yes it started last Monday and finished yesterday (28th July 2009)

You must be Kidding, with all the very small posters and not much advertising you did'nt know about this great event I think your pulling our legs. Personally I think they should bring back the bank holiday Gala at least we new way in advance it was going to happen thank God for freedom of speech.

Well if your first post was meant to be sarcastic, sorry I missed it, perhaps you could add an LOL or a smiley then we'd all know where you are coming from.  Although considering the position you take with regards to what is done in the village it would be very unlikely that anyone connected with the Cultural Festival would bother to let this site know.

Yes,  I'd agree the low key advertising was dissappointing and unfortunately due to another committment I wasn't able to go down to the event so don't  know how successful it was or otherwise.

Advertising events in the village is difficult, I should know Killamarsh Silver Band gives about 3 concerts a year, we put up posters, get articles in the Leader, The Derbyshire Times and The Star and the bulk of our ticket sales go to a mailing list I've put together. I'm sure there's a majority of people in this village that don't even know there is a brass band here and has been continually since 1886.  It's even visited many European Countries and played in the main centres of Brussels, Paris, Amsterdam and Prague as well as Germany and Italy. Not to mention playing tours in the Lake Disrict, Norfolk, Cornwall, The Cotswold and Northumberland.

Ok brass bands may not be "cool", it needs ability, talent and practise to be able to perform to an acceptable standard but we do get some kids off the streets.  Better to be doing something positive about a problem (or even an event LOL) rather than just complaining about it.

Francis said:

Well if your first post was meant to be sarcastic, sorry I missed it, perhaps you could add an LOL or a smiley then we'd all know where you are coming from.  Although considering the position you take with regards to what is done in the village it would be very unlikely that anyone connected with the Cultural Festival would bother to let this site know.

Yes,  I'd agree the low key advertising was dissappointing and unfortunately due to another committment I wasn't able to go down to the event so don't  know how successful it was or otherwise.

Advertising events in the village is difficult, I should know Killamarsh Silver Band gives about 3 concerts a year, we put up posters, get articles in the Leader, The Derbyshire Times and The Star and the bulk of our ticket sales go to a mailing list I've put together. I'm sure there's a majority of people in this village that don't even know there is a brass band here and has been continually since 1886.  It's even visited many European Countries and played in the main centres of Brussels, Paris, Amsterdam and Prague as well as Germany and Italy. Not to mention playing tours in the Lake Disrict, Norfolk, Cornwall, The Cotswold and Northumberland.

Ok brass bands may not be "cool", it needs ability, talent and practise to be able to perform to an acceptable standard but we do get some kids off the streets.  Better to be doing something positive about a problem (or even an event LOL) rather than just complaining about it.

Actually my partner did try and do something by trying to start a boxing club and youth centre at the old Killamarsh Endowed School in 1994, this was blocked by the council who said the building was going to be a Computer Learning Centre  however this building was then sold on to a private investor for a house (wheres the sense in that)  as for keeping the kids off streets  I dont think joining a brass band is a long term solution.  

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 Actually it was the parish council meeting we attended regarding the Endowed School  not a church meeting, I wonder where Francis is getting his information from regarding moving the CLOC centre to Stanley Street as it was not public knowledge at that time.  Maybe joining a brass band is good for the 10% of 40 (making 4) but what about the 90% who this does not appeal to what are the council doing for these?  The saying "Nero fiddled while rome burned" comes to mind – its not all about brass bands  – talk about blowing your own trumpet methinks its all about me !!!!

What concerns me is one youth club, one over priced leisure centre and one brass band does not give the modern kids something to interest them.  

Hi everyone,

my name is joshua a local scout and i would like to say that the killamarsh festival is now set for the 27th june please tell everyone you see and for any questions just ask me and ill try to answer

thank you

thank you and i would like to say that there will be alot of stalls acts singing and so on. so there will be dance groups like step out with mersell and bands hired and local bands like the brass band (i think). there will be some scouts to help you on the day

thanks

Dear people of killamarsh,

this is joshua again saying this is the last warning untill the festival untill next year so here it is

the festivial is tomorrow and i will be there as part of scouts taking photos to upload on the website

and this is your last chance to ask questions and sorry to here about the silver band.

see you there and if you would like to speak to me on the day ill be at the stall ever 10 mins at 10.00 to 17.00

thank you

Good job  the band was'nt involved, Lead and balloon comes to mind what a shambles if you didnt walk past the leisure centre you wouldnt have noticed anything going on. The council have got all that land at the old highmoor pit site, plenty of room for parking and amenities could have a dog show like they used to even have the killamarsh strongest man again ( yes I am old enough to remember the first one)also could have a horse show plenty of horses in and around killamarsh it would'nt take much to get the land fettled and maybe people could get to know each other by all being in one big area