Thanks to all of you who came and supported us at Abington Park on Sunday 30th August. The weather was (mostly) kind to us and it was a brilliant way to finish off our summer of performances.
Tickets go on sale very soon for our Christmas concert on 5th December at St. Matthew’s church with Headlands school choir and other special guests.
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!
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
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.
Over 200 audience members, plus a band made from Nene Valley Community Band with guests from Naseby Village Band, Shoe Town Big Band and Northampton Concert Band filled St. Matthew’s Church on Saturday 4th October.
We were joined by Cello soloist Stephen Hunt, Pianists Livia Chung and Aaryan Rana, and vocalists Matt Coulton and Miya Phillips to bring highlights from the world of stage and screen on the band’s 10th anniversary
On 17th May Nene Valley Community Band opened proceedings at Abington Park Bandstand, celebrating 125 years of public performances.
Photos courtesy of Stu Vincent Photography
The band spent the majority of the year working towards our concert at St. Matthew’s Church in October, supported by Naseby Village Band.
Our concert featured solo pieces from Donna Rowan Gold on Oboe, David Farrow on Horn and guest vocalist Hélène Waters as well as a wide variety of film score, military and classical pieces.
