Band update – Summer season 2018

Well, the summer is nearly finished and the leaves are beginning to turn and fall off the trees, so I thought it was probably time for a review of our summer. First off of course, Ken Hamnett joined us as MD. Ken settled down to work very quickly and had the band...

Farewell to Stephen and welcome to Ken

The concert at the Cresta Court hotel was an eventful one for us. We were playing for the Rotarians’ dinner, and it was Stephen’s last event with us and Ken’s first. The band played a selection of music including some Glen Miller, some well-known...

Joint concert in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support

The concert with Bolton Hoover Band on 7th October was extremely successful. Both bands looked smart – Stretford in our familiar blue jackets and striped tie and Bolton sporting their bright red concert jackets. The ranks of music stands showed both Bolton and...

Video of Moss Park Allotment Society

We received this video from Moss Park Allotment Society where we had a great evening playing a proms concert.  It was a wonderful place to play, and there are some great photos here for everyone to enjoy.  It’s about 20 minutes long and gives a great flavour of...

Capesthorne Hall, 9th July 2017

This was the last job of the season, and a great one to play at.  The weather was perfect, we had a gazebo to shade us, and the crowd was cheerful, what more can we ask!  There was a wine tent and an ice cream van – banding heaven. We were conducted by Stuart...