Feast of Music at Brass Festival

There’s a feast of brass music on offer this weekend when the Bolsover Festival of Brass takes place at South Normanton’s Post Mill Centre and Pinxton Village Hall on Sunday October 3rd.


Nearly 40 brass bands are taking part in the event, in which each band performs an entertaining 20 minute programme, giving the audience a wide variety of music throughout the day. There will be prizes for the best performing bands in each of the six graded sections.

The event has attracted bands from across the midlands and north of England with the first bands due play at 9.00 am in each venue.  The £5 ticket price allows admission to all performances in both venues.

Newstead will be playing late afternoon in the Post Mill centre.

FREE Brass as Newstead visit Crossley Park

It may officially be autumn this week, but there’s still chance to catch award winning Newstead Brass in a FREE ‘Summer bandstand’ concert this Saturday.

Newstead Brass will play for the final ‘Bands in the Park’ concert of the 2010 series on the Crossley Park bandstand this Sunday, September 26th, between 3.00 pm and 5.00 pm. As always, they will be led by their musical director Duncan Beckley. It will be a welcome return visit for the band which played at Crossley Park in July as part of the Ripley Music Festival when an estimated 2,000 people enjoyed the music of Newstead Brass, the South East Derbyshire Music Centre and a firework finale.

The concert series is organised by Ripley Town Council, supported by Amber Valley Borough Council with the help and assistance of the Friends of Crossley Park.

Newstead Brass Launch Headstock Festival

Newstead Brass were delighted to open the first ever ‘Headstock’ contemporary rock music festival at the Newstead and Annesley Country Park on September 11th.

A Newstead band spokesman said, "With Headstock taking place on the former colliery site. It’s great that the band has been able to support this ambitious festival and we look forward to supporting its future development."

And we made the bbc news website as well.

Newstead Brass Ready to Rock

Newstead Brass will be providing a contrast in the musical styles on offer when they open the main stage' entertainment at the inaugural ‘Headstock’ contemporary music festival this Saturday (September 11th).


Headstock, featuring four main stages, is headlined by chart topping rock group ‘Ash’ and will also includes ‘Frightened Rabbit’ and the ‘Penguin Café Orchestra’ as part of a 12 hour line-up. The festival takes place on the former Newstead Colliery site, now being transformed into a country park with assistance from the BBC / Big Lottery ‘Village SOS’ initiative. Over the coming years the festival aims to expand to a 3 day event attracting 60,000 concert goers. Day tickets cost £30 from wegottickets.com or from the Newstead Centre on Tilford Road.

A band spokesman said, "We're delighted to have been invited to open the Headstock festival. As the event is taking place on the former colliery site the village were keen that the band was featured as a link with the area's mining history. We'll be using the opportunity to promote brass bands with a lively programme of modern music in a variety of styles".

On the same Saturday evening the band will perform in the more conventional setting of St John's church at Colston Bassett. The concert begins at 730 pm and tickets cost £10.00 including Supper and Wine. Please call 01949 81745 for ticket details.

Newstead Brass will complete the month with a free concert on Ripley's Crossley Park bandstand on Saturday September 26th, commencing at 3.00 pm.