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Musical Director: Simon Godfrey Wood
Simon has been conducting Hade Edge Band since 1999 and has a lot to do with their recent success. He also conducts the Honking Hedgers (Junior Band), the Tree Honkers (Training Band) and the Jazz Honkers (Big Band). He is also responsible for various arrangements and compositions, showcased largely by the Hade Edge ensembles and other bands around the country.
Simon is from the same local area as Hade Edge, and grew up in another small village, Birds Edge. After his A-levels in music Simon studied music at Huddersfield University and followed his degree by studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
He was first introduced to brass bands by his dad who played cornet in Shepley Band. Since then Simon has never looked back and brass bands have played a big part in his life. From playing with bands such as Sellers and Versatile Brass, he went on to conduct bands such as Uppermill, British Aerospace, Versatile Brass and most recently Dobcross before coming to Hade Edge.
Simons wife Heather plays in the Hade Edge Senior band and his two children: Aaron who plays in the Senior Band, Honking Hedgers and Junior Jazz and Noah who plays in the Honking Hedgers.
Playing Members
The Hade Edge Senior Band at Preston Contest 2008
| Soprano Cornet | Michael May | 1st Baritone | Mathew Sheard |
| Principle Cornet | Lisa Moorhouse | 2nd Baritone | Sue Colvin |
| Solo Cornet | Tamara Heaton Robert Mitchell Dorian Kelly |
Solo Trombone | Vacancy Sam Thursfield |
| Repiano Cornet | Dawn Sellors | 2nd Trombone | Richard Everson |
| 2nd Cornet | Aaron Wood Eliot Drummond Alex Bray |
Bass Trombone | Rob Newton Bob Eastwood |
| 3rd Cornet | Tom Brown Peter Hoyle Fiona Gledhill |
Solo Euphonium | David Smith |
| Flugelhorn | Heather Wood | 2nd Euphonium | Ivan Conroy |
| Solo Horn | Fiona Vause Sarah Thistlethwaite |
Eb Bass | Matt Curtis Matthew Hoyle Peter Badham |
| 1st Horn | Kelly Kenyon James Turner |
Bb Bass | Andrew Bray Robert Moorhouse |
| 2nd Horn | Heather Crow Jan Hill |
Percussion | Oliver Entwistle Tom Inglis Lewis Hill Joe Barstow |
The Committee
| President | Edgar Dickinson | Chairman | Peter Badham |
| Vice-President | Philip Wright | Musical Director | Simon Wood |
| Junior Band Administrator | Heather Wood | Minutes Secretary | Pauline Moorhouse |
| Contest Secretary | Robert Turnbull | Treasurer | Margaret Turnbull |
| Librarian | Heather Badham | Band Sergeant | Bob Eastwood |
| Committee Members | Fiona Gledhill Ralph Lock Robert Moorhouse Angela Turner |
Uniform Manager | Peter Badham |
| Child Protection Officer | Peter Hoyle |