Flixton Band badly needed a new look. We made plans, we had a way... then COVID-19 happened. Now we need your help to look our best again!
by Flixton Band in Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
A stretch target will enable us to expand our "look", walking out uniforms for contest days, extra details on our concert uniforms, potentially begin to overhaul our instrument stock to look and sound better. Every penny raised will be spent helping maintain and improve the bands abilities to educate, entertain and inform you and everyone in the art of brass banding.
Flixton Band and Flixton Community Band (Charity Number: 1142856) are setting ourselves a target. Now we are back sounding decent, what we really need is new uniforms, jackets and stand banners/stage decorations to make sure that we can sound and LOOK our best in 2022!
In 2019, we had a plan to deliver this but then COVID-19 happened and our income from donations, concerts and fundraising was completely cut off- but our expenses, like instrument upkeep, continued. This sudden 'turning off' of our fundraising opportunities was devastating. We now find ourselves heading into 2022, hoping that if we can spread some cheer around during this festive season, then perhaps the good folk of Trafford and beyond will send some joy back to us!
We think £4000 will enable us to "rekit" the band, and appear on stage next year looking our spiffing best!
£4000 is obviously a massive target but with your help we can acheive it. For a small donation, in lieu of our grateful thanks, we can offer:
For any of the above rewards, all you need to do, is make your donation and then email [email protected] to begin the discussions and arrangements.
We are also open to suggestions for all other amounts of donations.
Flixton Band at the North West Area Championships, February 2020
Flixton Community Band, Kirkby Lonsdale Contest Champions 2019
Flixton Band maintains a proud tradition of music making, which dates back over 140 years. The Band is currently graded first section by the National Brass Band Association of Great Britain, the highest of any Trafford Band. Flixton Band is currently self-funding and does not benefit from sponsorship.
Flixton Community band was formed in 2013 as a training band with the purpose of encouraging young and old players alike to learn an instrument and to be part of a brass band.
We have fun in a relaxed, friendly and supportive atmosphere with the goal of making some good music and progressing as musicians.
We are a charity and we support ourselves by doing a number of concerts each year and from the goodwill of people who make donations.
Money raised is used to run the bands, buy instruments, sheet music, and cover the running costs, teach and support new and existing musicians.
Brass bands exist in every corner of the UK, with over 30,000 people of all ages and standards taking part in weekly activity – rehearsing, performing and providing entertainment for their local community.
But we risk losing this forever.
Brass Bands saw their main source of income disappear in an instant when they ceased being able to perform in March 2020 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
18 months later, we still don’t know when normal performances will be able to take place. A significant loss in income over the past 18 months, paired with necessary expenditure needed to make rehearsal spaces Covid compliant means that many Brass Bands are in a perilous financial situation.
Without urgent support, we could lose our nation’s amazing Brass Bands. Please help us to make sure they survive this crisis and will be there to be enjoyed by future generations.
Please donate, share this page widely and do what you can to help us to make sure our Brass Bands survive this crisis.
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