Traditional Youth Marching Bands Association
| Formation | 1983 |
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| Purpose | Promotion of youth marching bands |
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| Website |
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The Traditional Youth Marching Bands Association (TYMBA) is an organization related to marching bands in the United Kingdom.
It was formed in 1983 by a few like-minded friends who felt there was a need for an organisation to cater specifically for youth bands, which project a traditional British image and adopt a British military style of drill.
Objectives
- To advance the education and training of young people and their leaders in all aspects of traditional banding.
- To stimulate public awareness, appreciation and enjoyment of traditional banding.
- To bring together member bands and undertake the performance of marching band music for the enjoyment of the public.
For more than 30 years TYMBA has been the home of the traditional youth marching band movement across the UK. Through training, competitions and other events we work to advance the education of young people through music.
http://www.tymba.org/about-us/
Organizational structure
TYMBA is run by its own members, who together, decide what they want from the association. A national committee is elected annually to manage the affairs of TYMBA. Our regional structure allows bands in each geographical region, South, Midlands and North, to meet regularly and feedback ideas and comments to the national committee through the regional meetings. The current chairman is Carl Nelson.
Current Committee
Carl Nelson – Chairman
Andy Downton – Vice Chairman and Communications & Marketing
Steph Cottrell – Secretary
Dave Wood – Treasurer
Sam Hewitt – Membership Secretary
Joanna Nelson – Head of Contesting
Ian Fazakerley – Official Photographer
Julie McKay
Dale King
Martin Rapley
Ade Evans
Current President
Stuart Warmington
Cpl Bugler HM Royal Marines Corps of Drums
Head of Marching at the British Drum Co.
Bands classes
Currently TYMBA membership stands at 12 bands, divided into three competition classes, as of 2017.
Contest Class
Grafton District Scout Band
Kings Norton Youth Marching Band
TS Alacrity JCC
Championship Class
Biggleswade Sea Cadets
3rd Davyhulme Scout & Guide Band
5th Leek Scout & Guide Band
Syston Scout & Guide Band
Spen Valley Scout & Guide Band
National Class
Alderley District Scout Band
Rhyl Youth Marching Band
Thurmaston Marching Brass
Wirral Sound
Performing in the Open Class
Stone Scout & Guide Band
Not Competing/Unclassified
17th Tonbridge Scout and Guide Band
Sandhurst & District Corps of Drums
Haverettes All Girls Marching Band