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Contesting at Reigate
On Sunday the 6th March, Cranbrook Town Band took part in the first scaba contest since their 2020 Spring contest held back before the days of Covid and the life changing restrictions that were put on all of us. 10 bands played to a packed audience in a new venue at Reigate College. Joining the
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Banding at Christmas
Sadly our last proper concert of the year at St. Dunstans Church was cancelled due to the spread of the new Omicron Covid variant, but prior to this the band were able to perform two Christmas concerts at Brede and St. Laurence (Hawkhurst) Churches. Thanks to a couple of audience members we have some mobile
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Remembrance Sunday
The band was both delighted and honoured to once again lead Cranbrook’s Remembrance Parade. Having been cancelled in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic, on the day there was a large turn out in the town – not just in the parade itself, but also amongst the people lining the streets. Prior to the Parade,
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In Concert with Chris Thomas
Saturday 16th October saw the band give its first indoor concert since the start of the Covid pandemic – and what a concert it was! The occasion was what has become our annual fund raising concert for Demelza Hospice and Chris Thomas, principal trombonist of the Cory Band was our guest soloist.
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Back to Banding at Deal
The band played on Deal Memorial Bandstand on Sunday 19th September and gave its first bandstand concert since the summer of 2019. It was exciting and quite emotional for us all to be making music and performing in front of a large and enthusiastic audience once again and there were more than a few nerves
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Knoxbridge Military Show & Beer Festival
“I conducted Cranbrook Town Band in its first concert since December 2019 earlier this afternoon. I’m sure that it applies to musicians everywhere, but it’s really difficult to put into words quite what this means to all of the band members. The band played really well – far better than I could have expected and,
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St. Laurence to the Rescue !
When there are restrictions on your favourite pastime due to government Covid guidelines, it makes it doubly hard to cope with lockdown rules. There is no doubt that our weekly rehearsals and summer concerts contributed to a healthy mind and soul, helping many of us to unwind after a hard week of work. While a
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Just Giving
Cranbrook Town Band, like many other amateur groups, has been hard hit by Covid19. As a successful organisation we rely on both our members’ subscriptions and income from concerts to provide our annual income. We use this in a number of ways, for example, we provide free tuition and instrument loans for young people in