1980s – Concert Pictures
A selection of old concert pictures. Photos from 1960 through to early 1980s
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1980 (ish) – Sponsored Blow
Fund Raising at the Vestry Hall Photos and comments provided by Des Franks. What a wonderful way to raise funds, well it seemed like it at the beginning, how difficult could playing non-stop for 12 hours be ?
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1972 – Chatham Contest
Polishing up for the top brass. NOTES rather than letters will be receiving the attention of Cranbrook postman Fred Carter next Saturday, and he hopes there will be no wrong deliveries. For Fred leads Cranbrook Town Band, formed almost 50 years ago, into one of its rare competitive excursions, a regional band contest at Chatham.
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1970 – Carols at Christmas
Carols at Christmas, outside the Vestry Hall in Cranbrook 1970. With Nick Cater and Harry Finch – Cornets Des Franks – Trombone
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1960 – (Circa) On Parade
Des Franks and Phil Preston on parade.
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1955 – Inauguration Concert
Cranbrook Town Band Reformed. Inauguration Concert Vestry Hall. Friday 27th May 1955. Back Row F. Collins – G. Manktelow – Brenda Gasson – Yvonne Osborne – J. Saunders – G Blanch – L. Linee Middle Row S. Ryan – M. Ealding – N. Blanch – G. Taylor – F. Carter Snr (Cond) – Unknown –
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1933 – The Founder
The following article was written in 1933 about the band’s founder and first ever conductor Harry Hinkley. The text is as written in 1933, grammar and spelling remain unchanged. POPULAR WEALD BANDMASTER COMMENDABLE RECORD OF MR. H. HINKLEY. CRANBROOK In these days of band contests and other forms of musical activity, it is difficult to
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1926 – Cranbrook Town Prize Band
A picture of the band from “circa” 1926 Photo Taken at Great Swifts : President Mr. Alexander W. West — W. Butler — H. Hatcher — S. Stone — A. Boniface C. Norris — G. Leeves — E. Osbourne — A.T. Slingsby — J. Brooks — A. Hatcher — L. Piper — W. Gambrill H.
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