BAND DIARY

January

 Monday 9th

 8pm. First Rehearsal of 2006

 Friday 13th

 Baron Ottos Blaskapelle - private function

 Friday 20th

 Committee Meeting

February

 Friday 17th

 Committee Meeting 8pm Douglas Town Hall

March

 3rd to 9th March

 Rehearsals with Gordon for Blackpool

 Sunday 12th March

 North West Regional Contest - British Brass Band Championships

 Friday 24th

 Committee Meeting 8pm Douglas Town Hall

April

Monday 3rd 7.30pm

Supporters meeting at bandroom

 Sunday 9th 9.30am (be there for 9.15am) Old Kirk Braddan

 Palm Sunday Service

 Sunday 9th 7pm (to set up) Empress Hotel - starts at 7.30pm

 Sponsors and pre-Guild Concert

Wednesday 12th

Committee Meeting 9.30pm Band Room

 Monday 17th

 No rehearsal

 Tuesday 18th 7.30pm

 Full band practice

Wednesday 19th 8pm

Full band practice

Friday 21st 7pm

 Junior band practice

Friday 21st 8pm

Full band practice

 Saturday 22nd April

 Solos. Quartets/Ensembles Manx Music Festival

 Sunday 23rd April

Quartets/Ensenbles Manx Music Festival

Villa Marina. Manx Music Festival. 6pm.

 Friday 28th 7.45pm South Douglas Old Friends

 Baron Ottos Blaskapelle for MEA

May

Friday 12th

Committee Meeting 8pm Derby Suite, Hilton Hotel

Sunday 21st 11.30am

 St. Matthew's Church, North Quay, Douglas Rogation Sunday

Sunday 21st 3pm

 Villa Marina Bandstand

 Tuesday 23rd 8pm

 Villa Marina Collonnade Suite

June

 Tuesday 6th 7.30pm in Villa Marina

 Baron Ottos TT Blaskapelle

Friday 9th pm

TT Hospitality Tent

Saturday 17th

 Douglas Fun Day 3pm Noble's Park

Sunday 18th

Mayor's Sunday Parade 10am Town Hall

Monday 19th 8pm

Promenade Church concert

Friday 23rd

 Committee Meeting 8pm Douglas Town Hall

Monday 26th 8pm

 Promenade Church concert

July

Sunday 2nd

Tynwald Garden Party. The Nunnery 1.45pm

 Monday 3rd 8pm

 Promenade Church concert

Wednesday 5th

 Tynwald Day

 Monday 10th 8pm

 Promenade Church concert

 Friday 14th July 8pm

 Committee Meeting 8pm Douglas Town Hall

 Monday 17th 8pm

 Promenade Church concert

Wednesday 19th 8pm

Villa Marina Concert

 Sunday 23rd 2pm

Glenside Summer Fair

 Monday 24th 8pm

 Promenade Church concert

 Wednesday 26th 8pm

 Villa Marina joint concert with RTB

Friday 28th July 7.30pm

March Practice

 Saturday 29th July 1pm

 March at football match The Bowl, Douglas

 Sunday 30th July 3pm

 Ramsey Mooragh

Monday 31st 8pm

Promenade Church concert

August

 Sunday 6th 3pm

 Villa Marina Bandstand

September

 Saturday 9th

 Motor Show

Saturday 9th

Baron Ottos Blaskapelle - Birthday Oompah on Wirral

 Sunday 10th

 Motor Show

Tuesday 12th

Villa marina 8pm

 Friday 15th

 Committee Meeting postoned

 Sunday 17th 3pm

 Villa Marina Bandstand

October

 Monday 9th October 7.30pm

Committee Meeting at bandroom

 Friday 13th October

 Mhelliah

 Monday 23rd October

Committee Meeting 9.30pm Bandroom

November

 Monday 6th November

 Annual General Meeting 8pm Douglas Town Hall

 Friday 10th November

Baron Ottos Blaskapella for Mayoress' Charities

 Sunday 12th November

Remembrance Sunday Parade

Thursday 16th - Sunday 19th

Rehearsals with Gordon

Thursday 16th

7.30pm full band

Friday 17th

7.30pm full band

Saturday 18th

10am full band
2.30pm full band
 8pm full band

Sunday 19th

10am Junior rehearsal
2.30pm full band at Villa

Gala Concert - Villa Marina Promenade Suite 7.30pm

 Monday 20th - Sunday 26th

 Rehearsals and recording with Gordon

Monday 20th

7.30pm full band

Tuesday 21st

 Soloists

Wednesday 22nd

 7.30pm full band

Thursday 23rd

7.30pm full band

Friday 24th

6pm full band Music Centre Lord Street

Saturday 25th

9.30am - 10pm

Sunday 26th

9.30am Juniors

11am  & all day full band

Thursday 30th

 Christmas Lights Switch On

December

 Friday 1st

 Committee meeting

 Wednesday 6th

 ARC Annual Ball. Tower House 7pm (start)

 Thursday 7th

 Christmas Carols M&S 6pm

 Saturday 9th

 Christmas Carols M&S 12noon

 Monday 11th

 Christmas Carols Elder Grange 7pm

Wednesday 13th

Christmas Carols Laxey Torchlit Procesion 6.30pm

Friday 15th

Christmas Carols 7pm LP

Saturday 16th

Christmas Carols M&S 12noon

Saturday 16th

Christmas Carols 7pm PP

Sunday 17th 6pm

Spiritualists Concert

Monday 18th

Christmas Carols 7.30pm WB

Tuesday 19th

Christmas Carols Greenlight BG 8.30pm

Wednesday 20th

Christmas Carols DR 7.30pm

 Thursday 21st

 Christmas Carols M&S 6pm

Friday 22nd

Christmas Carols DP 6.30pm

Saturday23rd

Christmas Carols M&S 12noon

Tuesday 26th

Christmas Carols for Mayor then W 10.30am

 Friday 29th

 Christmas Carols 7pm Noble's