At the end of the hottest April on record we had a very successful concert at the Verwood Hub. The house was packed and the audience loved the programme. The B band started the show with a couple of Big Band numbers and then Jo Hewin gave his first solo performance of ‘The Closest Thing to Crazy’ on Soprano Cornet. He did a brilliant job and received rapturous applause – definitely a soloist in the making.
Paul Coward was presented with a wee dram as thanks to him for being band Chairman for the past 5 years. Paul has now given up the post due to work commitments but did a first class job.
The Training Band made a dramatic entrance marching down the aisles to Ian Harris’ arrangement of ‘I Wish I Knew How’ and performed a very entertaining set.
The A Band played a fabulous second half and Steve Dunster was a great hit with the audience. This was Steve’s first outing at the Hub and everybody was very pleased with his style and choice of music. A great time was had by all.
Bank Holiday Car Boot Sale
The pictures say it all. The biggest problem on the day was trying to keep the clothes rail from blowing over in the wind. We challenged each other to sell certain items. The demonstration on the pogo stick, however, did not result in a sale as the stick embedded itself in the ground on the first jump!
It was pretty cold but hot coffee and hot dogs soon warmed us up and we did manage to sell quite a lot, thanks to Angela and her seasoned sales pitch. Bring on the next one!!
