1925

The Crystal Palace Contest on September 26th saw the Band achieve Third Prize in the Grand Shield, Second Section, on the formidable test piece “Life Divine.”

But 1925 was most notable for the Band’s engagement of one week at the Wembley Exhibition, the administration of which involved the local MP William Lunn. He had won a Gold Medal playing the Euphonium with the Band in 1893 and was a great supporter and eventual President of the Band. The photograph of 1925 includes William Lunn MP and the players are wearing the uniforms which were new that year (the white cap-tops apparently being a novelty which did not prove popular). Taken almost half way through the Band’s history, this picture shows many long serving members, the older ones in touch with the Band’s very earliest years and some younger members who are today’s veterans still attending contests as knowledgeable spectators.