Wilmslow St Bartholomew’s Brass Band 1961-2

by Lisa Reeves

Monday 20^th July 2015

Mon 20^th Jul 2015

Graham McLelland has sent us this photo of the Wilmslow St Bartholomew's Brass Band which was taken around 1961-2 in their brand new uniforms

Graham was in band and can identify some but not all of the other members.

He told me "I do remember some of the names. The conductor sitting holding the baton was Reg Jenkins, moving to right of the picture the last three men were Len Cooper, Harold Hewitt and Len Phillips.

"In the second row after three trombone players are Reg Jones, tenor horn Mike Jenkins, tenor horn nephew of Reg and beside him his father the brother of Reg. On the back row I am the 4th one in on flugel horn but sorry I cannot remember any more names.

"Apart from Len Phillips, Mike Jenkins and myself from Alderley Edge, all the others were Wilmslow men.

"We rehearsed at Chancel Lane school, where the new Church Hall is now, and did the rose queens of Wilmslow, Alderley, Peover and Morley. We also had old time dances in Wilmslow Parish Hall on Water Lane."

If you can identify anyone in the photo please do let us know via the comment box below.

Comments

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Karen Robinson

Monday 20^th July 2015 at 1:11 pm

What an interesting photo. I play 2nd Euphonium in St Bart's Brass band.
I will let the band member know as there are a number of players that will be able to put names to faces, as the Jones and Jenkins connection is still within the band.

Graham McLelland

Monday 20^th July 2015 at 5:32 pm

Hi Karen thats amazing Reg Jones the tenor player had a brother 3rd in from the end on right he was principle cornet in those days. The cornet player on rear row second in from the left had a brother who is standing on second row on right at end he was trombone player. Seemed even then and maybe before there were many familt connections .Be good to see any older photos of the band .Glad it is still playing .

Mark Jones

Tuesday 21^st July 2015 at 5:44 pm

Graham, if you can send a copy of the picture I can ask my Dad (Reg Jones - still occasional Tenor Horn for the band!) to help you out with some names. Not sure how to get my contact details to you without sharing though.

Tuesday 21^st July 2015 at 6:33 pm

Hi Mark well if you live in the locality I am sure we could arrange time and place

Wednesday 22^nd July 2015 at 8:51 am

Or copy the picture and show it to Reg

Wednesday 22^nd July 2015 at 5:08 pm

I'll have a go and get back in touch Graham. Thanks, Mark

Thursday 23^rd July 2015 at 8:41 pm

Graham - I've shared with my Dad, here's some names for you. Those he doesn't know were probably short-term band members.

Back row (left to right) Bernard Walker, Phil Fairhurst, Peter Shaw, Graham McLelland, Brian Jones, Alan Hardy, ? Unknown
Middle row -Herbert Worsley, Mike Jenkins, Reg Jones, Geoff Newall, Alan Downes (now conductor), Frank Fairhurst
Front row - Bert Newall (father of Geoff), Walter Bradley, Reg Jenkins, ? Unknown, Len Cooper, Harold Hewitt, Len Phillips.

Friday 24^th July 2015 at 11:26 am

Thanks Mark and thanks to your Dad . The man between Herbert and Mike is MikesDad,and Reg Jenkins brother

Friday 31^st July 2015 at 8:51 am

Mark ,Thanks to Alan Downes I have all the names which are on the Wilmslow web site .Brilliant pice of local history ,maybe the band has a record of their past ie championships old photographs etc which should be preserved .I have seen in a book of Wilmslow a picture of the band at Queen Victorias celebrations 1894? and in Delph/Diggle taking part in the brass band competitions .Alderley Edge also at the time had a championship brass band winning at Belle View .Be good to get a collection of thos pictures for local interest and history.They used to practise over the garage in Traafford road Alderley which is now houses.Two of their members that I know of Jack Burgess (who was principle cornet for a time with Manchester either CWS or Fairys band and Billy Limb who lived in Clifton street played with CWS Manchester then became a pro trumpet player in and around London playing later for many yrs with Joe Loss.
All local history .