Register For BYBA 2025 Membership

In partnership with our regional show organisers, we’ll be offering multiple exciting regional shows. Although you can enter regional shows and be judged without being a BYBA member, you must be in membership to qualify for the national league which decides the performance order for National Championships.

On the first weekend of October (date to be confirmed depending on venue availability) we’ll once again be hosting our National Championships.

You must be in membership to take part in National Championships.

Following November’s successful event delivered in partnership with the Traditional Youth Marching Bands Association (TYMBA), we expect places to be in high demand. So we’ll be offering priority entry to youngsters in BYBA registered bands, and also a lower entry fee compared with the fee for non-member bands. If you have several entrants, this alone could justify your membership fee!

We’ll continue to offer the opportunity for regional meetings and our Facebook groups provide a great forum for exchanging views, with some restricted to members only. And we’ll work harder to provide opportunities for newer members to learn from experienced bands, and for the young members to catch up with one another at contests and other events.We’ll be re-thinking the youth council to ensure the youth voice is heard loud and clear.

BYBA’s formal mentoring system is underused, so if you think you could benefit then contact us and we’ll link you up with a suitable mentor. This benefit is only available to BYBA member bands.

As a BYBA member you also get to contribute to our web resources, including fact sheets and case studies, to help you build stronger and more resilient bands. And you’ll be the first to benefit from initiatives such as research and knowledge-sharing.

Why not recognise the important people in banding in your area by nominating someone to be received into the BYBA Fellowship? Or to receive the President’s Award, the Terry Kemp Award for someone who deserves special recognition or the new Marie Leighton-Morgan award?

The Dalton Wright Bursary Fund is available to provide financial support for musically-based projects or for members who wish to follow a musical career.