Despite the difficulty in getting bandstand jobs these days with the cutbacks in spending from local councils, the band has still managed to perform a number of outdoor concerts this summer.
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A 70th Birthday, whilst becoming more common these days, is still a major milestone in life and Yvette Hutchin, who plays 3rd cornet, decided that she would like to mark hers with a party involving her family and the musical organisations that she is associated with. The band were delighted to play although with a
The band’s first engagement of 2018 was at a military and beer festival at the Knoxbridge Inn between Cranbrook and Staplehurst. Given the really cold and miserable weather this Spring, there were a lot of concerns about wearing warm, waterproof coats, gloves and hats. The Knoxbridge had kindly promised to provide a covered area if
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Wittersham The Band performed its final indoor concert of 2017 last night at St John’s Church in Wittersham. The band played really well to a good sized and appreciative audience. As usual, all of the soloists were on fine form. Thanks to Dean Pelling and Andy Stringer for helping out. Congratulations to David and Bryan for their Most
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The band are delighted to announce that we were able to raise £1000 for Demelza following the annual charity concert on Saturday 30th September. This years concert was based on a film music theme and the audience were absolutely thrilled with what they heard and saw – so many came over at the end to
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The Big Cat Sanctuary is set in the heart of the countryside at Smarden, in Kent.The peace and tranquillity of the site provides a sanctuary and excellent conditions for the successful breeding of the beautiful, yet endangered cats both large and small within the European Endangered Species Breeding Programme. To raise much needed funds the
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The second Bank Holiday in May proved to be a hot and busy one for some members of the band. Cranbrook Town Band and BAE Systems Brass Band provided the musical entertainment for the Kent Garden Show over the course of the weekend with both bands taking one day each and a joint day where
The band’s annual concert to close the St Dunstans Festival week took place on Saturday 20th May this year and was an outstanding success with the audience clamouring for more at the end. The band’s programme began with Paul Drury’s rousing march ‘Jubilee’ followed by Vicky Mace’s lovely rendition of ‘Share My Yoke’. Barry Forgie’s
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On Feb 25th 2017, 7pm at Sinden Theatre, Tenterden, Kent, Cranbrook Town performed in a joint concert with the talented Academy Choir of Tenterden. The program featured varied modern music which appealed to all the family and went down a storm with the audience. “Well done to all involved in ‘Bold as Brass’. The Cranbrook
The Maestro Returns On Saturday 26th November, eminent musician and tuba virtuoso Steve Sykes returned to play with the band in a concert supporting the Demelza charity. It had been such a long time since we last saw Steve that only 7 of the band members remained from his previous visit some 18 years earlier
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