War Weekend

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Middleton Band play at East Lancs Railway 1940's event 2014

1940’s Proms concert for East Lancashire Railway 2014

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.

Middleton Youth Band Baitones

Severn Valley Railway 1940′s Event – 02/03 July 2011

Another great weekend with excellent playing from all! The band showed just how versatile we can be with our choral version of ‘It’s a long way to Tipparary’ in the march ’1914′, Sing as We Go and Dads Army. It was a very busy weekend with the Youth Band doing […]

Severn Valley Railway - All Aboard

Severn Valley Railway 1940’s Event – 25/26 June

Over the weekend of the 25th and 26th June, Middleton Youth Band headed down to Kidderminster for the Severn Valley Railway’s 1940s event, this year under the direction of new MD – Pam Smith. On both days the Youth Band started their day on Kidderminster Station, pleasing the crowds. The […]

Angela Houghton playing 'Misty'

East Lancashire Railway 1940’s Wartime Weekend

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 […]

Kidderminster Youth Band

Youth Band at Severn Valley Railway 1940’s event

The youth band once more took part in the Severn Valley railways 1940’s event over the last weekend in June. The sun beamed down upon us, the midges were biting and the sun cream was forthcoming. The band played exceptionally well, receiving many compliments from the visitors to the railway and some […]