PHOTOS FROM WATERLOOVILLE MUSIC FESTIVAL 2022
TEAS & COFFEES SERVED from 10am
LUNCHES SERVED from 12noon
12.30pm at St George’s Church:
COWPLAIN UKULELE
PLAYERS
In Concert with your
favourite melodies
St George’s Church, Waterlooville, 7.30pm - licensed bar opens 7pm
TICKETS £6 IN ADVANCE, TICKETS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE DOOR - PRICE £7
THE BAND OF THE HAMPSHIRE CONSTABULARY
The Band of the Hampshire Constabulary is based at the Police Training Headquarters at Netley, Southampton. Its members are drawn from serving and retired staff of the Force, both police, support and from family members of the same. The band also welcomes players from outside the Force family where additional instrumentation is needed.
It is a wind concert band consisting of woodwind, brass and percussion players. Its wide repertoire ranges over marches and overtures through classical pieces to selections from popular shows. Concert organisers throughout Hampshire and the Isle of Wight book this accomplished band for their events and many thousands of pounds have been raised for charity over the years.
In 1999 the Band supported a large Scottish Tattoo at the Royal Albert Hall in London and received much acclaim. Many good friends and contacts have been established in the Channel Islands, Europe and the United States of America; particular friendships have been cemented with Portsmouth in Virginia and with the Hague Region Royal Police Band in Holland with several exchange visits taking place.
In 2000 the band played in Virginia, USA during the Tall Ships Festival - the focus of much attention as the impressive fleet moved on to New York and the end of their voyage. The Band returned for a further visit in 2002 and performed at 3 different locations. In 2003 we were invited to Holland to join in the Centenary celebrations for the Police Band in The Hague.
The band is renowned for its community concerts in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight and its reputation has been enhanced by foreign concert tours. In 2006 and 2008 the band visited Malta and performed with the island's police band and gave a number of concerts. In 2010 the band crossed the Atlantic as the guests of the Royal St Lucian Police Band, and in 2011 they returned again to Malta by popular demand.
The Band of the Hampshire Constabulary is a concert wind band which has been performing to the highest standard since it was established over 120 years ago.
Since the demise of many armed service bands, the band has seen a growing engagement list which takes it well beyond the Hampshire boundaries, with demand extending across the whole of Southern England, such is its highly regarded reputation.
