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A sunny afternoon was a splendid way to end the Chippenham bandstand season. We played marches, theme tunes and swing band era pieces with the audience clapping often, much to our delight. Hawaii-5-0 made an appearance as did Magnificent Men and a medley from Pirates of the Caribbean. Our penultimate piece “We’ll Meet Again” in anticipation of…

A surprising burst of September sunshine left band members relieved to have suncream and hats on this Saturday afternoon. We had a great turnout of band members; if only the audience could have been quite so numerous, but there were vintage guns going off further into the park which may have deterred visitors (as well as…

Lacock high street was lined with stalls for the village Fayre despite the miserable weather, with a huge selection of craft items and cakes. We played in our usual spot outside the school and band members’ families were in attendance, just about avoiding any further rain. August Bank Holiday Monday began rainy and cold and…

The stunning grounds of Dauntsey Park provided the venue for the annual Dauntsey Fete. A lovely event, with well run stalls of homemade jams , cakes, books, collectibles, Pony rides, and display from the Cirencester College pack of Beagles. The Band consisted of a small group of musicians and played a selection of music including…

Northwards we headed unto Cirencester, where a walk from the carpark revealed a bandstand partially surrounded by trees in a stunning parkland. Despite the ominous start to the day, the rain held off and so there was an audience which included some young potential musicians much to our delight. The Band went to the beautiful…

Biddestone Fete was a lovely occasion and the first time we had played there since the Agatha Raisin filming day. Fete day weather was very hot and again the village produced fun and well run fete stalls, competitions and cream teas. Our backdrop this year was the pond, with its array of ducks and their…

Our second Chippenham bandstand event, with usual supporters for a jolly afternoon of swing tunes, music from films and tv as well as marches. John Coles Park was beautiful, as ever, with the trees gently swaying in warm breeze, and crowded with people, sitting listening, sunbathing, children playing in the splashpool, and on swings and things…

Sunshine and flowers greeted us on reaching the Parade Gardens bandstand in Bath. We played our usual two sets of a mix of music, with several sets of families and friends in the audience. It was a beautiful day, The park was bathed in sunshine, and hundreds of people sitting on chairs & blankets enjoyed…