Contesting Success. We are a lively and ambitious brass band, founded in 2017. In March 2023 we were awarded first place in The London and Southern Counties Regionals, were promoted to 3rd Section in January 2024 and in March 2024 we were declared Champions in our first 3rd Section Regionals Contest. 2026 brings us up to the Second Section with 3 years in a row attending the National Finals! We cannot wait for the challenges this will bring and are looking forward to working harder than ever before.
PWBB Concert Brass Band. Due to our increasing success, we want to promote brass playing in the local area and we founded a new band, the Putney & Wimbledon Concert Brass Band, in April 2026. This runs in addition to our main band and allows those who are learning a brass instrument, those who haven’t played for a while and those that play but enjoy performing in concerts without the pressure of competitions to come together and play together! We have many experienced players in the band, including music teachers and we want the Concert Brass Band to be a supportive and encouraging environment for brass playing.
If you are interested in joining the main band or our concert band, please see our contact us page.
Derek Broadbent. In addition to weekly rehearsals it has been our great privilege to enjoy an annual workshop with the renowned arranger of brass band music Derek Broadbent. Derek, who is a keen and loyal supporter of PWBB, was the resident conductor of the Black Dyke Mills Band and the Brighouse & Rastrick Band and his many wonderful arrangements for brass include their ‘chart-topping’ success – The Floral Dance.
Since our founding in 2017 we have raised funds for or in other ways supported the following causes:
- Guide Dogs for the Blind association, Wimbledon & District Branch
- The Mayor of Merton’s charities, including Colour House Theatre and Friends of St Helier
- Wimbledon Guild
- Action for Children
- The Alexandra Wimbledon’s free Christmas lunches for those alone at Christmas
- Housing for Women
- National Childbirth Trust
- High View Primary School
- Wimbledon Chase Primary School PTA
- Amber Trust … providing musical opportunities for blind and partially sighted children
- MIND
- CARAS Supporting people of refugee and asylum seeking background who live in SW London
