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Gweeks bearing gifts!
Gweek Silver Band recently entered their first contest for many years at the Truro contest and came away with runners up prize in the ungraded section.
They also picked up the prize as the best Cornish band, and a 3rd in the 4th section.
Solo cornet Linda Lee also received the best instrumentalist award.
The band, based
on the Helford river in Cornwall, was one of many bands struggling to stay afloat,
but has gradually got itself back to full strength thanks largely to bandmaster Tony
Richards.
Secretary Jane Rutter told 4BR: "Everyone looks forward to practise night
and is enthusiastic about the future."
Peter Dickman
From: J Johns
Sent: 18 January 2009
From: Tony Richards
Sent: 05 April 2009
From the Executive Committee and Membership of the Cornwall Brass Bands Association.
From Linda Lee
From Dorothy Spragg
From Neil Walker
By email 09 Oct 2009
From Tony Richards, MD
By email 18 Oct 2009
Please feel free to sign our new Visitors Book .
We are always pleased to hear from friends old and new, and look forward to reading your comments
Comments (Bouquets or Brickbats!)
From
We are always pleased to hear from friends old and new, and look forward to reading your comments
As an ex Porthleven Town Band player (and sometimes guest player on Flora Day!) I still follow the fortunes of local bands in West Cornwall. It’s great to see that Gweek Silver Band is riding high once again. Congratulations to Tony and all the band.
Hi all, Just thought I'd have a look at your site, being a past member.
I thought the band sounded the best I had heard them in a long time. Keep it up!!
Mark Griffin,
Founder,
Brass Band of Central Florida.
4Barsrest
Andy Kemp
From: Gwyneth Wakeham
Sent: 11 January 2009 05:04
Just wanted to say Hello, my family of Moyle were all band members at one time over the years . I hope that you will continue to give much pleasure to locals and holiday makers alike.
J Johns
A message from our leader 05 April 2009
Hi all
Just wanted to thank you all on a great result
at Tremough Campus on Saturday
The hard work was well worth it
Very proud of you all!
Tony (Your Leader)
To Gweek Silver Band
Congratulations on your success at the 54th Cornish Brass Band Championships, on Saturday, 4th April 2009
Carolaire, Sunday 21st June 2009
Thank you, to all of the band for your support and
delightful playing this evening. I thoroughly enjoyed myself, as did the 'congregation',
judging by the compliments we received from many of them.
Best wishes
To Gweek Silver Band
What a superb evening!
Many many thanks to you Tony for supporting and playing at the start of Mawgan Feast Week 2009. The band deserve all the praise they receive.
I am sure they not only play well, but enjoy it!.
See you all soon.
Dorothy Spragg
On behalf of Mawgan Recreation Hall
Concert at St Ives West Pier 27 September 2009
I was lucky enough to hear you on the West Pier on this gorgeous, sunny afternoon,
whilst on holiday in St Ives. The ambition and accomplishment of the Band simply
boggled me. It truly made my afternoon to be able to wander down from my self-
Great job last night in Mullion
Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves
Hope we did well for St. Julias Hospice
Thanks to all
Tony
Subject: Re your Visitors book
A Very Good site, plenty of information,
I will try my best to get and see & hear you when I am next in Cornwall,
There is nothing quite like a Silver Band to stir the blood,
Good Luck with your engagements 2009,
Gwynneth Wakeham
Victoria Australia
Ex Launceston Cornwall.
Your Leader!
Just a note to thank everyone for all their great efforts during the Christmas period. Well done everybody and a Happy New Year to all. Here`s to a great 2009.
Tony.
From Tony
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 9:32 PM
Subject: Christmas Engagements
A happy new year to you all. In the early 1940s I lived at Mellanoweth Farm with Tom and Beatrice Mitchell and at that time the band room was a little higher up the road, and I used to go and listen to them practice and one of the pieces they played was Bandology, do you still play this piece.?
Would you kindly pass on my regards to Billy Orchard, I knew him as a little boy when comeing to Gweek for holidays. I have many happy memories of times past when I lived there. Hoping for a reply sometime.
Yours faithfully, Peter Dickman,
Mary Williams
Gweek Mission Church
We were delighted to have the Band lead our Remembrance Service, and it was so good to hear you marching through the village. Please thank all those who turned out to take part.
Kelly
Treliske Hospital
Thank you so much for all the help you gave me with the planning for Friday's event and also to yourself and the band for helping to make a lovely evening. I have had a lot of positive feedback so I guess everyone enjoyed themselves!