Description

Formed in 1893, Bilton Silver (Rugby) Band is a friendly, successful community-based brass band in the village of Bilton, Rugby, in Warwickshire, England. The band is a traditional contesting brass band, placed in the First Section of the National Brass Band Championships, having been Midlands Regional Second Section Champions for both 2012 and 2013.

The band perform at many concerts throughout the year, varying from “Last Night of the Proms”, Summer fetes, Weddings, Christmas concerts and Carol services.

Throughout its hundred and several years of existence, Bilton Silver (Rugby) Band’s mission has been to serve its community — in the first instance, since its formation in 1893 amidst the days of fervent social reform, to act as a ‘magnet’ to redirect local youngsters from the streets and pubs and into more edifying pursuits, and in more recent times, as a form of entertainment through formal concerts, church services, parades, fetes and private functions.

The main band maintains its reputation through a varied membership, continuing to nurture players with individual memberships of over fifty years, through to the attraction and welcoming of high quality musicians as the need arises, ensuring a healthy mix of knowledge, skill and raw talent across a broad range of experiences – this, together with the band’s policy of introducing less experienced players from the Training Band as soon as they are ready.

Description

Originally the Abbey Grounds, the park is very close to the main part of the town and provides a fresh green setting for this historic but still vibrant Abbey.

The park has lovely mature trees including a tree carving sculpture and plenty of open grass area. There is a children's play area, a children's water play area and also a skate park.

The bandstand, which officially opened on the 28th November 2010, came about due to Pershore Youth Council who in September 2009 took the idea of a youth shelter to Pershore Town Council and after consideration chose a bandstand as it would serve a dual purpose.

The Town Clerk from Pershore and the Parks Officer from Wychavon District Council worked together on the project. The Youth Council raised some of the money by holding a music festival and other activities, and the Town Clerk successfully sought a variety of other funders, as can be seen from the panel inside the shelter.

Anyone wishing to hold a band concert in the park during the summer should contact the Pershore Town Clerk on 01386 561561.

Abbey Park,

Pershore,

Worcestershire,

England,

WR10 1JP.