THUNDERSLEY BRASS BAND

Thundersley is situated on the Thames Estuary in Essex, between the towns of Benfleet and Rayleigh, some six miles west of Southend-on-Sea. Brass banding in the local community goes back to at least the early part of the last century. The modern ‘Thundersley Brass Band' was formed in 1980 from a nucleus of young local players, some of who are still current band members. In the late 1980's and early 1990's the band achieved regular success at numerous competitions including qualifying for the 1989 Fourth Section National Finals in London. The journey to success gathered momentum in 2006 under the baton of Keith Schroeter when they were crowned London & Southern Counties 4th Section champions, gaining promotion to the L&SC 3rd Section for the following year. During this busy period they continued to perform well in competitions and were declared ‘Southern Counties Amateur Bands Association Band of the Year'. The band took up permanent residency at Richmond Hall in 2009 which has proved..

Primary location: Benfleet United Kingdom