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2015       14       13       12       11       10       09       08       07       06       05       04       03       02       01       Archive    Band News 2006 Click for 2006 Band Newsletters January (14) - May (15) - October (16) Click for 2006 Picture Galleries Band Party B Band at Whitgift Broadstairs - (Set 1 -- Set 2) Canbury Gdns. The Band on GMTV Greenwich Cornwall (Roger Andrew Catherine Basil) Tube Station Party St Christopher's Law Soc Parkinson Soc. Stars sing for Parkinson's at Charity's Carol Concert Jane Asher hosted the 25th Parkinson’s Disease Society (PDS) Christmas Carol Concert at the historical Southwark Cathedral on Tuesday 19th December. Read the rest of the story on the Parkinson Soc. site A wonderful evening for the band! Click for pictures courtesy of Brian Aldrich and Basil Gala Concert - December 2nd Due to the generosity of our supporters, over £1000 was collected for St Christophers Hospice. A most enjoyable eveing. Well done everybody! Many thanks to all, especially to our guests, the Gwalia Male Voice Choir, and soloist Kait Gray. The picture shows Janet Haney rehearsing the Choir prior to the concert. And the Band supported the Hospice again the following day by playing carols at their Remembrance Tree Service on Sunday 3rd December. Click for a few pictures Courtesy of Brian Aldrich. Cornwall - August 26th to 28th A great Trip! Based in Bodmin, we visited Newquay, Goonhilly, St Keverne and Falmouth. We played two concerts, one at St Keverne, the second at Falmouth. Many thanks to Chis Atkins (plus assistants) who managed all the arrangements without a hitch. A particular vote of thanks is also due to Alan Retallack and the St Keverne Band for hosting the joint concert on Saturday 27th with such lavish hospitality. See the picture galleries above for a few snaps. And read Maggie's Report and Holiday Awards. CRYSTAL PALACE BAND APPEAR ON GMTV Crystal Palace Band made their GMTV debut on Monday 26 June - and we were such a success that we were asked to appear again on Friday 30 June! The seven-piece ensemble had to be 'on set' in South Wimbledon at 5.45am, and appeared live on air at 7.15 and 8.20. Bacon sandwiches, tea and strong coffee helped reduce the shock of what was, for many, a 4.30am start. The rain didn't dampen our spirits, especially as we were undercover - apart from Mike Gray who was forced to conduct just outside the garage roof.Non-stop renditions of 'Amarillo' got a bit tiresome as well! Bobby Davro was guest appearing for GMTV as a cheesy car salesman and, true to form, cracked some cheesy jokes - although the band weren't amused by his reference to us as 'You've heard of heavy metal, this lot are more like scrap metal'. But we were all friends at the end of it - as seen by this picture of Bobby with the band. Click for a few more Monday snaps. We hope you tuned in on Friday when the weather was nicer and the band was outside! Click for Friday snaps. A New Arrival Our trombone player, Toby Andrews writes; "We're delighted to announce the arrival of our beautiful daughter Sophie, born just before midnight on Wednesday evening. Both she and mum are all well. Thanks for all your earlier good wishes and support. Hope you like the photo.See you all soon, from Toby & Maria" Many congratulations to you both from all the band and we hope that Toby's trombone practice won't keep the baby awake! New Rehearsal Venue From June 2006, we are rehearsing at the Crystal Palace Museum. Click for details and some photos of the band practicing for Stevenage. The B Band at the Croydon Music Festival Whitgift - 8th May Winners of the Richard Gilbert Trophy. Well played! Click for photo. The Contest Season Hove - 23rd April Sixth Place. Click for results summary (courtesy of Maggie). Click to see official SCABA page Stevenage - March 19th - First contest after promotion to the First Division. Quote from our Chairman "We played well, but came 15th out of 16". Click for 1st Section placings. Read review courtesy of 4BarsRest.com. Ringmer - 12th February One point behind the winners in the "Open Quartet" and two points behind the winners in the "A Ensemble". Well Played! Click for Results