Army Benevolent Fund Essex Christmas Concert 2025
performed by The Essex Yeomanry Band
The Army Benevolent Fund’s Essex Committee invite you to join us for our annual much-loved Essex Christmas Concert. The concert has taken place every year for over 20 years’, even taking place in 2020 during the Covid lockdown when British Army Band Colchester performed a concert virtually in aid of supporting the Army family.
This year’s concert will be held at St Botolph’s Church, Colchester on Thursday 11th December 2025. Join us for an outstanding evening of music performed by The Essex Yeomanry Band. Performing a selection of Christmas favourites with a few carols thrown in for good measure, it is the perfect way to start the festive season and get you in the Christmas mood!
Format
The concert will be performed in two halves with an interval halfway through. In the interval a limited selection of wine and soft drinks will be available for an optional donation.
We will be holding a raffle with some great prizes all generously donated by local supporters and organisations, with tickets on sale during the evening. You’ve got to be in it, to win it!
Tickets
Tickets are £15 per person.
Online: To book tickets online CLICK HERE
Cheque: Made payable to ‘Army Benevolent Fund’ and sent to: Army Benevolent Fund East Anglia , Building P04, Room 6, Merville Barracks, Colchester, Essex, CO2 7UT.
By BACS: Please contact: [email protected] for more details.
For tickets purchased by cheque/BACS through the East Anglia Office, please make sure you specify the number of tickets requested.
Event Details
Date: Thursday 11th December 2025
Time: Doors open at 7pm for 7.30pm start
Location: St Botolph’s Church, Colchester, Essex, CO2 7EE
The Essex Yeomanry Band – Making music for more than 200 years.
The Essex Yeomanry Band, formed in 1809, is one of the oldest military bands in the country. It gives regular public concerts throughout the year and is available to book for private engagements or charity events. They are proud to welcome musicians of a reasonable playing standard ages 16 to 80.
The band continues to have a close relationship with the Essex Yeomanry Regiment and a member of the Regiment acts as our President.
As a result of hard work by successive Directors of Music and the loyalty of the musicians, the band now operates on a self-supporting basis. Members pay an annual subscription towards the band’s upkeep, together with income from concerts. The band plays at occasions ranging from public concerts to garden parties and special events.