Ffion Haf Morris(Flugel)
Hayley Beynon (Solo Horn)
Hayley was introduced to brass playing by her dad in The Salvation Army when she was 8 years old; where she went on to play in the Young People’s band until she was 16, transfering then to to the senior band. At the age of 24, Hayley joined The Salvation Army’s Household Troops Band,which was founded in 1887 and became the band’s first ever female player, touring extensively with the band including Australia and Singapore. As well as playing for Salvation Army bands, Hayley has played for a number of South Wales competing bands, joining Tongwynlais Temperance Band with her dad, staying with them for a number of years before moving to City of Cardiff, and more recently to Llwydcoed who went on to play at the National Finals in 2021. After much soul-seeking, Hayley decided to say goodbye to her beloved Welsh banding and cross the Severn Bridges to join Aldbourne.
Tim Dixon (1st Horn)
Tim’s banding life goes all the way back to 1967 when his dad started teaching Tim cornet, ready to join the Ramsbury Methodist Silver Band as it was back then, which was a big part of Tim’s Dad life. In fact, he was a pretty decent cornet player himself and even helped out Aldbourne on the odd occasion . So Tim’s association with Aldbourne Dabchicks goes back a long way!
Tim joined Aldbourne in 1981 and his first ever contest with the band was on 2nd Horn playing Blitz at the Albert Hall. Quite a jump in playing standards and commitment but something Tim was so glad to have been able to do. Tim progressed through the horn section and ended up on Solo Horn, a position he held for many years until taking a break in the late 1990s to spend more time with my family.
In 2006 He was asked to help out on a CD the band was recording, Tim was at that time playing baritone for another band together with Matt, his son, who had taken up Euphonium. Tim and Matt were then asked to help out with the Evelyn Glennie concert at the Colston Hall later that year. The temptation to rejoin the band was too much to resist and both Tim and Matt re-joined soon after the concert in a period which was challenging for the band. Thankfully the Bands strength and teamwork pulled them through that turbulent time and Tim found himself back on Solo Horn again where, despite some excursions onto euphonium, baritone and Eb bass, always seems to draw him back !
Emily Collins (2nd Horn)
Emily has been playing since 2005 when her dad started teaching her to play the tenor horn. She started playing in Bare Trees Community Band where she stayed until she was 11 . In 2013, Emily joined The Oldham Band (Lees) who went on to compete regularly at the British Open Spring Festival, and performed at the National Finals in 2022, where she sat on solo baritone.
Emily was involved in The University of Manchester Brass Band as the solo baritone and brass band manager. Whilst completing her Masters in International Political Economy, she played tune percussion at the World Music Contest in Kerkrade and played for a number of bands in Yorkshire and the North West.
Since, Emily has moved South and joined Aldbourne Band in January 2024, where she has returned to the horn section.