The Brass Bands Wales Survey 2023

The largest survey of Welsh Brass Bands ever!

Brass Bands Wales is here to support and develop brass bands in Wales. To achieve our ambitions, we need to know more about the current status of Brass Bands in Wales, your band, your members, your conductors, your young players.

Brass bands are important, we know that! They play a vital role in our communities, bring people together irrespective of age, religion, ability, and background. As participants we often forget just how important our band is and its role in the community. Likewise, as a band we often forget to engage with our community until we need to find the next bass player, helper, or conductor. So do not be surprised if there are some community questions.

This is a comprehensive survey and will ask you a lot of questions, none of it personal but it will dig deep and take a small amount of time.

The data you provide will enable us to build a nationwide picture of brass bands, the current status and future challenges which we know affect us all. We also hope the data will be beneficial in securing funding for brass band resources, whether that be for youth band development or band room repairs.

Each question has been moderated and assessed; it is there for a reason even if that reason is not immediately apparent. Where we believe a little guidance will help, we have added guidance notes.

Finally, the last section will allow you to give us feedback on what you would like us to do. What events we may run and what may help and be of interest. it is not a definitive list but a short list of current proposals.

What we will do with the data.

The data will be used to guide our direction and provide us with evidence as we approach government, local authorities, and funding bodies for support. No data or reports will contain any information specific to individual bands or personal information. The details of actual reports published will depend on the analysis of the survey data. It is too early to say what the information will tell us or the conclusion we may draw from that analysis.

However, the information you provide will be critical to the future of Brass Band Wales and the role and support we may give you. It will guide the projects we undertake, and we hope, influence the future of brass bands in Wales.

Thank you.

 

Brass Bands Wales Survey of Welsh Bands 2024

After many months of data collection, analysis and review we are pleased to publish the details of the 2024 survey. The survey is our first major piece of work and vital to our future. We would like to thank all the bands that returned the survey for their engagement and the completion of the various sections. You can see the results in detail by click the button below.