Transporting you ...

Whether it's the Runaway Train or Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - or even the Rail Replacement Bus service - we have transport to delight you this Summer.

First up are train tunes (and lots more besides), at Kents Bank Station on Saturday 2 August. We shall be playing during the afternoon at the Friends of Kents Bank Station Summer fete.

Or if your preference is for road transport, we shall be at the Classics Over Sands car show the following weekend on Sunday 10 August, starting around 1.45 p.m. That's on the Memorial Playing Fields, Yew Tree Road, Grange-over-Sands. (see: https://classicsoversands.org/)

See you there!

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Christmas is coming

That's what one of our Christmas songs says, and it's true! The Band is busy bringing Christmas cheer to Grange-over-Sands and round about - and to you too if you are able to join us. Dates for your diary: Wednesday 11 December, 10.00-11.00 at the Fell Church, Grange Fell Road, LA11 6AN Saturday 21 December, 11.00-13.00 at Levens Hall, near Kendal, LA8 0PD If you are lucky enough to be a member of Grange U3A you can also hear the Band at the Grange U3A monthly meeting, on Tuesday 17 December at 10.15 a.m. in the Victoria Hall, Grange-over-Sands. We shall be decked out in our Christmas jumpers. Spoiler alert - see the photo! We look forward to admiring yours too.

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!

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.

The Sands Band

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