Rubery Youth Marching Band
Entries for March 2003

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Eric - <> East Grinstead, Uk - Thursday, March 20, 2003 at 2:46:12 PM
Does anyone have in their possession a photograph of any of the residents of Burgess Hill? I need one for a school project.


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It’s people like Darwinian Man that get this forum a bad name. I’d string him up. It’s the only language his kind understands, and if that didn’t work I’d ban him from our happy circle.

I have lurked here for a long time and am disgusted at the way Darwinian Man has repeatedly tried to ruin this board and others on the web.

Chuck him/her out!

Under no circumstances will I resign from this exclusive club. I have many, many friends here, despite the recent unpleasantness at Woking.

I would particularly like to thank Roger, Les and family, Gillian, Robin (not Peverett), Karen and all at No.47, with special thanks to the best mum in all the world and not forgetting Uncle Ern and Auntie Joyce.

Not a Burgess Hill Resident - <> Hassocks, UK - Monday, April 28, 2003 at 5:16:39 PM
Wow! What a concert! I took my coat, but did not need it. All that horn blowing and double tonguing soon got me hot, hot, hot.


Jane - <> , - Monday, April 28, 2003 at 7:27:38 AM
If you are coming to the concert tonight please bring your coat - don t spend the whole night moaning you are cold , like you usually do!!!!!!See you all later

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Entries for May 2003

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Burgess Hill Resident - <> Burgess Hill, Burgess Hill - Thursday, May 08, 2003 at 4:25:13 PM
Dear Brian, This is without doubt the best message board on the Internet. It is a place where one is free to express one’s opinions on the artistic excellence of marching up and down bands from all over the world. It would, however, be even better if you would allow the contributors contributing contributions as contributors to use paragraphs in their contributed contributions. I spent two hours formatting my previous contribution to make the contributed lines of verse stand out from the rest of the contribution, but alas the contribution appears as a single paragraph contribution. As a token of my good faith, may I add that I can triple tongue faster than Maurice Murphy and my lip-slurs are the talk of East Grinstead.

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Burgess Hill Resident - <> Burgess Hill, Burgess Hill - Thursday, May 08, 2003 at 2:29:27 PM
Well done Burgess Hill! What a knock-out, what a thrill I got when the train dropped me at the platform of a station called Burgess Hill! One day somebody will be named BURGESS HILL.
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Chris - <chris@howell3205.fslife.co.uk> Wednesday, May 07, 2003 at 7:49:59 AM
Hi Good luck for the year!! Hope you all do well for the year!! The results from rushmoor were 1st DOLPHINS 2nd Havering 3rd Burgess Hill 4th Haverettes & Cheshem all girls Good luck again for the year Chris xx Dolphins

"One day somebody will be named BURGESS HILL".

This may be true, although there appears to be nobody called 'Burgess Hill' in the UK at present.

There are thousands of people with the surname 'Hill' but only 20 people in the UK have the forename 'Burgess' - and none of them is a Hill.

But, one day - who knows?

Rubery Youth Marching Band
Entries for May 2003


Burgess Hill Resident - <Burgess Hill Resident@BurgessHill.com> Burgess Hill, Burgess Hill - Monday, May 19, 2003 at 2:14:44 PM
I have it on good authority that due to the extraordinary rhythms accidentally created by your xylophone basher (13 against 11 for instance), a tuned percussion judge is being wheeled in from East Grinstead. The un-tuned percussion judge will be marking your horn section. Keep marching up and down!
Num: 38849

Marcus - <MarcusNicolson1@aol.com> Cleckheaton-Town, England - Monday, May 19, 2003 at 6:44:13 AM
Hello Rubery. Not long to the contest now i cant wait. I have noticed there aint a tuned percussion judge or is the percussion judge doing both? let me know please Cheers Marcus lets hope its a sunny contest
Num: 38833

Burgess Hill Resident - <> East Grinstead, - Thursday, May 29, 2003 at 5:35:32 PM
To encourage you even further to move your fat arses, I have written a rhyming couplet for you. I have stuffed it full of rhythmic impetus and you will enjoy singing it as you go off to sell programmes.

Keep marching up and down to the centre
And one day they might let you enter.


Burgess Hill Resident - <BurgessHillResident@BurgessHill.com> Burgess Hill, Burgess Hill - Thursday, May 29, 2003 at 4:37:01 PM
I fully endorse the comments of dear Lady Jane. Keep marching up and down you blighters!


Jane - <> , - Wednesday, May 28, 2003 at 3:29:25 AM
Come on you lazy lot, get your feet moving and get yourself down to the centre at 7pm for programme selling tonight. There was only 5 of us last night and we really do need some help, its your band so help us to help you. See you all later.

Rubery Youth Marching Band
Entries for June 2003


Burgess Hill Resident - Burgess Hill, - Saturday, June 07, 2003 at 11:57:40 AM

Stiff, you are a silly woman! By announcing to everyone who reads this board that those poor little mites in the Junior Band are ‘extremely nervous’, you have totally ruined their chances of playing at their best tomorrow. So listen to me, boys and girls. You are not ‘extremely nervous’. You are your mummies and your daddies brave little soldiers who will march up and down in that arena with your heads and your instruments held high, there to show the world that you are the most confident group of young people ever to march up and down. Go to it, children, and keep the name of Rubery respected, loved, revered.
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Steph - Friday, June 06, 2003 at 3:16:17 AM

Thanks John, as you know Jane has worked particularly hard with the junior band to get them ready for the competition and although they are extremely nervous they will do us proud because they re brilliant. Good Luck to all of bands competing on Sunday, we hope the rain holds off and that it is an enjoyable day for all! Good Luck Junior band!!!
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John - <jgreaves40@hotmail.com Wednesday, June 04, 2003 at 6:22:48 PM

I just want to wish your junior band all the best and good luck in their first competition. Remember, just enjoy yourselves!

Rubery Youth Marching Band
Entries for June 2003


Burgess Hill Resident - <> Burgess Hill, - Monday, June 23, 2003 at 5:36:55 PM
This used to be the best message board on the Internet, because it was so quiet. I used to sit and gaze at it all day and nothing would happen; it was that exclusive. And now look at it! It’s filled with the ramblings of bandmasters from Constantinople and Thornton Heath, crying parents and Kev. I’ll be back when things have returned to normal. In the meantime, my little ones, keep marching up and down!
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Kevin - <kevin@howellk.freeserve.co.uk> Birmingham, England - Monday, June 23, 2003 at 2:33:30 PM
Just a note to say well done to both the Senior and the junior band at Halesowen last week. As a parent I was very proud of the Juniors and found it very difficult to keep a dry eye. I must point out that as someone new to the band I was astonished at how so few in the senior band can sound so fantastic, and on speaking to other bands have them tell me that their ultimate goal is to try and gain the same ethos and respect that Rubery has. Once again thank you for making me and my wife so proud.
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Sharon - <sh012e9794@blueyonder.co.uk> Rubery, Birmingham - Monday, June 23, 2003 at 12:07:49 PM
Just want to say a great big well done to all of the RYMB, it was a suberb day, and i am so proud of you all. Especially the jnrs. Well done kids.
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Marcus - <MarcusNicolson1@aol.com> Town:Cleckheaton, England - Monday, June 23, 2003 at 5:56:56 AM
Hi All A big well done for yesterday. You were all brilliant and you in my mind were the baest band out of the whole contest! Well cya all at Manchester luv Marcus Spen Valley Hi To the lovely Chanelle xxx
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Sue - <> , - Monday, June 23, 2003 at 4:22:57 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved win yesterday, it was a fantastic performance. I don t know who the doubters were but Pete and I never doubted for a moment that you could do it. You are the National Champions and a change of leadership does not change that. As I have always told you, it is the members that are the band not the leaders. Well done to you all. For 15 years I have been proud to be associated with the band, I am still and always will be very proud of Rubery Youth Marching Band.
Num: 40016

Tony - <> , - Monday, June 23, 2003 at 3:27:11 AM
Well done to all the band yesterday, great effort from all. A big thank you too to all the supporters cheering from the side lines.
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Jane - <> , - Monday, June 23, 2003 at 3:00:26 AM
Well done everyone for all you efforts at the weekend Both days were very hot, but as usual you were brilliant. I am so proud to tell everyone that I am the bandmaster of Rubery. At Halesowen we proved to a lot of people that doubted us that we are still as good as we were last year and can be better. Well done to the junior band as well, but as we are all the same band really you won as well yesterday.
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john - <> , - Sunday, June 22, 2003 at 3:40:32 PM
well done to the senior band you were brilliant today so to was the junior band, you were fantastic and you ve improved so much over the last to weeks just stick with it and we ll get you winning
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Chanelle - <> , - Sunday, June 22, 2003 at 2:22:53 PM
Well done to everyone today. Both seniors and juniors were brilliant (don t worry juniors, we ll soon be winning stuff) c u all 2morow xxxx
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Burgess Hill Resident - <> East Grinstead, - Saturday, June 21, 2003 at 11:36:26 AM
Here is a new song for you. It is sung to that grand old favourite from 1964, ‘My Guy’.

Nothing you could say would make me spend a day in Rubery.
Unless you’re made of slime it’s a total waste of time in Rubery.
To share a single bed with a bed-wetter
Would be at least hundred times much better
Than looking like a clown
And marching up and down in Rubery.

Burgess Hill Resident - <> East Grinstead, - Saturday, July 19, 2003 at 9:52:59 AM
Dear naive Marcus, You claim to have watched the cadet band play. I have an advantage over you for I have actually listened to them play and can say without doubt that they are the finest cadet band in the country. Your comment that they are ‘good for kids their age’ only emphasises your inherent Yorkshire meanness.
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Marcus Nicolson - <MarcusNicolson1@hotmail.com> UK - Friday, July 18, 2003 at 6:41:54 PM
Hello Rubery. Who ever the Burgess Hill Resident is i think your messages are inappropriate. I have watched the Cadet Band play and they are good for kids their age. You have any more comments email me or the Bandmaster of the band. I feel that if you are in a band you are disgrace to banding Good Luck Rubery! See ya all soon Marcus Hi to Chanelle love ya lots xxxx
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Burgess Hill Resident - <Burgess Hill@BurgessHill> Burgess Hill, Burgess Hill - Friday, July 18, 2003 at 4:08:03 PM
Dear, dear Nicola, If the Juniors do not play I shall be writing to Brian about it. Here is a list of things that you need to bring to each rehearsal: Instrument; mouthpiece; a collection of graded corks; sandwiches – and make a day of it. Don’t bother to bring any music. None of you lot can read it.
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Nicola - <sh012e9794@blueyonder.co.uk> Birmingham, England - Friday, July 18, 2003 at 12:23:25 PM
Jane when you said we have to play for the B ham vs Spurs match does that mean the juniors aswell to if yes Yippee if not never mind.
Num: 40946

Nicola - <sh012e9794@blueyonder.co.uk> Birmingham, England - Friday, July 18, 2003 at 11:29:52 AM
Does any one no what we have to bring to band 2 nite. Nicolaxxxxxxx
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General Chat

back to school!

Message Added by Helen Spooner on 09/09/2003 19:20:55
How did you realise that the school holidays were well and truly over? My five year old was only back at school 2 days when he said to me ,"put your hand up if you want soup!"

Added by Burgess Hill Resident on 09/09/2003 19:35:59
He ought to be caned.

Burgess Hill Resident East Grinstead, - Friday, September 12, 2003 at 4:48:15 PM
You cannot imagine my disappointment on reading that the Junior Band are unable to travel to Totton. Those poor little mites have sweated blood in trying to string two notes together and now they have been cast off like an old beer crate. So I say, “Parents (and Kev) unite!" Let us do all in our power to ensure that those little children enjoy the same advantages as the big children. I suggest we hire a horse and cart and drive the tiny tots to this prestigious event ourselves. Failing that, we will march up and down, tootin’ all the way to Totton!


Jane - Friday, September 12, 2003 at 9:58:02 AM
Due to the high cost involved in going to Totton we are sharing a coach with Halesowen Scout Band, therefore we are limited to the number of people we can take, we are only taking the Senior plus 2 others. So sorry the junior band are not able to go to Totton as we have no room on the coach

Burgess Hill Resident - East Grinstead, - Friday, October 03, 2003 at 5:03:37 PM
On second thoughts, I don’t. Who are you?


Burgess Hill Resident - East Grinstead, - Friday, October 03, 2003 at 4:42:53 PM
Of course I remember you!


Kayleigh - <misschatterbox_21_@hotmail.com> Telford, UK - Friday, October 03, 2003 at 2:49:08 PM
Hello, just found your website. Bet you dont remember me at all. Left just before the tatoo in 2000. Anyway hope, Sue, Pete, Susan, Tony, Kirk, Jane, Gemma, Sara, Steph, John and Catherine remember me, might see you at the anniversary not that you d recognise me at all!! Anyway, hope you reply, love Kayleigh Vincent, (Ex cymbal player)

Gladys - <> Birmingham, - Monday, October 13, 2003 at 2:52:48 PM
Jane wrote, “The junior band were not in the position they deserved”. I agree. They should have been in the spanking position.

Jane - <> , - Monday, October 13, 2003 at 10:36:02 AM
Well Done to everyone yesterday. The junior band were not in the position they deserved, but we still have the Nationals!. Well done to the Seniors, we were closer to Romford than at Totton and we can only get better!. Congratulations to Romford for another great performance, but we are after you so watch out!!!!.

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Entries for December 2003

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Big John - <BigJohn@Texican.com> The Alamo, USofA - Tuesday, December 02, 2003 at 4:22:50 PM
Hi ya, guys! Any red blooded American males here?

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Daniel - <> B Ham, - Tuesday, December 02, 2003 at 1:35:11 PM
hA hA i am the first this month, See you all Friday Daniel

Clink - she's the one with her knees apart.

I suppose old habits die hard.

If Clink has any friends, they might buy her some super-glue for Christmas.

Rubery Youth Marching Band
Entries for December 2003


Burgess Hill Resident - <BurgessHilletc> East Grinstead, - Tuesday, December 23, 2003 at 2:56:57 PM
Merry Christmas (‘Chrismas’ to you, Steph) to all those that march up and down. Here is a song especially for you. ‘Hark the Herald Angels sing, March up and down and get fell in, On a frosty Christmas morn, When I will be on the horn’.


Steph - Tuesday, December 23, 2003 at 7:06:09 AM
Have a fantastic Chrismas everybody! I hope you all get everything that you wish for. See you all on the 5th where I will give you all the cards that I lovingly wrote weeks ago but have not had chance to give to you! See you soon, take care

Rubery Youth Marching Band
Entries for January 2004


Burgess Hill Resident - <> East Grinstead, - Saturday, January 10, 2004 at 7:42:36 AM
Dear Carol, In the Wonderful World of Marching-up-and-Down Bands, Jane is one of the greatest leaders there has ever been. For you to denigrate her in that way, particularly within two years of the death of the Queen Mother, is a disgrace. You ought to be caned. Yours faithfully, Gladys.


carol - <loser@hotmail.com> birmingham, turkey - Friday, January 09, 2004 at 5:00:00 PM
jane is an ugly prik

carol - <loser@hotmail.com> birmingham, turkey - Friday, January 09, 2004 at 4:56:47 PM
jane is mean bugger.