The grant monies will go toward purchasing new marching band drums that are each 10 pounds lighter than the ones they currently play, said Desmond, as well as new stands for the drummers.

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In 1968, unhappy with the quality of percussion available at the time, he began to source his own components and started to assemble his own instruments. They quickly gained popularity and soon others ...

Mr Grieve, 28, said playing with the band was a "dream come true". He told the BBC he had first held up a sign asking if he could drum on Monday evening, but was knocked back by Flowers who told ...