50 years of brass bands at the Botanic

THE 50th season of brass band concerts in the Botanic Gardens will be celebrated with an incredible free concert.
Bands from Marshside, Banks, Hesketh Bank, Tarleton and Skelmersdale will perform a special show at the park's band lawn on Bank Holiday Monday (August 31).

Southport and District Brass Band Association (S&DBBA) has also enlisted former Army bandmaster Andrew Booth to conduct the event.
If wet, the show will take place at nearby St Cuthbert's Church.
The concert will also launch an appeal to build a new community bandstand in the park, to be used by youth, school and theatre groups, as well as brass bands.
S&DBBA secretary Christine Bradshaw said: "The 50th anniversary concert is an ideal opportunity to launch the project and monies raised on the day will be put towards the Bandstand Fund.
"Alongside this, it is very much about local bandsmen and women getting together to perform an entertaining concert with something in it for everyone - just remember to bring your flags!"
lA steering group is being set up to advance the bandstand project.Anyone requiring further information or wishing to join this project should contact 01704 220806.