Downshire Guiding Star Flute Band

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FRIDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER 2026 🇬🇧👏

We are two weeks away from our big night in Banbridge. As usual we will be taking of from Banbridge Orange Hall at 7:00pm for a lap of the town before having a short wreath laying service for L/Cpl Stephen McKee.

Our main parade will then start shortly after we finish, led this year by Legananny Accordion Band who are celebrating there 70th year 👏👏

More details will appear on the page over the next couple of weeks so follow us to keep up to date ☑️

FLUTES WANTED 🪈

We are after a few extra flutes for our learners classes if any band is selling batches of them or just single flutes.

Preferable we would want two key Crossets but we would consider any type of flutes.

If anyone could help please let us know

BACK TONIGHT 🇬🇧👏

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TAKE THE FIRST STEP 🪈

Learners practice continues tomorrow evening from 7PM

Join us and take the next step in promoting your culture 🇬🇧

**LEARNERS PRACTICE BACK FROM 28th JULY!

WE ARE RECRUITING 🪈🥁🇬🇧

Learners practice is continuing through the summer starting next Tuesday (28th July)

Tuesday Nights
Banbridge Orange Hall - 7pm

There is not better time to join the band scene as it is continuing to grow throughout Ulster.

Anyone interested in joining give us a shout or call up to the hall and we can talk you through it 🫡

Fluters - both new and old members welcome 🤝

Drummers - Over 14s only

Friday 11th September 2026 ⭐️

Our Annual Parade 🇬🇧

As usual our parade takes place on the second Friday of September.

With parades commissions forms to go in we would ask if your band is planning to attend and isn’t a regular or maybe it the first time your band has been there to let us know so we can add bands to the 11/1 forms.

In recent years we have had issues with not all bands that we provided being out through the website so if anyone else has any more questions about this please let us know 📝

Another good man gone 🤵🏻👰🏻

Congratulations to Nathan and Jessica on there big day 💙