Annual Camp & Tours

Every year band members take part in a camp which allows them to rehearse parades and music for performance, as well as travel throughout the World. In recent years, the annual camp has been held in the following places:

2007 - Australia
2006 - RAF Uxbridge
2005 - Jersey
2004 - Canada

'Exercise Ku-Ring-Gai' from 14-30 November 2007 saw the Band and Corps of Drums travel to Australia for the first time in their history. The musicians performed at a number of both public and private engagements, and all involved had a fantastic time and had the opportunity for some social activities during the tour. For photos from the tour, please click the photos below.

The first week of camp was spent rehearsing for the 160BDE Beating Retreat in Brecon on 22 June, and future concerts under the leadership of their new Bandmaster, WO1 Baldwin. The band were fortunate to use the excellent facilities of the RAF Central Band at the Headquarters in Uxbridge for what was a very successful week in which the band achieved a high musical standard with a high degree of enjoyment.

Photos from the rehearsals at RAF Uxbridge and Brecon are shown below.

Whilst rehearsing in Brecon, the Band was watched by a group of children from Cilffriw Primary School in Neath, who were on a visit to the South Wales Borderers Museum in the Barracks to study World War II. The Bandmaster invited the children, and their teacher Mrs Jones, to march along with the Band.