We are Thrapston Town Band, a sociable and friendly brass band based in East Northamptonshire, near Kettering.
We’re a busy band, and in 2020 under the baton of our MD, Nathan Waterman, we rejoined the contesting scene as a 4th Section band. As it was our first contest in over 28 years, we came a highly credible 13th out of 21, and are currently ranked 11 in the Midlands area.
We perform concerts across the East Midlands and UK, and are especially active in Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire and Leicestershire. We are also available for fetes, fairs and charitable events.
We trace our origins back to the earliest days of the brass band movement in 1850’s England, and continue to serve the community of Thrapston and the surrounding area today. The Band has an ethos of making music and brass playing accessible to people of all ages through its weekly tuition programme.
There are currently around 40 members of all ages ranging from 8 to 80+.
Rehearsals are normally every Monday and Thursday in our air-conditioned band room at the Dodson & Horrell factory just outside Thrapston (NN14 3JW), near Kettering.
However, due to the COVID-19 situation, we are currently rehearsing twice a week in an outdoor location in Woodford. Please look at our updates on this website and on social media for the very latest information.
Monday: Main Band – 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Thursday: Academy Band – 6:45pm to 7:25pm / Main Band – 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Band news…
We’re back!
Since lockdown in March, band activities have been severely curtailed. We’ve had fun on Zoom, we’ve produced some distanced videos, and had a very short-lived return to small group rehearsals in early July, before the government put bands back on lockdown again....
We’re still monitoring the situation
Coronavirus continues to keep the band from playing as a full ensemble. We constantly follow the Government guidelines, and also the guidance of Brass Bands England (BBE). It has recently been announced that bands like ours can return to rehearsals in a small way,...
Our latest video… Blaze Away!
Here's our latest Lockdown video... the March "Blaze Away". It was recorded individually by members of the band over a couple of weeks, then edited together to create the effect of the whole band playing... and we love the result. So much so, that we entered it in the...
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE (October 7th 2020)
We are pleased to advise that the Band has returned to twice-weekly rehearsals.
In order to do this, we adhere to strict guidelines laid down by the UK Government and Brass Bands England (BBE). The Committee has conducted all the mandatory risk assessments, and all the Band Members were consulted ahead of the decision to return being made.
Attendance is purely voluntary. There is no pressure for any member to return if they are not comfortable. The rehearsals are outdoors in a covered location in the village of Woodford near Thrapston.
Any band members wishing to join the rehearsals should first register their interest with Tracey, our Band Secretary.
We are also accepting enquries for the Band. Please contact the Band Secretary:
thrapstontownband@gmail.com
