Death of Neil Jowett

Death of Neil Jowett

The Brighouse and Rastrick band would like to send their condolences to the family of Neil Jowett who passed away on the 26th January at 70 years of age. Neil was a well-liked and respected person, musician and businessman who played with B&R for only a short...
Death of James Scott

Death of James Scott

It is with great sadness that The Brighouse & Rastrick Band learned of the death of one of their former Professional Conductors. James Samuel Scott or ‘Jim’ to all who knew him died on the morning of 24th January. Jim came to B&R in early 1973 and conducted...
B&R Performs for Royalty

B&R Performs for Royalty

Brass Band England contacted Brighouse and Rastrick Band last week to enquire if we could raise a small group to play for a VIP group in Batley. Minimal information was given due to security and we were only informed of the location on the morning of the event. The...
New Principal Cornet at Brighouse and Rastrick Band

New Principal Cornet at Brighouse and Rastrick Band

The Brighouse and Rastrick Band are delighted to announce the signing of Tom Smith as their new principal cornet player. In recent weeks former principal cornet player, Kyle Lawson, has made the difficult decision to return to New Zealand permanently in order to be...