| 1912 |
The Carharrack Brass
Band was formed. It consisted of 14 players.
|
| 1913 |
The first uniforms
were acquired at the bandsmen's personal expense.
|
| 1915 |
The band began entering
contests.
|
| 1916 |
It took six hours
to travel to St. Newlyn East for a contest.
|
| 1919 |
The band had a summer
full of engagements.
|
| 1928 |
The band were by
now practising regularly twice a week.
|
| 1932 |
The band received
from W.J.Mills, the gift of uniforms and instruments. Following
this the band was known as 'Carharrack and St. Day Temperance
Silver Band'.
|
| 1933 |
The instruments
were formally presented to the trustees of the band by Joe
Mills on behalf of W.J. Mills who was unable to be present
due to ill health. Following this gift, the band was next
assured of rooms for storage and practises at the village
hall in Carharrack. The main hall was also made available
for practises once a week.
|
| 1937 |
The longest serving
band master to date took over. Clifton Allen stayed for 23
years.
|
| 1959 |
The band gained
second place at Bugle Band Contest.
|
| 1969 |
The band were promoted
to the second section.
|
| 1970 |
The band qualified
to play in London at the National Final's.
|
| 1977 |
The Queen's Silver
Jubilee year. The band was invited to play for the visit of
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
|
| 1979 |
The band gained
a first at Paignton band contest.
|
| 1980 |
The building of
a new band store was completed at the rear of the village
Hall, now known as the Mills Hall.
|
| 1982 |
The band were kitted
out in new uniforms.
|
| 1983 |
Clifton Allen was
guest musical director at the Massed Band Gala, 66 years after
he first joined the band.
|
| 1986 |
Five new instruments
were purchased and the Youth Band was formed. At Penzance
Contest in September the adjudicator described Carharrack
and St. Day Silver band as "the outstanding band of the
contest" after they gained a first in both third and
second sections.
|
| 1987 |
The Youth Band entered
the Truro contest and came second. A complete set of music
cases were presented to the band by Colin Johns. Celebrations
were held to mark the 75th Anniversary of the band.
|
| 1988 |
The band was upgraded
to the third section and at Brean Sands at Easter gained a
third place which entitled them to go the final's at Prestatyn.
By June, seven youth members had been accepted to play with
the Cornwall Youth Band. In September, the band played in
both the second and third sections at Penzance Contest, and
came second in both sections.
|
| 1989 |
Jim Richards, the
Musical Director at the time, felt he had taken the band as
far as he could, so after qualifying for the National Final's
at Bristol in April, the band was conducted in London by Noel
Harris. Roy Trelease had taken over the conducting of the
Youth band on a temporary basis.
|
| 1990 |
In February Reuben
Long took over as Musical Director from Noal Harris. It was
a poor year for the band with many players leaving and only
two engagements undertaken. One of these was St. Day Feast
for which players had to be borrowed from other bands.
|
| 1991 |
Although two new
tenor horns were bought, the band continued to pass through
difficult times both musically and financially.
|
| 1992 |
This situation continued
into 1992. By October, it was decided that the current uniforms
has "seen better days" and that many were unsuitable
for the present playing members. Instead of purchasing new
uniforms, the band was kitted out with jumpers, many of which
were bought by the band members themselves.
|
| 1993 |
Although the band
still had problems, by the end of 1993 it could boast twenty-five
senior band members and eighteen beginners. The subject of
uniforms was again addressed, and it was suggested that new
ones were needed. It was the fourth year in succession the
band had not entered any contests.
|
| 1994 |
Due to work commitments,
Reuben Long had to resign as Musical Director and the post
was subsequently filled in May by Jim Wyatt. However, his
reign was a short one and by December the band was again without
a Musical Director.
|
| 1995 |
In January Roy Trelease
took over as Musical Director with Philip Matthews as bandmaster,
and in March of 1995 the band was again registered to play
in contests. The following month saw them give their first
concert in the Mills Hall under the directorship of their
new Musical Director. Again it was obvious that new uniforms
were desperately needed. Quotes were obtained and it was apparent
that the band needed to raise in excess of £3,500 to
pay for them. For the first time the band played at St. Day
Feast without the need to borrow players from elsewhere. December
saw the first joint Christmas concert of the senior and youth
bands with St. Day C.P. School.
|
| 1996 |
The year began with
discussions of new uniforms and the possibility of applying
for a lottery grant. By February a uniform jacket in a jade
colour had been made up for approval, and following three
phone calls, a lottery pack had been obtained. Successes were
gained in contesting, with a second for the youth band quartet
at Wendron, a third for the senior band at Truro, and resplendent
in their new uniforms, a first at Penzance for the senior
band in September. For the second year in succession the band
enjoyed a presentation evening in October, and in December
a joint Christmas concert with the school.
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