1987 – Huge Developments

1987 was a very successful and radical year for the organisation, many changes took place including:

  • Change of Name from “The Kidsgrove Scout and Guide Band” to the “Kidsgrove Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps”
  • The Colour Guard was added to the corps performing their first show at Wembley.
  • The traditional Drum Major with a mace was replaced with a conductor at the front of the arena. Kevin Treacy was the very first.
  • The whole corps was placed in one style uniform for the first time.
  • The frontline was added with percussion instruments not carried anymore and put on stands.

During the season the corps was very successful on the competition field, winning many competitions in the BYBA contest class and appearing at the BYBC at Wemberley for the first time.

The musical arranger was Clive Shaw who brought many new ideas to the corps, also Dave Pulham became the arranger for the marching percussion battery. Sue Nicklin continued to arrange for the frontline and John Swindells as the designer of the visual elements.
In the early part of the season a new drum major named Robert Swindells was placed on the box and later that year was crowned best Field Commander at Wembley.
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