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Conductors
Recently retired from playing, Bob enjoyed a long career mainly as a soprano cornet player with many of the Championship bands in the Midlands and London.
Now focusing his musical efforts on conducting, Bob is delighted to have been appointed caretaker Musical Director with the band. He has had a long association with the band and is fully supportive of its strong community roots and youth development efforts.
Bob is very much looking forward to working with the band in its future concert and competition appearances.
Previous conductors have also included Ord Hume (1950's); Walter Beckett (1956); Arthur Jolly (1960); Bert Sullivan (1963); John Berryman (1970's); John Firth (1971-9); Ken May; Kevin Russell; Alan Parker; Don Blakeson; Ian Johnson; Barry Schnsaw; Trevor Groome; Mike Pegram (1993-8); Bob Stradling; Lloyd Landry (1998)
To see more about the success of the band over the years please look at our History page.