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Fran West had only been playing the French Horn for about 6 months when she joined the Band. The danger of joining the Band early in a playing career is, as Fran found, that it will probably be challenging to follow the music let alone play many of the notes and novice players can be put off by this. Thankfully Fran perservered and is now a good player and a key member of the Band.

Peter Mealing’s introduction to playing the drums was with the Scout Band where he started on the bass drum. He has played in the Winslow Concert Band for over 20 years.

Robin Rowland plays trumpet and cornet in the Band. He played for a couple of years at school, and then picked it up again in 2009. He joined the Band in 2011.

Geoff Kynaston-Stear has played the tuba since he was 12 years old. Accompanied by his lovely assistance dog Charlie, Geoff plays Eb tuba and occasionally electric bass in the Band.

Chris Wignall takes a break from his job as a software engineer in the Formula One industry to play clarinet in the Band.

Colin Poyntz takes a break from his busy role as Pastor of Winslow Christian Fellowship to play drums and percussion in Winslow Concert Band – and can he give them welly!