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WOODLEY CONCERT BAND ARE PLAYING AT KENSINGTON PARK, LONDON ON SUNDAY 12 JULY 2009 .



Band News


WCB Hits London Town!
 

3103896345_b10a2f104a_m.jpgWoodley Concert Band are doing their first ever London gig at the world famous Albert Hall!

Well, actually, we're playing just next to the Albert Hall - on the bandstand in Kensington Gardens, next to Kensington Palace.

The band will be playing from 2pm until 3:15pm and then again from 3:45pm until 5pm.  We're sure the weather's going to be great so bring a picnic and a blanket and enjoy sitting back and listening to the band.

We'll be perfoming music from Chicago, James Bond, Les Miserables and  a whole host of other famous pieces.  It'll be a great afternoon and it's totally free.

We hope to see you there - come up and say hello to us! 




London Trip
 

Kensington Gardens is quickly approaching. We've arranged with our new storage facility that the coach will pick us up from it, and we can leave our cars there while we're in London.

Can you please let me know if you require a seat on the coach and also if you would like to reserve a seat for any family members or friends. Priority will be given to band members obviously, but we'll have some spare seats so we'll allocate them to friends and family on a first come, first come basis. Coach seats are £10 each for band members and guests.

After the event, there will be a BBQ at our house (109 Vauxhall Drive, Woodley) to which you're all invited. Again, can you let me know if you intend to come and we'll make sure that there's enough food.

Please let me know ASAP so that we can get everything sorted with the coach company.



Storage
 

Over the past couple of years, the band's storage costs have been increasing and the Committee feels that the we're not really getting value for money.  We have decided to move to a different storage provider in Woodley which is in a much better location and has better facilities for the same price.

However, we have the minor task of moving everything from the lock-up in Reading to Woodley and we need to get it done within the next couple of weeks, so this is a plea for as many people to help as possible!  If you can give a couple of hours on Saturday 23rd May to help out then please let Cathy and Gregor know ASAP.  There's a mix of slightly heaving lifting and lighter stuff so there will definitely be something for everyone to do.  Quite a few people are away so we need as many volunteers as possible.

Please don't let it fall to the usual people! If you've never been to the lock up before then you're a prime candidate to help out! And if you have been before then we'll need your expert knowledge!








We just can't keep Woodley Concert Band off the TV! The band played at the Remembrance Day service at Henley on Sunday 9 November 2008, and the Henley Standard was there to record the event. Our solo cornet player and esteemed chairman, Gregor, stepped up at the last moment to play the Last Post and Reveille. You can see the excellent job he made of it in the video.
Woodley Concert Band are on the TV - again....Filmed at the Royal Berkshire County Show on Sunday 21 September 2008. As well as appearing at the start of the video, the band's performance is used as the soundtrack to a video montage of the show "best bits".

A YEAR ON TOUR!!

The Woodley Concert Band have had an amazing 2008, including an incredible weekend playing to vast crowds at the Eastbourne bandstand. The weekend also provided a superb social event for band members and their families. To see some photos of the Eastbourne weekend, do visit our photo gallery.

 


For full details of band appearances this year, see our Gig Guide


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