Brass Band, Te Kinga Sports day, Iveagh Bay.

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Location (city or town)Iveagh BayEventSports days at Te Kinga

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Date Created5th December 2017CommentsLynnette Walford
Yes we used to follow my big bro around while he played for the marching girls with his brass band most weekends i think ,Llytelton,Christchurch,can't remember where else but was good times,always fun...

Keith Douthett
That and the pipe band. We used to March along behind them up Palmerston Street, all out of time swinging the same arm and leg together. But who cared ?!... it was exciting and fun, and usually part of a community celebration. Somehow the bands made it official.

Linda Hughes
Loved when the Salvation Army came around on the back of a truck and played Christmas Carols.

Sue Scott
Linda Hughes and the municipal band ... Still love Christmas but a real difference in the occasion now

Linda Howard
Wonder what year this was. Those trees still have a nostalgic effect on me.

Trevor Molloy
I used to drive them around on the back of a Molloy Bros truck .

George Harpur
Trevor Molloy so true Trev but hay back then we had community spirit and the locals run the community with pride and compassion. Nowadays some geeks from afar who have done little or nothing for the local region have all the answers, so they profess to tell us. Cheers to Te Kinga.

Trevor Molloy
you got that right , cheers

Les Holmes Germanicus
I always liked to see them come up my street and play in the days before Christmas.

Margaret Kaa
Sure do. We followed the Inangahua Brass Band for years. My brother played the cornet and entered competitions. Colin was in the Junior national brass band for a few years, I think until the age of 14.

Carolyn Graham
Loved my days Marching with the Brass Band and the Pipe Bands. In those days we marched to whatever tune the Band chose. We were so privileged to be marching with the bands as it taught us in Leisure Marching even if the sound system broke down with our selected music we could then march with the just the crowd clapping the beat. This happened a few times and so many of the top teams said they would have had to stop without their own music I will be forever grateful for the hours the band put in preparing and practicing for events for very little monetary gain.

Murray Beckman
As a member of GREYMOUTH Municipal Brass Band from say 1958-1968 (even conducted the last year) I can thoroughly endorse this post. Christmas Day carols at the hospital meant very late Christmas dinners but above all band members are unique. They come from all walks of life and are bands folk due to the live of music. No regrets from this bandsman

Murray Beckman
That’s Love of music

Rose Henham
My father and brother both played for years greymouth municipal band .

Lindsay Forrest
I was with Greymouth Municipal Brass Band from age 7 (so 1960) until I moved to Wellington in 1972. Brass bands were a very important part of my life for over 30 years, remember precious times in Grey!!

Carolyn Graham
Lindsay Forrest so you would have played for us. I was the leader for Greymouth Grenadiers Marching team. I used to go and watch all your Band competitions. It amazed me how you could remember your March plan and play an instrument at the same time as well as keep your cadence. The latter just came naturally to me. Unfortunately this was not the case with all marchers.

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