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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, photos, events and details of the present band & Booking details etc,
visit
the Cawston Band web site
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From the Parish Magazine October 2011.
Cawston Band Octagon 2009,
Photo by Mary Rae.
In 2002 the band made their first CD recording called All in Good Time.
Front Row: ?---?---- Peggy Waby- ?----Eddie Cox-
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Cawston Band in Village Hall
Cawston Band 1933
Top Row:-Freddy Baxter--Harold
Baxter--Billy Singleton--Lewis Wright.
Middle Row:- Lenny Lee--Fred Hobson--Billy Purdy
Lad 1 not known--Lad 2--Dennis Harrison--Lad 3--?--------Lee
Reggie Carman--Sam Carman--Leslie Riseborough.
Bottom Row:- No 1--not known-- Arthur Cox--Norman Howard--
Johnny Singleton (Band Master
Eddie Cox--Reggie Carman.
Front:- Lads- Billy Wright--?---------Carman--?-----------Jewel--Eric Baines-Don Arthurton
Cawston & District Prize Silver Band 1926
Back Row:- C. Hill, R. Carman, C. Green,
Eddie Cox, A. Rayner.
A. Tubby. Reggie. J. Carman. Arthur Dougles.
Middle Row:- H. Jeckell, A. Tuddenham, F. Hobson,Johnny Singleton
Band Master
Norman B. Howard Hon Sec, Herbert Rayner, A. Cox, P.
Aldgate. P. Aldgate.
Front Row:- D. Carman, W. Hutton, F. Babter
The Cawston & District Prize Silver Band 1926
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.
1929
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Band Contest Programmes - 1937 & 46
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Advert around 1938
From the book " The Moon's a Balloon
by David Niven, 1972 |
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At Church Farm
About 1900
1952 Cawston Band ? Wellington Pier, Gt Yarmouth.
Market Hill about 1950
Pre 1939
Lenny Lee (Cawston Band) with Sidney Kent at the Homestead,
Church Farm.
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