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Our June Concert started with Harvey Seager playing Swannee River, D’Ye Ken John Peel, Happy Wanderer, and Under The Bridges Of Paris. Our next player was Patrick Halpin who joined Harvey on the stage, together they played Bonny Banks of Loch Lomond, Amazing Grace, Fields Of Athenry and, to finish, Daisy Bell. John Robinson was up
next, John started with Rare Old Mountain Dew then continued with Whistling Gypsy, Can’t Buy Me Love, Urban Space Man and Floral Dance. Our next player was Sara Daly. Sara played Waiting for the Federals, Those Were the Days, Midnight Waltz, My Heart Belongs to Daddy and The Broken Pledge. Richard Brown was our next player, he comes over to Lancashire to visit family, and visits the club while he is here. Richard started with My Mother Hazel and Villa, then continued with My Happiness, I Wish
You Joy, Dark Island and Dumbarton. We had a break during which there was lots of chat, swapping of tips, catching up with news etc. After the break we started the final session with Ann Parker playing Frog Chorus, Snow Waltz, and Woodland Fantasia. It was now getting near to the end of the evening, I played a selection of tunes and then handed the stage over to Bernard Belshaw who finished the night with a much larger selection of tunes (admission here…. We forgot to write down what
Bernard played!)
It had been another great local players night, thanks to all that played. This Wednesday we have our July concert, if you are a player please make sure you bring your accordion and play something for us. My own task between now and then is to find some tunes I am not known for, and play them on Wednesday. See you there.
David Batty
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The Priory Club have asked us to let players know that Lesley will not be working on Wednesday nights in future, the person running the bar on Wednesdays will only be opening the doors at 7.30pm, so if you arrive earlier you will have to wait until the replacement arrives to open up at 7.30pm.
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Chester Accordion Club’s meet on the second Tuesday afternoon and the last Tuesday Evening of the month at The Groves Club, Chester Road (A5032),
Whitby, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. Telephone Barry Graham on 01978 760065.
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Hertiage Open Day Weekend
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This is a great event not to be missed, from the 13th to the 22nd of September a variety of venues open their doors to the public for free, these can be places that don’t normally have public access or venues offering backstage access. We have visited behind the scenes at Blackpool Circus and Behind the scenes
at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in the past. There are hundreds of similar places giving open days, behind the scenes tours etc. To see a list of venues and events visit www.heritageopendays.org.uk
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Wyre and Fylde Accordion Club
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The club meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month at The North Euston Hotel which is on the Esplanade at Fleetwood, FY7 6BN. For further details contact Gina on 07515944863
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During August, due to holidays, working away etc. our concert night has been changed to a Practice/Social Night. The list of dates below is up to date with this change.
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This club is on every Tuesday at The Place In The Park, 109 Liscard Road, Wallasey CH44 9AE. The night starts at 7pm. The format of this club is a playaround circle where people sit in a circle and play in order round the circle.
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There is a two day Accordion Repair Course run by PLG Marketing in Teddington on October 10th and 11th, 2019.
The course is an ideal opportunity to learn more about your accordion and how it all works. In addition you are free to bring along an instrument needing some attention for assessment and possibly fixing it depending on what the problem is.
The course is for 10-12 persons and includes some practical work. The tutor is Paul Flannery who is a piano tuner who became involved with melodeon and then accordion tuning and repairs some years ago now.
Over the two days, sessions will cover the working parts of the accordion and how the treble and bass switches work and common problems. Also reed block configurations, voices, how to undertake minor repairs, including valve replacement, sticky keys and switches, changing bellows gasket and general fault finding. Some practical work
will be possible and materials are provided. Questions can be fielded throughout the course.
There will also be an optional dinner on the Thursday evening at a local Italian restaurant who allow us to play accordions after dinner (Instruments can be supplied).
Numbers are limited so if interested it’s advisable to book a place as soon as possible.
For details email: plg@plgmarketing.com
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Get your wellies on for a fun filled family day out! Join us on 3rd August for a day packed full of entertainment.
The Garstang Show will be held on 3rd August 2019. Open from 8.30am until 6pm, the show promises to be a brilliant family day out, packed full of entertainment.
There will be agricultural and horticultural displays, a food hall, craft stalls, children’s entertainment, a variety of trade stands, music, local food and beer. Our main ring entertainment will be the amazing Bull Dog Lings FMX Team, who you may have seen on TV. Other fantastic entertainment includes Astral Circus, SMJ Falconry,
Madam Zucchini and lots more.
The venue is The Garstang Showfield, Off Green Lane East, Garstang, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 1JS
For more information visit www.garstangshow.org
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On the 17th to the 18th of August 2019 the 1940s Wartime period will be brought to life with a bang on Lytham Green and throughout Lytham. Immerse yourself in a brilliant weekend of live entertainment, re-enactments and have-a-go fun!
There will be historic vehicles, static aircraft, music and dance, memorabilia stalls, thrilling battle re enactments, educational talks and demonstrations plus living history camp!
You can pick up the latest war winning gardening and food tips or join the Home Guard, you can also hire your 1940s costume and join in the fun
It is a free event, parking is available on Lytham Green (charge applies).
For more information visit www.discoverfylde.co.uk/lytham1940s
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We have booked The Celtic Fettlers to play for us in November. This is going to be a great night of entertainment. Please put this in your diary now and make sure you tell your friends to come along for a great night of entertainment.
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Heritage Lost: The Worden Hall Fire 1941
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On the 14th September 2019 David Hunt will be giving a talk about The Worden Hall fire of 1941. This talk will be held at the South Ribble Museum which is The Old Grammar School, Church Road, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 3FJ. Contact the museum for further details including times.
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Lidar and The Roman Roads Of Lancashire
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I am looking forward to this one… An Illustrated lecture by David Routledge, the man who traced Leyland's Roman Road. The talk takes place on Saturday 20th July starting at 11.00am, this will be held in the South Ribble Museum.
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Celebrate Heysham Viking Festival with a living history encampment, parade, battle re-enactment, fairground, weapons display, craft stalls, combat competition, food and live music at the Heysham Cricket Club, on the Saturday night. For more information visit
www.exploremorecambebay.org.uk/whats-on/heysham-viking-festival
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This Wednesday is a concert night. Hopefully you can support your club and attend. If you are a player, please ensure you have your accordion and your music (if needed), so you can play your latest pieces for us (or old ones, we don’t mind). The night starts at 8pm but doors are always open for
7.30pm for a chat before the concert starts(Remember the person opening up won’t be opening the doors before 7.30pm. I look forward to seeing you there.
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Forthcoming Dates
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Our Forthcoming Nights at The Priory Club, Broadfield Drive Leyland
17th July 2019 Concert
31st July 2019 Practice
7th August 2019 Practice
21st August 2019 Practice
4th September 2019 Practice
18th September 2019 Concert
2nd October 2019 Practice
16th October 2019 Concert
30th October 2019 Practice
6th November 2019 Practice
20th November 2019 Concert
4th December 2019 Practice
18th December 2019 Christmas Do
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