Betteshanger Colliery Welfare Brass Band Achieves Historic Championship Hat-Trick as they strike GOLD at the Regional Qualifying Contest – Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre – Continuing a Remarkable Winning Streak! Betteshanger Colliery Welfare Brass Band, based in Deal, has achieved an extraordinary and unprecedented milestone in its long and proud history. On Sunday 22 March,… Continue reading CROWNED LONDON & SOUTHERN COUNTIES REGIONAL BRASS BAND CHAMPIONS OF GREAT BRITAIN (SECTION 3).
All Aboard! The journey to Stevenage is underway! With just two weeks of rehearsals left, Betteshanger Colliery Welfare Band are putting the finishing touches to "Three Haworth Impressions" as we prepare for the Area Qualifying Contest. Soon it will be full steam ahead… with a loud toot of the whistle from the driver! Sunday 22nd… Continue reading OPEN REHEARSAL
GOOD NEWS! Oh yes it is… We have just received word (cue dramatic gasp!) that Betteshanger Colliery Brass Band has been awarded £500 from the absolutely fabulous Deal Royal Marines Sgts Mess Pantomime Productions Committee This magic pot of gold will be whisking us off to contests this year (transport, darling… not a pumpkin carriage… Continue reading Royal Marines Sgts Mess Pantomime Award
A Celebration of Music and the Arts. Welcome to the 2026 Deal Festival, an annual celebration of music, creativity, and cultural heritage in the historic coastal town of Deal. This year, Betteshanger Band has been asked to formally open the Deal Music and Arts Festival at St George’s Church, St George’s Road in Deal. The… Continue reading Band Secure Opening of the Deal Music & Arts Festival
Join us for an unforgettable evening of reflection, music, and remembrance as Betteshanger Colliery Band performs alongside the renowned Shorncliffe Military Wives Choir at St. George's Church, Deal. This Festival of Remembrance offers a poignant tribute to those who served and sacrificed, brought to life through stirring sounds of brass band tradition and the heartfelt… Continue reading FESTIVAL OF REMEMBRANCE St George’s Church, Deal. 8th November 2025 – 19:00 – 21:00
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