Rushden Windmill Band - 2
pictures from the 1980's.
This photograph accompanied a newspaper
article dated 17th May 1984. Ian
MacDonald is on the extreme left
and M.D. Dave Goswell
is holding the shield. Also featured are
Jane Nichols,
Ian Bates,
Mark Limbert
and
Martin Dummer.
The text that went
with the article read:
High note for Ian.
RUSHDEN
cornet player Ian MacDonald
proved to be top of the pops at a brass band contest staged at
Clacton-on-Sea. Ian,
of Brookfield Road, took first place in the soprano section with a
tune called Dimensions, accompanied by his colleagues in the
Windmill Band.
He beat eight
other players to scoop the top prize - and went home with a cup for
his trouble. but the band itself did not leave the seaside resort
empty handed either, winning two titles at the festival. The 30
strong outfit's rendition of a tune called Symarain (..or perhaps 'Simoraine'!!)
sruck the right note with the judges and won first place in the in
march class.
And the
Rushden Windmill's
collective performance of Dimensions bettered nine others to scoop
the top prize in the second section, for the bands in the southern
area of the country.
Along with the
cup, the group won £150 - which will go towards paying the £170
coach bill.
Clearly, the
reporter had no idea of what he was actually reporting on, but as they
say...any publicity is good publicity!!! Now let's move on a couple of
years...
This picture went with a newspaper
article dated 10th April 1986. Amongst those featured are: (Standing)
Dave Goswell,
M.D. (Extreme left), and the 'ever-present'
Jane Nichols,
Ian Bates
and Mark Limbert
and sitting on the left is Martin
Dummer.
The text that went with this article
read:
PRIZES AT THE DOUBLE!
RUSHDEN'S Windmill Band
has collected two top prizes in brass band
contests this year. A recent county contest win and a second placing
at the Easter Pontins
Brass Band Festival
have boosted hopes for the
Midlands Area Championships
later this month in Northampton.
Rushden
won the shield for first place in their section in the county
association contest at Corby - with
Towcester Studio Band
second, the Rushden
band are pictured with their shield.
The roles were reversed at the
Hemsby holiday
camp contest at Easter......in the
Pontins regional finals. Both bands now
qualify for the grand finals at Prestatyn, North Wales, in October.
Later this month the two will meet again at
the Midlands Area Championships
at Spinney Hill, Northampton, where the top
prize will be a place at the national brass band finals later this
year.
