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Summer sun offers open air entertainment in Tredegar

One of the longest established series of Park Bandstand concerts in Wales returns this Summer.

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  The Bandstand in Tredegar's Bedwellty Park was built in 1911.

With the first rays of a Summer sun starting to warm up the country, bands will hopefully be looking forward to giving a number of outdoor concerts over the coming months in parks and public spaces.

Once a regular feature in most areas of the country, they have started to become popular again after a period of decline thanks to investment in local facilities such as historic bandstands and with the emergence of self promoted community events.

Aneurin Bevan Day

One of the most established is 'Park' series is held at Bedwellty Park in Tredegar, where the local council has supported concerts at its picturesque bandstand for since the end of the Second World War.

This year once again sees community events held to celebrate Armed Forces Day and Aneurin Bevan Day — the latter to honour the town's most famous political son and the founding inspiration behind the setting up of the National Health Service.

The concerts are all free and take place every Sunday from 25th May at 3.00pm

Schedule:

25th May: Monmouth Big Band
1st June: City of Cardiff (Melingriffith)
8th June: Tongwynlais Temperance
15th June: Dixieland Swing Band
22nd June: Abergavenny Borough Band
29th June: Armed Forces Day
6th July: Aneurin Bevan Day — Tredegar Band
13th July: Abertillery Town Band
20th July: Skyliners Big Band
27th July: Markham & District Band

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