

II was in the salvation army band at 9yrs old and played the cornet, I also played in the school orchestra and from there I played with Newton Aycliffe Town Band as a teenager. At 16yrs I stopped playing for around 10 years. I bought a cornet from William’s music shop in Darlington and applied for an advert to play with Newton Aycliffe Town Band and I started to play again, then I was contacted by John Liversedge who'd heard I was playing again, and he asked me to go and play with Fishburn (NSF). I played with them for over 4yrs then I left the band. John Liversedge contacted me again and asked me to play with Cockerton Prize Silver Band and I've been there ever since, as they say "the rest is history"

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John Borrowdale
