Chippenham Town Band travelled a bit further afield to Swindon Town Gardens to play in the Bandstand on the 17th August. We played a variety of pieces with a lovely audience that enjoyed the music and the sunshine we had for the afternoon . Our next performance is 14th September at John Coles Park 3-5pm….
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13th July 2025, John Coles Park Summer Bandstand Concert
Last Sunday, 13th July, we played in John Coles Park, Chippenham with a program that stretched from 19th century opera tunes to 21st century film music and many things in between! Due to the hot weather, we and our audience took to the shade of the trees. It would have been very warm on that…
28th June 2025, Biddestone Fete
It was very enjoyable to return to Biddestone Fete on Saturday 28th June. Photos courtesy of Margaret and Martin.
22nd June 2025, Walk To Remember, Bowood Estate
We had a lovely time performing for the Alzheimers Society ‘Walk to Remember’ at Bowood House on the 22nd June.
4th May 2025, John Coles Park Summer Bandstand Concert
Whilst the afternoon was rather colder than expected for May, there was a great turnout of visitors to the park and many tunes were played including our Star Wars medley for “May the Fourth” and recent additions to our repertoire that we have been practising over the winter months such as New York, New York…
15th Dec 2024 Carols by Candlelight Service, St Michael & All Angels Church, Kington St Michael, 4-5pm
We were honoured to be asked to participate in the Carols by Candlelight service at St Michael & All Angels Church, Kington St Michael. We played a carol accompanied by the congregation after each reading. The church felt very festive with the candles lit all around and there were several Christmas trees decorated by local…
30th Nov 2024, Christmas Concert at Leekes Melksham 11:30-12:30
We had a great time yesterday playing Christmas tunes and carols for an hour at Leekes, Melksham as part of Leekes’ busy weekend festive schedule (including a choir, Elvis act and reindeer!) Some of the visitors even joined in during the carols which was delightful. Our Christmas music included Snowman and an “In the Christmas…
14th July 2024, John Coles Park Summer Bandstand Concert
Midway through the Chippenham Council’s summer bandstand season we played 18 tunes from 3-5pm at the bandstand in John Coles Park, even with some sunshine this time! There was a fantastic array of visitors to the park enjoying the afternoon music ranging from: Reminder: if you’re interested in Chippenham Town Band playing at your event,…
29th Jun 2024, Biddestone Village Fete
A fantastic sunny June afternoon for a vibrant fete filled with stalls and activities (including guessing the balloons in the tractor!) We played 18 pieces in 2 hours, with a short interval whilst the Morris dancers performed. We were very grateful for our tent providing us with shelter from the sun, there were even seats…
22nd June 2024, Langley Burrell Village Fete
A glorious sunny afternoon playing 2 hour-long sets at the village fete held in the grounds of the Langley Burrell village hall. Louis conducted the entire concert, with 16 musicians in total playing 18 different songs ranging from big band classics, swing, theme music to some rock and roll and classical! There was a splendid…