Simcoe Golden Lions Drum and Bugle Corps

1969 to 1981

 

This page modified July 04, 2010

    On Monday, February 10, 1969 registration was held to revitalize junior drum corps in Simcoe for the new Simcoe Golden Lions Drum & Bugle Corps.  The Simcoe Lions Club agreed to take over the debt accumulated by the former Simcoe Royal Blues drum corps along with their instruments.  Their first rehearsal was on March 3, 1969 with 36 horns, 14 drums and 12 colour guard.  The corps competed in Junior B, Junior C and parade class categories.  In 1977 the Golden Lions highlighted their tenure by winning the "Triple Crown" of Canadian Junior C Drum Corps, by winning all three Championships - Junior C, Ontario Provincials and Canadian Nationals.  The Golden Lions folded February 10,1981, exactly 12 years to the day they took their first registrations.

Golden Lions 1970

(Picture complements of Tom Richardson)

Click to view old news paper articles of Golden Lions Annual Banquet award winners from 1969 to 1980.

1969 - Golden Lions first year of operation.

1970

Golden Lions Drum Major Summer of 1970

Len Addley

1970

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

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1969	1969	1970
1970	Calvacade of Music Spectacular 1972 snare Al Sutherland and Tim Mc Carthy, Bass, Tom Richardson and Rob Barker. Cymbals Arlene Melville and the arm in the photo playing Triples is Scott Butcher. Instructor that year was Robert Judd.	1973 - Tom Richardson showing off a new set of triples.
Early 1970's	1974	1974
1975	Port Dover July 1, 1975	Port Dover July 1, 1975
Golden Lions Winter Guard - 1977	Golden Lions Winter Guard - 1977	Golden Lions Winter Guard - 1977
Golden Lions Winter Guard - 1977	Golden Lions - Prelims - National Championships - Birchmount Stadium - 1977	Golden Lions - Prelims - National Championships - Birchmount Stadium - 1977
Golden Lions - Prelims - National Championships - Birchmount Stadium - 1977	Little Robbie Bishop, Wade Plyley and Kevin Cope on bass drum. 1977	Shinny (Scott Fletcher) 1977
1977	1977	1975
1975	1976	1976
1976	1976	1976
1976	1976	1975
Lakeshore Brassman and Golden Lions, Port Dover Band Tattoo,	1979 Contral Line, Ross Ransom, Ed Pow and Kless Pickard	1979 - Mike Keddy

Click to view scores of the 1977 Canadian Championships

1980

1980

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