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Royal Marines Band Service Reunion and Memorial Weekend
Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the dedication of the Silver Trumpets at Burford 1948
11th-12th October 2008

The RM Band Service Reunion will take place on Saturday 11th October 2008 in the Warrant Officers, Senior Rates and Senior NCOs' Mess HMS Nelson

Reunion Location: WOs, SRs & SNCOs' Mess HMS Nelson, Queen Street
Saturday 11th October 2008
1900 Guests Arrive
2000 Ceremonial Marching Display
O/C Return to the WO’s, SR & SNCOs’ Mess for Drinks and Hot/Cold Buffet
2359 Bar Closes
0030 All guests clear of the Establishment

Memorial Service Location: Portsmouth Cathedral, High Street, Old Portsmouth
Sunday 12th October 2008
1100 Orchestra commences

The cost for the reunion is £15. Please make cheques payable to: ‘Band Service Amenities Fund’, completing the form above, enclosing a stamped addressed envelope and sending to:
Warrant Officer 2 A Williams, RM Band Portsmouth, Eastney Block, HMS Nelson, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 3HH.
The dress for the evening is Lounge Suit/female equivalent.
For further details contact Warrant Officer 2 Ashley Williams on 023 9272 2114

REMINDERS:
1. You must include your postcode and telephone number.
2. Don’t forget to send a stamped self addressed envelope.
3. Entry to HMS Nelson is by Queen Street Site only.
4. There are no parking facilities in HMS Nelson.
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townsergeant · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:08 pm Post subject:

I had a 'mini-reunion' this morning!

I popped into Deal for a few bits & bobs and within 30 minutes I saw:
Ken 'Ginge' Glentworth (Cornet/Violin?) Richard Baker (Euph/Cello) Tony Martin (Ex-DL/Singer) Ivor Crocker (Ex-Violin Prof) and John Perkins (Cornet/Violin/Baton)

Not necessarily in that order!

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Nick B · Bugle Major Joined: 12 Jan 2006 Posts: 824 Location: Deal

Are the Silver Trumpets still playable?

I ask this in all sincerity as a non brass player.
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townsergeant · Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 2:43 pm Post subject:

I hope this may answer your question, Nick?

''The memorial, 14 silver trumpets, was paid for by the comrades of those who died and were in regular use at remembrance occasions until they were 'blown out'. Replacement trumpets are now used. The original banners were blue but the banners for the new fanfare trumpets are red. A War Memorial Charter strictly governs the way in which the Memorials are used, played and referred to. The 'Memorial Silver Trumpets of the Royal Marines School of Music' together with the Silver memorial Drums are now on display in the Royal Marines Museum, Eastney''

This is a link to where I found this item plus lots of other photos referring to AC Green and the RMBS & RNSM:

http://www.seayourhistory.org.uk/...llery2/Itemid,456/?g2_itemId=7146

This may also be of interest:

http://www.memorials.inportsmouth.co.uk/rm-museum/rm_bands2.htm
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Nick B · Bugle Major Joined: 12 Jan 2006 Posts: 824 Location: Deal

Thanks Billy

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Mr Bass Trombone · Drum Major Joined: 27 Jan 2006 Posts: 622 Location: Spain

The Memorial Trumpets will be on Display in the Cathederal on Sunday complete with the original Blue Banners , well I hope they are they have been for the past few years. Just as an aside, I had the pleasure of playing one of the Bass ones several times at sometime in my time served, they were pitched in G not B flat so we had to transpose, learnt very quickly or you were out no three strikes, today I think the whole new set are in B flat????
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joe90 · Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 10:40 am Post subject:

boneflyer · Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 10:09 pm Post subject:

Does anyone know if there are any plans yet for the 20th anniversary of the Deal bombing or if there any plans for the RMBS memorial weekend to coincide with this anniversary?

Mr Bass Trombone · Drum Major Joined: 27 Jan 2006 Posts: 622 Location: Spain

I think the answer could be a big No to both, whilst at Deal for this years concert I was told that there were no plans afoot for any different next year than in previous years, maybe things will change who knows, it would nice if something on a grander scale could be sorted for September. I did ask the outgoing PdM if we could include a moment at the Reunion for absent friends, and maybe it would be a fitting tribute as it is twenty years since the Deal attrocity if on the Sunday in the Cathederal if the names of the 11 who were taken from us could read from the book of rememberance. We shall have to wait and see.
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