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Blackley Band at the Black Dyke Festival
Fri 5 Jun, 2015
A few of our members attended the Black Dyke Festival of Music in Leeds Town Hall on May 17th, it… Read more
St Georges Day Celebration
Mon 27 Apr, 2015
Sunday 26th April we participated in a parade and service around part of Blackley with a whole host support from… Read more
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Thu 9 Apr, 2015
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Meet our new MD – John Atkinson
Tue 7 Apr, 2015
John graduated from the University of Salford in 2007 having studied brass band arranging with Peter Graham; soprano cornet performance… Read more
New MD Announcement
Sun 22 Mar, 2015
The Blackley Band are pleased to announce that John Atkinson has accepted the position of MD. We look forward to… Read more
Preston Prizes
Tue 3 Feb, 2015
Sunday February 1st saw the band perform at Preston Guild Hall in the 4th Section contest. The band opted to… Read more
Musical Director Vacancy – March 2015
Mon 1 Dec, 2014
Please see the main story to apply for the Musical Director position, all enquiries are treated in the strictest confidence.
A Sorry Goodbye (almost)
We are saddened to say that Dan has decided that his time with Blackley is coming to an end, his decision to leave is in order for him to focus on his expanding compsosing and publishing business and his time lecturing at Salford University.
Dan will continue to take the band until we find a replacement and to the North West areas in March.
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Quiz Concert
Thu 13 Nov, 2014
Join us for our Quiz Concert, this Saturday at 7:30pm! It’s £5 per person, or £25 if you can get together a team of 6!
Return to Rochdale Contest
Tue 28 Oct, 2014
The Rochdale contest returned this weekend and was exceptionally well supported by local bands. We competed in the 4th section playing Philip Sparke’s ‘Four Noble Truths’ and we came away with a 4th place, just missing out on the prizes.