Give the Band a Home Case Study

Romford Drum And Trumpet Corps

—About the Project—
The project will renovate and refurbish a building, which is located in the local community, to make it fit for purpose as the bands headquarters. The band will use this headquarters as a base to practice at and meet for community and other projects. Having a permanant home will allow the band to continue to build upon it’s excellent foundations and strengthen it’s position at the heart of the local community.

The facility will also be made available to other groups in the area who struggle to find a place to meet. Many community groups in this heavily developed region struggle to find an affordable place to operate from.

The aim of the project is to secure the bands future by providing a permanent home, after being part of the community for over 50 years a permanant home really isn’t such a big ask!
—About The Band—
The Romford Drum & Trumpet Corps is a youth military style band, based in the London Borough of Havering. As one of the oldest independent youth marching bands in the country (formed in 1957), it has a proud history, with performances throughout the UK. In recent years the band has travelled further and performed in France, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Gibraltar and the USA.

Its uniforms, instrumentation and style is closely based upon that of the Armed Forces British Military Bands. The band has performed at prestigious venues such as the Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Wembley Stadium, St Paul’s Cathedral, Horseguards Parade and The London Palladium. It has also had the honour of performing in the presence of every member of the Royal Family including a performance at Buckingham Palace.As a registered charity, the band has for over fifty years provided the young people of Romford with a rewarding activity. Despite the band receiving no funding, as an organisation, it manages to give a good foundation to youngsters and has continued the ethos of its founder where membership to the band is free of charge. The band has been recognised for its contribution to the young people of Havering with awards such as “The Mayors Civic Award” “The Havering Business Award for Community Projects” and is one of only a few youth groups nationally to achieve a Gold status kite mark from the Assured Quality Youth Project.

On the competition field the Romford Drum & Trumpet Corps has an impressive record of success. It has won the National Championships on seven occasions, including a hat-trick from 1987-89. In November 2003 & 2004 the band achieved the “Double” as the National Champions and National Class League Winners. It remains undefeated in marching competitions since then. In 2006 & 2008 the band entered European competitions and on both occasion were triple gold medallist in both marching and concert performance.

The band has become increasingly more diverse and has attracted numerous high profile engagements. In recent years the band has performed the National Anthem at Twickenham for an England Rugby international, recorded a charity single with Roger Daltrey from THE WHO, and appeared on TV for the MTV awards. It was also invited to produce a “Band in the Stand” at rugby internationals to get the crowd singing.

If you are interested in finding out more about the band follow the link to our website. RDTC

Project contact details

60 Wallenger Avenue
Gidea Park
ROMFORD
ESSEX
RM2 6ER