Stepping out in Front Cranbrook Town Band were both honoured and delighted to once again play in the Service of Remembrance at St. Dunstan’s Church and lead the Remembrance Parade through the town to the War Memorial, where we played hymns during the laying of the wreaths. Given the recent stormy conditions, the weather was…
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The band were pleased to lead the parade from the town centre to the war memorial once again this year. Despite the rather damp conditions and one or two near misses with a badly worn road, the band played well and still had enough puff to play a number of hymns during the wreath laying before…
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LEST WE FORGET: Article & Photos courtesy of the Courier Newspaper OVER 700 people turned out to pay their respects to our fallen armed forces in Cranbrook on Remembrance Sunday. The moving tributes began with a service at St Dunstan’s Church before a parade up the High Street to the war memorial where poppy-wreaths were…
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Remembrance Day Parade Following on from Saturdays concert, there was no “lie-in” and the band were up early to get to Cranbrook. It was of course, Remembrance Sunday and the band played as usual the service at St. Dunstans Church before leading the procession the three quarters of a mile up to the War memorial where…
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Cranbrook Street Fair Robin Traves, 1st Baritone, takes a break from playing to conduct the band at the 1991 Cranbrook Street Fair. As well as telling everyone that he can play a mean cornet, Ian occasionally (well frequently) proves it by playing a solo or two. Remembrance Day Parade The band leads the annual…
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Des Franks and Phil Preston on parade.
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