Arrow Valley Brass

During the summer months the band plays many outdoor events such as “Music In The Park” in local park bandstands, as well as performing at local village fetes, school events and of course is very much involved when it comes to important occasions such as Remembrance.  The band greatly enjoys playing at community events and gets involved as much as possible with everything local.
Performances have previously been given for the National Life Saving Association at the NEC in Birmingham and at The Serpentine in Hyde Park. The band has performed at Worcester County Cricket club and the ICC. Undertaking foreign tours has also proved an enjoyable experience for audiences and the band itself.

Indoor events include concerts for local charities and communities. The band’s constitution requires the band to perform at least twice a year for charity free of charge. 

In the contest field, the band originally started in the 4th Section, and during our first period qualified in the area contests in 1989 and 1990 to compete in the National Finals in Central Hall Westminster. After promotion to the 3rd Section, the band has qualified for the National Finals in 2002 (Torquay) and 2005 (Harrogate) where it came 7th and 2nd respectively, and subsequently progressed to the second section. Recently the band has suffered a number of set-backs and is currently back in the 4th section having not recovered well from the disruption due to Covid-19 in 2020.  Things are, however, beginning to improve.