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Date: 24/02/2012
Category: Press Release
For the third year running, Porthywaen Beginners' Band has entered the national Music for Youth Competition.
Date: 09/07/2011
Category: Press Release
John is 92 years old and was a member of Porthywaen Silver Band from 1936 to 1941 when he inlisted in the army to fight in the II World War. John married his wife Kate after the war, and lives in Manchester.
Date: 21/04/2011
Category: Press Release
Over the past few years, there has been a steady decline in the number of brass bands based in the UK.
Date: 16/07/2010
Category: Press Release
If you were watching BBC 2 last night at 9pm, then you would have spotted some members from Porthywaen Silver Band playing on Victorian Pharmacy.
At 8am on a cold Thursday morning in April, a small group of players from the Senior Band met at Blists Hill Victorian Village, Ironbridge to take part in a TV recording about a victorian pharmacy.
Date: 19/06/2010
Category: Press Release
Fancy going out for a picnic tomorrow afternoon?
Why not come down to Cae Glas Park Park tomorrow (Sunday 19th June) 2 till 4 pm where Porthywaen Silver Band will be putting on a live performance while you eat!
The band will also be playing in the park on 15th August 2010 2 till 4pm.
Date: 30/03/2010
Category: Press Release
The Porthywaen Silver Band beat off competition from 15 other bands to become Midlands Area Champions in a competition held at Bedworth, near Coventry.
Date: 24/11/2009
Category: Press Release
Porthywaen Silver Band is heading into the festive season with a sell out Brass and Voices Christmas concert featuring the 'pop stars' of the choir world, the Fron Male Voice Choir.
Date: 22/10/09
Category: Press Release
Porthywaen Silver Band is hoping to banish the winter blues by hosting an evening of Festive Voices and Brass with the Fron Male Voice Choir at Holy Trinity Church at 7.30pm on the 2nd of December.
Date: 30/07/2009
Category: Press Release
Untitled document Porthywaen Silver Band recently came back from Belgium after a short tour of Ypres, Gent and De Haan. For three consecutive nights the band played at the Menin Gate Memorial, a site commemorating those soldiers lost in the First World War in the Ypres Salient.
Date: 21/05/2009
Category: Press Release
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The members of Porthywaen Youth & Training Band are amongst 10,000 inspiring young musicians going to Birmingham to celebrate Britain’s impressive musical talent on the 9th of July.
