Here is a list of the aims of Gravesend Borough Band...
For the public:
To entertain the public.
At bandstand concerts throughout the Southeast, during the summer e.g. Gravesend, Bexhill, Broadstairs, Canterbury, Deal, Dover, Eastbourne, Folkstone, Herne-Bay, Hever Castle, Hythe, Maidstone, and Whitstable.
At indoor venues e.g. local churches and halls, through the winter.
To play at the annual Remembrance service held at Clarence Place War Memorial each November.
For band members:
Give members an enjoyable and rewarding experience, both at practice and at concerts.
Encourage and help members improve their musicianship.
Supply a uniform to each band member.
Supply an instrument to band members who do not have one of their own.
Not to charge membership a fee, as the members are the ones who earn the band its income at concerts.
To partially recompense those members who drive the long distances to summer engagements transporting instruments, equipment, and other musicians.
For others:
To play one or two charity concerts each year to help those in need.
For the band:
To welcome any musician of reasonable standard who plays an instrument the band encompasses, regardless of sex, race, creed, or disability.
To have a balanced budget, or make a small profit, on day to day running of the band each year.
To have a reserve of money available to purchase new music, uniforms, and instruments, when required. (Music costs between £40 and £150 per piece, new instruments from £1000 to £5500)