Tesco Community Grant - Please Support the Lourdes Brass Band

Tesco Extra

The Lourdes Brass Band are delighted that the Drogheda branch of Tesco Extra has selected us as a worthy community organization and entered us in their community - Blue Chip token Grant scheme.

We would respectfully ask the Drogheda community to consider supporting us when depositing their “Tesco Blue Chip” token in the Donore Road Lagavooren, Drogheda Co. Louth, Tesco Extra branch.

As with all local voluntary community organizations, we are really feeling the after effect of the pandemic and the current energy crisis which are causing huge increases in operation costs.

The Drogheda community has always generously supported local community groups and we are very grateful for your continued support.

Lourdes Brass Band, Drogheda - Christmas Holiday schedule

The Lourdes Brass Band, Drogheda would like to take this opportunity to thank the Drogheda Community for all their generous support through 2022, we very much look forward to entertaining you all again in 2023.

We are taking our Christmas Holidays as follows:

Lourdes Senior Band:

Last Performance of 2022 - 15 Dec, Christmas Concert.

Rehearsals Resume on - Thursday 5th January 2023

Lourdes Training Band:

Last Performance of 2022 - 15 Dec, Christmas Concert.

Rehearsals Resume on - Thursday 5th January 2023

Lourdes School of Music:

Last Performance of 2022 - 15 Dec, Christmas Concert.

Rehearsals Resume on - Tuesday 10th January 2023

We wish all our community a very Happy Christmas and a Merry New Year.

Huge crowds at the, - Drogheda Christmas Lights "Switch On"

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The town center of Drogheda was packed with the massive crowds who came out to watch the evenings entertainment and see Santa switch on the Drogheda Town Christmas lights display.

Multiple local groups took to the stage and entertained the huge crowds on West Street. Then came Santa who literally “lit up” the Town, followed by the Lourdes Brass Band, who rocked the audience with a feast of festive music.

Many Thanks to the event organizers - The “Love Drogheda” team who put on a brilliant display showcasing Drogheda at her best.

R.I.P. Mr Paul Dunphy

The Lourdes Brass Band extends our deepest sympathies to the family of Mr Paul Dunphy and to the Navan Silver Band.

Paul had been a life long Member, Musical Director and Supporter of the Navan Silver Band.

Over the years Paul had become a great friend of the Lourdes Brass Band and indeed deputized as our Conductor on many an occasion.

His love of music and willingness to pass his wealth of musical knowledge on to the next generations will be his legacy.

Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and the Navan Silver Band.

Tredagh Lodge - Drogheda Alzheimer's Branch.

The Lourdes Brass Band wishes all our friends at the Drogheda, Alzheimer branch our very best wishes and congratulations on the opening of their new state of the art day care center.

The decades of hard work from their team and the remarkable generosity of the Drogheda community has come to bear fruit in the fabulous new Tredagh Lodge day care facility, which will positively impact so many our of our community for generations to come.

The Lourdes Brass Band congratulates all on this brilliant achievement. See the open invite letter from Mr. Gerry Leydon, Chairman of the Drogheda Alzheimer's Branch to visit the wonderful center that our community can be so proud of.

The Easter Bunny has delivered the EGGS.

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The Easter Bunny has really surpassed expectations this year and delivered a cracking selection of Easter Eggs for the Lourdes Band to raffle off this Easter Sunday.

Have a look at the quality of prizes on offer.

Raffle tickets can be bought from any Band member.

Our Easter Bunny has one more stop to make. will it be to YOU.

email prolourdesbrassband@gmail.com for any queries

St. Patrick's Day - Irish Eyes were Smiling!

Thank you to the People of Drogheda who came out on mass to support the Drogheda St. Patrick’s Day parade.

The Lourdes Brass Band, Drogheda had a great time entertaining the crowds and enjoying the community spirit while celebrating our National Day. With both our Senior and Junior Bands leading the way through the town with their lilting music getting the crowds swinging, it was a day to remember.

We would like to thank the Parade organisers and indeed the Drogheda Community for granting us the opportunity to share our music.

Well done DROGHEDA.

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Lourdes Brass Band, School of Music kids organize St Patrick's Day refreshments.

The youngest members of the Lourdes Brass Band have organized Tea, Coffee, Hot Chocolate (With Marshmallows) and a Popcorn machine for all our members, parents, grandparents, supporters and friends. To warm themselves up after leading the Drogheda St. Patrick's Day parade.

St Patrick's Day will be the debut performance of our newest recruits and the final time that some of our students take part in the Parade in our school of music as they will be graduating on to our Lourdes Youth Band.

To celebrate they wish to invite all our friends, family and band members etc. to join them for a refreshing warm cuppa in our Band room after they perform in the Parade.

Tubular Bells are Ringing

The Lourdes Brass band are as proud as punch of our percussion player Ms Kayleigh Branigan taking the big step, this Saturday and tying the knot with her long term Beau Mr. Emmet O’Reilly.

Emmet is no stranger to the Lourdes Brass Band and while he is not a member of the Band, his rhythmic skills played a big part in our most recent win in the South of Ireland Band Championships.

All our members and friends at the Lourdes Brass Band wish both of you every happiness.

Lourdes Band return to rehearsal

Great to be back.

The Lourdes Brass Band had their first full Band rehearsal since the Pandemic began. It was great to see all our members again and get back to making music.

Mr. Gavin Warren took the Band through an outdoor, socially distant rehearsal, which was very kindly facilitated by Drogheda United allowing us the use of United Park.

Gavin extended his thanks to the Drogheda United staff and is really looking forward to seeing his Band on a more regular basis.

Lourdes Brass Band resumes activities with Open-Air rehearsals.

With the latest relaxation of government restrictions, we are finally in a position to start back to band rehearsals. It's been a long long lockdown, but finally there is light at the end of the tunnel.

We are resuming rehearsals next Thursday 10th June in an open air format. Drogheda United have very generously agreed to allow the Lourdes Brass Band use of there stadium, where we can avail of their shelterd stand for rehearsing outdoors.

The community spirit shown by Drogheda United in assisting us is hugely appreciated and shows their ever present support to the Drogheda community. Many thanks to all involved in the club and it's supporters from all at the Lourdes Brass Band, Drogheda.

The Band committee also wishes to acknowledge and thank Cllr. Joanna Byrne for her assistance in arranging this.

Mr. Harry Kelly - Laid to rest.

The Lourdes Brass Band, Drogheda have laid their band President Mr. Harry Kelly to rest.

Harry's final journey from the St. Augustinians Church to Calvary Cemetery on Sat 23rd Jan 2021 was marked by members of the Lourdes Band providing a socially distant guard of honour from the Poor house lane to the cemetery entrance.

Band Chairman Mr. Danny Black stated that “It's unfortunate that we couldn't give Harry a more befitting send off, but under the current circumstances the Band honoured our lost friend as best we could".

Harry's legacy of Music will forever remain part of the history of the Lourdes Brass Band.

Lourdes Brass Band, Mourns our President Mr. Harry Kelly

The members and friends of the Lourdes Brass Band are mourning the loss of their long standing Conductor, President, Musical advisor and lifelong friend Mr. Harry Kelly.

It was with great sadness that we heard of Harry’s passing on Sunday 17th Jan 2021 and we send our deepest sympathies to the Kelly family.

Harry’s long association with the Lourdes Brass Band, Drogheda had begun in 1990, when he took over as the Bands Musical Director. Under his stewardship the Band enjoyed many successes, winning titles in all the major Band events.

However the loss that the Band are feeling for Harry is much more personal than the loss of a Musical Director. All through his 31 year association he always took the time to mentor and nurture each members musical skills and indeed became somewhat of a father figure and role model for each Band member.

Harry had passed over the Musical Director role of the Lourdes Brass Band in 2013, but remained a very strong member of the Band and always made his vast musical knowledge available to all. 2013 also saw Harry being honored with the role of Lourdes Band President. Always eager to help young musicians Harry conducted the Lourdes Youth Band to a fine performance in the most recent South of Ireland band Championships.

Harry’s passing will be felt by the entire Banding community of Ireland, as he had enjoyed relationships with many of the Bands throughout the country over the years, Mullingar Town Band, Clondalklin Band, Drogheda Brass Band, Ardee Concert Band and Dublin Concert Band to name a few. The current Musical Director of the Lourdes Brass Band Mr Gavin Warren led the flood of tributes “Harry’s loss will be felt throughout the Irish banding scene, and all of us at the Lourdes Brass Band will miss him on a very personal level. Our sympathies are with his family”.

Harry Kelly.

R.I.P.

The lifetime of Music you made will play on for many years.

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