Brief History
It was formed in 1883 under the leadership of Bandmaster Worbouys to provide music for Salvation Army church services. In 1894, Bandmaster AW Punchard was appointed, (an association which continued for over 50 years). He added instruments such as saxophones and tenor cors to the normal set of cornets and trombones.
Michael Clack led the band for over thirty years, commencing in 1963. During his leadership the band played to the Pope in Vatican City and toured through most of Europe and Australia, and even to Japan where it took part in the Midosuji Parade in Osaka in .
The band's current bandmaster is Jonathan Evans, who is a Euphonium player with the International Staff Band
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