Musical Director : Mel Hopkin

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Celebrating 50 years of Banding 1971 to 2021  

Enjoying Brass Banding in Holbeach since 1971

 

 

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 Mon 4th May - Moulton Chapel Tuliptime Parade

Once again we were invited back to play in trhe Parade.  We played on a trailer towed by a tractor. A pleasant return to Moulton Chapel. We started from Woodgate Farm, Woodgate Road, Moulton Chapel at about 2.30pm and rode to thevillage hall where the parade started at 3.00pm. We rode to the end of the village and then waited until the parade goes past then we returned back to the start. It takes 3 pieces of music each way. But changing music can take time. So this year, for the first time, we played one piece ‘Is This The Way to Amarillo’,  times in succession, without a break; for the return we played ‘Sweet Caroline’. It worked for us, and the public appreciated it.






Sun 25th May - Holbeach Flower Festival

 

We were invited to play outside All Saints Church, Holbeach for the Flower Festival which was held in the Church.  It turned out to be the hot-test day on record for May. We played outside under a large tree - we were protected from the sun but it was very hot!  We did not have many people stop and listen to us - the public were sensibly keeping cool inside the church.







Sun 14th June - Fleet Summer Fete

 

We were delighted to return to Fleet Hargate for the annual summer fete. The weather was good. We were a little late starting because we had to wait for the stage area to become free but we played well. We were short of a number of players (particularly solo cornets!) but we had help from some guests - Jacqui Templar and Martin Walters (solo cornets), Simon Templar and Heather Doubleday (trombones), Chris Strong (Bb Bass) and Malcom Doubleday (Percussion).





Sun 20th June - Holbeach Town and Country Fayre


We played at Holbeach Town and Country Fayre. It was a large event about 2 miles away from Holbeach. The weather was kind to us! It had been really hot, but this day it was quite pleasant.

We were on the back of a lorry trailer. Access was via steps created from wooden pallets, which the organisers were still building while we were playing.. One of our members tripped on the steps and ended up in hospital - she has our best wishes for a speedy recovery.

We had a number of guests to cover absentees at Fleet Hargate (thanks Matthew Simons (home from university) and Philip Mole (solo cornets), Hannah Palmer (2nd cornet), Denise Mole (tenor horn) and Chris Strong (Bb Bass)). We played 2 sets and included the football anthem Three Lions.






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