London Band & Drill Competition

The Band & Drill competitions are held on the same day and provide opportunities for bands, teams, individuals, colour parties and drill squads to show off their abilities, with the event being the result of months of preparation and hard work locally.

The competitions for the 2023/24 session will take place on Saturday 23rd March 2024 from 1:30pm to 5:30pm at Christ Church Uxbridge, Redford Way, Belmont Road, Uxbridge, UB8 1SZ (see location here).

Competition Information

Further information can be found in the following documents:

• Competition rules
• Test pieces for band, team and individual competitions
• Test papers for drill and colour competitions

Audio files

Audio versions of the test pieces are available as follows, in alphabetical order:

• Anchor Hymn
• Battalion Beat
• Beatty – Full band / 1st bugle* / Percussion
• Drum Quickstep (6/8 time) No. 4
• Fall In
• Grenadiers – Bell Lyre / Side Drum
• Retreat
• Warning for Parade

* The 1st bugle recording for Beatty has 8 bars of silence in the middle where the drum solo would be.

Although these files are true to the music scores, please do bear in mind that they are computer-generated.

Submit an Entry

To submit an entry or if you have any questions, please contact Tom Boorman on tom.boorman@boys-brigade.org.uk. Entries should be submitted no later than Saturday 16th March 2024.