The band were delighted to perform at Hole Park on Friday 26th July as part of the Beating Retreat event. We were also very relieved to have a shady marquee under which to play as the preceding few days had reached stifling temperatures well into the 30s. Our programme consisted of a number of famous […]
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Here’s a few photos from the Band’s excellent two sets at Hole Park for the Wealden Times Midsummer Fair earlier this afternoon. We’re pleased to have had many really positive comments from members of the public who thoroughly appreciated the Band’s performance. It was lovely to bump into ex band member Phil Alker and his
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Cranbrook Town Band performed at St. Dunstan’s Church on Sunday 17th May as part of the church’s fundraising Music Festival. The concert was themed on music from Films and also featured our two Training Bands. We were finally able to perform “Hollywood” by Goff Richards, which we had rehearsed for contesting purposes earlier in the
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Cranbrook Town Band performed at Hole Park in Rolvenden on Tuesday 8th July in aid of the Army’s national charity, The Army Benevolent Fund. On a very sunny evening in what was turning out to be a very hot summer, the band were very grateful for a spacious marquee under which to play. The programme
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The Main Band performed 3 excellent sets at the Kent Garden Show on Sunday 25th May. Although the weather forecast was less than encouraging, it turned out to be a warm and pleasant afternoon, and the band responded to the appreciative audience with some with superb playing which was well received. All of the soloists
Sometimes a concert goes so well that it’s difficult to know where to start when writing about it!
Sunday 18th May 2005 was one of those days when all three of the Band’s groups played really well throughout the concert – not just well, but exceptionally so!
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The Band were joined by the Choral Society for the last big concert of the year in St. Dunstan’s Church on Saturday 14th December. The festive audience were treated to set pieces from each organisation together with some joint carolling. Silly hats and Christmas jumpers were adorned for the second half of a very enjoyable end
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The Band gave its annual concert in aid of Demelza Hospice on Saturday 12th October. The venue, as usual, was St. Dunstan’s Church in Cranbrook and it was attended by a sizeable and very enthusiastic audience. The first half of the concert consisted of a trip down memory for me with many of the MD’s
All of a sudden the Band has come to the end of its summer engagements and we’re left wondering where the time has gone! In May, the Band played at its annual concert to end the St. Dunstan’s Festival where all three groups gave excellent performances. The Foundation Band and Training Bands outdid themselves to
