National Finals Success!

Horsham takes 4th Place at Cheltenham National Finals

After our amazing success in the spring, winning the local SCABA contest and taking the L&SC First Section Championships in Stevenage, we spent the summer working hard on the piece for the National Finals in Cheltenham (Excalibur by Jan van der Roost). The hard work paid off and we came away with a very creditable 4th place, beating 15 other bands who had all been successful in their own areas (including 8 bands who have already been promoted to the Championship section!). Well done to all, and special thanks to MD, Will Wilkins, who brought a really tight and musical performance from the band.

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2026 is well underway...

6 February 2026

The band is already hard at work preparing for the year ahead, starting with a visit to the SCABA Spring contest where we will 'run out' our London & Southern Counties area test piece (Andrew Wainwright's 'Variations on Was Lebet'). After that, we can get out our 'summer' music, with performances on both Horsham bandstands coming up in June (Horsham Park) and July (The Carfax). July also sees us making our annual appearance at St Nicolas Church in Cranleigh. Later in the year, we return to Chichester for our regular appearance as part of the 'Last Friday' concert series in St George's Church (though we're there on a Saturday in September!), and we're excited to be making our first visit to the Wychavon Entertainment Contest in Evesham in October. We'll be adding more events (including our Christmas activities) so make sure to check our our 'See us' page for the latest news.