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After many weeks of work the Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band would like to announce the official launch of their new website registered to the new domain of www.carltonmain.com Here you will find regularly updated news of the band, photographs, a growing history section (we have got a lot...

The Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band under the direction of Brian Grant are currently on the search for a good quality cornet player to compliment the front row and a kit percussion player. We are a very friendly bunch who rehearse on Mon and Thurs in South Elmsall nr Doncaster. We have a...

Help!! Am struggling to pick a solo (with piano not band) for competition next month and the entry date is ever looming closer. Am a sop player and cant find anything suitable to play, either too high or needs loads of piano part transposing. Finding stuff for cornet was loads easier...

Does anyone happen to have the words for the cornet solo 'I hear you calling me'? Need them pretty urgently and having no luck so far. Many thanks

I know it's a little off the subject of bands but my beloved cat Josh went missing on Sun and am very upset, if anyone is in the Athersley North area of Barnsley please be on the alert for a fairly small and very shy black and white cat. He is microchipped with identichip. Thanks Please see...

Is anyone else struggling to find somewhere to rehearse at Butlins. We have been limited to one hour for the weekend and all the usual pre-draw spots have been taken. Will have to do all our rehersals off site! Why then are Bultins so insistant that all bandsman stay onsite for the entire...

Carlton Main Frickley Colliery band are currently seeking a solo trombone and a solo e flat bass player to join their ranks. We have lots of engagements approaching such as Spennymoor, Butlins and a forthcoming CD recording. We are situated in South Elmsall, easily accessable from the A1...

I have no idea whether this has been suggested before or how well it would be received but I think an online masterclass could be a really good idea. A well known player could be approached as the 'expert' (and some very successful players are on tMP already) and answer questions posted on their...