An insight ino the lives and minds of some of the Band members - more to follow....
   
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  Name: Martin Dickerson
 
  DOB: 5/2/64
 
  Favourite Food: Curry, Spag Bol
 
  Embarassing Moment: Sitting in front of a (very hot) space heater on board The Global Mariner in London. Not only did I begin to turn the colour of a lobster, my Baritone became so hot the tuning was at least a semi-tone sharp despite pulling out every single tuning slide. The ship subsequently sunk, but that's another story.  
  Pets: Zoe the cat  
  Hobbies: Writing my journal (Blogging), running
 
  Favourite Music: A wide variety including a dubious attraction to "Atomic Kitten"
 
 

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  Name: James Pooley
 
  DOB: 3/9/96
 
  Favourite Food: fish and chips
 
  Embarassing Moment: kissing an iron when I was 4  
  Pets: 1 dog 2 cats
 
  Hobbies:football
 
  Favourite Music: brass band and jazz
 
 

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  Name: Ian Marshall
 
  DOB: 5th Oct 1969
 
  Favourite Food: Anything
 
  Embarassing Moment:  
  Pets: 3 kids & 2 goldfish.....recommend the goldfish!!
 
  Hobbies:Clubbing ...... Golf, that is! Also enjoy getting very sweaty and breathless........must give up the 5-a-side footie!!
 
  Favourite Music: Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen & The Kingdom Triumphant by Eric Ball
 
 

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  Name: Karen 'Woodblock' Griffiths  
  DOB: Do you mind? I'm a Lady  
  Favourite Food: Sauerkraut, Knodels + Mettwurst  
  Embarassing Moment: Shortly after I joined the band I was surprised to be invited to play in the National Mineworkers Brass Band concert in Blackpool. My excitement was short lived when I was told I would in fact be the third percussionist, my initial instructions were to play all bars marked for woodblock, triangle and what appeared to be a huge gong type thing. This was soon modified when it was discovered that my percussive abilities were somewhat lacking. By the day of the contest my duties had be reduced to two solitary bars on woodblock. I think everyone there agreed that I put in a fine display on the one bar. I managed to play in the heat of battle  
  Pets: Steve and the kids  
  Hobbies: When???  
  Favourite Music: Must be 50's and 60's  
  Comments: When I win the lottery I'm going to buy the best band room in Britain with ensuite concert hall.  
     
   
  Name: Helen Rose
 
  DOB: 18.04.1980 Younger than Ian!!  
  Favourite Food: Lots  
 

Embarassing Moment:Too many to mention...although trying to fly down a
flight of stairs with tesco carrier bags is a good one to mention.

 
  Pets: 2 dogs, 2 guinea pigs (both fat) and a giant dwarf lop eared
bunny....work that one out.
 
  Hobbies: Drumming of course but mainly pubs
 
  Favourite Music:
 
 

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  Name: Nigel Bogue  
  DOB: 7/05/1962  
  Favourite Food: Chinese  
  Embarassing Moment: Running after the Staff Band Royal Marines on the Lord Mayors Parade and being snapped by the tabloid press  
  Pets: Mad rabbit  
  Hobbies: Running  
  Favourite Music: Heavy Metal  
  Comments: Does anyone know of any good head polish?  
     
  Name: Amy Shepherd
 
  DOB: 12/05/87
 
  Favourite Food: strawberry cheescake!
 
  Embarassing Moment: ummmm, way too many to even comment on. don't go
there!
 
  Pets: two goldfish and 4 old hamsters, they should be popping their cloggs
soon though
 
  Hobbies: salsa dancling, playing in NYBB and watching v. good films like snatch and fight club
 
  Favourite Music: anything I can sing along to really loudly, Queens of the Stoneage or Busted im afraid rank very highly on my list
 
 

Comments: Please can i have a new picture on the website, as i look like
poo. thankyou Alan!

 
     
  Name: Phil Linkin  
  DOB: 29/12/1965  
  Favourite Food: Everything dead  
  Embarassing Moment: Never had one yet  
  Pets: 3 cats, 2 dogs, 1 rabbit, 8 hens, 8 ducks, 1 grandad and 2 kids.  
  Hobbies: Drowning worms (fishing)  
  Favourite Music: Pink Floyd  
 

Comments: Nothing clean

 
     
  Name: Lucy Lockwood
 
  DOB: 01/07/1976
 
  Favourite Food: Anything but swede
 
  Embarassing Moment: Picture the scene: In a very large nightclub in Birmingham on a final farewell thing. I had had the obligatory lots of lemonades and thought it might be an appropriate time to show my breasts to my mates. Little did I know that I was photographed...the image was projected onto the largest screen I have ever seen and suddenly I felt myself getting a few stares, looked up and yup my breasts there for all and sundry!!!NOT ONE OF MY BEST MOMENTS.

 
  Pets: A very annoying thing called Kimberley
 
  Hobbies: eating, talking and drinking
 
  Favourite Music:  
 

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  Name: mick sole
 
  DOB: 01/09/1950  
  Favourite Food: Everything dead most things , but dislike garlic....................
 
  Embarassing Moment: starting playing again after a break of 20-odd
years...........it don't come easy folks........
 
  Pets: none anymore....
 
  Hobbies: music, fishing, watching football,
 
  Favourite Music: anything providing i can hear the words and it has some semblence of a tune..  
 

Comments: I think this web site is wonderful, and you can pay me next
practice alan.

 
     
  Name: Mr T R Umpet
 
  DOB: 18/01/1966  
  Favourite Food: My wife's home cooking (lobster thermadore)
 
  Embarassing Moment: Far too many to mention!
 
  Pets: Slug (for balancing)
 
  Hobbies: sheep, feet, balancing (of slugs and on shoes), pvc Favourite
 
  Favourite Music: Anything except Country and Western or Bagpipes!  
 

Comments: Best piece of musical advice I've ever been given:

"Don't C***-up the easy bits"

Worst piece of advice I've ever been given:

"Don't worry, no-one will find out"

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Name: Kim Atkins  
  DOB: 18/02/1982
 
  Favourite Food: everything!
 
  Embarassing Moment: when i met Robbie Fowler in a bar in leeds.
Picturethe scene: was a little intoxicated in a very trendy bar and robbie fowler walks in. I say to my friend penny, "lets go and say hello". so we pretend that it is my 21st bday and go up to him. Robbie is surrounded by beautiful women and champagne, but pen and i fight through the crowds, and pen says in a rather cool way, "alright robbie, hows its going?" robbie then replies "alright mate" ... so far so good. Pen then says "its my mate kim's bday today" so robbie goes to me "happy bday mate" i, in a rather drunk way forget how to speak and reply "happy, happy, happy" topped off with a slight stutter. Pen then drags me away, and from that moment on, i swore never to talk to a famous person ever again.
 
  Pets: lucy
 
  Hobbies: band camp
 
  Favourite Music: brass band!!!
 
 

Comments: hope everyone is well? in sydney at the moment and its freezing!
Loving it though, this city is great. seen a lot of the bars though which is a bit worrying! Staying on a mates sofa from home at the moment which is good cos Syndey is v expensive so cut down on the spending money on rent!

the binoculars came up a right treat on sat. We went to watch the Warathas
vs the Highlanders rugby match. Not known for my love of rugby everyone was throughly supprised that i enjoyed the game so much. Little did they know that i was using the binouclars to stare at the men warming up!! Apperently there was some great tries!!!
Anyways must go, but love to you all, Kimboxx

 
     
   
  Name: Ian Thomas  
  DOB: 25/01/1963  
  Favourite Food: Anything dead  
  Embarassing Moment: joining this band.  
  Pets: Phil Linkin  
  Hobbies: Drinking, eating. Looking after John Ainley on nights out. (Waste of time!!)  
  Favourite Music: Anything except Country and Western  
  Comments: I would just like to say what a good job Alan has made of this website and if he can still come and help me with my computer that would be even better.  
     
  Name: Paul 'Riggo' Richardson  
  DOB: 02/10/1953  
  Favourite Food: Foreign Dishes  
  Embarassing Moment: Falling off my chair playing cello at a bankers dinner at the Great Hall, Exeter. Strings had snapped.  
  Pets: One Cat  
  Hobbies: Football Refereeing - Class 1  

Favourite Music: Anything but Country and Western.

 
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  Name: Sarah Vinall  
  DOB: 25/05/1963  
  Favourite Food: Curry/Chocolate - not together!! and red wine by the bottle,  
  Embarassing Moment: Getting a 4" stiletto heel caught in a pavement and having to step out shoe, kneel down to try to remove heal from pavement whilst being wathched by a whole crowd of gazing, lary builders from scaffolding above!! (when I was 21)!!  
  Pets: Sexy long legged Robin (in garden) + husband!  
  Hobbies:  
  Favourite Music: NOT JAZZ (that's elevator music). Soul & 60's.  
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  Name: Steve (Eric Sykes) Griffiths  
  DOB: Not saying but Acker Bilk was number 1 !!  
  Favourite Food: Steak, Chips and the smallest peas available.  
  Embarassing Moment: I once had to fly to Holland on business and a plane was sent just for me. the pilot said I could sit anywhere I wanted and went off to do his pre-flight checks. I picked a great seat in the cockpit but it didn't last. It turned out to be the pilot's seat! Spoilsport!  
  Pets: 'Monty' the Jack Russell.  
  Hobbies: Nude snowboarding, Extreme Chess
  Favourite Music: I have a wide range oflikes and have allsorts in my CD collection from Didgeridoo music to Wagner. Pride of my collection is probably the 'Les Dawson plays Bach' CD.  
  Comments: I would like to make it clear that I did not vote for the current govrnment.  
     
  Name: Nick Ainley  
  DOB: 24/4/1988  
  Favourite Food: Curry  
  Embarassing Moment:  
  Pets: 1 dog, 2 cats and my dad John Ainley  
  Hobbies: Extreme Kayaking and Mountain biking  
  Favourite Music: Anything really, but would have to be a mixture of SKA, punk or trance  
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  Name: Mark Allen  
  DOB: 12/07/1971  
  Favourite Food: Curry!!  
  Embarassing Moment: Near arrest after doing a swan dive in the Marina fountain, Torquay. (drunk and disorderly). But they were so impressed they let me off!!  
  Pets: two cats  
  Hobbies: Chess, films, poetry. Cliff rescue.  
  Favourite Music: John Williams (Not to play). Dido. There is good in every generation.  
  Comments: Ambition to get half the notes at the right pitch and the other half in the right order.  
     
  Name: Sue Holland  
  DOB: 13/02/1956  
  Favourite Food: Roast Beef  
  Embarassing Moment:  
  Pets:  
  Hobbies: No Time  
  Favourite Music: George Micheal,Amy Winehouse  
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  Name: Alan Langley  
  DOB: 12/12/1963  
  Favourite Food: Indian  
  Embarassing Moment: On the packed morning train to London, after a hectic weekend. I must have dozed off - woke myself up snoring and realised by head was resting on the person next to me - and I was dribbling. Couldn't wait to get off!!  
  Pets: Two black cats - Winnie and Nelson. Named after the Mandela's  
  Hobbies: Kids chauffeur, Hazel's wine waiter!!  
  Favourite Music: That one that goes da, da da, de dun de da - you know the one.  
  Comments: This is a very, very good website.  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
   
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