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On Saturday we joined a heroic troop of singers and the Mayor; we stood beneath the Buttercross with the singers spread out in a big arc towards the lit Christmas tree. Many carols were sung until we were all Hark, Ding-Dong and Jingle Bell’d out. It had been a rather chilly evening, all in all!…

We played various Christmas tunes and carols – with lots of participation from the entire audience. There was a very large turn out by the band, including Alan joining our ranks as Jane conducted. There was even a novel way of singing 12 Days of Christmas: each table had its’ own props according to which…

On Saturday we withstood the cold (luckily no wind) outside the Neeld Hall on the High Street for over two hours of jolly carols, amidst the market stalls. Many shoppers passed by, and (from the sounds of the tub) donated generously towards our charity of the season: Alzheimer’s Society.

Smiles were abundant this evening, as jolly tunes filled the school hall. Eager participants helped conduct, and choristers-in-training sang along to some carols of their choice. Help was had for Andrew the drummer to count in one of the marches, and many dancers took to the floor for some of the tunes. The choreography for…

After a challenging journey despite the local nature of the event (very circuitous route to parking cars;) a large band contingent made their way to the front of the school where we played two long sets of music. We actually had pretty good weather and a varied audience – including lots of dog walkers! Bargains…

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…