months is for the Youth
Band is to prepare for the National Youth Brass Band Championships at the end
of March. An important part of the
preparation will be the Youth Band Residential Training Weekend. See below for details of both.
As we enter the new calendar year we will be
arranging concerts and events, the details of which will be notified on these
newsletters.
If any parents or guardians would like to be
involved in the running of the organisation as part of the committee, please
come and talk to any of the committee on Friday rehearsal nights.
Also, if you know any young person who plays a brass
instrument, and is not already a PYBB member, and would like to join us, please
encourage them to do so. We have
vacancies at all ability levels.
Youth Band Residential Training Weekend – March 2020
The dates for the residential training weekend are
Friday 13th March until Sunday 15th March.
The
Youth Band training weekend’s primary purpose will be to prepare the Youth Band
for their participation in the National Youth Brass Band Championships on 28th
March (see below). The Saturday, of the weekend, will be a full day of
sectional rehearsals that will be run by specialist tutors. Full attendance is
essential.
The
venue is the White Hall Outdoor Education Centre near Buxton, run by Derbyshire
County Council.
Arriving between 17.30 and 18.00 on the evening of
Friday 13th March, activities will take place until the afternoon of Sunday 15th March, finishing at
approximately 16.00. Accommodation is on a full board
basis including two cooked evening meals (main course and dessert on Friday and
Saturday), two full cooked breakfasts (on Saturday and Sunday) and two cold
lunches (on Saturday and Sunday).
On
the Sunday, there will be organised centre-based team building activities.
Outdoor clothing and footwear will be required for some of these activities.
We
will be asking parents to contribute half towards the cost of the weekend. The
cost per person is £60. Please make your payment as soon as possible.
Payment
details are as follows:
Preferred
payment method is by bank transfer to
Account
name: Poynton Youth Brass Band
Account
number: 83042561
Sort
Code: 09-01-28
Reference:
your family name
Alternatively,
cheques made payable to ‘Poynton Youth Brass Band’.
Parents
are asked to read the information from the White Hall that can be accessed via
the following links;
Parents
Information for the White Hall Visit
Information
about the White Hall Outdoor Education Centre can be found on their website.
Fully
completed consent will need to be completed for each attendee. These forms will
be handed out at band rehearsal.
National Youth Brass Band Championships - Saturday
28th March
Please
make a note of this date for all Youth Band players. Saturday 28th
March 2020. This is the date of the National Youth Brass Band Championships, to
be held at the Magna Science Centre in Rotherham. The Youth Band will be
competing against 17 other youth bands in the ‘Championship Section’.
Coach
travel will be provided to and from Poynton Methodist Church.
It
is essential that we have a full band for the contest, for the training weekend
(see above) and for all rehearsals, including the extra rehearsals leading up
to the day of the contest, as the competition will be of the highest
standard. Poynton Youth Brass Band is
investing a great deal of time and money to enable the Youth Band to compete in
this contest. All the players need to play their part too.
All
Youth Band players need to be in attendance on the following dates:-
·
All
Fridays up to and including Friday 27th March from 7.00pm until
9.15pm at Poynton Methodist Church (except 13th March)
·
Residential
Training Weekend Friday 13th March to Sunday 15th March
at Whitehall Outdoor Education Centre
·
Extra
rehearsals on Tuesday 17th March and Tuesday 24th March
from 7.00pm until 9.15pm (venue to be arranged)
·
Contest
day Saturday 28th March (all day)
Details
of the contest, including the list of competitors, can be found by clicking here.
Signing in for all band members and collecting
children from Theory Class on Friday nights
Please ensure that all band members sign in prior to
the start of rehearsals on Friday nights. We require a full register of all
band members in attendance to ensure that everyone is accounted for in the
eventuality of an evacuation of the building.
At the conclusion of the Theory Class on Friday
nights, we ask for parents / guardians to collect their children from the
classroom at 9.00pm and to sign them out.
We ask this as part of our ongoing commitment to ensure the safety and
well being of all those who are entrusted into our care.
Important! - If You Cannot Attend a Rehearsal, Job,
or Concert
It is important that each of the bands enjoy full
commitment for rehearsals, concerts, contests and jobs. If for any reason you
cannot attend we ask that you give us as much notice as possible. A diary is available on rehearsal evenings
for the use of players to enter future absences. For short notice absences we
ask that you text or call 07429 615881.
Concerts,
contests, jobs and other activities
Since
the last newsletter we have added a number of concerts and other events. Please
make a note of these for your diaries.
If you are uncertain about any of the arrangements,
or if you cannot attend for any reason, please let us know as soon as possible
by sending a text or calling 07429 615881. Poynton Youth Brass Band can
also be contacted via the website.
|
Friday 13th March to Sunday
15th March 2020 |
Residential training weekend,
White Hall Outdoor Education
Centre, near Buxton
|
Youth Band See above |
|
Saturday 28th March 2020 |
National Youth Brass Band
Championships
Magna Science Centre, Rotherham
|
Youth Band All day Coach travel provided |
|
Saturday 27th June 2020 |
Joint Concert with Hazel Grove
Brass Band
Poynton Methodist Church
|
Youth Band Meet at 7.00pm |
|
Sunday 12th July 2020 |
Higher Poynton Summerfest
|
Youth Band |
|
Saturday 18th July 2020 |
Summer Concert
Poynton Methodist Church
|
All Groups Meet at 7.00pm |
|
Sunday 20th September 2020 |
Brough Park, Leek
|
Youth Band, Junior and Training Band Afternoon concert |
|
Friday 11th December 2020 |
Christmas Concert
|
All Groups Meet at 7.00pm |
Dropping
off and picking up players at Poynton Methodist Church
We ask all drivers not to drive onto the area in
front of the church when dropping off and picking up players. This is for
safety reasons but also because the church administrators have specifically
asked us not to drive vehicles on to the tarmac area in front of the church
building.
Poynton Youth Brass Band is in
partnership with The Love Music Trust. The Love Music Trust is an Arts Council funded
organisation set up to promote music services for young people in the Cheshire
East county. Information about The Love Music Trust can be obtained on their
web site at http://www.lovemusictrust.com.
You
can subscribe to receive Poynton Youth Brass Band Newsletters by clicking here.