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8th September 2007. North of England Corps of Drums Society Meeting. Carlton Barracks, Leeds. Peter Foss will be leading the practice. This meeting will be promoted by the society so I anticipate 50 plus to attend. Click on Link below for more information.
23rd June 2007 Veterans Day, Royal Armouries, Leeds was a good parade once we all got there, see photos sent by Chris Routledge.
On the weekend of the 24, 25th November a total of fifty five past and present drummers came to the Drums Wing, part of the Army School of Ceremonial at Catterick Garrison from all over the UK.
Thanks to an initiative by WOI (Senior Drum Major) Shaun Huggins, the endorsement of Captain Geoff Johnson and the active support of the Drums Wing staff and instructors, members of the Corps of Drums Society, HAC Drummers Association, Yorkshire Corps of Drums and the Guards Division Corps of Drums Association gathered with instruments in hand to make music, meet new and old friends and have some fun.
We spent the afternoon playing a wide range of drum and flute music from the parts and then marched and played our way to our overnight accommodation. We were then treated to an excellent Beating Retreat by the Corps of Drums of The 2nd Bn Royal Regiment of Fusiliers under the command of Drum Major Matt Foy, who was until recently an instructor at the Drums Wing, and then assembled in the Sergeant Mess for an excellent dinner with the principle guest being Colonel Peter Walton, Chairman of the Corps of Drums Society. After breakfast on Sunday we assembled for our final music session before saying our goodbyes and making the journey home.
The whole event was a huge success; A blend of thought, care, military planning, attention to detail but most of all friendship.
A big thank you to Shaun and the team from us all for an outstanding weekend!
Thanks to an initiative by WOI (Senior Drum Major) Shaun Huggins, the endorsement of Captain Geoff Johnson and the active support of the Drums Wing staff and instructors, members of the Corps of Drums Society, HAC Drummers Association, Yorkshire Corps of Drums and the Guards Division Corps of Drums Association gathered with instruments in hand to make music, meet new and old friends and have some fun.
We spent the afternoon playing a wide range of drum and flute music from the parts and then marched and played our way to our overnight accommodation. We were then treated to an excellent Beating Retreat by the Corps of Drums of The 2nd Bn Royal Regiment of Fusiliers under the command of Drum Major Matt Foy, who was until recently an instructor at the Drums Wing, and then assembled in the Sergeant Mess for an excellent dinner with the principle guest being Colonel Peter Walton, Chairman of the Corps of Drums Society. After breakfast on Sunday we assembled for our final music session before saying our goodbyes and making the journey home.
The whole event was a huge success; A blend of thought, care, military planning, attention to detail but most of all friendship.
A big thank you to Shaun and the team from us all for an outstanding weekend!
Drumming Weekend Catterick 24th 25th November 2007
Next main meeting is the 10th June 2009 at Harwood Barrack Leeds for full practice
Hi Everyone,
Firstly a big thank you to Martyn Pearson for masterminding another great weekend at Bisley. As usual the weather was superb, lunch, dinner and breakfast were all of the highest standard, we had strong percussion, Bb and F stands plus piccolo and Bb bass. However, the highlight of the weekend was the attendance of the HAC active unit Corps of Drums who joined us for dinner on Saturday evening, played for us after dinner, joined us for the inevitable 'jam' session into the early hours and joined us on Sunday morning for a little tuition (these young soldiers are very switched
on and keen to learn) after which we joined forces to march and play around Bisley Camp with Simon Ball taking the staff. Simon gave us a very informative and interesting update on the operation focus of the regiment
and explained the 'green' role of the corps of drums. It is clear that the corps is well managed, well recruited (6 new members straight from the recruits course) and is playing its full part in contributing to all aspects of the Honourable Artillery Company. In these busy times when there are fewer and fewer regular or TA Corps of Drums its good to see the HAC are leading by example.
I nearly forgot to mention that at the Bisley weekend Peter McCarthy was awarded Honorary Membership of the Honourable Artillery Company Drummers Association in recognition of the immense amount of time and energy he has invested in creating and developing the YCoD's website, which is of great value to corps of drums enthusiasts throughout the UK and around the world. It was also noted that Peter had done much through the website to promote the HACDA and other corps.
Congratulations Peter!
Also thanks to Robert (MTO) for arranging the most luxurious vehicle yet,
with air conditioning for our trip to and from Bisley.
Finally our next meeting is on Wednesday 10th June and as ever guests are always welcome.
Cheers
Greg
Firstly a big thank you to Martyn Pearson for masterminding another great weekend at Bisley. As usual the weather was superb, lunch, dinner and breakfast were all of the highest standard, we had strong percussion, Bb and F stands plus piccolo and Bb bass. However, the highlight of the weekend was the attendance of the HAC active unit Corps of Drums who joined us for dinner on Saturday evening, played for us after dinner, joined us for the inevitable 'jam' session into the early hours and joined us on Sunday morning for a little tuition (these young soldiers are very switched
on and keen to learn) after which we joined forces to march and play around Bisley Camp with Simon Ball taking the staff. Simon gave us a very informative and interesting update on the operation focus of the regiment
and explained the 'green' role of the corps of drums. It is clear that the corps is well managed, well recruited (6 new members straight from the recruits course) and is playing its full part in contributing to all aspects of the Honourable Artillery Company. In these busy times when there are fewer and fewer regular or TA Corps of Drums its good to see the HAC are leading by example.
I nearly forgot to mention that at the Bisley weekend Peter McCarthy was awarded Honorary Membership of the Honourable Artillery Company Drummers Association in recognition of the immense amount of time and energy he has invested in creating and developing the YCoD's website, which is of great value to corps of drums enthusiasts throughout the UK and around the world. It was also noted that Peter had done much through the website to promote the HACDA and other corps.
Congratulations Peter!
Also thanks to Robert (MTO) for arranging the most luxurious vehicle yet,
with air conditioning for our trip to and from Bisley.
Finally our next meeting is on Wednesday 10th June and as ever guests are always welcome.
Cheers
Greg