Can you help us to ‘Bang the Drum for Hepworth Band’ as we raise funds to renew our percussion instruments?

Percussion is an integral part of the modern British style brass band. The music played by brass bands today increasingly features the percussion section, particularly the music written for competitions.

Sadly some of our percussion instruments have seen better days and are in need of refurbishment, some are beyond repair and need to be replaced, and there are some instruments we need when rehearsing and performing that we don't have.

This means that we have to hire in percussion instruments for rehearsals, concerts and competitions. It's expensive and it's an inefficient way of rehearsing and performing. Not having the instruments we need is also a major disincentive when we try to attract percussion players to join us.

We've prepared a full inventory of the bands percussion instruments and identified those which can be refurbished, what needs to be replaced and what other instruments we need.

We'd like to undertake the refurbishment of instruments and acquire the new instruments we need as soon as funding allows. We'd also like to undertake a short term lease of the instruments needed so that we can continue to rehearse and perform.

We've already raised £5K towards the cost of the project by carolling around local villages at Christmas and through prize monies from a successful summer march contest season, it would be really great if we can match the funding we’ve already raised!

We’ve set up a fundraising appeal - TotalGiving™ - Bang the Drum for Hepworth Band - The Hepworth Silver Prize Band - Fundraising Page, or you can make a donation to the appeal via our website -Hepworth Band | Donate.

As a thank you, if you donate before 1st September, you’ll be entered into a special prize draw to win tickets to our Autumn concert and the chance to join us on stage to ‘Bang the Drum for Hepworth Band’!