Category: News
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Band Awards 2017
Band Awards for 2017 This year saw the reintroduction of our band awards – these were awarded at one of our ever growing social events: Player’s player (voted for by the band) – Geoff Gliddon Bandsman (voted for by the committee)– Martyn Walsh MD’s Award – Lilly Taylor. Most Improved Player (which is the Gwen…
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Christie’s Hospital Concert Success
On Saturday 21st April, Her Majesty The Queen’s 92nd birthday, we gave a fantastic Eagley Band and Smithills Community Band and Choir St George’s concert in aid of the Christie Hospital at the Victoria Hall, Bolton. What another fantastic night it was too! We performed a number of brand new arrangements in the first half, from Thunderbirds, Back…
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Eagley Presents £2,000 To The Mayor of Bolton
On Wednesday 28th March 2018, MD Chris Wormald together with Caitlin Stranks (Principal Euphonium), Lilly Taylor (Soprano Cornet) and Mrs Ann Hardman of Smithills Community Music presented the Mayor and Mayoress of Bolton with a cheque for £2,000 from our recent joint concert in aid of the Mayor of Bolton’s Charity. The Mayor of Bolton,…
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Concert For Christie’s Hospital
On Saturday April 21st, and for the first time ever, Eagley Band and Smithills Community musicians and singers will be raising money for the Christie Hospital. The award-winning Bolton musicians, singers and their conductor Chris Wormald will once again take to the stage of the superb Victoria Hall to raise as much money as possible for…
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Band President – Mr Gerry Russell
Gerry Russell has lived and worked in Bolton for over fifty years and was one of the five people responsible for the design and building of the town’s World famous Octagon Theatre, which opened back in 1967. Born in 1944 in the West Midlands town of Wolverhampton, Gerry was involved in the design of the…
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