Simon is the Bandmaster of the Dorset Youth Marching Band. Simon manages the band, the Leadership Team and is a member of the Management Committee. He is a powerful member of the bugle section, and contributes a massive amount of time and effort to the band. DYMB wouldn't be where it is today without Simon.

Instruments Played: Bugle

Role: Bandmaster

Member of: Leadership Team, Management Committee

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John is the Chairman of the Executive Committee and is DYMB's Administrator. He is one of the bands most committed members and does a great deal for the band. He ensures that members know where to be and what to bring at what time for each event and co-ordinates with the organisers of the events. As well as all he does for DYMB, he is the Treasurer of the Poole Division of St John's Ambulance.

Role: Management Committee Chairman, Administrator, Marshall

Member of: Leadership Team, Management Committee

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Doug joined the band when he was just 4 years old and has been a committed member ever since. He has played the bugle, bass bugle, side drum and bass drum. His primary instruments in recent years have been the bugle and bass bugle. Doug is also a member of the Management Committee, helping to raise funds for the band.

Doug has fallen victim to an unfortunate joke: "What do you call a man with a spade in his head?.... Dug!", which Sammy has great pleasure in persistently reminding him of! Luckily he is able to move on from such taunting and he is one of the most committed members in the entire band.

Instruments Played: Bass Bugle, Bugle, Bass Drum, Side Drum

Role: Quartermaster

Member of: Leadership Team, Management Committee

Trevor has been a member of the band since he was 8, back when it was still the East Dorset Scout Band. He has grown with the band and has been able to fill several roles. He can play the Bell Lyre, Bugle, Cymbals and has even played the Bass Drum. Trevor is a member of the Leadership Team, Management Committee and is the band's Treasurer. He has adapted many tunes for the Bell section, which include our more popular tunes like Clocks (by Coldplay), Starlight (by Muse) and The Cave (by Mumford & Sons). Be sure to listen out for them!

Instruments Played: Bugle, Bell Lyre

Role: Treasurer, Leadership Team Chairman

Member of: Leadership Team, Management Committee

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Wayne is the newest addition to DYMB's Leadership Team. Wayne's been involved with youth banding in Dorset for years and we're happy to welcome him to the Quarterjacks!

He is a powerful Bass Bugler and a competent bugler, making him a great addition to the bugle section. Having years of experience he is well versed in the values that marching bands promote so is happy to teach/instruct when required. Wayne is very approachable and friendly, as a result he seems to know most members of every band in Dorset!

Instruments Played: Bass Bugle, Bugle
Member of: Leadership Team

Mark began helping out at the band after his children, Scott and Sammy, joined. He has since become a leader and a marshall, becoming a great help at practice evenings and events. He is also a member of the Management Committee, so helps with the overall running of the band.

Member of: Leadership Team, Management Committee

Sammy joined the band when she was 7 years old. She has always had a passion for music and was incredibly eager to join as soon as she could, as her brother, Scott, had joined the previous year. Sammy started off on bugle, but as soon as she was old enough, moved onto the Bell (Tuned Percussion) Section. She is also in several other music groups, playing an array of different instruments.

Sammy plays both the Bugle and Marching Bell when on parade and has more recently become the band's press contact, so arranges any press releases or articles the band may have. If you need to know anything technical about music, she's the one to ask!

Instruments Played: Marching Bell, Bugle

Member of: Leadership Team, Management Committee

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Scott joined the band when he was 10 in its fist year of being DYMB. He started and stayed on the Bell Lyre (or Tuned Percussion as it is officially called). Eventually moving on to becoming the Webmaster for the website and becoming the Lead Tuned Percussionist. More recently Scott has become the Management Committee's secretary helping with the general running of the band.

Instrument Played: Marching Bell

Role: Lead Tuned Percussionist, Webmaster, Management Committee Secretary

Member of: Leadership Team, Management Committee

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Craig has been a member of the band since he was 10. He started on the bugle, but after a year it was discovered that he is actually an avid drummer, so he was promptly put on the drums. As he gained experience, both on the kit out of band and on the side drum within band, he was soon Lead Drummer.

Craig spends his time in band instructing the drum section along side the Lead Drummer, Charlie. Craig also plays the Bass Drum, which is mostly shared between Craig and Nick.

Instrument Played: Side Drum, Bass Drum

Member of: Leadership Team

Chris has been a member from a young age and progressed with the band becoming one of the most  dedicated members in DYMB. He plays the Bass Bugle and lends a hand teaching the band's newer members when they join the bugle section.

Instrument Played: Bass Bugle

Member of: Leadership Team

Clare became involved with the band through Trevor, her partner. She has become a member of the Leadership Team, Management Committee and a marshall. Not to mention the various organisational roles Clare takes on such as booking village halls, producing concert programmes and liaising with representatives of prestigious estates to name just a few!

Member of: Leadership Team, Management Committee

Pete, aka 'Bolt', joined DYMB when he was 14, starting on the Bugle. Soon he moved onto the Tenor Drum and eventually the Side Drum. Pete is now the Band's Drum Major. This is a big role to fill and requires a large amount of self confidence, which Pete certainly doesn't lack.

He has been a part of on stage performances in several productions and has performed as part of the Company of the Wimborne Musical Theatre. He performed during the 'Holly Dolly' production that DYMB played in during June 2009.

Role: Drum Major

Member of: Leadership Team

Kirsty has been in the band since she was 7. She swapped around on instruments a fair bit in her early years, but has been able to settle on the Marching Bell for the majority of her time in band. As Kirsty is so approachable, she can usually be found dealing with the younger girls in the band, from sorting out their hair to teaching them how to play their instruments.

Insutruments Played: Marching Bell

Member of: Leadership Team

Emma joined the band and started playing the Bell. She left the band for a while, but was soon back, marshalling and helping out at many events. Emma is also a member of the Management Committee, helping to organise events to raise funds for the band.

Member of: Leadership Team, Management Committee

Nick has been part of the band since his childhood. He is Simon's brother and is married to Emma. He can play the Bass Bugle and the Bass Drum and is one of the most experienced members in band. He's really not as scarey as he looks in the picture!

As well as being a committed member of the band, Nick is an executive member of the Management Committee, helping with the overall running of DYMB.

Insutrments Played: Bass Buge, Bass Drum

Member of: Leadership Team, Management Committee