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Issue 18

SUMMER PROMS

Black Dyke Band will be featuring in a Summer Proms Concert along with the Halifax Choral Society. Come and hear the world's most successful brass band and the world's oldest choral society at the Victoria Hall, Halifax UK on June 23rd 2001.
Other Headlines
Latest Recording
New Ties Now in Stock
Ground Force
Historic Day for Black Dyke
Collectors Item
Concerts News
The Story Continues...
'News Room' Archives

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Latest Recording

Our latest recording "Essential Dyke 3 - Presidents Choice" will be released on the 1st of May 2001. Order now for delivery "hot off the press".

Essential Dyke 3 has not yet been added to our on-line catalogue but the normal pricing structure applies. More>>

New Ties Now in Stock

We now have our new designs in stock, with all-over stags head motif. The ties also feature our gold emblem.

Pictures of our new tie design have not yet been added to our on-line catalogue but the normal pricing structure applies. More>>
Black Dyke Band are very proud to announce the release of their latest CD, featuring music from the highly successful BBC television gardening series "Ground Force". The programme, which features gardening guru Alan Titchmarsh, regularly captures audiences of 12.5 million plus and the CD includes pieces specially written for the series by Jim Parker. If you would like to hear the title track or purchase this CD direct from us then please visit the recordings section of our site.
Ground Force
Ground Force
The Black Dyke Band on location with the Ground Force Team

Historic Day for Black Dyke
A Message From The President of The Band:
Through the generosity of many people the Charity has been able to complete the purchase of the historic Queensbury Bandroom. As President I was delighted to receive the Deeds of the property on behalf of the Trustees and now along with my colleagues look forward to the exciting stage of refurbishment and development. The Band has rehearsed in the Bandroom since 1855 and the present members are proud to be a part of such a distinguished heritage and are conscious of the need to maintain the high standards of musicianship and deportment for which the Band is famous. The real work of transforming the premises into a Centre of Excellence for Music, particularly the playing of brass instruments, now begins. To achieve all its objectives the Charity still needs to raise some £300, 000 which we trust will be partially funded by a grant from the National Lottery. However we hope the supporters of the Black Dyke Band  throughout the world will realise how much the Band appreciates and relies on their backing. I do hope that those people who are still considering the best way to encourage the realisation of the aims of the Charity will decide that the special place occupied by Black Dyke Band in our National Heritage warrants their continuing wholehearted support. For now, a sincere thank you to the many individuals and organisations who have helped us to achieve this historic step of owning our own Bandroom.

Donald Hanson.

AppealOur "Building for the Future" appeal continues to be a major source of funding for the above project and we would be pleased to receive any pledge from our followers worldwide. Many thanks to those of you who have already given your generous support to this worthy cause and don't forget to take a look at our Appeal Totaliser and see how your donation is helping us to reach our target of £100,000. For full details of this unique appeal and how you can help, please see the Appeal section of the web site.
Gregson Special OfferSpecial OfferWe have a special offer on the cassette version of our celebrated collaboration with Edward Gregson. For a limited period this recording can be purchased direct from ourselves for only £4.80 including postage and packing. For more details on the Gregson recording and to take advantage of this unique offer please visit the Recordings section of the site.
Commemorative Plate Now Available

Commemorative PlateThis unique collectors item has been specially manufactured in the UK to commemorate the founding and development of the Black Dyke "Centre of Excellence", which will be based at the new bandroom. The ornamental plate is 103/4 Inches (27cm) in diameter and features historical information about the band and costs just £20.00. A brief history and illustration of the new bandroom is depicted on the reverse of the plate. Please refer to the Merchandise pages for ordering details.

The Story Continues...
Our dedicated administrator, Geoffrey Whiteley, has just released the second part of the band's history. Originally entitled 'THE BAND' Part II, the story continues from 1860 and features on of the bands great players, Phineas 'Phinny' Bowers.
CONCERT NEWS

Full Concert Schedule

'News Room' Archives
Their have been quite a few changes to the 'News Room' pages over the past few months and we are now on Issue 7. Some visitors may not have had chance to read previous issues so we have set up an archive list below which will enable visitors to catch up on any news they may have missed. Although the contents of these pages will be intact, some of the links may be out of date and we apologise for this. The effort involved in ensuring that links are current is considerable and this time is better spent on maintaining the more up to date areas of the site. The archive list begins from issue 6, if you require information from earlier articles then please let us know and we will see what we can do.