- Building a Legacy – A Bandroom for Helston’s Future - We need your input! (Helston Concert band, Helston Town Band, Helston Town Junior Band)
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Date Posted: Thu, 9 Nov 2023
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Following our very successful public consultation on the evening of 8 November 2023, we want to continue to consult as many people as possible across our community about their views of what our future Bandroom could be and what is most important to the people of Helston and beyond.
The community of Helston and the support that it continues to provide has always been at the heart of Helston Town Band and it is vitally important for us to get feedback about the potential future uses of the redeveloped space. We want to create a flexible building that Helston’s communities are proud of and will use, that balances financial and environmental sustainability alongside respect for our heritage.
We want to hear from residents, community groups, local businesses, no matter how young or old - we want to hear your views.
We are asking for your help in two ways- please complete this short questionnaire to give us your feedback – we promise it’ll only take a few minutes https://forms.office.com/r/cdca2CEs31
- please share this with your friends and family and ask them to fill out the form too so we can get as much feedback as we possibly can!
- Sadness at death of former long- serving Band Secretary, Lionel Endean (Helston Concert band, Helston Town Band, Helston Town Junior Band)
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Date Posted: Sun, 26 Jun 2022
Members of Helston Town Band and Committee are saddened to hear of the passing of a man who, despite having never played an instrument, became an indispensable part of the organisation from the early 1990s.
Lionel Endean, who has died aged 81, worked tirelessly as Band Secretary, from 1993 until 2014. A highlight of his tenure was helping the Band to facilitate the move to new premises, in Church Street.
Helston born, Lionel spent many years in the Army and met his wife, Hilda, whilst serving in Germany. When they returned to civilian life, Lionel and Hilda bought a house in Four Lanes.
Having become acquainted with the Band through his work as Steward at the Royal British Legion Club, Lionel soon became a key part of all that the Band did and demonstrated that he was a great administrator and a tireless worker. He was present at all practices, band engagements and trips.
Lionel was known by all those who attended Helston’s Solo and Quartet Contests, as he also took on the job of Contest Secretary and made the role his own.
Despite stepping away from the day-to-day life of the Band, Lionel remained a Life Member and Trustee.
He will always be fondly remembered as a true character and for his stalwart contribution to the success of Helston Town Band.
The Band sends condolences to Hilda and all the family.
- Helston Town Band Launch New Website! (Helston Concert band, Helston Town Band, Helston Town Junior Band)
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Date Posted: Wed, 25 May 2022
Helston Town Band are pleased to launch their new website, powered by HarmonySite (https://www.harmonysite.com/). As well as providing the public facing Internet site, there is also a fully configurable Members area that allows the band to manage all aspects of the running of the organisation, including its Engagements, Music catalogue and Instrument stock.
Ian Nicholls, who led on the deployment of the new site said, ‘It really couldn’t be easier! Building out the web site was really straight forward, even for someone without website building experience like me. Using the instructions provided by the company I quickly added up to date content and built the Instrument database. The support from the company has also been first class whenever I have needed it. We haven’t scratched the surface of the functionality available. There is more to come with the site being expanded to include functionality to sell merchandise and receive donations as well as manage the band’s stock of uniform.’
Chairman, Ben Curnow, said ‘I think the new site is really fantastic and I and other band members can’t wait to start using it as it looks so easy to use. It is going to make the managing the whole organisation consisting of 3 bands and committee much more efficient and I am surprised at just how cost effective the solution is’.
Come and check it out!
For more information, see: www.helstontownband.co.uk/
