Our sponsors
The band is most grateful for generous sponsorship from a range of individuals and organisations. In particular, this sponsorship allows the band to buy instruments to enable a growing number of local folk to play in our Beginner Band, Learner Band and Main Band. For young people especially, this often leads to a lifetime of music making.
2016
- Wallingford Welsh Association – a generous donation of £300 to purchase instruments for the Beginner/Learner Band; the proceeds of their annual St David’s Day Celebration
2015
- Blewbury Bulletin – donation of £500
- Wallingford Blues and Beer Festival – donation of £1000, representing half of the profits from the 2015 festival
- North Moreton Parish Council – donation of £250 out of proceeds from the Belltower Supper Concert
- Martin Holliss, Research Insight – funds to purchase a new set of stand banners embroidered with the band’s logo (used first at the 2015 Christmas Concert)
2014
- Rustom Patel, Lord of the Prebendal Manor of Blewbury – £250 to purchase a cornet for the Blewbury School brass groups
- Blewbury Players – £827.74 (ie half of the proceeds from the pre-Christmas Music Quiz) to purchase cornets for the soon-to-be-launched Blewbury School brass group
- Bob & Jane Knight – £250 to sponsor a cornet for the soon-to-be-started Hagbourne School brass group
- David & Yen Rickeard – £250 to sponsor a cornet for the soon-to-be-started Hagbourne School brass group
- Ian Barlow – generous purchase and donation of music for the band
- Blewbury Players – £1000 to purchase 4 cornets for use by the proposed Blewbury School brass group
- Didcot Rotary Club – £500 towards the purchase of 2 cornets for use by the proposed Blewbury School brass group
- Dion Dawson – £20 from sale of Guppy fish towards instruments for brass groups at Blewbury School and Hagbourne School
- Jamie Saunders, former brass player and Blewbury resident – £20 towards instruments for brass groups at Blewbury School and Hagbourne School
- Rustom Patel, Lord of the Prebendal Manor of Blewbury – £50 towards instruments for brass groups at Blewbury School and Hagbourne School
- The Tony Loy Trust – £1000 towards instruments for brass groups at Blewbury School and Hagbourne School
- Research Insight – £1000 towards instruments for brass groups at Blewbury School and Hagbourne School
- Savages, Blewbury – £50 towards instruments for brass groups at Blewbury School and Hagbourne School
- Judy White, Blewbury resident – £50 towards instruments for brass groups at Blewbury School and Hagbourne School
- Calnans Brothers, Butchers – £40 towards instruments for brass groups at Blewbury School and Hagbourne School
2013
- Waitrose / John Lewis Partnership – Music Matters Scheme – £1500 towards the purchase of a full-size tuba
- John Snook – a most generous bequest of £2000 from John Snook, the Band’s Honorary President and Treasurer for many years. John’s positive influence on the band will be felt for many years to come.
2012
- Vale of White Horse Community Capital Grant – £3150 towards instrument purchase for our learner band
- Infineum – £500 towards the setup of our learner band
- Anonymous (a local couple) – £50 towards instrument purchase
- JEK Software Support – £150 towards instrument purchase
- The Chiropractic Clinic, Broadway, Didcot – a generous cash donation
- RWE nPower – £1000 towards instrument purchase
- Sainsburys Didcot – £20 gift voucher
- OpenYourDiary.com – Website development and hosting
- Anonymous (a Didcot-based business) – £150 – Tuition for young players
- Dave Smith Photography – Music Sponsor
- Calnan Brothers – £50 towards tuition for young players
2011
- Research Insight – £500 towards instrument renovation and purchase
- The Blewbury Players – £500 for the Step Up band
- The Blewbury Village Society – £500 for the Step Up band
- The Blewbury Festival – £500 for the Step Up band
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