Mike (Peter Pan) now comfortably sits in the Principal chair. He has his own civil engineering consultancy and when not designing bridges he is continuing with his Austin Healey restoration project. He has two children, Thomas who plays French Horn in HM Royal Marines Band Service and cornet with HSB when he can, and Emily, a doctor.

Cary is a lifelong member of Hatherleigh Silver Band, having joined the training band as a child. Throughout his decades playing with the band, he has displayed his versatility by playing almost all the instruments of the band at one time or another, but currently is a proud member of the front row cornets. He loves being part of the band community, having new adventures, and as bandmaster, doing his best to keep us all in line! Outside of band, Cary enjoys playing badminton and practicing martial arts along with his family.

Kirstie began her brass banding journey as a youngster with Devon’s favourite village band, Northlew Silver. After spending a couple of brief decades on the dark side, playing trumpet with a variety of Devon-based bands including soul, funk and even (gasp) jazz, she saw the error of her ways and was welcomed into Hatherleigh Silver Band in 2021, joining the front row cornets.

Kirstie’s favourite part of brass banding is the chance to take music out into the community, winning over new audiences and being part of the town’s events, especially Hatherleigh carnival and Bandamonium. That, and going to the pub after band practice, which is also very important.

I joined the band 20 years ago when I decided I wanted to do something completely different. Since then I haven’t looked back and have been the band secretary since 2012. I enjoy being on the back row and helping with the younger members of the band, watching them grow in confidence and ability and moving up the ranks. Here’s to the next 20 years!

Harry is Hatherleigh's Junior Town Crier and a keen member of the Hatherleigh Players. He attended training band for 3 years before joining the main band.

Tom used to play both Bass and Tenor Trombone, and Hatherleigh folk will have got used to seeing Tom performing 'acrobatics' in the square since he was just 11 years old.

Thomas is a very keen sportsman and regularly plays football and cricket plus is a keen supporter of Exeter City.

He is now a Bandsman in the Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines playing French Horn and is currently in the Plymouth Band based at HMS Raleigh in Torpoint, Cornwall. So he is relatively close to Hatherleigh and plays cornet with us when he can.

Adam first started playing the cornet aged 10, and joined the Hayle Town Band very early on. He quickly found himself to be a regular successful participant in local solo and slow melody contests all over his home county of Cornwall.

Time spent in brass bands fostered a keen drive for music making in Adam and led to him joining the RM Band Service in April ’05 on Cornet and Violin.

After his training, a first draft to the Scotland band saw Adam take part in the Edinburgh Military Tattoo and the Mountbatten festival of music within his first year, and soon after enjoying trips all over the globe. Adam played repiano cornet for Kingdom Brass during his spell in Scotland.

Returning closer to his roots, Adam enjoyed almost two years with the RM Band Plymouth from August 2010, this gave him the perfect opportunity to return to the Mount Charles Band on solo cornet when his commitments in Plymouth would allow, before returning to the Scotland band in April ’12.

During his time in Devon, Adam has taken a new role in brass banding by joining Hatherleigh Silver band on Soprano cornet. A position that was totally new to him, but one that provided a new and exciting challenge.

Rosa is one of the younger members of the band, having recently graduated to Hatherleigh Silver Band through our training band programme, joining on back row cornets. Rosa is a keen musician, also learning violin and piano in her spare time, and she is a defender for Lydford Foxes Under 12 football team.