The Katikati Concert Band is celebrating 125 years with a concert at the Katikati Hall this weekend.
The band was originally formed in 1892 as a fife and drum band before morphing into a brass band in the mid-1930s, and eventually a concert band in 1988.
The band plays many styles of music and performs at several events in the district such as Anzac Day services and Christmas parades, as well as visits to rest homes, local concerts, and regular attendance at competitions. This year the band attended the Pohlen Cup in Matamata and received a Gold award.
Players come from Bethlehem to Paeroa and meet in the Art Room at the Katikati Memorial Hall on Thursday evenings from 7-9pm.
The band is always looking for new members and would welcome any former players who have moved to the district and would like to pick up an instrument again. For more information phone Len 027 631 0016 or Marie 07 863 5324.
To celebrate its 125th anniversary the band will be putting on a concert in the Katikati Hall on Saturday, August 26 from 2-3pm. Entry is by gold coin donation.
If there are any former players who would like to join the band for the concert there is a rehearsal at 10am.