IN THE PAST YEAR THIRTEEN CADETS HAVE PASSED TESTS AND QUALIFIED FOR BUGLE, DRUM AND MUSICIANS BADGES.
THERE ARE AT PRESENT TEN BANDS IN THE AREA BUT MORE UNITS ARE KEEN TO START UP OR RESTART UNIT BANDS.

AT THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THE NINE CADETS FROM EASTERN WERE SELECTED FOR THE MASSED BANDS

THERE ARE TWO OTHER MASSED BAND EVENTS THAT EASTERN
CADETS WILL BE INVOLVED IN OVER THE OCTOBER PERIOD
THE TRI SERVICE MASSED BAND TO PROMOTE BTEC AT
ROCKINGHAM RACE TRACK 2^nd OCTOBER AND THE MASSED BAND FOR THE TRAFALGAR PARADE IN LONDON.

THIS YEARS BAND CONTEST THAT WAS PLANNED TO BE HELD IN BEDFORD WAS AFTER SOME LAST MINUTE HICCUPS MOVED TO NOTTINGHAM UNIT.
FOUR BANDS TOOK PART WITH ELEVEN SOLOISTS, DRUM AND
BUGLE.
THE OVERALL STANDARD IS IMPROVING IN THE AREA BANDS AT COMPETITIONS PARTICULARLY BETWEEN THE REGULAR ENTRIES.

CONSIDERING THE NUMBERS OF CADETS IN THE AVERAGE UNIT
INTEREST IN BANDS REMAINS STRONG.

R KNIGHT
LT (SCC) RNR
ASO (M)