With unfortunate timing, the heavens opened moments before the start of the Fete, and showers continued throughout the afternoon, meaning the band’s playing at this event had to be cancelled.
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John Coles Park, Bandstand Season Opening
This Sunday afternoon saw the first use of the John Coles Park bandstand of the season by none other than our good selves. To our surprise, the sun shone all afternoon, which encouraged a great many locals to visit the park. We played two sets of music, concentrating a little on the tunes relating to…
Carols: the end
The end of the carols season did not begin well, with Saturday 22nd December’s scheduled carols round the Christmas Tree becoming the only casualty of the season when it was cancelled due to heavy rain. However, on the afternoon of Sunday 23rd December a small group returned to Morrison’s, after battling to find a space…
Carols: the middle
Today a large troupe convened, despite the damp conditions, on Chippenham high street to play carols, again collecting for our nominated charity: Wiltshire carers. To our delight, the Victorian dressed CLOGS society (Victorian Fayre at the Market) joined us on a whim for our final selection of carols: Angels from the Realms of Glory, Away in…
Carols: the beginning
Saturday 8th December saw a smaller portion of the band play at Whitehall Garden Centre, Lacock, near the ice rink. We were collecting for a local children’s hospice charity, and the slightly chilled shoppers were touched by the spirit of giving. Sunday 9th December involved a larger group of carolling instruments in the foyer of…
Royal British Legion Concert
On this evening we performed in the Central Methodist Church along with the Chippenham Ladies Choir for an evening of music to commence the Poppy Appeal. There was a brilliant turnout of band members, and we filled the large hall with various tunes and toasts! It was a delightful variety: from flags paraded down the…
Lacock Village Fayre
Despite the ominous weather, the band set up in the school playground at Lacock and kicked into playing the first set of the afternoon with a cheerfull march. A few tunes in and the weather became more than threatening, causing us to shelter our music, instruments and selves from the deluge! Luckily the shower was…
John Coles Park, Family Fun Day
The bandstand held an intrepid group, attending the event despite the ominous thunder and near-continuous downpour of rain! Sadly the festivities were cut short by the deluge, so only an hour’s set was played. Our music involved marches, classic tunes, blues and cheerfull medleys like Abba to try to brighten the day for the valiant attendees….
Lacock Abbey, Victorian Sports Day
A wonderfully bright day graced our marquee for the morning performance, as we played between vintage sports races on the sunny south side of the Abbey. We played marches, theme tunes and a little jazz – with our smaller-than-usual complement performed spectacularly. Some band members took the opportunity to explore the historical Abbey during the interval, whilst others…
Biddestone Village Fete
Our marquee was filled to bursting as there was a brilliant turn-out of band members; so much so that the poor souls at the edges were drenched by the sporadic downpours of rain! This did not succeed in dampening spirits, as many rousing tunes were played. The bagpipe player even collaborated on Highland Cathedral, creating…