1937

Less contesting and concert work but again a BBC broadcast and two separate weeks at Weymouth, when the fee in May was £135 but increased to £260 in August when more money was spent on lodgings and better payments were given to the Bandsmen.

Big Bagley recollects that the visit to Weymouth in May was for the Coronation celebrations and he remembers the marvellous sight of 212 warships in the bay illuminated at night.

Wives and families accompanied the August visit to Weymouth.

The Belle Vue September contest was attended, and local appearances included the opening of Rothwell Park in September.