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Today saw a more unusual location for a band concert; by Devizes Wharf. The Alzheimers Support charity had setup two marquees for us, close to the finish line of a sponsored walk. We played whilst the courageous people arrived, having completed either an 11 mile (from the Bradford on Avon Tithe Barn) or a 3.5 mile (from…

Our conductor, Alan Horner, was interviewed about Chippenham Town Band. http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/14543271.Chippenham_band_makes_plea_for_more_musicians/ We are definitely looking for more wind / brass / percussion musicians to join our fun! Rehearsals are each Monday evening (except for bank holidays and December).

Whilst the weather wasn’t quite feeling like May yet, there was a good sized audience braving the cold. Although some braved ice creams anyway! We played a large range of tunes to kickstart the John Coles Park bandstand season; each Sunday from now until late September there will be a band playing in the park…

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…