Royston Town Band

Royston Town Band is a brass band

Brass band (British style)

A British-style brass band is a musical ensemble comprising a standardised range of brass and percussion instruments. The modern form of the brass band in the United Kingdom dates back to the 19th century, with a vibrant tradition of competition based around local industry and communities...

 founded in the mid-19th century in Royston

Royston, Hertfordshire

Royston is a town and civil parish in the District of North Hertfordshire and county of Hertfordshire in England.It is situated on the Greenwich Meridian, which brushes the towns western boundary, and at the northernmost apex of the county on the same latitude of towns such as Milton Keynes and...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 as the Royston Volunteer Band. At a time when the population of Royston was less than 3,000, such an organisation was regarded as an integral part of local life. As one of the oldest bands in the area, the band has a rich history, and there are members of the current band whose family connections extend back four generations.

Notable former members

Notable former members of the band include:

• Alison Balsom
  Alison Balsom
  Alison Louise Balsom is an English trumpet soloist.-Early life:Balsom was born in Hertfordshire. She attended the Tannery Drift Primary School, then the Greneway Middle School and the Meridian School, all in Royston, Hertfordshire...
  
  
• Harry Mortimer
  Harry Mortimer
  Harry Mortimer OBE was an English composer and conductor who specialised in brass band music.Born in Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, his father was conductor Fred Mortimer . Fred taught Harry and his brothers Rex and Alex to play the cornet, and also composition. Later he was taught by William Rimmer...
  
  
• Becky Smith of Bones Apart
  Bones Apart
  Bones Apart is an English all-female trombone quartet. The group formed in 1999 at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. As of 2008, the group includes Becky Smith, Lorna McDonald, Jayne Murrill, and Helen Vollam...