In January comes the snow

Yes it did, even in Grange-over-Sands! It was a slippery start to the year but our musical agenda is in good shape. Our first 2025 gig is a charity ceilidh on Saturday 25 January at Aldingham Parish Hall LA12 0PF, 7.00 p.m. There will a Scottish flavour to the music to mark the 266th birthday of a certain Mr Burns. But no bagpipes, haggis or poetry.

So come along for a fun evening, and in the words of a popular folk tune we will:

"Drive the cold winter away"!!

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Marching on

Welcome March and the beginning of Spring! The month starts with St David's Day so we're marking it with a Welsh tune. It's called "Morfa'r frenhines" which we (not being fluent in the language) understood to mean "The Queen's march". That seemed odd as it's a waltz but it's a good tune and we like playing it. But now we stand corrected. Morfa doesn't mean march at all! A Welsh morfa is a saltmarsh, just like ours here in Grange. So maybe The Sands Band becomes Band Morfa if we travel south and over the border? Click on the video to hear the tune.

A Spring ceilidh

We're optimists in the Sands Band and we think the end of February is (well, almost) the beginning of Spring! So come and join us for a Spring ceilidh on Friday 28 February at Grange Methodist Church, 6:30 to 9:00pm. Light refreshments will be provided. No tickets and no set charge – donations welcome. All dances will be called; no experience or partner needed, just a willingness to have fun, join in or simply enjoy listening to the music . Grange Methodist Church is a brilliant venue for ceilidhs and loads of other events, right in the town centre. Sadly, the building is in need of major renovations and these are not cheap. So the proceeds from this ceilidh will go towards the church's "Open for Community" building redevelopment fund. Please be generous. Dance, have fun - and GiftAid your donation if you can!

It's still Summer!

It's still Summer in Grange-over-Sands. It must be, because the Sands Band is playing for a Summer Fair. It's on Saturday 20 September at Bridge House Residential Home, Flookburgh, LA11 7JS and we are playing from 1.00 to 2.15 p.m. Do come along and help us help them to raise money for a new Summer house. You see? If it's a Summer house it must still be Summer! QED.

The Sands Band

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