Cockermouth Mechanics Brass Band

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Non competing - we welcome all players to join us at rehearsals and take part in concerts and local events.

Contact secy on 07802231967 [email protected]
Charitable Incorporated Organisation No. 1190644 We rehearse in the Friends Meeting House, Kirkgate, Cockermouth on Thursday at 7.25pm
The Apprentice Band meets on Mondays at 4.15pm in the Upstairs church room at Lorton Street Methodist Church

08/11/2026

A pleasure for the band to do our Remembrance Day duty today: ‘True and Trusty’ march, hymns at the Cenotaph and The Last Post played by Peter MacGibbon.

Jean Dixon laid the poppy wreath on behalf of the band.

We will remember them.

08/11/2026

Wonderful write up from our very own John Wilson, our band Librarian and all-round superstar:

Holme Cultram Abbey, dating back to 1150 as a Cistercian monastery was the beautiful setting for tonight's concert with Cockermouth Mechanics Band. The concert celebrated Armistice Day, our season of entertainment at Cumbrian Agricultural shows, Dolly Parton and Last Night of the Proms. Excellent concert with exceptional solo performances from Eleanor (euphonium - "Benedictus" from The Armed Man mass for peace), Rebecca and Peter (cornets - "Meditation on St Clements"), and Joseph (tenor horn - "Never Enough" from The Greatest Show on Earth).

With many thanks to our guests, Paul on Baritone and John Marcangelo on Percussion.

Photos courtesy of John Wilson and our President, Joe Fagan. Music: Meditation on St Clements.

See you again soon! We are now rehearsing for… 🎄🥳🎄🥳🎄

23/10/2026

🔊Turn up the volume to hear an excerpt from rehearsal! We’re working hard for our upcoming concert at Holme Cultram Abbey 🎶🎺🎵🪊

Saturday 7 November 7.00pm

You can buy tickets (£10) on the door or prebook on:
01697 361224 or 01697 361113

We can’t wait see you there! Music from our summer showstoppers, Remembrance classics, and Last Night of the Proms. All in the beautiful setting of Holme Cultram ⛪️

30/09/2026

🪊🎵 We’re pleased to share news of a special concert where we’re playing a selection of our summer showstoppers, music for Remembrance, and highlights from Last Night of the Proms.

📍Abbeytown, Holme Cultram Abbey
📅 Saturday 7 November
⏰ 7pm
🎟️ £10 on the door or by phoning:
01697 361224 or 01697 361113

☕️ Refreshments and raffle

We look forward to seeing you there! 🎶🎺

Photo description: poster of the event as per this post.

02/09/2026

And a brass band! 🎵🎺🎶🪊🥁🥳

Playing at the church service at 12pm and then full concert from 1pm onwards. See you there!

📢 One week until Show day!!!

🎪🐑🐴 COME AND SPEND SHOW DAY WITH US! 🐔🐕🚜

There’s plenty happening at Loweswater Show on Sunday 6th September - horses, sheep, goats, poultry, crafts, home industries, trade stands, sheepdog trials, C&W wrestling, fell races, vintage exhibits and lots more throughout the day!

👀 Have a look at our timetable highlights on our website and start planning your day.

🎟 £8 adults | Under 16s FREE
🐕 Dogs welcome on leads

And don’t forget your camera! 📸
We’d love to see your Show Day photos - tag us, share them with us and show everyone what you enjoyed most. ❤️

Who’s coming along this year? 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️

📢 www.loweswatershow.com

Please give this a share and spread the word! 🙌

31/08/2026

Thank you to the huge crowds at Keswick Show! Your support was much appreciated 👏🎶👏🎶👏

Here we are at the show with a blast of 9 to 5, the band’s tribute to the late, great Dolly Parton 🎶💕

Our next outing (final one of the summer season!) will be next Sunday at Loweswater Show. See you there! 🎶🥳🪊🎵🎺🎉

26/08/2026

The band is looking forward to entertaining you at the annual Keswick Show on Bank Holiday Monday, 31st August 🎶🎺🥁🪊

We have a great programme lined up for you and will be playing during the day from 12.30 onwards.

Always a great day out with lots of fun for all the family. See you there! 🥰

Photo description: conductor Wiggey heading up the band at last year’s Keswick Show under blue skies and sunshine.

20/08/2026

All of us at Cockermouth Mechanics were deeply saddened at the sudden and untimely passing of our tenor horn player, Michael Rusman, earlier this month.

Today, we were honoured to perform a piece at Michael's funeral which was a beautiful service full of memories, tributes and music. The fact it was standing room only just shows how loved and respected Michael was to so many people. A keen and talented musician from a young age, Michael was an active member of several musical groups in Cumbria and we were lucky to have him as a member of the Mechanics for a number of years. Michael will be hugely missed and we send all our love and thoughts to Helen, Katie, Evie and the rest of their family at this incredibly sad time.

19/08/2026

We had a great time performing at the Tour of Britain today and lovely to see such a fantastic turnout in Cockermouth to cheer on the riders as they got underway 👏
Many thanks to British Cycling, Cockermouth Town Council and Cumberland Council for the invitation to perform!

19/08/2026

The band are looking forward to performing at the opening stage of the women's Tour Of Britain later this morning!
Cockermouth Main Street is currently gearing up to give all of the riders a fantastic Cumbrian welcome 🚵‍♀️ ⛰️

Address

Green Close Farm
Cockermouth
CA130YG

Telephone

+447802231967

Website

http://www.cockermouthmechanics.com/

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