The Band and Bugles of The Rifles

29/05/2026

29/05/2026

🎉 After 10 days away, The Band and Bugles of The Rifles has returned from Adventure Training in the Bavarian Alps.

Joined by musicians from The Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas, Riflemen from the Bugle Platoon and a team of specialist instructors, 37 personnel spent a week mountain biking, hill walking, rock climbing and tackling Klettersteig routes – a first for everyone involved, leaving our instructor as the only person who actually knew what was going on!

🏔️ With temperatures pushing into the 30s, the Bavarian mountains provided a demanding environment that tested resilience, determination and teamwork. Whether on the rock face, the trails or the mountain tops, personnel pushed themselves beyond their comfort zones, supported one another and created memories that will last for years to come.

💪 A special thank you to our very own Cpl Russell May for organising the expedition, and to all of the instructors whose hard work made the week such a success.

Adventure Training is just one of the many opportunities available in Army music, developing confidence, resilience and teamwork far beyond the rehearsal room.

15/05/2026

This June, The Band and Bugles of The Rifles travels north to support The Rifles, communities across Yorkshire and the Northeast. This will bring our regimental five pillars together to celebrate our shared heritage, service, and community spirit all topped off by a Sounding Retreat performed by The Band and Bugles of The Rifles.

We would like to invite you to come along and show your support for the regiment across a series of FREE family-friendly events taking place throughout the region.

The Yorkshire based events also act as a celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLIs) being awarded the Freedom of both Wakefield and Doncaster.

Expect performances from The Band and Bugles of The Rifles, cadets, military displays, engagement stands, community activities and much more.

Event Dates

📍 Doncaster Market Square DN1 4FJ
🗓 3rd June
🕕 18:15

📍 Pontefract Castle WF8 2JF*
🗓 4th June
🕕 18:15

📍 Sunderland City Centre, Keele Square SR1 3DZ
🗓 5th June
🕕 18:15

📍 Wharton Park, Durham DH1 4FJ
🗓 6th June
🕕 From 11:00 until 16:00

The Durham event will also feature:
• 68th Durham Light Infantry Re-enactment Group
• Durham Army Cadet Force Band
• Food vendors including Grandpa's Fish Bar
• Family activities and displays

Save the dates and join us to celebrate the proud military and community heritage of Yorkshire and the Northeast.

All events are FREE however to attend the Pontefract Castle event you must register at :

www.ticketsource.com/wakefield-museums-castles/koyli-freedom-of-the-city-of-wakefield-80th-anniversary-sounding-retreat/e-zpxmoo

30/04/2026

29/04/2026

Get down to the Wales Millennium Center in Cardiff tomorrow at Midday for an adrenaline fuelled tribute to the late Gordon Goodwin, leader of the incredible Big Phat Band.

Members from across The Royal Corps of Army Music will be performing in the Glanfa, and the best bit, it’s FREE!

28/04/2026

28/04/2026

You don't see this every day!..

7 British Army Regional Bands have come together to form a massed band of 150 musicians during our collective training in sunny Cardiff this week.

As well as playing as a large ensemble, bands had the opportunity to rehearse with buglers from The Rifles, marching at 140 paces a minute. A career in music or want an evening out?.. then come to experience our Beat of the Nation tour, playing this week in Cardiff and Birmingham.

http://linktr.ee/BeatOfTheNation

26/04/2026

Please join us in congratulating our colleagues from The Band and Bugles of The Rifles and British Army Band Tidworth on their fantastic victory at the European Brass Band Championships with Flowers Band.

We are incredibly proud of each and every one of you for this outstanding achievement. Special recognition to our very own, Corporal Jamie Nuss (Percussion), and colleagues from British Army Band Tidworth, Sergeant Scott Clark (Cornet), Corporal Ieuan Walton (BBb Bass), Lance Corporal Owain Walton (Cornet) and Lance Corporal Bobby Corkish (Tenor Horn) for representing with such professionalism, talent, and dedication.

If you’d like to see Corporal Nuss performing soon, then you’re in luck as he’ll be performing twice on Friday 01 May! Firstly on a Sounding Retreat parade at Roald Dahl Plass at 1800, then at 1930 at BBC Hoddinott Hall, Millenium Centre, Cardiff. Tickets for both events are free, so we hope to see you

http://linktr.ee/BeatOfTheNation

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