Nene Valley Community Band have been busy this summer – thank you to all who saw us perform at Irchester Village Hall, Weston Favell Library or Northampton Golf Club. A big thanks to Vicki Ramsbottom for standing in as MD at Weston Favell, and thanks to all those from Shoe Town Big Band and Naseby Village Band who’ve joined our ranks over the summer.
Don’t forget our final concert of the summer at Abington Park Bandstand on 30th August, please come and support us in the sunshine in the park!
A big thank you to Roman Way Brewery for hosting Nene Valley Community Band at their Proms in The Yard on Sunday afternoon.
Check out their Facebook page for more pictures and videos of us playing.
If you can’t wait to see us again then get your tickets for the Irchester ‘Brass and Bliss’ (don’t worry the full band will be there including our wind section) on 2nd August
If you were at Hollowell Steam Rally on Saturday 4th July, hopefully you caught Nene Valley Community Band playing in one of the trailers. Despite the heat we all had a good time and are happy to continue supporting this annual event!
Naseby Village Band, as conducted by our very own Matt Haddock, will be supported by members of Nene Valley Community Band for their Summer Serenade concert this July in Welford.
Tickets are available now at https://www.ticketsource.com/nasebyvillageband
Thanks you to everyone who joined us in a packed out St. Matthew’s Church for an evening of pop classics from the 60s to the 90s, with our friends from Shoe Town Big Band
Don’t forget you can catch us next at the Brixworth Party in the Park on 20th June in Ashway Park, Brixworth, in support of MND
We need brass players to join our friendly and exciting band. Whether you’re an experience player or new to playing and looking for a group, we play a range of pieces and are happy to welcome additional players.
If you’re a woodwind player we are happy to welcome additional players to these sections too.
Feel free to come along to try us out with no commitment, contact us through Facebook or Andy on 07928 389326.
Tickets are now available for Pop of The Tops, a joint concert between NVCB and Shoe Town Big Band at St. Matthew’s Church on 23rd May.
Please come and support us and our friends for a fun night of rock and pop anthems. Tickets are available at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/nene-valley-community-band
You can also catch NVCB performing at Northampton Golf Club on Sunday 9th August (start 2pm), and our annual fixture at the Abington Park Bandstand on Sunday 30th August (also a 2pm start).
We hope to see you there!
As well as performing at a very wet and windy Christmas Lights switch-on in November, NVCB were also back at the Market Square this weekend performing as part of Carols on the Square.
Merry Christmas from Nene Valley Community Band, and we look forward to more performances in 2026!
Nene Valley Community Band are pleased to share our recording of the Theme to Schindler’s List featuring guest cellist Steven Hunt and supported by members of Naseby Village Band. Recorded earlier this year at St. Matthew’s Church.
Nene Valley Community Band wish to share their deepest sympathies with the family and friends of Margaret Brown who sadly passed away this week.
An active member of the band, Margaret played pretty much every saxophone going at one point or another and was always there to help guide new members.
We were lucky enough to see Margaret at our October concert and all of us will have happy memories of playing alongside her.