On Friday 9th October Crawley Happy Times were invited to The Hawth to go back stage with the Crawley Millenuim Concert Band.
Gemma Legrand (Front of House Duty Manager) & Roddy McDonald (Box Office Assistant)
Allison Pacey & Catherine Sharpe (Box Office Administrators)
The friendly and warm Bar Staff
Crawley Millennium Concert Band was formed in 1999 as part of the towns Millennium Celebrations and gave its first concert at the Hawth Theatre, Crawley in January 2000.
Conductor Sally Hartley & Shelley from CHT
In the first ten years of its life, CMCB has toured abroad 5 times. In 2001 the band visited Crawley’s twin town Dorsten. This was followed by participation in the music and cultural festival in Gyula, Hungary to which the band has since returned. In 2004 the band toured the Ukraine taking part in the Independence celebrations and playing before an audience of 27,000 in the town of Ternopil. In 2008 they visited Rome performing at several venues, including the British Embassy.
CMCB in Hungary
Returning to The Hawth for 2009 CMCB belted out some fantastic music ranging from classical renditions to modern day melodies. CMCB play in their own style and not just note by note. Their style has made them a prominent band within the industry, worldwide.
Julie & Stuart McGlashan have been with the bad since the beginning
The band support local charities and this event was no exception. Home Start offer support, friendship and practical help to families with children under five who are under stress in order to help prevent crisis and breakdown – to give children the best possible start in life. We had the privilege of meeting some of the ladies from Home Start at the entrance to the Hawth.
Jane Brown, Gill Wright, Sandra Leppard & Jan Bond from Home Start
We would like to thank Mr John Fisher for inviting us down to see what the noise was all about.
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