Fodens Band Solo Contest and Concert .. The Band and Youth Patrons are very committed to promoting the development of young players in the brass band movement which follows on from the bands already very successful ‘Youth Policy’ which has been running for over 10 years which has seen Fodens players involved in over 50 coaching events in the past 10 years During Foden's recent performance at the Festival of Brass in Manchester, the band gave a world premier performance of composer in residence Andy Scott's new work "Spirit of Mingus" Through these sites we hope to encourage many more youngsters to follow Foden's Band and the Youth Patrons In developing such initiatives through social network sites we also keep the safety of our young ‘surfers’ at the foremost of our minds and provide links to appropriate specialist sites as well as having a ‘Child Protection Policy&rsquo