Cawston & District Band was formed in1886, practices were carried out on Monday
& Wednesday evenings at the Bell Inn at the High Street in Cawston in a first
floor room now converted onto 3 Bed & Breakfast rooms, they played
around the village including the Market Hill &
held band contests a high light of the village, they were always very popular with Cawston people. The Band was named The Cawston
Prize Silver Band, In 1957 the band master was Mr Baxter, the deputy band master was Mr Stearman & Mr Carman was the Sergeant of the band, young members were Mr Ian Delf &
Peter Fuller, The band moved from the Bell Inn in the 1960s to the Primary
School & then
again in the 1970s to the Mission Room in Horsham St. Faiths relocating in1998 to
their present home at the St. Faiths Centre & are now called the Cawston Brass Band.
For more history, events, details of the present band & Booking details etc,
visit
the Cawston Brass Band web site
Cawston Band in Village Hall
Cawston Band around 1930
Top:- Freddy Baxter--Harold
Baxter--Billy Singleton--Lewis Wright.
Middle:- Lenny Lee--Fred Hobson--Billy Purdy
Lad 1 not known--Lad 2--Dennis Harrison--Lad 3--?--------Lee
Reggie Carman--Sam Carman--Leslie Riseborough.
Bottom:- No 1--not known-- Arthur Cox--Norman Howard--Johnny
Singleton (Band Master) Eddie Cox--Reggie Carman.
Lads, Front:- Billy Wright--?---------Carman--?-----------Jewel--Eric Baines-Don Arthurton
About 1920
Top Row:- 4th Eddie Cox---7th Reggie Carman---8th Arthur Dougles
Middle Row:- 4th Johnny Singleton
Band Master---Norman Howard--Herbert Rayner
The Cawston & District Prize Silver Band 1930
Back Row:-L. Riseborough--A. Rayner--Freddy Baxter--T. Rowlands--V. Baker--
L. Wright--H. Baxter--S. Carman--C. Baker.
Middle Row:-F. Hobson--H. Purdy--N. Carman--W. Robson--H. Rayner--P. Algate-- E. Cox--R. Carman--W. Purdy--L. Lee.
Front Row:-S. Spencer--A. Cox--W.A. Payne--D.J. Stevens--J.
Perowne,Chairman--.S.E. Pye,
Vice Chairman--J. Singleton-Conductor,--N.B. Howard, Hon Sec,--A. Tubby--A.
Tuddenham
Lad:- Billy Singleton.
1952 Cawston Band ? Wellington Pier, Gt Yarmouth.
Pre 1939
Lenny Lee (Cawston Band) with Sidney Kent at the Homestead, Church Farm.
About 1950
Billy Hutton--Bill Goddard--Chris Godfrey--Mr Wells - standard bearer,
Billy Clark 7th back in front of of man with trilby Harold Groom.
About 1950
Girl with arms folded Cynthea Stackwood--Tall Lady Gracie Neal.
Cawston British Legion people at Cawston Road, Aylsham
Lily Carman--Dennis Oakes--Mrs Sylvia Howard - standard bearer,
Murial Bellbody--Billy Owen--Geoffrey Carman.
