Pre-2000 Photographs

These photographs were all taken during the 1980’s and 90’s.

1981

1982

1982

This was photograph was taken at the Coach House Restaurant in Ballasalla on the 27th July 1981 at a function to celebrate the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer.

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Cornets

Basses
Baritones
Euphonium
Horns
Trombones
Percussion

- Major Thirtle,
- Rodney Evans, Ian Cooil, Herbie Crosbie, Pat Collins, Frank Briars,  Arthur Christian,
  Ralph Teare, Johnny Blue
- Henry Mylchreest, Ashley Qualtrough, Alan Costain, Lawrence Maddrell
- Simon Court, Edwin Cubbon
- George Kewley
- Ashley Qualtrough, Alan Costain
- Willie Kneale, David Costain
- Chris Lamb

In this photograph the band can be seen playing on a float on Douglas promenade taking part in the Douglas Carnival on 22nd August 1982. This was an occasion when the majority of the bands on the island would all take part in the same event.

Here the band can be seen on the pier in Douglas welcoming home troops from the Falklands War on the 4th September 1982

Left to right - Pat Collins, Rodney Evans, Herbie Crosbie, Arthur Christian,
                   Peter Cubbon, Major ‘Tommy’ Thirtle, Ralph Teare, John Moore,
                   Ashley Qualtrough, George Kewley,