About Appledore band

There are records of a town band dating back as far as 1880, the current band is the remains of a Boys Brigade Silver band which was formed in 1942. The Boys Brigade sadly closed down but the band carried onunder the stewardship of Mr Arthur Boyles. He was awarded an MBE in 1999 and his portrait hangs proudly in the bandroom.

Today if you mix approximately 35 people with an age range of sixty years, professional backgrounds as diverse as teacher, emergency services, merchant banker, electrician and professional tennis coach and a lot of dedication and talent with a sprinkling of silliness? Well, you get one of the happiest and most inclusive bands out there….The Mighty Appledore.

Today’s incarnation is passionate about observing and preserving these traditions of brass banding whilst moving forward, having fun and providing free music education for the local community None of us get paid for what we do but we love it and love seeing the enjoyment our fans get from it. Modernisation in the brass banding world is not always the easiest path to take but we are lucky to be guided through by the expert hand of our wildly talented MD Nicky Braund.

“The secret to happiness?…..join Appledore Band, the rest happens naturally”