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What others have said about us recently...
Some feedback from our charitable donations in February, 2019
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Dear Chris
I’m writing to thank you and the Thornbury Swing Band for your generous donation to Wellspring of £200 towards the cost of providing Counselling sessions for local people. Mike came in this morning and presented me with the cheque and explained a bit more about the charity work that your band does. It is always an absolute delight to receive support for our work from groups such as yourselves. The money will really help to make a difference to the lives of the local people that we serve. We provide affordable Counselling for adults and free Counselling and CBT for young people locally. There is a huge and growing demand for our services, so any funds we receive help us to continue providing this much needed service which is life changing, and sometime lifesaving. Thank you again for your generosity and for thinking of Wellspring. It is very much appreciated. All good wishes Sarah Sarah Rees Director, Wellspring Counselling, Nailsea |
Keyboard player Mike Craske presents our donation of £200 to Wellspring Counselling.
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Dear Phil, Shedders and Thornbury Swing Band
This letter is to thank you — the wonderful "Nailsea Shedders" for the amazing work in constructing and providing us with a new bespoke cabinet for our Care Team Office. The cabinet has been in use since taking delivery — as explained I cannot send a photo because of confidentiality but it does look fantastic! We would also like to say a heartfelt thank you to the Thornbury Swing Band for their incredibly generous donation that funded the materials to make the cabinet, with €45 left over to then donate to CHSW — thank you to Ellis for using his membership of both groups to make this happen! The work you do under the Shedders banner is so valuable to the local community and we are very grateful to have had your help with this project. Thank you once again for being so thoughtful and generous and for helping us make the most of short and precious lives. With best wishes, Yours sincerely Carl Joy Head of Care Children's Hospice, SOUTH WEST, 6th February 2019 |
Feedback from the birthday celebrations on Saturday September 15th, 2018
"Thank you so much for making my party swing last night. It was my best birthday ever."
"Thank you so much for making my party swing last night. It was my best birthday ever."
Feedback from the wedding celebrations on Saturday July 21st, 2018
Sarah & Matt - the bride and groom
Feedback from the Filton Town Twinning dance on Friday July 27th, 2018
It is difficult to put into words how wonderful last evening at Armstrong Hall was, everyone was so impressed with your musicians, and I'm sure you could tell by the reception you had, that we all had a really great evening... AGAIN sincere thanks for last evening, your band is just excellent and a credit for all the ‘back room staff’ and all the practising and presentation to detail you all made. I sincerely hope we can book you again.
Carole, Event Organiser
It is difficult to put into words how wonderful last evening at Armstrong Hall was, everyone was so impressed with your musicians, and I'm sure you could tell by the reception you had, that we all had a really great evening... AGAIN sincere thanks for last evening, your band is just excellent and a credit for all the ‘back room staff’ and all the practising and presentation to detail you all made. I sincerely hope we can book you again.
Carole, Event Organiser
Feedback from the "Swing for Victory" evening on Saturday May 18th 2018
Ginny and I really want to thank you for your wonderful sets at the VE Day Swing for Victory event in aid of Holly Hedge last Friday 18 May. Please can you pass on our grateful thanks to ALL the band. You're all superb and talented and seem to take it up a level each year which I didn't think was possible as you're just brilliant anyway! I thought the number you did (I think it's called "Sing, Sing, Sing"" was fantastic - probably my favourite and the audience seemed to really lap it up. I had a few people come up to me and say how great they thought you were.
Tania, Event Organiser
Ginny and I really want to thank you for your wonderful sets at the VE Day Swing for Victory event in aid of Holly Hedge last Friday 18 May. Please can you pass on our grateful thanks to ALL the band. You're all superb and talented and seem to take it up a level each year which I didn't think was possible as you're just brilliant anyway! I thought the number you did (I think it's called "Sing, Sing, Sing"" was fantastic - probably my favourite and the audience seemed to really lap it up. I had a few people come up to me and say how great they thought you were.
Tania, Event Organiser
Feedback from Easter Compton's '1940s Swing Party' on Saturday October 14th 2017
Thank you so very much for the most wonderful event last night in Easter Compton. It went so well and everybody loved the whole occasion but most particularly the band. It was amazing and please can you pass on my thanks to everybody.
It has been such a pleasure to meet you and I hope we will meet again. So many people took your cards and I know are keen to book you.
Thank you again.
Sarah, Event Organiser
Thank you for such a great evening tonight in Easter Compton. You are amazing! What a lovely atmosphere you created and we all did so much dancing. Many thanks to all the band and support team.
Alison Carmody, Party Goer
Thank you so very much for the most wonderful event last night in Easter Compton. It went so well and everybody loved the whole occasion but most particularly the band. It was amazing and please can you pass on my thanks to everybody.
It has been such a pleasure to meet you and I hope we will meet again. So many people took your cards and I know are keen to book you.
Thank you again.
Sarah, Event Organiser
Thank you for such a great evening tonight in Easter Compton. You are amazing! What a lovely atmosphere you created and we all did so much dancing. Many thanks to all the band and support team.
Alison Carmody, Party Goer
Feedback from Keynsham Music Festival's - 'Ballroom in the Park' on Friday June 30th 2017
On behalf of Keynsham Twinning Association may I thank you for entertaining both the English and French at the music festival. Your music was great – it’s always a great pleasure to me, the type of music you played - especially Glenn Miller music – I actually was born the day he went missing 15th December 1944, I thoroughly enjoyed the dance.
Carole, Town Twinning Association
Thank you again for such a great evening at the festival. I hope we can do something again next year.
Mike May, Chairman, Keynsham Music Festival
On behalf of Keynsham Twinning Association may I thank you for entertaining both the English and French at the music festival. Your music was great – it’s always a great pleasure to me, the type of music you played - especially Glenn Miller music – I actually was born the day he went missing 15th December 1944, I thoroughly enjoyed the dance.
Carole, Town Twinning Association
Thank you again for such a great evening at the festival. I hope we can do something again next year.
Mike May, Chairman, Keynsham Music Festival
Feedback from the VE Day party celebrating the end of World War 2, in aid of Holly Hedge Animal Sanctuary on Friday 12 May 2017.
Hi Chris and the rest of the band,
A HUGE thank you to you all for helping the event go with a swing! Ginny and I are thankful for all your wonderful help in making this VE Day event the best yet! We hope that you are all recovered by now?!
The feedback we had was amazing. You went down a storm as usual and quite a few people came up to me to say how brilliant they thought you all were. Some have been coming along since the beginning of this event (4 or 5 years ago is it?) and have seen you evolve and all said that adding the singers was an inspired idea. A couple of times I actually got to sit down and listen which was so lovely. So here’s to next year!
Kind regards,
Tania
Dear Friends of Holly Hedge in the Thornbury Swing Band,
Thank you so much for all the wonderful entertainment you provided us with at our recent VE Day Dance Event in aid of Holly Hedge. You really did do us proud once again, and we have had so much positive feedback from people who attended the evening and were full of praise for the excellent music, singing and dancing. It was such a special evening and everyone seemed to be having such a fantastic time - in fact we had the feeling that many people would happily have continued dancing into the early hours! It really was a resounding success and we feel extremely fortunate to have had you performing on the stage.
An incredible £5245.78 has been raised for Holly Hedge which will be of enormous benefit to all the dogs and cats in our care, who are patiently waiting to be chosen as someone’s ‘forever pet’. Huge thanks from them too, who all send lots of very grateful purrs and tail wags!
Once again, thank you so much for your support.
With very best wishes from Pauline and everyone here at the Sanctuary, both two-legged and four-legged!
Hi Chris and the rest of the band,
A HUGE thank you to you all for helping the event go with a swing! Ginny and I are thankful for all your wonderful help in making this VE Day event the best yet! We hope that you are all recovered by now?!
The feedback we had was amazing. You went down a storm as usual and quite a few people came up to me to say how brilliant they thought you all were. Some have been coming along since the beginning of this event (4 or 5 years ago is it?) and have seen you evolve and all said that adding the singers was an inspired idea. A couple of times I actually got to sit down and listen which was so lovely. So here’s to next year!
Kind regards,
Tania
Dear Friends of Holly Hedge in the Thornbury Swing Band,
Thank you so much for all the wonderful entertainment you provided us with at our recent VE Day Dance Event in aid of Holly Hedge. You really did do us proud once again, and we have had so much positive feedback from people who attended the evening and were full of praise for the excellent music, singing and dancing. It was such a special evening and everyone seemed to be having such a fantastic time - in fact we had the feeling that many people would happily have continued dancing into the early hours! It really was a resounding success and we feel extremely fortunate to have had you performing on the stage.
An incredible £5245.78 has been raised for Holly Hedge which will be of enormous benefit to all the dogs and cats in our care, who are patiently waiting to be chosen as someone’s ‘forever pet’. Huge thanks from them too, who all send lots of very grateful purrs and tail wags!
Once again, thank you so much for your support.
With very best wishes from Pauline and everyone here at the Sanctuary, both two-legged and four-legged!
From Beverley Harwood, dancer and organiser of the February 25th, 2017 charity dance, which raised £1085 for mental health charity, MIND.
Hi Chris,
I am sure you are all still shattered from last night. You all worked so hard to make the evening go with a "Swing'. I had many comments last night and also this morning about how fantastic you all are and that they enjoyed the evening. Please can you personally thank all of your band for me, for providing everyone with a truly memorable evening. Let's hope we can do it all again!
Best wishes
Bev
Hi Chris,
I am sure you are all still shattered from last night. You all worked so hard to make the evening go with a "Swing'. I had many comments last night and also this morning about how fantastic you all are and that they enjoyed the evening. Please can you personally thank all of your band for me, for providing everyone with a truly memorable evening. Let's hope we can do it all again!
Best wishes
Bev
Pleased to play our part in helping to raise over £1000 for All Saints' Church, Stone in September 2016, about which the organisers said:
Dear Chris
Please could you pass on our thanks to all the Swing Band. They were absolutely brilliant! Everyone had a great time and we raised £1000!
Dear Chris
Please could you pass on our thanks to all the Swing Band. They were absolutely brilliant! Everyone had a great time and we raised £1000!
We were very happy to be back again at the VE Day Party in May 2016, which raised £3000:
Hello Chris and all the band,
Just wanted to say thank you so much for your participation in the VE Day party on Friday 27 May in aid of Holly Hedge Animal Sanctuary. Really appreciated it again! You all played a fabulous set as always... Looks like we raised around £3,000... So a brilliant amount!! So pleased!
Many thanks once again. Please pass on our thanks to all the band.
Kind regards,
Tania
Hello Chris and all the band,
Just wanted to say thank you so much for your participation in the VE Day party on Friday 27 May in aid of Holly Hedge Animal Sanctuary. Really appreciated it again! You all played a fabulous set as always... Looks like we raised around £3,000... So a brilliant amount!! So pleased!
Many thanks once again. Please pass on our thanks to all the band.
Kind regards,
Tania
We were delighted to have been a part of the Thornbury Arts Festival - a sell-out event! Some nice reviews too:
Thank you so much for such a brilliant evening. The audience obviously absolutely loved the band, and Charlie and the other vocalists were amazing. The Festival Committee loved the evening and are absolutely determined to invite you back in the future.
Festival Committee
We enjoyed your band and the lovely atmosphere that you created involving the crowd with your wonderful music."
Bev, Dance Tutor
Thornbury Swing Band lit up the Armstrong Hall during the town’s Arts Festival thanks to a brilliantly performed set packed with favourites from the 1930s and beyond. Musical director and trombone player Chris White-Horne admitted that some of their choices stretched the wartime theme somewhat – at one point, they ventured into the 1960s with a spirited version of It’s Not Unusual – but the vast majority of the evening was spent indulging in swing and big-band favourites.
Vocalist Charlie Atterton was kept busy, regularly joining the band on-stage and – along with Will Swales - giving an excellent performance, particularly on Don’t Sit Under The Apple Tree. Glenn Miller arrangements featured throughout, including Chattanooga Choo Choo and Pennsylvania Six-Five Thousand, and there was even time for a tribute to the Queen’s 90th birthday via a rousing rendition of Rule Britannia.
The packed venue was specially decorated in period style for the occasion, with bunting and tables arranged to give the look of a street party. Beverley Harwood, meanwhile, kicked off proceedings and got everybody in the mood for dancing with a jive demonstration and beginners’ lesson – a fitting warm-up and one that encouraged people to take to the floor later in the evening.
Festival Review,
This evening a friend and I had Thornbury Arts Festival tickets for the Thornbury Swing band in the Armstrong Hall and really appreciated the fact after having a most pleasant evening. Sometimes we do not let it be known just how much something is enjoyed. So, to the band and the singers and the TAF organiser and all the helpers, a very big thank you. Please can we have them again next year?
Letter to the 'Gazette',
Thank you so much for such a brilliant evening. The audience obviously absolutely loved the band, and Charlie and the other vocalists were amazing. The Festival Committee loved the evening and are absolutely determined to invite you back in the future.
Festival Committee
We enjoyed your band and the lovely atmosphere that you created involving the crowd with your wonderful music."
Bev, Dance Tutor
Thornbury Swing Band lit up the Armstrong Hall during the town’s Arts Festival thanks to a brilliantly performed set packed with favourites from the 1930s and beyond. Musical director and trombone player Chris White-Horne admitted that some of their choices stretched the wartime theme somewhat – at one point, they ventured into the 1960s with a spirited version of It’s Not Unusual – but the vast majority of the evening was spent indulging in swing and big-band favourites.
Vocalist Charlie Atterton was kept busy, regularly joining the band on-stage and – along with Will Swales - giving an excellent performance, particularly on Don’t Sit Under The Apple Tree. Glenn Miller arrangements featured throughout, including Chattanooga Choo Choo and Pennsylvania Six-Five Thousand, and there was even time for a tribute to the Queen’s 90th birthday via a rousing rendition of Rule Britannia.
The packed venue was specially decorated in period style for the occasion, with bunting and tables arranged to give the look of a street party. Beverley Harwood, meanwhile, kicked off proceedings and got everybody in the mood for dancing with a jive demonstration and beginners’ lesson – a fitting warm-up and one that encouraged people to take to the floor later in the evening.
Festival Review,
This evening a friend and I had Thornbury Arts Festival tickets for the Thornbury Swing band in the Armstrong Hall and really appreciated the fact after having a most pleasant evening. Sometimes we do not let it be known just how much something is enjoyed. So, to the band and the singers and the TAF organiser and all the helpers, a very big thank you. Please can we have them again next year?
Letter to the 'Gazette',
Delighted to support such a worthy cause, Lydia's Charity, in February 2016":
Thank you all so much for such a super performance at the 'Liddy B Ball'. We have had such a lot of positive feedback about the sound and atmosphere you created. It was a joy to have you with us and we are extremely grateful for the hours of rehearsal you must have put in. We are thrilled that the evening raised almost £3000 for Lydia's charity."
Hannah & Austen Biddlecombe
And a couple of Facebook comments here from audience members:
Thank you all so much for such a super performance at the 'Liddy B Ball'. We have had such a lot of positive feedback about the sound and atmosphere you created. It was a joy to have you with us and we are extremely grateful for the hours of rehearsal you must have put in. We are thrilled that the evening raised almost £3000 for Lydia's charity."
Hannah & Austen Biddlecombe
And a couple of Facebook comments here from audience members:
