Band Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/category/hobbies-pastimes/band/ Tales from a down-shifted family - Making the most of modest means in West Wales Tue, 24 Mar 2026 08:38:32 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cropped-favicon-160x160.jpg Band Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/category/hobbies-pastimes/band/ 32 32 2696646 The National Memorial Arboretum and the Shropshire Hills https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/03/the-national-memorial-arboretum-and-the-shropshire-hills/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/03/the-national-memorial-arboretum-and-the-shropshire-hills/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:33:14 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=48063 We had a busy weekend last week, with a trip to the National Memorial Arboretum near Lichfield and a night nestled in the Shropshire Hills, courtesy of my uncle Paul and Anne-Helen. A Visit to the National Memorial Arboretum Anna had been invited to play the Last Post at the unveiling of a new memorial...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/03/the-national-memorial-arboretum-and-the-shropshire-hills/feed/ 2 48063 Bands, Fayres, and Festive Cheer https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/12/bands-fayres-and-festive-cheer/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/12/bands-fayres-and-festive-cheer/#respond Mon, 08 Dec 2025 08:08:17 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=47480 I think we’re beginning to slip properly into the Christmas spirit now. Anna probably has been for a while thanks to the various Christmas concerts and carolling she’s been doing with the band, but I joined her for the festive fun at the weekend too. After a gentle run around Borth on Sunday morning, we...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/12/bands-fayres-and-festive-cheer/feed/ 0 47480 Schools Concert https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2017/03/schools-concert-2/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2017/03/schools-concert-2/#respond Thu, 23 Mar 2017 06:05:43 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=23942 It must be about a year since we were sat in the Great Hall at the Aberystwyth Arts Centre listening to a performance by the various childrens orchestra’s from the area. Once again we were back listening to them on Tuesday evening. I’d had to come into work earlier in the day for a workshop...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2017/03/schools-concert-2/feed/ 0 23942 Brass Extravaganza review https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2017/01/brass-extravaganza-review/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2017/01/brass-extravaganza-review/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2017 11:34:22 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=23701 What a day! I spent most of Saturday at the Brass Extravaganza in Aberystwyth.  This has been a few months in planning and a lot of hard work behind the scenes but the day was finally here and fingers crossed “touch wood” everything would run smoothly. Youth Competition The Brass Extravaganza started off with a Youth...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2017/01/brass-extravaganza-review/feed/ 3 23701 Aberystwyth Junior School Proms https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2016/07/aberystwyth-junior-school-proms/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2016/07/aberystwyth-junior-school-proms/#comments Sat, 09 Jul 2016 11:02:30 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=22443 Morgan was performing in the Aberystwyth Junior School Proms on Monday evening. He was playing his cornet in the orchestra and singing in the choir. We therefore had an enjoyable evening watching and listening to the junior school children from the Aberystwyth area. Anna and I were at work all day and Morgan at school, but...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2016/07/aberystwyth-junior-school-proms/feed/ 1 22443 Strawberry Fayre, Aberystwyth https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2016/07/strawberry-fair-aberystwyth/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2016/07/strawberry-fair-aberystwyth/#respond Wed, 06 Jul 2016 04:48:11 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=22427 It’s been a busy few days here with no time to blog, but don’t worry, I’ll catch you up soon. We did manage to sneak out for an hour or so to the Strawberry Fayre in Aberystwyth though. The Aberystwyth Silver Band, and therefore Anna, were playing at it, so we went along to it as...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2016/07/strawberry-fair-aberystwyth/feed/ 0 22427 Wind Band Concert https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2016/04/wind-band-concert/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2016/04/wind-band-concert/#respond Sat, 30 Apr 2016 08:12:34 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=21792 After a busy day and a lovely windsurf session, it was time for a quick dinner and then back into Aberystwyth for another concert. We went to the Schools Concert in the Arts Centre last week as Morgan was playing in the schools Wind Band. Today it was the Wind Band Concert which included the Youth...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2016/04/wind-band-concert/feed/ 0 21792 Schools Concert https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2016/04/schools-concert/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2016/04/schools-concert/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2016 08:21:20 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=21694 We had an entertaining evening at a Ceredigion schools concert in the Arts Centre in Aberystwyth last night. It was three concerts in one really. Windband Schools Concert First up was the Wind Band in which Morgan was playing. We even had to join in with some audience participation during the 1812 overture using paper...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2016/02/urdd-eisteddfod-2016/feed/ 3 21301 Wet and Windy Marching with the Band https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2015/11/wet-and-windy-marching-with-the-band/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2015/11/wet-and-windy-marching-with-the-band/#respond Tue, 10 Nov 2015 12:46:12 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=20430 It was Remembrance Sunday last weekend and as usual we were all supposed to be in lots of places with different groups.  To try and fit everything in Alan got up early and went for his usual cycle and swim, although the weather was terrible and I think he got wetter on the ride than...

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