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Fodens Band are sad to report the death on Friday 3rd June of its President Peter Fletcher. Peter had been a supporter of Fodens for over 60 years.
Coleshill Town Band – Foden’s Workshop
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Fodens have now made their Patron 1 and Patron 2 cd's available to download via various download providers including I Tunes.
Fodens and Glyn Williams have been busy recorded Glyn's solo cd on the 21st and 22nd May in Manchester
Fodens performed at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester on the 8th May as part of the Northern Arts Brass Festival. The band was conducted by guest conductor Howard Snell and accompanied guest soloist Jens Lindemann.
Foden's have just returned from a weekend in France where they have been performing in the Limoux Festival. The festival has been running for 3 years and this year attracted over 10,000 spectators to various events and shows over the 5 day duration.
The death has occurred of Arthur Breeze, at the age of 71. He joined Fodens on second trombone in the late 1970s at a time when James Scott was rebuilding the band.
On Tuesday 29th at Flowcrete Offices in Elworth, Foden’s Band celebrated their recent success at the North West Area Brass Band Contest. The reason for the celebration was that Foden’s Band had achieved a record six consecutive wins at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens making a total of 18.