Sarah Johnson
Flugel Horn

Sarah started playing cornet aged 6 in Great Moor Junior School Brass Band under the direction of Mike Greaves

Banding History:
Stockport South Area Brass Band: 1985-1987
Stockport Schools Intermediate: 1987-1989 (Principal)
Stockport Schools Senior Band: 1989-1991
Elmfield Brass Band: 1991-1993 (Principal)
VBSPBB: 1993 to present

Favourite Test Piece: Trittico - James Curnow
Favourite Transciption: Gabriels Oboe - Ennio Morricone.


Helen Moore
Solo Horn

Helen started playing the tenor horn at the age of 10, after threatening to call up the NSPCC and claiming to be a neglected child every time her brother and dad headed off to Downshire Brass Band practice in Northern Ireland.

She progressed to the senior band within a month, and a year later departed to join the ranks of Northern Ireland’s premier brass band, The 1st Old Boys, where she remained for the rest of her time in the country. Here, she moved up the line from 2nd to solo horn, competing at the very highest level in the 2004 ‘Europeans’ and 2005 ‘Masters.’

Helen is a past member of the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain and has represented England in the European Youth Brass Band.

She currently fits playing in a brass band around a position teaching piano and brass in a primary school and doing a music degree at Manchester University.


Jenny McDermott
1st Horn

Jenny started playing in her school brass band and also the Stockport Schools Prep Band. She soon moved up to the Stockport Schools Senior Brass Band and travelled twice to Heilbronn with the band. After being pensioned out of SSBB, it was on to Stockport Silver Band where she spent a time on Flugel, travelling again to Heilbronn.

From there it was off to Denton Brass Band, followed by Airtours Band, Glossop and Todmorden Bands. Jenny then spent 3 very enjoyable years at Mossley Brass Band. It was here that Mossley Band were taped ‘on the march’ and she, along with many others in the band, appears in the film Brassed Off.

Jenny began playing for VBS Poynton Band in 1997.


Jillian Hazlewood
2nd Horn

After discovering the cornet at school Jill took to playing like a duck to water. Three months of having lessons and she was asked to join Chapel-en-le-Frith brass band. After a short spell on back row, Jill moved to Whaley Bridge band and quickly progressed through the cornet ranks till she snapped up the chance of playing top chair.

Jill stayed there for 4 years until she was approached by Poynton to become the newest member on their back row. Jill joined the band on 3rd cornet but when the repiano seat became avaliable she jumped at the chance.

It wasn't until she had a short break to start a family that she came back and joined the band's horn section where she proudly plays principal 2nd horn.