I posted earlier regarding Hadleigh Temple Band, so perhaps I should add something about the Salvation Army Wind Ensemble. We currently make a charge of £150 when we visit a venue (usually three times a year), which has to cover all of our costs, music etc.
We are currently looking at increasing that, as we have lately paid out more in expenses and costs are constantly rising - most players meet their own expenses, but we have a number of students in the group, and some are travelling long distances to come and play. Also, whilst much of the music we play is generated from within the group, it is important that the composers are not left out of pocket when they write for us.