Established 1822 ~ Celebrating over 200 Years
With grateful thanks to Band Manager, Martin, for our stunning new art work!
Our President
The Right Honourable
The Lord Barry Jones
PC
About Us
Established in 1822, the Royal Buckley Town Band is a friendly community brass band based in Buckley, Flintshire.
We celebrated our Bicentenary year in style and are, once again, busy throughout this year with various engagements and Second Section contests.
Bicentenary Badge
A limited edition, made in metal & enamel with our band crest mounted in its gold bicentenary laurel wreath. They can be purchased from us & cost just £5, which includes a donation to the band.
Our thanks to Buckley Town FC & Black Dragon Badges for their brilliant support with this.
Royal Buckley Town Band
Royal Buckley Town Band
Royal Buckley Town Band
Royal Buckley perform all styles of music, from traditional brass band repertoire to arrangements of modern pop songs and more. Instantly recognisable and proudly at the head of many a parade, Royal Buckley are busy throughout the year with various engagements and are ranked Second Section.
Music Director: Keith Gorton Jones
Senior Ensemble
Royal Buckley Town Band
Royal Buckley Town Band
Experienced players who meet weekly to pursue their playing and are an integral part of the Royal Buckley family. They are very much in demand and hugely popular at local functions throughout the year.
Music Director: Kenneth Lloyd
Vacancies
We're looking to recruit players to enhance our team.
Contact: Martin Bassett-Rhodes (Band Manager) for details.
0300 102 4561
Fund Raising
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Tesco Stronger Starts
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Tesco Stronger Starts
Tesco Stronger Starts
Tesco Stronger Starts
We're winners ~ Thank you to everyone who voted for us! Thank you to all the staff at Tesco Mold & Tesco Connah's Quay. With this wonderful funding boost from Tesco Stronger Starts, our Youth Band planning is moving on at speed ~ watch this space for announcements soon!
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*fundraising page under reconstruction
Thank you to Black Dog Photography & Buckley Camera Club for these stunning images, taken on Remembrance Sunday
Whit Friday Marches ~ Section Winners,Denton 2022 ~ Uppermill 3rd place 2023
The Whit Friday Marches date back to 1884.
Photo: The band march in Heyrod.
Bands play two pieces - a traditional march and show-piece. Each performance is scored by an adjudicator, hidden in an adjacent room or caravan.
Buxton Festival of Brass 2022
Photographs by kind permission of Daniel Taylor
Photographs by kind permission of Daniel Taylor
Photographs by kind permission of Daniel Taylor
In a contest organised by the North West Area Brass Band Association, our prize-winning 'Best Cornet Section'
Photographs by kind permission of Daniel Taylor
Photographs by kind permission of Daniel Taylor
Waiting to play
The Bandstand, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton
Photographs by kind permission of Daniel Taylor
Our trophies;
2nd prize ~ The Don Redfern Trophy
Best Cornet Section ~ The Geoff Miner Trophy
Our Partners
' Thank you' to our temporary homes during the pandemic
