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Join the Band – Cornet Vacancy – May 2024

Join the Band – Cornet Vacancy – May 2024

Bb Cornet vacancy at Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band
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Back to Birmingham!

Back to Birmingham!

Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band qualifies for the British Open Brass Band Championships
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Finals Qualification for Frickley

Finals Qualification for Frickley

After a third place at Yorkshire Regional Brass Band Championships, Carlton Main has qualified for the Finals of 2024 National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain.
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Carlton Main Inspires with a #1 Best Selling Book

Carlton Main Inspires with a #1 Best Selling Book

Carlton Main reaches #1 on the Amazon Best Seller list
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Frickley in new Christmas Movie Short

Frickley in new Christmas Movie Short

Carlton Main in new Christmas movie short. The Snow Queen - a 30-minute short movie adaptation of the Hans Christian Anderson classic tale.
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Purkiss Becomes New Resident Conductor

Purkiss Becomes New Resident Conductor

The band is delighted to announce that David Purkiss has accepted the invitation to become the band's new Resident Conductor, working alongside professional Musical Director Allan Withington.
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Carlton Main sign Trombone star

Carlton Main sign Trombone star

Carlton Main Frickley are delighted to announce the signing of young Trombone Star, Joe Heartfield.
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Carlton Main Frickley Your ‘Mind’ Matters

Carlton Main Frickley Your ‘Mind’ Matters

Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band is part of a national initiative launched by Brass Bands England to save the many UK brass bands who are struggling to survive through the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Frickley step into the Wasteland

Frickley step into the Wasteland

After the overwhelming success that was Coal, Toni Durrant and Anna Spedding from the band are thrilled to be once again teaming up with Gary Clarke and Steven Roberts in the upcoming productions of Wasteland.
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