Conductors Roll of Honour

Mr Pat O'Connell
Mrs Beverley Prankard
Mr Gary Rossiter
Mr Richard Scholfield

The band's Conductor / Musical Director / Bandmaster is the person responsible for holding the whole band together, guiding it musically, and bringing the best performance possible from all the musicians in the band. Here is a list of many of the principal conductors the band has had, when they served, and as most learnt their craft in the armed services, their regiment where known. In many cases conductors have remained in the band and returned to playing once they have stepped down from the role of musical director, and have taken the occasional practice or concert when the principal conductor is unavailable.

Conductor	Years	Regiment
Mr R.Barnard	1880 -
Mr J.Ward	c1888 - 1890 or later	Royal Marines
Mr R.J.Marke (surname possibly Marks or Mark) (Competition conductor?)	Around 1896 - 1899
Mr B.Marke (Competition conductor?) Possible typo/transcription error of R.Marke?	Around 1897
Mr Albert Wade	Around 1899 - 1901
Mr Jesse Manley (Competition conductor?)	1903 - 1904
Mr J.Morley (Competition conductor?) Possible typo/transcription error of J.Manley	Around 1904
Mr Joseph Jackson (Competition conductor)	Around 1904 - 1905
Mr Angus Holden (Competition conductor?)	1905
Mr G.H.Thomas	Around 1905 - 1906
Mr George Chapman (joined band 1904, died 1958 aged 84)	pre 1918? 1929 - 1932
Mr F. Allen	Around 1908 - 1909
Mr D. Harris	Around 1910
Mr A.Snelling	1932 - 1934	Worcestershire Regiment
Mr Croft	1934 - 1935
Mr Thomas W. (Tommy) Stopford	1936 - 1939 1945 - 1948	2nd Battalion Royal North Lancashire Regiment. The Loyal Regiment
Mr Arthur H. Townsend	1948 - 1960/10
Mr William Clement Goodwin B.E.M.	1960 - 1973	Grenadier Guards
Mr Benny Sweeney	1973 - 1978	Royal Inniskillin Fusiliers
Mr J. Colin Brown B.E.M.	1979 - 1997	Grenadier Guards & Royal Engineers
Mr Joe Wallace	1998 - 2000	Royal Air Force
Mr Mike Boynton	2001 - 2002	Guards
Mr J. Colin Brown B.E.M. Mr Dennis Gabbitus	2002 - 2003	Grenadier Guards & R.E. West Yorkshire Regiment
Mr Neil Anderton	2004	Royal Engineers
Mr Richard Hubbert	2004	Royal Engineers
Mrs Beverley Prankard - Training band	2004 -
Mr Frank Brennan Mr Richard Scholfield	2005 - 2006	Royal Engineers
No permanent conductor, the following people conducted at practices & concerts: Mr J. Colin Brown B.E.M. Mr Mitchell Curtis	2006 - 2008	Grenadiers & R.E. Irish Guards Royal Engineers Royal Engineers
Mr Alan Jones	2009 - 2010/09	Royal Engineers
Mr Graham Kier	2010/09 - 2010/12
Mr Lee Fomes	2011/01 - 2011/09	Royal Engineers
Mr Andy Booth	2011/05 - 2013/11	Royal Engineers
Additionally, the following people conducted at practices & concerts: Mrs Beverley Prankard Mr Alan Jones Mr J. Colin Brown B.E.M. Mr John Ellmer	2011 - 2013
Mr Alan Jones	2013/11 - 2018/12	Royal Engineers
Mr Andrew Raybould	2019/01 -	Welsh Guards