With brass bands helping mark Remembrance Day by performing music at services across the country, images of Marsden's renovated bass and marching drums that featured the names of local people who fell in conflict, was featured in a number of regional and national newspapers.

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The pictures were taken by Lorne Campbell, the well known professional photographer who has for many years ensured that memorable images of brass bands and banding personalities have been featured in publications.

On this occasion it was the drum, which was originally purchased in 1920 by Marsden Senior School from Hawkes & Son, and which was proudly kept by the band.

Unfortunately, it was damaged in a flood that engulfed the bandroom earlier this year, but with support from a number of supporters, was fully restored with the names of those who died, printed on the drum skin.