SALE City Band ... at its busiest during the festive season.
MANY community groups go into recess for the Christmas and new year break but Sale City Band is just warming up for one of its busiest times of the year.
In November the band travelled to South Australia to participate in the Mount Gambier Brass Band Festival.
The festival included seven bands from three different states performing under competition conditions, following the morning's activities that included three different marches through the streets of Mount Gambier.
Sale City band got top marks for drill, time and pace in the competition march.
The following weekend the band repeated its competition repertoire at the Gippsland Grammar chapel as part of the Grammar's Sunday Soiree series of concerts.
Following the band's presentation night in early December to award the year's trophies, the Christmas carol season began.
The Sale City Band is participating in the Heyfield, Sale and Stratford carols this year, then following a short break for the new year will gear up for the Australia Day weekend events.
The band always welcomes new learners and players.
An information night will be held on Monday, February 10 in the band hall in Foster St, Sale from 7.30pm.

BAND marathon...Sale City Band played throughout the Sale Primary School historic maypole dance.

BUSY weeks ahead ... Sale City Band will entertain the crowds at the shire's big celebrations for the opening of the Wellington Entertainment Centre in Sale and at the Christmas carol services across the shire .

SALE City Band will be hard to miss in the coming weeks as the Christmas season approaches.

This weekend the band will be involved in the offical opening of the Esso BHP Billiton Wellington Entertainment Centre.
On Saturday the band will be performing from llam for the Kid's Carnival.

The band will also participate in each one of the three perfomances of 'Tripping the Light' on Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday.
The centre opening will be a chance for Sale City Band to show off its latest purchase, three Sovereign cornets valued at $4000 each.
The purchase of these cornets for the brass band will make other insturments available next year for the learners' band.

If you miss the Sale City Band at the opening of the entertainment centre, be sure to catch it at one of the Christmas carol services in December.

The band will be providing music at Seaspray, Sale, Stratford and Heyfield this Christmas season.