Kidsgrove Scouts were formed in 1910 and are a non-profit making organization. The
Drum & Bugle Corps associated with Kidsgrove Scouts is affiliated with all the major Drum Corps
organizations in the UK, being a DCUK member for over a decade and a founder member of BYBA.
Comprised of 40 members, ranging from 10 years to 25 years old, the Corps performed last year on the
DCUK circuit finishing 5th in the National Finals, at two BYBA shows and at the National Scout and Guide
championships taking 1st place in the Showband class.
DCUK was formed in 1980 with a format similar to Drum Corps International (DCI) in the United
States, which features bands playing music that integrates jazz, classical and pop using a wide range
of multi-valve brass horns and sophisticated drums and percussion instruments. The Corps are now an
established DCUK Corps performing five or six competition shows during the summer months and
regularly finishing in the top eight at the annual DCUK championship finals. Since joining DCUK the Corps has increasingly developed an innovative approach to its performances
with the emphasis on entertainment. In recent years the Corps have concentrated on playing big band
jazz with the dual objectives of stretching the performers and providing a crowd pleasing show.
Check out the history page for more details.
Anyone wishing to take part in this innovative activity is welcome to attend the regular Corps
rehearsals held on Tuesday evenings 7:00pm until 9:30pm at: The two images below link to maps providing directions to the Kidsgrove Scouts HQ. The image on
the left is a map of Stoke on Trent indicating junctions 15 & 16 of the M6 and the image on the
right is a map of the Kidsgrove area indicating the location of the HQ.
The Kidsgrove Scouts HQ
Burke Hall Scout Centre
The Avenue
Kidsgrove
Staffordshire
or email the webmaster Steven Cresswell for more
details.
Corps Director: John Swindells
Show Co-ordinator: Rob Swindells
Brass: Tez Smith (arranger and instructor)
Percussion: Phil Brown (arranger and instructor)
Colour guard: Joanne Boulton (instructor)
Visual:
Rob
Swindells
Contacts
If
you wish to be added to the contacts list e-mail Steven Cresswell.
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