Basin Street Blues was among the tunes played on Lacock High Street, matching the blue skies! It was a very sunny afternoon indeed for our two sets during the well-attended fair. The entire street was lined with various stalls and people walked by or sat to listen to our musical repertoir from Hawai 5-0 to Moonlight Serenade….
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Whitehall Garden Centre, Dig for Victory Military Re-enactment
An area of Whitehall Garden centre was transported back in time to the 1940s – with vintage clothing, items, cars & machinery on display and a whole weekend of events taking place. We were honoured to play two sets within the grand marquee, under a parachute! We did our best to fit the event with pieces…
John Coles Park, Chippenham
The family fun day was unfortunately cancelled for 2013, but Chippenham Town Band were still invited to play a slightly later set in the band stand of John Coles Park. News of the fun day cancellation hadn’t yet reached some members of the public so the turnout of an audience was a lot higher than…
Parade Gardens, Bath
An exceedingly sunny afternoon saw us located in the splendid Parade Gardens in Bath, within a bandstand surrounded by flowers! We played two sets of music for the various locals & tourists whiling away the afternoon in the park or passing by near the Abbey. It was great to see band family members in attendance – even a…
Biddestone Village Fete
Summer was here at last! Biddestone fete was lucky to have glorious sunny weather; quite a change from last year’s downpour! There was a great attendance including keen fans who setup chairs in prime position for listening to the band. We played two sets of varied music from all our genres including Highland Cathedral, The Muppets and…
Dauntsey Feast & Fete
This was a new location for the band to perform – in the elegant grounds of Dauntsey Park House. It was such a pity that the weather didn’t match the surroundings as it continued to be very windy and there was more than a little drizzle. We played a varied repertoire of music from bandstand traditional…
Kington St Michael Fete
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.
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…