This short work was commissioned by the then editor, Peter Wilson for the British Bandsman Centenary Concert held at the Free Trade Hall, Manchester in 1987 to mark the centenary of the weekly newspaper British Bandsman.

The fanfare is designed to lead seamlessly into J. Ord Hume’s march B.B. & C.F. and the composer subtly interweaves snatches of melodic material from the march. The musical notes written B, B, C, and F are cleverly incorporated.