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2026 is well underway...

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 11:04:30 GMT

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.

TICKETS: Christmas Concert 2025 available now

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 21:37:48 GMT

Tickets for our Christmas Concert are available now!

Join us for our annual Christmas Concert at Holy Trinity Church, Horsham on Friday 12th December, starting at 19:30.

Tickets are £15 (under 12's free) and all proceeds from the tickets are donated to the church in aid of their 125th Anniversary Appeal.

Tickets can be purchased in advance from the church here or on the door.

PHOTOS: Bandamonium 2025

Sat, 04 Oct 2025 19:36:55 GMT

Photos from Bandamonium 2025

Photos from our 'Big Cat' themed Bandamonium 2025 trip

PHOTOS: 125th Anniversary Concert

Sun, 28 Sep 2025 13:13:56 GMT

Photos from our 125th Anniversary Concert

Photos from our 125th Anniversary Concert featuring Tom Hutchinson.

WATCH: 125th Anniversary Concert

Sun, 28 Sep 2025 12:52:08 GMT

Watch performances from our 125th Anniversary Concert

Watch some of the special performances from our 125th Anniversary Concert featuring Tom Hutchinson.

LISTEN: 125th Anniversary Concert

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 18:48:33 GMT

Listen to our 125th Anniversary Concert

If you missed our 125th Anniversary Concert in May, you can now listen to the full concert below. If you came and want to hear the band alongside Tom Hutchinson, you can do just that!

TICKETS: 125th Anniversary Concert

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 23:25:46 GMT

Tickets for our 125th Anniversary Concert are available now!

Join us in celebrating our 125th Anniversary with a special concert at St Mary's Church, Horsham.

Horsham Borough Band will be joined by very special guest, Tom Hutchinson, Principal Cornet of The Cory Band. Don't miss this unique celebratory concert.

Tickets are available online, in advance, here or on the door.

Happy New Year from Horsham Borough Band!

Wed, 01 Jan 2025 22:52:32 GMT

Looking forward to a busy 2025 and our 125th Anniversary

We've reached the end of a busy and very successful year for the band - 1st Section London & Southern Counties Regional Champions, 4th at the National Finals and a really busy and enjoyable concert season, not to mention our now annual trip to Devon for Bandamonium. As we look forward to a busy year, during which we will be celebrating our 125th anniversary with a special concert (keep track on our social media feeds and on our Events page), we'd like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your suppport throughout the year, and to wish you all the best for a very happy and healthy 2025!

Join us this festive season!

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 18:29:27 GMT

Join us for our Annual Christmas Concert's & Carols

To round off a hugely successful 2024, the band will be performing some great Christmas music, old and new, in Horsham (Holy Trinity Church, Friday 6th December) and Cranleigh (Cranleigh Village Hall, Saturday 14th December). Not to be missed!

PLUS some carols to give Christmas cheer as you're doing your Christmas shopping! How can you resist the classic sound of a brass band at Christmas!

National Finals Success!

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 21:52:51 GMT

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.

PHOTOS: Summer fete at St. Nicolas Church, Cranleigh

Sat, 13 Jul 2024 23:32:56 GMT

Fun in the sun! at St Nicolas' Summer Fete, Cranleigh

PHOTOS: Summer at Eastbourne Bandstand

Sun, 26 May 2024 23:40:23 GMT

Summer Sounds at Eastbourne Bandstand

By Royal Appointment

Tue, 07 May 2024 22:13:41 GMT

Cranleigh Coronation 'Big Lunch' 2024

The band was very proud to be part of this weekend of royal celebrations, playing for the Coronation Big Lunch party in Cranleigh - particularly because we had actual royalty in the audience! The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh were in Cranleigh to join in the celebrations and we managed to time the start of our concert just as they were passing by (with a rousing rendition of God Save the King). The sun was shining, and a great audience was appreciative of our programme, which included solos from Andy (flugel), Gordon (cornet) and Martin (euphonium).

Photos: Helena Wilson

PHOTOS: Starting 2024 at Horsham Carfax Bandstand

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 23:49:46 GMT

Striking Up 2024 at Horsham Carfax Bandstand

SCABA L&SC 1st Section Champions

Sun, 03 Mar 2024 22:05:28 GMT

Horsham takes 1st Place at SCABA L&SC Contest

March 2024 saw us expand our silverware cupboard!

A trio of trophies at the SCABA Spring Contest on 3rd March (Ist Section Champions and 2nd place overall) was followed by success for the band at the London & Southern Counties area contest (17th March) where we were announced 'clear winners' and 1st Section Champions (and booked ourselves a place in the finals at Chelteham in September)!

St George's Last Friday Concert

Fri, 27 Oct 2023 00:02:00 GMT

Last Friday Concert at St George's, Chichester

We were delighted to perform at St George's Church, Chichester as part of the church's 'Last Friday Concert' series.

Family Fortunes at the L&SC Areas

Sun, 05 Mar 2023 22:36:58 GMT

Stevenage (London & Southern Counties regional contest) 2023

We had a few 'family units' in our midst for the recent London & Southern Counties regional contest in Stevenage; Daniel Loveday (cornet) and his son Edward (trombone), Gordon Poole (Principal cornet) and his son Thomas joining him on the front row, Chris Line (soprano) and his son Thomas joining him on the back row - and the 'triple' unit of Anne (cornet), Ronnie (euphonium) and Helena (percussion) Wilson.

After weeks of hard work on a tough test piece, we very pleased with our performance of Phil Lawrence's ''A Day in the Life of a Knight' on the day. We didn't end up in the prizes, but we remain in the First Section and look forward to what next year will bring.

PHOTOS: Cranleigh Arts Centre Concert

Sat, 10 Dec 2022 00:00:19 GMT

Concert at Cranleigh Arts Centre

PHOTOS: 2022 Lewes Bonfire

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 00:04:23 GMT

Annual Lewes Bonfire Parade 2022

PHOTOS: Lewes Bonfire 2021

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 00:08:35 GMT

Annual Lewes Bonfire 2021

PHOTOS: Godalming Bandstand

Sat, 08 May 2021 00:13:49 GMT

Performing at Godalming Bandstand 2021

2020 SCABA Winners

Sat, 07 Mar 2020 00:24:47 GMT

Horsham Win at SCABA L&SC Contest 2020

PHOTOS: Carolling at Christmas

Sat, 21 Dec 2019 00:33:42 GMT

A few photos from our annual Christmas carolling 2019

Wessex 2nd Section Champions

Sat, 30 Nov 2019 22:41:58 GMT

Horsham Crowned 2nd Section Champions at Wessex Contest

We were thrilled to return home having been crowned 2nd Section Champions at a competition held in Bournemouth on Saturday (30 Nov 2019). Beating some stiff competition, including bands graded higher than us, we were also awarded the prize for Best March. Speaking after the competition the bands Musical Director, Mark McLauchlin said, 'I could not possibly explain quite how proud I am of this lot!!! What a fabulous performance and a great result. I'm over the moon for them and all the hard work they put in to make this happen'.

PHOTOS: Lewes Annual Bonfire 2019

Sat, 02 Nov 2019 00:28:25 GMT