Brass Bands England

Brass Bands England Brass Bands England promotes, represents and supports brass bands across the country. In 1968, we started life as the British Federation of Brass Bands.

We are a voice for our bands and our players and we shout about the life-enhancing benefits of this vital part of our culture. We’re one of Arts Council England’s 'Investment Principle Support Organisations'. As part of this we provide support to bands, and the wider music and arts sector, to support the sector to excel in music-making, increase participation, and connect with communities. We work

with a wide range of partners in both strategic and informal ways to help share the fun, challenges and rewards of being involved with a brass band. We promote and share the brass band story and encourage the support of bands across the country. Our aim was to support brass bands throughout the UK and help them build a strong future. More than 50 years later, we are still supporting brass bands, their members and promoting the wider brass band community. Although we’ve changed our name to Brass Bands England along the way, we still have the same core values. We’re as passionate about brass bands as you are. Together we can make more noise and more music!

ICYMI: We're recruiting! bbe.org.uk/Opportunities🎺 Contract for Services: SafeguardingThis freelance opportunity oversee...
13/08/2026

ICYMI: We're recruiting! bbe.org.uk/Opportunities

🎺 Contract for Services: Safeguarding
This freelance opportunity oversees the delivery of our BandSafe programme of training, resources and services, in addition to BOPA inspections. Applications close on Monday 17 August, with online interviews taking place on Thursday 27 and Friday 28 August.

We're dotting the final i's and crossing the final t's of prep, and can't wait to share everything with you all soon! ...
12/08/2026

We're dotting the final i's and crossing the final t's of prep, and can't wait to share everything with you all soon! In the meantime, let's take a look back on years past - share your memories below 👇

📣 Calling all teachers, tutors and brass band leaders working with students in their first year of playing - we've got a...
11/08/2026

📣 Calling all teachers, tutors and brass band leaders working with students in their first year of playing - we've got a new workshop day for you! bbe.band/BrassBoost

Join our music education experts in Coventry this September for a special, one-off Brass Boost day 🤩 Condensing elements of the Future Leaders’ Programme into a bitesize course, this workshop is the perfect place to meet fellow music practitioners and develop already existing skills at the start of the school year.

Find out more 👇

We're recruiting! bbe.org.uk/OpportunitiesWe've got two brand new opportunities to join the BBE team and support the sec...
28/07/2026

We're recruiting! bbe.org.uk/Opportunities

We've got two brand new opportunities to join the BBE team and support the sector you love:

🎺 Membership Manager
As Membership Manager, you'll play a central role in attracting and serving our membership base, and be a key point of contact. Applications close tomorrow at 9am, with interviews taking place at BBE HQ (Barnsley) on Tuesday 4 August.

🎺 Contract for Services: Safeguarding
This freelance opportunity oversees the delivery of our BandSafe programme of training, resources and services, in addition to BOPA inspections. Applications close on Monday 17 August, with online interviews taking place on Thursday 27 and Friday 28 August.

Bandamonium Devon 2026 starts in half an hour! 🥳If you’re lucky enough to be there in person today, you can see the appr...
25/07/2026

Bandamonium Devon 2026 starts in half an hour! 🥳

If you’re lucky enough to be there in person today, you can see the approximate running orders at each location here: https://www.bandamonium.co.uk/concertlist

To check where all the bands are in real time, have a look at the live trackers: https://www.geotracks.co.uk/live/5593

If you can’t be there today or if you want to watch the action back at your leisure, the live stream link is: https://nxtod.com/bandamonium-2026/

You can also find our very own Sue Pope with the pop up archive exhibition down at Hatherleigh Square! 🪊

Have the best time today, both players and audience members! 🥳

Who's going to Bandamonium this weekend? 🙋There's only a few days left to wait before the massed band festival returns t...
22/07/2026

Who's going to Bandamonium this weekend? 🙋

There's only a few days left to wait before the massed band festival returns to Devon for its fifth year 🤩 With 30 bands performing, merchandise to buy (save us a bear and tea towel) and those all-important pubs at every location, it's going to be an unforgettable day!

Can't be there in person? Don't miss a moment of the action this Saturday - enjoy it all with the live-stream, provided by Next Step Films 👀

(Images provided by Bandamonium)

It's a big week for our initiative! Across the country, over 2000 children from ten different schools are enjoying mus...
15/07/2026

It's a big week for our initiative! Across the country, over 2000 children from ten different schools are enjoying music from brass bands 🎺 Let us know if you're playing in a school near you!

☀️🎶 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝘄𝗿𝗮𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲! 🎶☀️Thank you to every band, organisation, venue, volunteer, and supporter who celebrated ba...
12/07/2026

☀️🎶 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝘄𝗿𝗮𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲! 🎶☀️

Thank you to every band, organisation, venue, volunteer, and supporter who celebrated banding with us this week. It has been brilliant seeing so many posts come through from concerts, festivals, bandstands, theatre productions, contests, and everything else happening across the banding world.

To close the week, we’re sharing our final and longer film, alongside a selection of photos posted on socials during Brass Band Week.

These are only some of the wonderful photos we’ve seen, so please add yours in the comments. We’d love to see more 🧡


The Cricklade Band
Tintwistle Band
Cheltenham Silver Band
The Egham Band
Filton Concert Brass
Horbury Victoria Band
Boarshurst Silver Band
Vernon Building Society (Poynton) Brass Band
1st Class Brass
Gorseinon & District Brass Band
Bearpark & Esh Colliery Band
Launceston Town Band
Linthwaite Brass Band
Red Admiral Music Academy
Tewkesbury Town Band
Breckland Brass Band
Windsor Forest Brass Academy
Foden's Band
Kirkbymoorside Town Brass Band
East of England Co-op Band
Haverhill Silver Band

It’s a hot one at Brassed On in Barnsley! Come and get your free fan to cool you down from the Brass Bands England stall...
11/07/2026

It’s a hot one at Brassed On in Barnsley! Come and get your free fan to cool you down from the Brass Bands England stall!

We’re here at Brassed On in Barnsley today, come and say hello! Take a look at our archive exhibition in The Lightbox
11/07/2026

We’re here at Brassed On in Barnsley today, come and say hello! Take a look at our archive exhibition in The Lightbox

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Unit 12, Maple Estate, Stocks Lane
Barnsley
S752BL

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm

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+441226771015

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