We are now busy planning for our Easter Concerts at Nicholas Hawksmoor School, Towcester which are at 6.00pm on Saturday 17 and Saturday 24 March. Tickets are on sale from the Parents Association at the Tuck Shop from this Saturday. Ticket prices remain the same at £5.00 adults, £3.00 children and £13.00 for a Family ticket. Our Parents Association will be providing refreshments of wine, beer and nibbles for adults and the usual Tuckshop for students.

Bands playing on 17 March are:

• Acropolis
• Amped Out
• Behind Closed Doors and/or Richie & James B
• D-Fault and/or Adam Lissaman
• Ellipses
• Elsewhere
• Epic Fail
• Feedback
• Fury
• George Rose
• Havok
• Isaac & Joel
• Jonny & Rosie
• Korrozion
• Lost Stolen or Strayed
• Mette & Josie
• Paiste 101
• Pulse
• Raw Attitude
• Soundwave
• The Outsiders
• The Performers
• Venom X

Bands playing on 24 March are:

• Awkward Turtles
• Behind Closed Doors
• Broken Revolution
• Buried in a Bass Drum
• D-Fault
• Divided
• Don’t forget your earplugs
• Epic Fail
• Fleisch
• Haribo
• Ice Cold Jalapenos
• Korrozion
• Orange Mundayz
• RED
• Red Dragons
• SARAH
• Satanic Flumps
• Short Notice
• Stop ’n Rock
• William & Katie

Please note this is in alphabetical order and the running orders will be available in the programmes. All Brackley students are performing on 24 March and can arrive at Towcester from 3.00pm onwards.

For those new to our concerts please note that bands attending Towcester Rockschool at 12.30pm may go home at 3.00pm and return at 5.30pm, or if necessary may remain at Rockschool until 5.30pm. However, they may not leave the premises so will need to bring plenty of food and drink with them for the afternoon and evening. Bands attending at 3.00pm will need to remain in the school for the start of the concert. Parents and carers wishing to bring in food (i.e. McDonalds etc.) for students must do so by 5.30 at the latest as food cannot be eaten in the Hall. All bands will sit in the Hall to watch others perform throughout the concert. Any queries please contact Ros Miles on 07738 974220 or at rosmiles@rockschools.co.uk.

All students who attend any of our Rockschools for individual tuition are most welcome to come to our concerts and if any would like to join one of our bands we have places available for all ages and abilities. Please contact David Taylor at davidtaylor@rockschools.co.uk for further information.

Rockschools has been asked to play at a number of events over the next few months and the first is the Mark Tanton Memorial Triathlon at Elizabeth Woodville School, Roade, on Sunday 1 April. More info can be found at www.onyourmarksevents.org. Details of other upcoming events will be available shortly. Would any bands who would like to be considered to play at our public events please let Ros Miles know.

Meanwhile we look forward to seeing you all at our Rockschools Easter Concerts at Nicholas Hawksmoor School.

David Taylor

Director

Rockschools

Welcome back to Rockschools for the first term of 2012. Welcome too to those who are joining us for the first time. We look forward to working together over the coming weeks.

Thank you to all who have paid for this term and could those whose fees are still outstanding please see Ros this Saturday. Fees are £98.00 for band members and £148.00 for individual tuition with cheques payable to Towcester Rockschool.

Already this term Korrozion and Behind Closed Doors have played at The Mark 11 Gig in Nether Heyford in support of Meningitis UK and this Saturday, 21 January, bands are playing at Charity Rocks in Towcester and The Y Factor in Northampton.

Charity Rocks is at The Town Hall Towcester at 7.30pm and is in support of the Mayor’s charities. Epic Fail, D-Fault and Behind Closed Doors are playing, with some Rockschools bands from past years. Tickets are available from Towcester Rockschool on Saturday afternoon and also on the door on the night.

The Y Factor is taking place at the Picturedrome in Northampton and Korrozion are performing there.

So a busy start to the year for several of our Rockschools bands and there will be more news of forthcoming events soon.

David Taylor
Director
Rockschools

We are now preparing for our last Christmas Concert at Nicholas Hawksmoor School in Towcester on Saturday 3 December at 6.00pm. The Parents and Friends Association will be again be providing refreshments for the evening with the usual Tuckshop for our students and Mulled Wine with Mince Pies for the adults. They will also be holding a Raffle, from ticket seat numbers, with prizes of M&S £50 and £25 vouchers, to be drawn at the end of the evening.

Bands playing on 3 December:

• Amped Out
• Bad Influence
• Behind Closed Doors
• Buried In A Bass Drum
• D- Fault
• Dont Forget Your Earplugs
• Epic Fail
• George & Naomi
• Haribo
• Ice Cold Jalapenos
• Isabelle – solo
• Jonnie & Rosie
• Korrozion
• Lost Direction
• Orange Mondayz
• Raw Attitude
• RED
• SARAH
• Shellshock
• Short Notice
• State The Obvious
• Stop and Rock
• Susie – solo
• The Performers
• The Question
• Will & Charlie

Please note the bands are shown in alphabetical order and the running order will be shown in the programme. For those new to our concerts please note that bands attending Rockschool at 12.30pm may go home at 3.00pm and return at 5.30pm, or if necessary may remain at Rockschool until 5.30pm. However, they may not leave the premises so will need to bring plenty of food and drink with them for the afternoon and evening. Bands attending at 3.00pm will need to remain in the school for the start of the concert. Parents and carers wishing to bring in food (i.e. McDonalds etc.) for students must do so by 5.30 at the latest as food cannot be eaten in the Hall. All bands will sit in the Hall to watch others perform throughout the concert.

If you have any queries please contact Ros on 07738 974220 or at rosmiles@rockschools.co.uk

All students who attend any of our Rockschools for individual tuition are most welcome to come to our concerts and if any would like to join one of our bands we have places available for all ages and abilities. Please contact David Taylor at davidtaylor@rockschools.co.uk for further information.

During the evening Rockschools band Behind Closed Doors will also selling Christmas Raffle tickets on behalf of Meningitis UK. They cost £1 each with a first prize of £1,000.  The current total raised in memory of former Rockschools student Mark Tanton for Meningitis UK is £20,000, of which Behind Closed Doors has now so far raised over £1,000 from their tribute CD sales and ITunes downloads. Thank you to all our Rockschools students, parents and friends who have contributed so generously to this worthy cause in remembrance of Mark.

Rockschools Spring Term will start at 12.30pm on Saturday 7 January in Towcester and in the evenings on Tuesday 11 January in Brackley and Wednesday 12 January in Towcester.

Some dates for your diaries – Rockschools bands are playing in January at two fundraising events, the first on 7 January in Nether Heyford for The Mark II gig in aid of Meningitis UK and then on 21 January at Towcester Town Hall for Charity Rocks in aid of the Mayor’s charities for Young People in Towcester and the Cynthia Spencer Hospice. More details will be in the next newsletter.

We wish you all a very Happy Christmas and look forward to seeing you in the New Year.

David Taylor

Director

Rockschools

We are now getting ready for the first of our Christmas Concerts on Saturday 26 November at 6.00pm. Our second concert is on Saturday 3 December at the same time. The Parents and Friends Association will be providing refreshments for both evenings with the usual Tuckshop for our students and Mulled Wine with Mince Pies for the adults. They will also be holding a Raffle, with prizes of M&S £50 and £25 vouchers for each concert, to be drawn during each evening.

Bands playing on 26 November:

• Acropolis
• Behind Closed Doors
• Ben & Kierra
• Daniel – solo
• D-Fault
• Divided
• Ellipses
• Elsewhere
• Epic Fail
• Feedback
• Havok
• Jonnie – solo
• Korrozion
• Lost Direction
• Lost Stolen or Strayed
• Mette – solo
• Mette & Daniel
• Orange Mondayz
• Paiste 101
• Pulse
• Red Dragon
• Sophie & Jo
• Soundwave
• The Outsiders

Please note the bands are shown in alphabetical order and the running order will be shown in the programme. For those new to our concerts please note that bands attending Rockschool at 12.30pm may go home at 3.00pm and return at 5.30pm, or if necessary may remain at Rockschool until 5.30pm. However, they may not leave the premises so will need to bring plenty of food and drink with them for the afternoon and evening. Bands attending at 3.00pm will need to remain in the school for the start of the concert. Parents and carers wishing to bring in food (i.e. McDonalds etc.) for students must do so by 5.30 at the latest as food cannot be eaten in the Hall. All bands will sit in the Hall to watch others perform throughout the concert.

If you have any queries please contact Ros on 07738 974220 or atrosmiles@rockschools.co.uk

All students who attend any of our Rockschools for individual tuition are most welcome to come to our concerts and if any would like to join one of our bands we have places available for all ages and abilities. Please contact David Taylor atdavidtaylor@rockschools.co.uk for further information.

During the evenings Rockschools band Behind Closed Doors will also selling Christmas Raffle tickets on behalf of Meningitis UK. They cost £1 each with a first prize of £1,000. The current total raised in memory of former Rockschools student Mark Tanton for Meningitis UK is £20,000, of which Behind Closed Doors has raised £937 from the sales so far of their tribute CD. Thank you to all our Rockschools students, parents and friends who have contributed so generously to this worthy cause in remembrance of Mark.

We look forward to seeing you all at our Christmas Concerts.

David Taylor

Director

Rockschools

We are now coming to the end of our Autumn Term at Rockschools and all bands are busy preparing for our Christmas Concerts at Nicholas Hawksmoor School on Saturdays 26 November and 3 December at 6.00pm.

Bands playing on Saturday 26 November:

• Acropolis
• Behind Closed Doors
• Conor & Co
• D-Fault
• Divided
• Ellipses
• Elsewhere
• Epic Fail
• Feedback
• Havok
• Jo & Sophie
• Korrozion
• Lost Direction
• Lost Stolen or Strayed
• Mette & Daniel
• Orange Mondayz
• Paiste 101
• Pulse
• Red Dragon
• Soundwave
• The Outsiders

and on Saturday 3 December:

• Amped Out
• Bad Influenec
• Behind Closed Doors
• Buried in a Bass Drum
• D-Fault
• Dont Forget Your Earplugs
• Epic Fail
• George & Naomi
• Haribo
• Ice Cold Jalapenos
• Jonnie & Rosie
• Korrozion
• Lost Direction
• Raw Attitude
• RED
• SARAH
• Shellshock
• State The Obvious
• Stop and Rock
• The Brackley Mix
• The Performers

Ticket prices remain the same as last year at £5 for adults, £3 for children and £13 for a Family Ticket and will be on sale from Saturday at Towcester Rockschool and from Tuesday at Brackley Rockschool. Our Parents Assn. will be providing refreshments for the evening.

Please note the bands are shown in alphabetical order and the running order will be shown in the programme. Please contact Ros on 07738 974220 or rosmiles@rockschools.co.uk before Saturday if you have any queries or would like further details.

For those new to our concerts please note that bands attending Rockschool at 12.30pm may go home at 3.00pm and return at 5.30pm, or if necessary may remain at Rockschool until 5.30pm. However, they may not leave the premises so will need to bring plenty of food and drink with them for the afternoon and evening. Bands attending at 3.00pm will need to remain in the school for the start of the concert. Parents and carers wishing to bring in food (i.e. McDonalds etc.) for students must do so by 5.30 at the latest as food cannot be eaten in the Hall. All bands will sit in the Hall to watch others perform throughout the concert.

All students who attend any of our Rockschools for individual tuition are most welcome to come to our concerts and if any would like to join one of our bands we have places available for all ages and abilities. Please contact David Taylor at davidtaylor@rockschools.co.uk for further information.

We look forward to seeing you all at our Christmas Concerts.

David Taylor

Director

Rockschools