Archived Histories of Brass Bands
These pages are an archive of historical details from existing or defunct brass band websites. This is being maintained to provide a record of this information in the event of a band folding, its website disappearing or other loss of the historical record.
Where possible, and appropriate, the information cached will be updated from time to time - and any corrections or updates are welcome.
Battisford Free Church Band
The Band was started around the 1890?s, and steadily grew into a group of musicians with a mix of instruments.
In the late forties, a Mr. George Coates moved into the area and having served many years in Salvation Army Bands he joined the Free Church and formed a Brass Band of 30-plus. Over a period of time the band played in many locations throughout East Anglia.
The Band plays in the services at the Church and other locations by invitation. Thanks to a significant range of Salvation Army music, it has a large repertoire of Christian music, both traditional and modern.