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Amongst the bouncy castles, melody filled the air – drawing a captive audience away from the stalls to the benches surrounding the bandstand. Lots of cheerful tunes were played to brighten the slightly dull weather, however, just after ‘Here Comes The Sun’ the deluge of rain began. The weather was so intense we sadly had to…

We had an enjoyable evening at a 1920’s themed ball. We played more traditional (big band/blues) music with several uplifting tunes (slightly out of era). It was a delight watching the well-dressed ladies and gentlemen mingling (some even sporting top hat and canes.) The Austin 6 used to ferry some of the guests around was absolutely…

We travelled south unto the Warminster Lakeside Pleasure Gardens; in a very pleasant market town similar to our own Chippenham. There was a delightful group of supporters including a delightful little grey dog. The sun graced…

A gloriously hot summer day awaited us in the floral garden at Bath. There was quite an audience – various people enjoying the weather; sat on deck chairs or upon the grass. We couldn’t keep our jackets on for long despite the shade granted by the bandstand! During the two hours (with a brief pause…

We seemed to be transported back in time, to a marquee on a village green in the centre of bustling stalls. The fete itself was opened with a fanfare by our valiant trumpet duo. We then followed with two sets of an excellent selection of…

Luck was on our side with a gloriously sunny day (the days before and after had torrential rain, so Kington St Michael were very lucky indeed.) There were various stalls, tombola & raffles as well as samples of wares from the village shop. Mmm…

Chippenham Town Council asked us to play for the early afternoon at the Buttercross, and by the end of our set we had had quite a few flag wavers showing spirit. We all signed the huge wedding card. Only a few pegs went flying due to windy conditions!

A bit of class for us, as we attended this bow-tie event, providing a well-regarded background music for the start of the evening. It was delightful to play whilst the beautifully dressed guests flittered around the tables (and to smell the lovely food!) Our thanks to Mr Mayor who was kind enough to meet and…

Fingers freezing, toes a-tingling, but our valiant group braved the fierce outdoors to play a selection of carols in the High Street (just before Neeld Hall.) Proceeds went towards Springboard. There was even a red-nosed horse accompanied by Father Christmas that trotted by to listen to a rousing rendition of Rudolph. *<:o) Little Donkey was…

Braving the cold to play jolly carols. I think we succeeded in bringing a little cheer to the tired shoppers, and also a little something to our chosen charity of the season as proceeds went towards Springboard.