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Friday 9th May.
The band, in conjunction with The Wyndham Singers and Soloist Emily Vernon performed at the Tachi Morris Arts Centre in Taunton in support of the charity Mind in Somerset, who provided great help to our drummer and his family, after the recent sad loss of their daughter April.
Information advertising the event is at the link below
Band’s charity concert in memory of April - Around Wellington
Emily sang arrangements of Over the Rainbow and On My Own, and the theme for the band for the evening was Music through the Years. Pieces included feature items like Highland Cathedral, and With a Little Help from my Friends, and other popular tunes including All in the April Evening, and Birdland, followed by a joint rendition of Sweet Caroline with the Wyndham singers.
Our thanks go to the following Sponsors for the evening:
The Football Fun Factory, Wellington
and to businesses who donated raffle prizes:
Tim Potter Butchers, Wellington
BrewTwo Cafe & Bistro, Wellington
and band members and singers who contributed prizes too.
The well supported raffle raised over £200 for the charity.
Finally our thanks go to Val for running the raffle, Julie & Dave Bulgin from Sherborne Band, Emily, the staff at the Tachi Morris Centre, and the Wyndham Singers for all their help in making the event such a success.
Thursday 8th May.
We supported Wellington Town Council's VE Day 80th Celebrations by performing on the Wellington Park Bandstand providing a nostalgic repertoire of tunes including the The Dam Busters March, Keep Smiling Through, and A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square.
The Around Wellington website hosts a selection of photos of the event including some of the band.
Beacon joins others around the county to mark VE Day - Around Wellington
Sat 26th April.
The band played at Wellington Rugby Club 150th Anniversary event at the weekend entertaining the crowd with popular tunes including Baggy Trousers, Sweet Caroline and Uptown Girl.
Our thanks go to the Chaiman for his kind offer of refreshments in the bar, that were gratefully accepted after our two sessions.
