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Musical Director Required
The Lindley Band is seeking expressions of interest for the positions of
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Please send your CV, contact details and email of interest to our band manager via the details below.
Auditions will commence in July and selected individuals will receive an invite in due course.
07359356305
matt.lindleyband@gmail.com
Whit Friday 2026!
A brilliant night of brass banding around Saddleworth, visiting 6 villages in total!
We started the afternoon off at Delph working our way through to Lydgate, Grotton, Lees, Scouthead and finally Greenfield. Unfortunately at Greenfield, by the time it was our turn to go onto the stage, the midnight curfew had passed, which meant we were unable to play, a disappointing end to the evening.
This year we decided to march down the street to a piece of pop music, which was really well received by the crowds lining the routes! The atmosphere at all venues was unreal!
Our community band, Tower Brass, joined us on the street march and for the majority of the members, this was their first Whit Friday experience!
Our community band, Tower Brass, joined us on the street march and for the majority of the members, this was their first Whit Friday experience!It was also brilliant to see the number of bands out in Saddleworth, on one of the busiest nights on record!
A huge congratulations & well done to all the bands who took part, a huge thank you to all the organisers, supporters, volunteers, & coach drivers for making this night possible!
Cornet vacancies
The Girl Done Good!
The band is very proud of our ex-player Sophie Stones. Sophie joined the band on flugel at the end of 2021, having previously played trumpet in Hull Philharmonic and Slaithwaite Philharmonic orchestras. She is also a talented singer and sang soprano with Huddersfield Choral Society, but brass bands were a new venture. She did however soon make the flugel seat her own, often being a featured soloist in the band’s concerts.
in 2023 Sophie decided that she wanted to make music her career and of course one of the best ways to do this is to become a military musician. She flew through the rigorous application process and following initial military training, in January 2025 was assigned to the esteemed Coldstream Guards
Having already participated in massive military events this year such as the Trooping of The Colour, Sophie played a key role in this year’s Remembrance weekend. Firstly, she was part of the fanfare trumpet team at the Royal Albert Hall Festival of Remembrance. Whilst performing in this this prestigious event she rubbed shoulders with some of the stars of the show such as Rod Stewart and Hannah Waddingham. On Remembrance Sunday itself Sophie was part of the massed bands of the Household Division who played for the service at the Cenotaph.
The world is now Sophie’s oyster; and we are looking forward to seeing her participating in many more exciting musical events in the future. She is undoubtedly an excellent role model for any young player who is considering a career as a musician
Family Afternoon Christmas Concert
Join us for this festive event on Sunday 7th December