Royal British Legion Band & Corps of Drums Romford

The Royal British Legion Band & Corps Of Drums Romford are a marching band based in Romford, Essex. The band are celebrating their Diamond Jubilee in 2012.In 2009 the band competed in the World Music Contest in Kerkrade and won two Gold diploma awards whilst representing the United Kingdom. This now leaves the band with a total of 10 World Titles awarded since first competing on the World stage in 1993.The band has enjoyed success over the last 15 years, and were also the first band ever to perform a clean sweep in the 2006 TYMBA contests, by winning every single trophy on offer and thus claiming the title Supreme Champions.The Band was founded in 1952 by Mr Peter Richardson B.E.M and is one of the longest running independent youth bands in this country today, membership is usually 70+. They were the first youth band to appear at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo and have performed alongside almost every band of Her Majestys Armed Forces at many different military events both in the UK and abroad.

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