Camborne Town Band Music Society

Saturday 1st November 2008 - Camborne Town Band Needs Your Vote!

The Camborne Town Band’s project to repair and refurbish it’s 80 year old bandroom has won a place on the list of projects going forward to the public vote.

The project is to completely renovate the aged band room which has been deteriorating during recent years. The intention is to: build toilets, disabled access and a storeroom; replace the ceiling and lights; replace windows and upgrade electrical switchgear. To complete this work the band have applied for a £50,000 lottery grant through the Big Lottery Fund's People’s Millions and are asking for your support when it comes to the public vote!

This project will be featured on ITV West Country (Channel 3) regional news programme on Tuesday 25th November 2008 at 6pm. On that night, the viewing public will be asked to choose between the Band’s project and one other from our ITV Regional News area. The project that receives most votes will be declared the winner and offered a grant.

The voting lines will be open at 9am on the 25th November and close at Midnight. I.e. Voting is only possible on this date.

The telephone number can be found in three places:

•In the Daily Mirror on Tuesday 25th November

•The Big Lottery website from 9am - www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/peoplesmillions

•ITV West Country Regional News at 6pm

Up to 10 votes can be made from and individual landline or mobile phone. The cost of calls from a BT landline will be 10p each. For further details, please contact Bob Seymour on 01209 714246.

Thursday 27th November 2008 - Success in People's Millions vote!

On Tueday 25th November, Camborne Town Band Music Society took part in a head-to-head public phone vote in a bid to gain lottery funding to refurbish their 80 year old timber bandroom. The project was featured on ITV West Country regional news that evening as one of the finalists of 'The People's Millions 2008'. After Tuesday's votes, the Camborne Town Band Bandroom Project was declared the winner and offered the lottery grant of £58, 472!

Marcus Dunstan, the Society Chairman, said: "We would like to sincerely thank everyone who voted for us - we are greatly indebted to you all! You can be assured that the money will be put to a very worth cause. Special thanks must go to Bob Seymour who ran the project for the society."

The work, to completely renovate the aged band room, is due to commence in March 2009 and will include the building of toilets, disabled access and a storeroom; replacement of the ceiling and windows; and upgrading of electrics and lighting.

Members and supporters of the band were again featured on ITV West Country yesterday evening celebrating the news and the whole band had the chance to enjoy a small glass of champagne after their rehearsal for the Scottish Open in which they are competing in this weekend!

Monday 21st September 2009 - Camborne Return to Refurbished Bandroom!

Following a £58,000 facelift, Camborne's championship winning town band is back in its bandroom. The refurbished and extended bandroom was officially reopened on Friday 4th September by former bandsman Tom Ruse, whose father helped erect the building almost 70 years ago. Mr Ruse and Mark Cotton, regional head of the Big Lottery Fund, unveiled a plaque to mark the occasion.

Funding for the work came from the Lottery's People's Millions Award in conjunction with ITV and followed a vote by viewers. Mr Cotton said he was delighted that the project had been so satisfactorily completed. The work was carried out by local architect, Robin Taylor and local builder, Steve Lovelock, whose wife is the granddaughter of Charlie Dower who, along with Ted Wills, also helped build the bandroom.

Over the years its condition had deteriorated and it needed updating as there were no toilets and no disabled access. At the opening the band, under musical director Kevin Mackenzie, played three items.

The ceremony was followed by a reception at which a cake was cut by band president David Roberts and a presentation was made to band supporter Roy Nancarrow and his wife, Dorothy to mark their golden wedding.