St Miguel Community Youth Band

5 December 2011 |

Posted by Jim Masson |

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THE St Miguel Community Youth Band became All Ireland Champions in 2011 and they celebrated the event at their awards evening held in the Millbrook Lodge Hotel in Ballynahinch.

It was an evening of high spirits when all of the members received a coveted medal to remember the great achievement of the boys and girls from Downpatrick.

The band will be leading the St Patrick parade this year as a tribute to their achievement. Liam Rafferty, band chairman, said, “Since our fantastic All Ireland win we have attracted quite a number of new members since September who want to get involved in the band. This is just great.

“We have already had a celebratory tour in an open-top bus around Downpatrick which the members really enjoyed. It was their day.

“In the future we hope to continue this level of success. Already this year we succeeded in major honours with winning the County Championships, the League Table and the All Ireland. And we were runners up in the Ulster Final. It has been a great year.

“The band will continue to work hard again and the young members certainly enjoy their involvement at the training sessions and in the competitions.”