20th May 1927 - Town Band

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The Town Band do not believe in letting their instruments lay idle.

Following the series of whist drives and dances, the Band has arranged dances for every Saturday evening up to Whitsun.

Last Saturday they made a profit of over £3, which has been allocated to the Silver Instrument Fund. The instrument fund is now in a very satisfactory state, and those persons who predicted that the Band would be unable to pay back the money borrowed from certain ladies and gentlemen in the town were greatly mistaken.

I am told that the debt, which was at one time nearly £400, has now been reduced to about £30. It is hoped to pay this off within a few months, after which the Band will turn their attention to the question of purchasing cases for the instruments.

27th May 1927 - Dance

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Dance

There was a good number present at the dance, organised by the Town Band and held at the Assembly Rooms, the George Hotel, on Saturday evening.

The Band, assisted by Mr J. Bishop (piano), provided the dance music.

16th July 1926 - Visit of St Hilda Band

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Visit of St Hilda Band

A Delightful Programme

As was expected, the famous St Hilda Band was given a fine reception on their visit to the town on Monday last.

The Band gave two performances, one at Aspenden House (by kind invitation of Capt. and Mrs H.H. Williams), and an evening performance at the Red House (by kind invitation of Mr and Mrs Claud Fraser).

There was a small but appreciative audience at the afternoon performance, at which Capt. Williams thanked the band for such an excellent programme.

On Monday evening there was an audience of between 400 and 500, lured by the beautiful warm evening and the "soft strains of music." The seating arrangements were excellent, and the entire programme was greatly enjoyed.

Mr Lawson Williams, the celebrated tenor, formerly of the Carl Rosa Opera Company, appeared before a Buntingford audience for the first time. Mr Williams is an actor as well as a singer, and his song, "Let me like a Soldier fall," was loudly encored; he was recalled a second time and sang "I passed by your window."

The Band concluded the evening programme with the hymn "Abide with me," the second verse being played by four of the bandsmen in a distant part of the grounds.

At the close, Mr E. Smith, the bandmaster of the Town Silver Band, thanked the St Hilda Band for the excellent programme, Mr and Mrs Claud Fraser for placing the grounds at the disposal of the Band, and all those who had helped to make the evening such an enjoyable one.

9th July 1926 - The St Hilda Band

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Correspondence

The St Hilda Band

Dear Sir,

May I be permitted to ask, through the columns of the "Gazette," for the support of the people of Buntingford and District, on Monday next, when the famous St Hilda Band is visiting Buntingford.

The Band has recently completed a tour of the South Coast, and the opportunities of hearing them in this district is a unique one.

I should also like to say that the Band is visiting Buntingford in order to assist the Town Silver Band to pay off the balance of the new instrument fund, and in thanking them for their support we do not forget the support given us by local residents to whom a hearty invitation to the famous Band's concert on Monday is extended.

Yours faithfully,

Ernest J. Smith, 

Bandmaster Buntingford Town Band,

9th July, 1926.

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The paper also has an advert for two performances.