Watford Band

While the football club is languishing in the Championship, one team from Watford is enjoying some success.

Watford Band, who were promoted to the third tier of the UK national brass band league tables in March, secured the runners-up prize at the Leicestershire Brass Band Associations contest this weekend.

Playing Stuart Pullin's Haydock Variations, they produced an excellent performance to beat off some tough competition to claim second place.
Conducted by their musical director, Richard Graves, the band's performance was described as “musical and well presented”.

Over 30 band members took part in the competition and the band came away with a grand shield and £150 in prize money.

2008 has been an extremely successful year for Richard Graves and the band. In March the band were awarded 5th place at the National Area Championships which gave them promotion to the third tier of the brass band movement. Richard Graves, musical director is now looking forward to 2009 when he will lead the band to greater heights. This is the first time in the band's history it has reached the third tier.