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Below is more information on the band's horn players.
Flugel Horn -
Solo Horn - Laura Hindley
Laura Hindley started playing at the age of 12 and that was the first connection with the band as Alan was Laura's brass teacher in school. Laura joined the  band after playing Flugel Horn in the South Glamorgan High Schools band for a few years. RAF St Athan Voluntary Band had been newly promoted to the 3rd Section and they needed a Flugel player for the Areas. Laura's tutor was the pricipal cornet at the time and suggested she came along for a blow - that was 1994 and she is still here! Laura has had a couple of breaks from the band, one to undertake a career in the Merchant Navy and a brief stint with Tredegar Town Band. Laura has played Flugel and in a number of different cornet seats before finally ending up on Tenor Horn.
Laura is a civil servant and is an ex-employee of RAF St Athan. She lives in St Athan with her husband, Lewis, who also plays in the band, and her young son. When asked if she has any other hobbies she said 'time to have any would be nice!'
Laura enjoys the contesting part of playing with the band and the best thing that happened while in the band was the first year she joined. That year the band won nearly every contest they entered and the experience of winning the Eisteddfod that year against bands of a higher section was very memorable.
1st Horn - Mary Light - to follow
2nd Horn - Tim Pickles - to follow
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