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Upstairs, downstairs for Pleasley

Pleasley Colliery welcome new faces and play to a full house too.

 

The Pleasley Colliery Welfare Band recently performed to a full house both upstairs and downstairs.

The venue was the Queens Road Methodist Church Beeston and the concert was organised by councillor Pat Lally for the local community.

Bonus

This is the second time that the band have performed in Beeston and hope to be back later in the year. The concert was one of the first of the season for the band and to play in such a venue with a full audience was a complete bonus.

Samuel Cutting aged 4, played the side drum in a number of pieces and also the solo drum roll leading into the National Anthem4BR

New players

The band have welcomed a number of players over the past 6 months and one of those players made their debut on the evening. Samuel Cutting aged 4, played the side drum in a number of pieces and also the solo drum roll leading into the National Anthem.

Good relationship

Band Secretary Helen Cutting told 4BR: "We have established a very good relationship with Pat Lally and the people of Beeston and this concert was very well received by all with many compliments being passed by the audicene. We are very proud to be associated with this fine community and look forward to many more concerts."

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