SOME familiar faces hit the high notes at the Chandler's Ford Methodist Church when the 1st Chandler's Ford Boys' Brigade Brass Band staged a special 30th birthday reunion.

Some 50 former band members travelled from as far afield as Yorkshire, Essex, Kent, Devon and Cornwall to join current members in a celebration weekend. Spokesman Brian Chambers said he had been doing detective work for the best part of a year to try and track down as many boys and girls who had played in the band. He said: "I managed to get about 50 former members. Some have moved to the US and just couldn't get back.