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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Sunday, September the 15th was the date of our final outdoor concert for this season and saw the band performing on a lovely sunny afternoon at Tonbridge Castle in Kent.
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The band was delighted to play at Deal Memorial Bandstand on 12th May. Arguably the best in the south East, Deal Memorial Bandstand was built and is administered by the Deal Bandstand Memorial Trust in memory of the Royal Marines who were killed by an IRA bomb in September 1989. Our programme, which was thoroughly…
Continue ReadingWheres my Horn ? – A Contesting Story
On a bright and unusually warm Sunday the 24th February, members of the band once again set off on the annual trek across counties to play in the scaba Spring contest at the Hawth theatre in Crawley, West Sussex. Getting Ready It had been a somewhat fraught and problematic lead up to the contest with…
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Saturday 22nd December saw a section of the band performing at the Halfway House in Brenchley. This was the band’s final appearance of 2018 and marked the end of a busy and very successful Christmas season with numerous concert and carolling engagements throughout Kent and East Sussex.
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The 14th December saw a first for both Cranbrook Town and all of its members when we too part in a concert with the Rye Wurlitzer Academy.
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The band once again enjoyed their annual concert in aid of Brede British Legion’s Poppy Appeal during the evening of Thursday 6th December.
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The band had a hectic schedule during the weekend of 24/25th November with engagements at two new venues.
Continue ReadingThe Milk House, Sissinghurst
Another super performance from this years concert programme, this time at The Milk House in Sissinghurst. We had lots of excellent audience comments from a local venue we had not played at before. Audience and band enjoyed picturesque country views together the warm”ish” weather made for a very enjoyable evening. Thanks to Andy Ralph, Alan Bristow and…
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Celebrating Her Majesty’s 90th Birthday The band took part in two concerts over the weekend of the 11/12th June. The first was an evening concert at Rolvenden church where the band played to a good sized audience, who enjoyed a varied programme ending in “Proms” style with flag waving and singing to Jerusalem, Fantasy on…
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