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As with all brass bands, changes in circumstances, relocation and retirements create vacant seats. We are currently recruiting players as we prepare for a busy concert and contest programme through the rest of this year and in to 2010.

On May 17th the band made the trip down the M5 to compete in the Weston Super Mare Contest. Although competing in the joint Championship / First Section competition the band are worked hard to put in a good performance of the own choice test "Endeavour" by Philip Sparke. Experiencing mixed weather throughout the day the band finally got on stage to perform at 8pm. Despite being placed at 8th position out of 11 against some very good opposition Garry was satisfied with the performance of the band and a good, if long, days banding was enjoyed by all.

The Wigston Band performed its Annual Summer Concert on Saturday September 12^th 2009. The concert was held at Broughton Astley Village Halland was well attended by an enthusiastic audience who provided their own "picnic" which was enjoyed during the procedings. Among the highlights of the evening were fine performances from a selection of the bands soloists with Dave Harold playing Concert Gallop (euphonium), Alison Harding played Zelda (cornet) and Bob Foulds entertained with An Untold Story (horn) during the first half.

After the interval the solos took a distinctly regional flavour with a sensitive rendition of Ye Banks and Braes (flugal horn) with our solo baritone, welshman Colin Jones delivering a fine reading of the Welsh song Mfanwy,with the sensitivity that perhaps only a Welshman can!

Sunday 22 November 2009 at The Spa Centre, an afternoon beset with miserable weather, saw the band take to the contest stage for the third time since September and the fifth occasion this year. "Connotations" by Edward Gregson was the chosen test for this contest. After several weeks of rehearsal the band manged to put on a creditable performance which obviously caught the ear of adjudicator John Berryman who awarded the band in third place.

Wigston Band proudly presented their annual Christmas Concert on Thursday 17 December 2009. In a first for the organisation the band made room for the Enterprise Band to entertain in the same concert. With a rich variety of music both entertaining and festive the concert was enjoyed by both the packed audience and the band.