Five members of the percussion section were invited to provide a Drum Corps at the National St. George’s Day event in Windsor in April. Prior to the event the team got the chance to meet Chief Scout Bear Grylls…
Awards Concert 2018
At our Annual Concert, the band members achievements were recognised with the presentation of various awards including the Band Member of the Year and the Geoff Mynott Memorial Award for Endeavour…
Lord Mayor’s Show 2018
The Band were honored to be asked to take part once again in the Lord Mayor’s Show through the streets of the City of London. As float number 49 , we entertained the thousands of crowds lining the three mile procession, as well as millions watching us live on BBC1! …
The Band at the Battle of Flowers/North Show in Guernsey!
Royal Appointment for the Band!
On Sunday 12th June, 51 excited and nervous members of the Kingston & Malden Scout & Guide Band headed into London at 6.30am to prepare to take part in The Patron’s Lunch celebrations. With band members as young as 9 years old taking part it was set to be a day to remember. The Patron’s…
Unveiling the new Scout memorial
The band was delighted to be invited to send a (very!) small group of players to join a massed Scout band at the opening of the new Scout Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire. The initial idea for the memorial came about 5 years ago from a group of Birmingham Explorer Scouts who…
Walking the Marsden March!
The Marsden March is a 14-mile or a 5-mile sponsored walk between The Royal Marsden’s hospitals in Chelsea and Sutton. Over the last six years this event has raised over £7.5 million to help build a future beyond cancer. We’ve been supporting the Marsden March over the last few years by cheering on the walkers…
K&M invade Paris!
Kingston & Malden S&G Band travelled across the Channel last weekend to perform at Disneyland Paris. 46 members of the Band were proud to fly the flag for the UK at the popular resort and marched down Disney’s Main Street prior to the main Disney Parade. Cheered on by thousands of visitors in the Park,…
A summer weekend on the Isle of Wight
Last weekend saw a return visit to our friends at the Wight Diamonds Marching Band – the two bands joined together to take part in the Illuminated Carnival Parade in Shanklin. The carnival on the Saturday evening, which starts and finishes in Shanklin Old Village, was made up of floats from all over the Island…
Awards Night 2015
Wow – what a night! Our annual awards night is a chance to celebrate the achievements of our young people and it was pleasure to have 38 on stage supported by 18 adult helpers and instructors – a total of 56 playing members (with a few more unable to to be with us due to…