Kirkbymoorside Band Hall

In October 2018 the band was finally able to get started with its ambitious plan to build an extension to the existing band room. The extension will create a new 200 seat concert hall that will also be open for the local Scout Group to use. This idea first emerged in 2015 and, after a series of delays, the band acquired all the land that it needed for the new hall early in 2018.

In March 2019 the band will have a water sealed hall, but one that is devoid of any internal fixtures and fittings so we need to fit it out with electrics and plumbing etc before the hall can be used by the Scouts and for band rehearsals.

To complete the building work we will also need furnishings and fitting out (staging/lighting/seating etc) so that the hall can then also be used for concerts.

The projected total cost for all of this work stands at around £370,000 but the band did not commit to this build without financial backing. Thankfully, due to the generosity of band supporters and the band’s Charitable grant applications the band had generated sufficient promises of funds or grants and donations on hand to begin the main construction work that will be completed in March 2019.

However, those construction costs will exhaust the band’s project funds and so the band have kick started further fundraising that the completion of this project will demand. To that end we are appealing for community support and help.

We are anticipating the post March 2019 costs will exceed £66,000 – money that the band doesn’t currently have. If you can help us with a personal donation, with hand’s on support, or with personal fundraising efforts, we would be very grateful of your assistance. We guarantee that any donations offered towards our project will be restricted solely to meeting our building costs. Any on line banking donations can be made using our sort code 40-26-15 and account number 71003607.

The band is also a Charity and Gift Aid offers a further 25% potential boost to our fundraising efforts. A standard Gift Aid form for cash donations can be found from the band website, but donations through Virgin will also allow Gift Aid to be collected.