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	[[File:Bm otter ~~thumb~~.jpg\|50px\|link=Geoff Otter\|middle\|Bandmaster Geoff Otter]]		[[File:Bm otter.jpg\|50px\|link=Geoff Otter\|middle\|Bandmaster Geoff Otter]]
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	~~A great honour was bestowed upon~~ the ~~Band~~ in March 1979 ~~when they~~ were chosen		When Her Majesty the Queen and Prince Philip visited Bournemouth in March 1979 the Band were accorded the great honour of being chosen to play for the visit.
	to play for the visit ~~to Bournemouth of Her Majesty the Queen and Prince Philip~~.
	Assembled in Madeira Road, the band played for two hours while the Royal couple		Assembled in Madeira Road, the band played for two hours while the Royal couple
	visited the police station and had a walkabout but, due to the vast crowds, few		visited the police station and had a walkabout but, due to the vast crowds, few

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	was the Band's second recording, produced in both record and cassette form in 1985, and featuring only marches and marching songs. Extracts from these records have often been featured by the local radio stations - 2CR and Radio Solent - but the band has also made a number of recordings especially for the BBC, being		was the Band's second recording, produced in both record and cassette form in 1985, and featuring only marches and marching songs. Extracts from these records have often been featured by the local radio stations - 2CR and Radio Solent - but the band has also made a number of recordings especially for the BBC, being
	featured more than once on Radio 2's <font class="historytitle">Listen to the Band</font> and <font class="historytitle">Bandstand</font> on Radio 3.		featured more than once on Radio 2's <font class="historytitle">Listen to the Band</font> and <font class="historytitle">Bandstand</font> on Radio 3.

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			[[File:Bandstand recording.jpg\|link={{filepath:Bandstand recording.jpg}}\|BBC Bandstand recording 1984]]

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	A great honour was bestowed upon the Band in March 1979 when they were chosen		A great honour was bestowed upon the Band in March 1979 when they were chosen

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	The Boscombe New Building scheme also prompted the Band to produce its first cassette in March 1983. Recorded at the Bournemouth studios of Two Counties Radio, the cassette took its title <font class="historytitle">Fisherman's Walk</font> from Kenneth Downie's march and featured a wide range of brass and vocal music, including <font class="historytitle">Daystar</font>, <font class="historytitle">Glory</font> and <font class="historytitle">Brooklyn		The Boscombe New Building scheme also prompted the Band to produce its first cassette in March 1983. Recorded at the Bournemouth studios of Two Counties Radio, the cassette took its title <font class="historytitle">Fisherman's Walk</font> from Kenneth Downie's march and featured a wide range of brass and vocal music, including <font class="historytitle">Daystar</font>, <font class="historytitle">Glory</font> and <font class="historytitle">Brooklyn
	Citadel</font>. Eric Ball's specially written meditation <font class="historytitle">Brantwood</font> was also included, together with solos played by Roland Wright (cornet) and Graham Lawrence (euphonium).		Citadel</font>. Eric Ball's specially written meditation <font class="historytitle">Brantwood</font> was also included, together with solos played by [[Roland Wright]] (cornet) and Graham Lawrence (euphonium).

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	[[category:Geoff Otter]]		[[category:Geoff Otter]]
	Believing in the philosophy <font class="historyinlinequote">a busy band is a happy band</font> Geoff Otter was always pleased for the band to take part in musical festivals, especially when they resulted in funds being raised for various charities. A festival in aid of Cancer Research in June 1976 was the first of many such programmes given by the band and succeeded in raising £100.		Believing in the philosophy <font class="historyinlinequote">a busy band is a happy band</font> Geoff Otter was always pleased for the band to take part in musical festivals, especially when they resulted in funds being raised for various charities. A festival in aid of Cancer Research in June 1976 was the first of many such programmes given by the band and succeeded in raising £100.

	Other beneficiaries of Band festivals have included the Women's Free Church Council, Rotary Clubs, Boscombe Hospital, the MacMillan unit, the Leslie Condon Trust, the Bournemouth project (for the care of drug dependants), Cheshire Homes, several local churches, nine candidates for the Salvation Army's International Training College, and Boscombe Corps' own New Building fund.

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			Other beneficiaries of Band festivals have included the Women's Free Church Council, Rotary Clubs, Boscombe Hospital, the MacMillan unit, the Leslie Condon Trust, the Bournemouth project (for the care of drug dependants), Cheshire Homes, several local churches, nine candidates for the Salvation Army's International Training College, and Boscombe Corps' own New Building fund.

	To commemorate the Queen's Jubilee, the Band gave a <font class="historytitle">Celebration</font> festival in the Punshon Memorial Church.		To commemorate the Queen's Jubilee, the Band gave a <font class="historytitle">Celebration</font> festival in the Punshon Memorial Church.

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	Other beneficiaries of Band festivals have included the Women's Free Church Council, Rotary Clubs, Boscombe Hospital, the MacMillan unit, the Leslie Condon Trust, the Bournemouth project (for the care of drug dependants), Cheshire Homes, several local churches, nine candidates for the Salvation Army's International Training College, and Boscombe Corps' own New Building fund.		Other beneficiaries of Band festivals have included the Women's Free Church Council, Rotary Clubs, Boscombe Hospital, the MacMillan unit, the Leslie Condon Trust, the Bournemouth project (for the care of drug dependants), Cheshire Homes, several local churches, nine candidates for the Salvation Army's International Training College, and Boscombe Corps' own New Building fund.

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	[[File:HoY Show.jpg\|link={{filepath:HoY Show.jpg}}\|Horse of the Year Show]]		[[File:HoY Show.jpg\|link={{filepath:HoY Show.jpg}}\|Horse of the Year Show]]

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	Other beneficiaries of Band festivals have included the Women's Free Church Council, Rotary Clubs, Boscombe Hospital, the MacMillan unit, the Leslie Condon Trust, the Bournemouth project (for the care of drug dependants), Cheshire Homes, several local churches, nine candidates for the Salvation Army's International Training College, and Boscombe Corps' own New Building fund.		Other beneficiaries of Band festivals have included the Women's Free Church Council, Rotary Clubs, Boscombe Hospital, the MacMillan unit, the Leslie Condon Trust, the Bournemouth project (for the care of drug dependants), Cheshire Homes, several local churches, nine candidates for the Salvation Army's International Training College, and Boscombe Corps' own New Building fund.

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			[[File:HoY Show.jpg\|link={{filepath:HoY Show.jpg}}\|Horse of the Year Show]]

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	To commemorate the Queen's Jubilee, the Band gave a <font class="historytitle">Celebration</font> festival in the Punshon Memorial Church.		To commemorate the Queen's Jubilee, the Band gave a <font class="historytitle">Celebration</font> festival in the Punshon Memorial Church.

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	To commemorate the Queen's Jubilee, the Band gave a <font class="historytitle">Celebration</font> festival in the Punshon Memorial Church.		To commemorate the Queen's Jubilee, the Band gave a <font class="historytitle">Celebration</font> festival in the Punshon Memorial Church.

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	~~[[File:Easter march.jpg\|link={{filepath:Easter march.jpg}}\|Easter March]]~~

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	Bournemouth Evening Echo, 21st June 1977		Bournemouth Evening Echo, 21st June 1977

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			[[File:Easter march.jpg\|link={{filepath:Easter march.jpg}}\|Easter March]]

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	To commemorate the Queen's Jubilee, the Band gave a <font class="historytitle">Celebration</font> festival in the Punshon Memorial Church.		To commemorate the Queen's Jubilee, the Band gave a <font class="historytitle">Celebration</font> festival in the Punshon Memorial Church.

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			[[File:Easter march.jpg\|link={{filepath:Easter march.jpg}}\|Easter March]]

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	The Band were further honoured by appearances in two major London festivals.		The Band were further honoured by appearances in two major London festivals.
	At the Royal Festival Hall, 8th October 1980, they shared the platform with bands fron Derby Central, Ilford and Belfast Temple, and played Ray Steadman-Allen's <font class="historytitle">Daystar</font> and at the Bandmaster's Councils festival held in the Royal Albert Hall, 2nd June 1984, they featured another of this composer's major works - <font class="historytitle">The Holy		At the Royal Festival Hall, 8th October 1980, they shared the platform with bands fron Derby Central, Ilford and Belfast Temple, and played Ray Steadman-Allen's <font class="historytitle">Daystar</font> and at the Bandmaster's Councils festival held in the Royal Albert Hall, 2nd June 1984, they featured another of this composer's major works - <font class="historytitle">The Holy
	War</font>		War</font>.

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