Welcome To The Ampthill Town Brass Band Website
Ampthill Town Band is a friendly, non-contesting brass band that has been supporting and entertaining the communities of Ampthill and surrounding villages for over 180 years. It is currently a UK charitable organisation (Charity No. 1206280) located in Ampthill, Bedfordshire.
Our players are of all ages and abilities and band rehearsals usually take place on Tuesday evenings (7.30pm – 9.30pm) at Ampthill Baptist Church.
New and visiting players are always welcome.
The band can be booked for a variety of public and private events and performs a busy programme of engagements throughout the year, such as school and village fetes, church services, carols, charity fund raising events and entertainment concerts.
If you are interested in becoming a member of the band, would like to attend a rehearsal, or would like to book the band for an engagement please contact our band secretary.
Latest News
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Remembrance Sunday 2025
Ampthill Town band will be leading the Remembrance Sunday Parades at Ampthill & Flitwick on Sunday 9th November 2025
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Autumn Concert
Ampthill Town Band will be performing their Autumn Concert on Sunday 26th October, 2pm, at St Andrew’s Church, Ampthill. Admission: £10 Adults, accompanied under 16’s free.
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VE Day 80th Anniversary
Its been a busy week for the band this week supporting the VE Day 80th anniversary celebrations with performances at the Jigsaw Club, Ampthill Lighting Of the Beacon Ceremony, Flitton & Greenfield VE Gala Day and Ampthill Park Concert
Upcoming Engagements
The band has a busy schedule of performances throughout the year supporting local organisations and events
Nov 2025
9th @ 9.45 am – St Andrews Church, Ampthill – Remembrance Day Parade
9th @ 2.15 pm -Flitwick War Memorial, Flitwick – Remembrance Day Parade
30th @ 4.00pm – The Green, Clophill – Christmas Light Switch On
Dec 2025
5th @ 7.00pm – St John The Baptist Church, Flitton – Christmas Concert
6th @ 2.15 pm -St Andrews Church, Ampthill – Christmas Tree Festival
7th @ 1.00pm – Redborne Upper School, Ampthill – Christmas Concert
10th @ 7.45pm – Stone Jug Pub, Clophill – Christmas Carols
12th @ 7.00pm – Parkside Hall, Ampthill – Joint Concert Gary Wood Swing Band
13th @ 12:30pm -Wrest Park, Silsoe – Christmas Carols
15th @ 6.15pm – Market Square, Ampthill – Carols Around The Christmas Tree
20th @ 9:30qm -Waitrose, Ampthill – Christmas Carols
24th @ 7.00pm – St Andrews Church, Ampthill – Christmas 9 Lessons & Carols
Our History
The band has its origins in a chamber ensemble formed in the 1840’s, allegedly to celebrate a royal visit to the town. By the end of the 19th century this had metamorphosed into a brass and woodwind band. By the 1930’s, cornets displaced clarinets and a brass band emerged.
The band today serves the local community by providing music services for local occasions, such as the Remembrance Parade, Christmas Carols around the Christmas tree and in St Andrews on Christmas Eve, as well as school and village fetes. Having played in the inaugural Ampthill Proms in the Park in 2009 we have played in each one since.
The first performance of the band outside the British Isles was in 2016 at Nissan-lez-Enserune, situated in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France where the Band participated in an exchange trip to Ampthill’s official twin town.
Our Players
The band’s musical director is Mark Lowe. Mark is an experienced euphonium player, having graduated from Birmingham Conservatoire with a Master in Performance and he has conducted a range of ensembles, especially brass bands. He has been a peripatetic brass teacher for over 10 years and recently relocated to Bedfordshire.
| Musical Director/ Conductor | Mark Lowe |
| Soprano Cornet | Rosemary Fisher |
| Solo Cornets | Louis Sherry (Principal) David Fisher Jackie Pratt Philip Hardy Gary Wood |
| Repiano Cornet | Laura Boughton Victoria Blunt |
| 2nd Cornets | Paul Roberts Vacancy |
| 3rd Cornets | Vito Kidman Vacancy |
| Flugel Horn | Steve Hill |
| Solo Horn | Henry Stoney |
| 1st Horn | Gary Summerfield |
| 2nd Horn | Ruth Robinson |
| 1st Baritone | Paul Miller |
| 2nd Baritone | Peter Thompson |
| 1st Euphonium | Luigi Kidman |
| 2nd Euphonium | Clare Stoney |
| Solo Trombone | Leighton Jones |
| 2nd Trombone | Isabelle Georgescu |
| Bass Trombone | Geoff Pratt |
| E flat Bass | Jim Mallams Sue Bell Rosie Cartwright |
| B flat Bass | Joe Morris Vacancy |
| Drums/ Percussion | Vacancy |
Band Officials:
Secretary: Jim Mallams (Trustee)
Treasurer: Gary Wood (Trustee)
Chairman:
Band Manager: Paul Miller (Trustee)
Band Librarian: Rosemary Fisher
Committee Members: Louis Sherry (Trustee), Joe Morris
Safeguarding Officers: Victoria Blunt, Laura Boughton
Ampthill Town Band is committed to safeguarding and follows both Brass Band England’s and the Charity Commission’s Safeguarding Guidance.
The Band’s Constitution, Safeguarding Policy and other policy documents can be viewed here
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