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East Lancashire Railway Archives - Middleton Band http://www.middletonband.com/tag/east-lancashire-railway/ Making Music In Middleton Mon, 14 Jun 2021 09:15:36 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.9 http://www.middletonband.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/cropped-Archer-01-1-32x32.jpg East Lancashire Railway Archives - Middleton Band http://www.middletonband.com/tag/east-lancashire-railway/ 32 32 30 YEARS OF PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY http://www.middletonband.com/2019/05/30-years-of-partnership/ Wed, 15 May 2019 18:29:37 +0000 http://www.middletonband.com/?p=6336 Middleton Band are no strangers to the passengers, volunteers and staff of the East Lancashire Railway. In fact, the band (and even some of its players), have been performing on the railway for the last 30 years.   The biggest event of the year is the ‘Santa Specials’ and in the Christmas period just gone […]

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]]> ELR 1940’s weekend 2015 http://www.middletonband.com/2015/05/elr-1940s-weekend-2015/ Tue, 26 May 2015 22:54:59 +0000 http://www.middletonband.com/?p=3437 Both our youth and main bands were delighted to be invited to make our annual trip back in time to take part in ELR 1940’s weekend 2015. The youth band were first to take to the stage in the nostalgic setting of Bury Transport Museum to perform for a 1940’s tea dance. Although tea dancers […]

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]]> Friends of Middleton Band Last Night of the Proms! http://www.middletonband.com/2014/08/friends-middleton-band-last-night-proms/ Tue, 19 Aug 2014 15:56:36 +0000 http://www.middletonband.com/?p=3198 Our Friends of Middleton Band Last Night of the Proms concert will be our third Last Night of the Proms concert this year, this time on our home turf! Meet us at North Manchester Golf club on 11th October, 7.30pm for a patriotic evening with plenty of audience participation! Youth Band The event will feature […]

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]]> 1940’s Proms concert for East Lancashire Railway 2014 http://www.middletonband.com/2014/05/1940s-concert-east-lancashire-railway-2014/ Mon, 26 May 2014 16:00:44 +0000 http://www.middletonband.com/?p=2939 Middleton Band once again stepped back in time for the fun filled  East Lancashire Railway’s (ELR) 1940’s weekend event. On Monday 26th May, the band played a 1940’s Proms themed concert at a packed out St Paul’s church, Ramsbottom to conclude the ELR 1940’s bank holiday weekend. The band played a short programme of music […]

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]]> Bury Bandemonium http://www.middletonband.com/2013/06/bury-bandemonium/ Sat, 22 Jun 2013 14:55:50 +0000 http://www.middletonband.com/?p=2469 This afternoon the Middleton Youth Band took part in the first Bury Bandemonium here are a few pictures we took from a great concert with a very supportive audience on Bury Bolton Street Platform!If you took any pictures or snapped any shots of us let us know by emailing youthband@middleotnband.com

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]]> Youth Band at ELR 1940’s event: Bury Transport Museum http://www.middletonband.com/2013/05/youth-band-at-elr-1940s-event-bury-transport-museum/ Sat, 25 May 2013 16:45:49 +0000 http://www.middletonband.com/?p=2279 We ordered glorious weather just for the occasion! The youth band once again took part in the East Lancashire Railway 1940’s event at Bury Transport Museum. This year, with the day being so sunny, the band set up outside the museum and entertained visitors to the 1940’s event. The youth band once more did us proud […]

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]]> Santa Specials http://www.middletonband.com/2011/12/santa-specials/ Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:00:35 +0000 http://www.middletonband.com/?p=1370 Once again the band have been entertaining passengers on the East Lancashire Railway’s Santa Special trains. The band play a selection of carols along the train as Santa delivers presents to the passengers. On Thursday 22nd  December, the BBC were filming aboard the train. We are hoping to make BBC Northwest News at 6.30 on […]

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]]> East Lancashire Railway 1940’s Wartime Weekend http://www.middletonband.com/2011/05/east-lancashire-railway-1940s-wartime-weekend/ Sun, 29 May 2011 18:00:05 +0000 http://www.middletonband.com/?p=772 Middleton Band have been very busy this weekend supporting the East Lancashire Railway’s 1940’s ‘Wartime’ weekend. We began our weekend of 40’s fun with a Saturday concert by the youth band on East Lancashire Railway’s  Bolton St Station platform in Bury. The youth band played a variety of 1940’s repertoire and a good time was […]

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