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No Stick For Friary As They Rock At Blackpool
Friary Guildford Band made their annual pilgrimage up the M6 to Blackpool last weekend to take part in the Spring Festival. A year ago,...
May 17, 2015
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Friary Maintain Iron Grip on Quartet and Ensemble Titles
Members of Friary Guildford Band maintained their iron grip on the scaba Quartet and Ensemble titles at Burgess Hill on Saturday for the...
May 4, 2015
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Friary Crowned Regional Champions!
Friary Guildford Band were crowned Regional Champions of London & Southern Counties at Stevenage yesterday, earning them qualification...
Mar 23, 2015
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A Duet fit for Valentine's Day
As it turned out, Valentine’s Day was an entirely appropriate occasion for Friary Guildford Band couple Lauren and Richard Straker to...
Feb 17, 2015
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Successful debut at Butlins for Friary
The first appearance in 2015 for Friary Guildford Band took them to the bracing East Coast holiday resort of Skegness last weekend for...
Jan 19, 2015
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Friary improve on 2nd trip to National Finals
‘A gutsy performance’ was how brass band website 4barsrest described it on the day, and indeed it was when Friary Guildford Band once...
Oct 15, 2014
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Hat-trick at the Hawth for Friary!
The Hawth, Crawley saw Friary Guildford Band make it three wins in a row, when the band took top honours at the scaba Autumn Contest....
Oct 7, 2014
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Runaway victory at scaba Entertainment
Friary Guildford Band continued its impressive form at The Hawth, Crawley on Sunday, winning the Southern Counties Amateur Bands’...
May 19, 2014
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Friary do like to be beside the seaside!
After a long, wet journey up the M6, Friary Guildford Band shone in the Senior Trophy section at Blackpool’s Spring Festival at the...
Apr 28, 2014
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Friary on their way to the RAH - again!
For the second year in succession, Friary Guildford Band have qualified for the Brass Band National Championships of Great Britain...
Mar 17, 2014
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Friary sweep the silverware again
Friary Guildford Band maintained their iron grip on the silverware at the Southern Counties Amateur Bands’ Association Solo, Quartet and...
Feb 17, 2014
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Wicked Brass at Yeovil!
Friary Guildford Band kicked off their 2014 contest season at Yeovil yesterday with a ‘Wicked Brass’ themed programme for the annual...
Feb 10, 2014
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Friary debut at National Finals
Last Saturday, Friary Guildford Band represented London & Southern Counties to make their debut at the National Finals at London’s Royal...
Oct 14, 2013
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Rain on Friary's Blackpool Parade
‘Better to travel in hope than to arrive’, so it’s said, which proved to be the case for Friary’s annual pilgrimage to a wet and windy...
May 22, 2013
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Friary Guildford Band - off to the Albert Hall!
In form Friary Guildford Band kept up their impressive start to the contest season by qualifying for the National Brass Band...
Mar 20, 2013
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Friary sweep the silverware - again!
Friary Guildford Band maintained their impressive record at the Southern Counties Amateur Bands’ Association Solo, Quartet and Ensemble...
Feb 20, 2013
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Friary Rip up the form book at Yeovil
Friary Guildford Band kicked off their contest season in fine form at Yeovil on Saturday with a performance which wowed the adjudicator...
Feb 5, 2013
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