| name: | Thilanga Agalakotuwa
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| date: | 26
August 2008
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| area: | Sri Lanka
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| comment: | I would like to thank Peter & Patricia who gave me the opportunity to listen to your Band's wonderful music when you played at Burton Town Center last X MAS. Although I was there for a short time in Burton on Trent that is one of the most unforgettable moments in my life. Thank you guys keep up the good work.
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| name: | james clulow
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| date: | 22
July 2008
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| area: | up north where its grim
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| email: | j.clulow@live.co.uk
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| comment: | just havin a nosy
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| name: | derek&jack
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| date: | 12
July 2008
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| area: |
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| email: | derekmason753@btinternet.com
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| comment: | hope the band is doing well,we try to keep up,unfortunately neither of us play anymore,but the time we were in newhall band was great....all the best to mr and mrs woodings
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| name: | John Murfin
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| date: | 10
June 2008
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| area: | Newhall Derbyshire
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| email: | j_murfin@sky.com
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| comment: | Re Band History
I wondered whether you would like to consider amending the band history with one or two things I have come across in my history research. I would be happy to have it checked out and I maybe wrong in assuming that my late father hadn't picked up evrything previously.
1) Newhall had two brass band until May 1913 i.e. Newhall St. John's and Newhall United, when they amalgamated with the colliery mining engineer and manager Robert Hay as President.
2) Newhall St. John's was the most sucessful winning over 60 prizes and 10 medals up until 1911. The band seems to have originally been the Church Army Band. This success was achieved under Band Master, Enoch Booth, who was not a professionally qualified musician.
By 1912 they were desperately appealing for funds for new instruments (sounds familiar)?
The band had regularly made appeals for funds to cover costs to attend the National contest at the Crystal Palace.
1903 2nd
1904 1st - winners of the "Grand Shield"
1910 4th
1911 3rd
The band also arranged concerts introducing bands such as Besses O' the Barn and Wingates Temperance (never understood how a band could have such a name)to perform in Newhall.
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| name: | Heinz Niemann
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| date: | 17
May 2008
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| area: | Wellington
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| email: | gwynfa@easynet.co.uk
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| comment: | Thank you for the opportunity to play with you on Friday. Great time. A few beers and a bit of a yarn. Old Friends and new aquantences. What brass banding is all about. See you all again soon
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| name: | Becky
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| date: | 27
April 2008
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| area: |
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| comment: | Really like the vintage photos on the history page. Amazing we've found a picture without Mr Woodings on it!!
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| name: | eknjac
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| date: | 1
march 2008
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| area: |
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| comment: | Hi! Woodings
Thanks for emailing me back,nice to hear from you.
I shall look forward to reading the contest results.
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| name: | Alan Gifford
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| date: | 29
February 2008
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| area: | Amington Band, Tamworth
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| comment: | I would also like to wish you best of luck at the area, I should see you all down there. All the best, Alan
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| name: | Steve Curtis
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| date: | 27
February 2008
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| area: | Wellington (Telford) Brass
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| email: |
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| comment: | Just wishing you all the best of luck for the area. I hope rehearsals are going well.
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| name: | Eric
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| date: | 20
February 2008
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| area: |
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| email: | eknjack@hotmail.com
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| comment: | Tell yer wot mate I'll Come & see ye! If you buy uz a drink. See you soon maybe!
p.s I've been polishin me flug, Do you want to buy it?
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| name: | Eric
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| date: | 20
February 2008
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| area: |
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| comment: | Oi! Woodings do I get a bloody discount on this CD
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| name: | Richard
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| date: | 7
January 2008
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| area: |
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| comment: | Please help me i'm having nightmeres, woke up to the song Barbie girl then later in day went out in car and it was on again!! aaaaaaaaaaaaarrr help!!!
Oh and dont let Louise anywhere near your valves
with wd-40 !!
But she great at cleaning though.... thanks Louise
Basses stick together in our own tempo and style !
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| name: | Becky
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| date: | 7
January 2008
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| comment: | I would like to congratulate both Patricia for winning Band's person of the year and Sam for winning most improved player awards both were very much deserved - Well done!!
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| name: | Patricia Woodings
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| date: | 7
January 2008
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| area: |
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| comment: | Hope everyone had a good time at the Social on Saturday and can I just say thanks to everyone who helped with food preparation, doing the quiz, clearing up, singing and everything else.
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| name: | Jo
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| date: | 6
January 2008
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| area: | NB
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| comment: | Huge thanks to everyone who worked so hard behind the scenes to make yesterday's social a success. Great way to start the new year! I'm not going to forget Richard's searingly emotional rendition of 'I'm a Barbie Girl' in a hurry . . .
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| name: | Shiela
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| date: | 5
January 2008
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| area: | NB
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| comment: | Happy New Year everyone. Just getting my dancing shoes ready for tonight.
How are the bruises, Louise? I saw Richard taking his valves apart last night, and so he obviously wasn't happy...
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| name: | louise
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| date: | 3
January 2008
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| area: |
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| comment: | i borrowed it, i cleaned it and it looks lovely now, plus it works. you can only beat me if you are unhappy with the results!
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| name: | Richard
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| date: | 1
January 2008
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| comment: | Have you been playing with my tuba louise ???
Do I have to bring my beating stick on friday
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| name: | louise
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| date: | 31
December 2007
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| area: |
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| email: |
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| comment: | TUBA
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| name: | Becky
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| date: | 31
December 2007
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| area: |
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| comment: | I would like to say thanks to Mark and his family for their kind words and on behalf of Newhall Band wish them all the best for the future.
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| name: | Mark Phillips
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| date: | 31
December 2007
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| area: | Wolverhampton
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| comment: | We would like to wish you a happy and productive New Year, and hope that you achieve the success you are looking for in 2008.
Josh and I will always remember our years with Newhall Band, and we will always be grateful for the help and encouragement you gave Josh.
Mark, Shirley and Josh
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| name: | Becky
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| date: | 30
December 2007
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| area: |
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| email: |
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| comment: | Louise it's a bass!!!!
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| name: | Becky
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| date: | 30
December 2007
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| area: |
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| email: |
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| comment: | Louise it's a bass!!!!
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| name: | louise
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| date: | 30
December 2007
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| area: |
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| comment: | your valves are well and truly oiled now richard, your tuba actually works! i did wonder why i couldn't hear you playing sometimes!!!!!
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| name: | Becky
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| date: | 27
December 2007
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| area: |
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| email: | r.j.stonehouse@btinternet.com
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| comment: | Hello all I'd just like to mirror Granny Shaz's comments and say thanks to her for them. Don't forget 1st rehearsal next Friday 4 January 2008, see you all there.
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| name: | Granny Shaz
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| date: | 25
December 2007
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| area: |
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| comment: | Merry Christmas to everyone. 2008 is going to be our year. The only way is up from now on.
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| name: | Shiela
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| date: | 14
December 2007
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| area: | Newhall Band
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| comment: | D'oh, we've been doing it the wrong way round, Richard. Your valves are warm and your seat has been oiled! Best wishes to you, Julie and boys. x
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| name: | Richard Talbott
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| date: | 12
December 2007
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| area: |
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| comment: | Greetings all
Missing you all and playing.
Things back her are still abit on the tight side although managing to find a few freelance jobs.
Appolgies to all for not being able to help during
the xmas concerts but those of you that dont know I do disco's (well try to )and i'm tied up doing xmas disco's and they bring in money which is much needed at moment.
cant wait to get back to playing after xmas so keep my seat warm and valves oiled !
Merry Xmas
and a
Happy New Year
Richard.
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| name: | Becky Stonehouse
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| date: | 9
December 2007
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| area: |
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| email: | r.j.stonehouse@btinternet.com
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| comment: | Great concert last night - I was a little disappointed that the bass section didn't premier their dance but I look forward to seeing it next time!
Thanks to everyone for helping with setting up, clearing away and transporting kit. Band's person of the night has to go to Shiela for transporting the drum kit, I don't think I've ever seen a Ford Fiesta so well packed, I'm sure I heard it groan when the last item was loaded, I hope it's recovered now. Although Jo came a very close second for her contribution of bringing the most players to a job, the record to beat is 5.
See you all Tuesday.
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| name: | mark smith
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| date: | 20
November 2007
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| area: | walsall
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| email: |
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| comment: | Hello everyone. Just wanted to say that I am looking forward to joining you on Friday. The cobwebs have well and truly established in the lip department, I hope that Mark can work me hard enough to blow them away! Thanks for bringing the instrument over Mark. Here's to success! Mark Smith.
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| name: | Mark Phillips
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| date: | 9
November 2007
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| area: | Newhall Band
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| email: |
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| comment: | If anyone is still feeling depressed after our Pontins performance I suggest you read the 3rd Section retrospectives on 4barsrest. They are usually one of our critics!!
See you all next week.
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| name: | William S. Newhall
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| date: | 6
November 2007
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| area: | Calif. USA
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| email: | w.newhall@gmail.com
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| comment: | Just stumbled on your web site.
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| name: | Heinz
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| date: | 4
November 2007
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| area: | Welly Band
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| email: |
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| comment: | Another enjoyable weekend in your company at Pontins. Well played all and am looking forward to Whit Marches. If I'd had remembered the bloody hat we could have won. (shame you didn't take me on for the £10 Abbey, you would have won.)
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| name: | louise
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| date: | 25
July 2007
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| area: | still at the back
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| email: |
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| comment: | have found the visitor counter, was it there all along???
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