play. In 2004 it was runner-up in the National 4th Section Championships of Great Britain, beaten by a single point for the title, and in 2015 it won the fourth section regional finals in Torquay under the bands current conductor, Ian Whitburn. In 2015 the band competed again at the national finals, finishing 8th in the country. In 2017 it gained promotion from the fourth section to the third. In 2020 the band pulled out of the Area Contest due to the Covid-19 pandemic and as a result is now competing in the fourth section. References External links Pillowell Silver Band site Retrieved 19 October 2010. The Villages - Pillowell Villages in Gloucestershire Forest of Dean