Foden's OTS Band

When the 'Sandbach Engineering Society' decided to withdraw funding for Foden Motor Works Band on the 31 December 1982, Richard Carlton Tickell, owner of OTS (Overseas Technical Service), took over the sponsorship of the band. His involvement was short lived as he died on the 14 December 1982 and his family inherited the band. However due to problems with the company in June 1986 they decided that funding would cease and a new sponsor had to be found. In July 1986 the band accepted sponsorship from the Britannia Building Society becoming the Britannia Building Society Foden Band (officially from December 3, 1987). In December 1988, 'Foden' was deleted from the band's name becoming The Britannia Building Society Band. [u]Historical names timeline[/u]: Unknown year: Foden's Prize Band 1902: Foden Motor Waggon Works Band 1906: Foden Motor Wagon Works Band 1911: Foden Motor Works Band 1979: Foden's Band 1983: Foden's OTS Band 3 December 1987: Britannia Building Society Foden Band (official name change, but that name was in use since July 1986) December 1988: Britannia Building Society Band 28 July 1997: Foden's Courtois Band (official name change) 24 February 1998: Foden (Courtois) Band (constitutional name change) 2003: Foden's Richardson Band 2008: Foden's Band To be used for recordings between 1983 and 06/1986.