Annual General Meeting & Thanksgiving Service
Saturday 20th March 2010
Wesley's Chapel City road London
1.00 - 1.45pm GREET AND MEET MEMBERS AND VISITORS
1.45 - 2.45 pm ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
2.45 - 3.00 pm REFRESHMENTS
3.00 - 3.15 pm BAND FUN TIME
3.15 - 3. 30pm DRILL FUN TIME
3.30 - 4.00 pm BRASS BAND CONCERT
4.00 - 4.30 pm WESLEY ORGAN RECITAL
4.30 - 5.30 pm THANKSGIVING SERVICE
5.30 - 6.00 pm Clear and leave Wesley's Chapel
Programme approved at LSAMC meeting 24th Nov 2009 - JAB
Federation Fellowship Weekend &
Annual Council Meeting 2010
Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd May 2010
at Best Western Bromley Court Hotel
Bromley Hill, Bromley, Kent BR1 4JD England
Dear Fellow Stedfast members,
I must admit to a certain amount of pleasure in being able to offer the invitation to come to Bromley for the Federation's annual event, when our Stedfast family will meet in fellowship.
I do hope that the dates of 21st to 23rd May are written large in the booked part of your diaries, and that you are making arrangements to be with us. It is very encouraging for our committee, that a Stedfast delegate travelling all the way from New Zealand, has already booked his place to be present that weekend.
Bromley is superbly placed, especially if you intend adding some more days to your visit.
A special rate of £66.00 pp per day for half board, has by agreed with the hotel for those Stedfast members thinking about staying in London a little longer. Best Western Bromley Court Hotel is close to Gatwick and City Airports, and a number of motorways M2, 20 and 25. Bromley is a first class shopping centre and has lots of other activities to offer you. There is also a range of very good transport facilities into the heart of that great city London.
Our committee, has been working hard in preparing a great weekend for all of you. The programme has already been planned, and is enclosed for your information along with a Booking Form and other items of tourist information.
Sunday morning in particular will be a special time of fellowship when Stedfast members join with BB Bromley Battalion, for a parade service at the Bromley Civic Centre. With bugle and brass bands present it will be a memorable occasion for sure.
I do ask that your Association makes every effort to have representation at this year's Federation event. I am sure that it will be a really special time of Stedfast fellowship.
If you have any questions concerning the weekend please do not hesitate to contact the Registrar Roger Wallis or event Coordinator John Bates, they will be happy to assist you.
I am looking forward to meeting you all and sharing in the work of the Federation, reminiscences of Boys' Brigade and Church life.
So please book now, you don't have to pay until February 2010.
Every blessing to you all.
Rev John L Lines MBE
Chairman
Stedfast Association London.
FDF National Brass Band on tour in England
CONCERT DATES:
WEDNESDAY 31st March 2010
Afternoon concert commencing 10.00am at Walnuts Shopping Centre,Orpington High Street.
Evening concert commencing 7.30pm at The Temple United Reformed Church at High Street St.Mary's Cray BR5 4AX
THURSDAY 1st April 2010
Lunchtime concert 1.00pm to 2.00pm at Geddes Place United Reformed Church, Bexleyheath Kent DA6 7DJ
Other concerts are being planned, please contact Richard Westbrook for the latest details.
Email: richard.westbrook@ntlworld.com
The Danish Boys and Girls Brigade (FDF) National Brass Band is touring England from 29th March to 4th April 2010. The tour includes visits to the Boys' Brigades in London and the 1st Kempston Boys' and Girls' Brigade in Kempston near Bedford. A joint practice session with the Virtuosi GUS Band in Northampton is also planned. The Band last visited England in 2005, and the connections and friendships established at that time will be further strengthened with this visit.
Since the 2005 tour, the Band has been on a nationwide tour of Denmark which included a visit at the FDF Annual Camp, participation in a competition in Nyborg, Denmark, and the Band also performed at the FDF national congress. In 2008, the Band completed a successful tour of Austria.
The members of the FDF National Brass Band are from the children's- and youth organisation FDF, a sister organisation of the Boys' and Girls' Brigade in England. Many of the band's members are leaders, conductors and instructors from a total of 10 local FDF bands across Denmark.
The FDF National Brass Band is a project orchestra. The Band meets 4 times per year, working toward the completion of a specific project which is often a tour, participation in a contests etc. All members have applied for admission to the orchestra followed by an admission test to determine their suitability for the project. New members are accepted once a year and a vast majority of them are musicians in their 20s, but there are also both younger and older members in the Band which reflects the composition of the local orchestras.
This year's project completion is an Easter tour of England, a tour which the members is looking forward to very much. They are looking forward to experiencing and revisiting locations visited in 2005, and to performing great and entertaining concerts for large audiences.
The Band's repertoire is a wonderful mix of classical music, classic brass band music, movie and television soundtracks, popular music, jazz and swing; in short, any type of music that challenges the Band. The concert is performed with a twinkle in the eye and a smile, and we trust we can guarantee an excellent and very varied concert experience.
This season, the FDF National Brass Band is conducted by John Frederiksen, a trained trumpeter who has previously performed with the Southern Jutland Symphony Orchestra. Today, he is working as a Culture Manager in Sønderborg, Denmark. John Frederiksen is an accomplished conductor whose ability to bring out the best in the musicians and the material, makes the entire orchestra shine in brilliance. He has boundless levels of energy which is infectious to the musicians and spellbinds the audience. The FDF National Brass Band is delighted and proud that John Frederiksen is heading up our orchestra again this season.
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THE BUGLES & DRUMS OF
THE STEDFAST ASSOCIATION
APPEARED AT
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Watch the BBC clip of the Stedfast Band on parade that day:
THE BUGLES & DRUMS OF THE STEDFAST ASSOCIATION UK
At Brigade Council DUBLIN 2009
Are you a former member of BB Bugle Band?
Why not join the other 60 members that meet on a regular basis in Stedfast fellowship
There is still time for you to play in the Band for the Lord Mayors Show 14th November ‘09.
Contact DAVID KEMP 01634 581 649 or E-mail lsabugleband@aol.com
REUNION & THANKSGIVING SERVICE
Saturday 18th April 2009
A great day of Stedfast and BB fellowship took place at Wesley's Chapel.
Here a some pictures covering the programme of events that day.
To see many more and read the full report look out for the Onlooker magazine , due out in July 2009. If you are viewing these and not yet a member, please contact Roger Wallis our Membership Secretary. See our CONTACT page for his contact details.
OUR STEDFAST FAMILY
UNITED KINGDOM AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
ABERDEEN STEDFAST ASSOCIATION:
Contact Address:- Mrs Isabel Tudhope, 2 Hilton Heights, ABERDEEN AB24 4QF
ABRAM (WIGAN) STEDFAST ASSOCIATION:
Contact Address:- Mrs Thelma Sandilands, 380 Warrington Road, Abram, WIGAN, Lancashire WN2 5XA
Email: sandelands@btopenworld.com
ALLOWAY STEADFAST ASSOCIATION:
Contact Address:- Mr Ronald Breingan, 3 Monkswood Place, AYE, Scotland KA7 4UL
Email contact; rbofalloway@aol.com
BRIGHTON & HOVE STEDFAST ASSOCIATION:
Contact Address:- Mr Peter Gear, 6 Molesworth Street, HOVE, East Sussex BN3 5FL
FALKIRK STEDFAST ASSOCIATION:
Contact Address:- Mrs Wilma Johnstone, 54 Burnhead Road, LARBERT, Scotland FK3 4AZ
Email: www.falkirkstedfast.org.uk
GLASGOW STEDFAST ASSOCIATION
Contact Address:- Mr W D Livingston, 61 Montgomerie Street, Eaglesham, GLASGOW G76 0AU
5th HALIFAX (ELLAND) STEDFAST ASSOCIATION:
Contact Address:- Mrs Sheila Wadsworth, 9 Caldercroft, ELLAND, West Yorkshire HX5 9AY
Email contact: sheila.wadsworth@btinternet.com
INVERNESS STEDFAST ASSOCIATION:
Contact Address: Mr Eric Hackett "Craigmore" 9 Braeside Park, Inverness IV2 7HL
1st JOHNSTONE STEDFAST ASSOCIATION:
Contact Address:- Mr Andrew H Ross, 2 Mackenzie Drive, KILBARCHAN, Renfrew, PA102BA
Email contact andross84@hotmail.com
LIVERPOOL STEDFAST ASSOCIATION:
Contact Address:- Mr Jim Hughes, 9 Turners Court, 59 Halewood Road, LIVERPOOL L25 5PG
LONDON STEDFAST ASSOCIATION:
Contact Address:- Mr John A Bates, 53 Palmeira Road, BEXLEYHEATH, Kent DA7 4UU
Email contact johna.bates@ntlworld.com and www.londonstedfastassociation.org
MANCHESTER STEDFAST ASSOCIATION:
Contact Address:- Miss Mavis Southworth, 34 The Mead, SALFORD M5 5LL
NORFOLK STEDFAST ASSOCIATION:
Contact Address:- Mr Roger Clark, The Street, Topcroft, BUNGAY, Norfolk NR35 2BL
NORTHERN IRELAND STEDFAST ASSOCIATION:
Contact Address:- Mr Eddie McClure, 11 Crevenish Walk, BELFAST, Northern Ireland BT8 7FE
Email: e.mcclure7@ntlworld.com
PLYMOUTH STEDFAST ASSOCIATION:
Contact Address:- Mr Alan Keast, 47 Chadlewood Avenue, Lipson, PLYMOUTH PL4 8RF
Email contact: Tony Coram acstamps@blueyonder.co.uk
READING STEDFAST ASSOCIATION:
Contact Address:- Mr Sean Duggan, 34 Wantage Road, READING, Berkshire RG30 2SF
Email contact readingstedfast@yahoo.co.uk
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND STEDFAST ASSOCIATION:
Contact Address:- Mr Billy Ellis, 8 Eagle Hill, BLACKROCK, Co. Dublin
Email: elliseagle@gmail.com
SUFFOLK (IPSWICH) STEDFAST ASSOCIATION:
Contact Address:- Mr Andrew Croft, 12 Mackenzie Drive, KESGRAVE, IPSWICH IP5 1HN
WEST SUFFOLK (BURY ST, EDMUNDS) STEDFAST ASSOCIATION:
Contact Address:- Mr Clifford Clarke, 32 Grove Park, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, Suffolk IP33 3BG
Email: kevinburton658@btinternet.com
WITNEY STEDFAST ASSOCIATION:
Contact Address: Mr Alan Crack, 4 Oxlease, Coggs, WITNEY Oxon OX28 3QX
The Federation of Stedfast Associations of the UK & ROI hope that during 2009
another Association will be formed in OXFORD - we look forward to giving them a big welcome.
They will join, along with the Associations listed above, others in fellowship, around the world.
Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa, Uganda,
plus others like Gambia being developed.
Former BB members and friends- supporting in practical and financial ways-TODAY'S BB