January Update The Band aim to travel to Valkenburg this year as part of our celebration of the new millennium. We will travel over the May Bank Holiday weekend and perform several concerts over the 3 day visit. Valkenburg lies in the southernmost tip of the Netherlands, closely bordered by Germany and Belgium to east […]
August 29th in Hastings. Alexandra Park lies with steep-sided, largely wooded valleys at its northern extreme. Evidence has been found that suggests an early medieval settlement in the area of Shornden, including fragments of pottery and the existence of structures that may have been charcoal kilns. By the end of the 18th century, Hastings was
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The things we do for our art ! The band get to play in some unusually tight spaces at times, sitting on the back of a lorry trailer at Sissinghurst Fete was no exception. Ian never fell off despite a number of near misses.
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In 1998 and 1999 before the creation of the Junior or training Bands, we held a couple of “open rehearsals” to showcase the band in the local community and attract new players. Here are a few of the photos from the day in 1999. This article was created in 2024 using archive photos together with
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Concerts of 1999 Last year was a fairly typical year for concerts. In total we gave 20 concert performances, including six “Free” concerts including the regular performances as St Dunstan’s in February and Brede British Legion in December. Others were for local churches, the Cranbrook “Fun Day” and a band member’s daughter’s wedding. There were
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The Concert with Steve Sykes The evening of the 16th of May saw Cranbrook Town Band perform with World class Bass player Steve Sykes. The hectic day’s rehearsal and many previous Thursday nights dedication to the evenings programme made for a wonderful concert and a truly memorable night. The first half opened with the Olympic Fanfare
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Article from the Courier, March 27, 1998 Youngsters and adults alike look like being in tune with the future after visiting Cranbrook Town Band open day on Saturday. The musicians took over the main chamber at the council offices to promote their new youth band, which is expected to begin full rehearsals in September. Band
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The Strains of music from a children’s band are a regular feature of Wednesday lunchtimes at Cranbrook primary School. Under director Robin Traves, seven boys and four girls have gathered once a week to learn how to play instruments including the cornet, trombone and euphonium. “When Cranbrook Town Band received £54,000 from the National Lottery
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