Description

The West Cornwall Concert Band was founded in 1998 and has performed regularly ever since. It is a friendly and welcoming band with a wide age range of players from youngsters to senior adult.

The band maintains a large ranging repertoire embracing classical, jazz, swing, rock, show, film and TV themes. We perform with local choirs, other bands and musicians in regular concerts throughout the year mainly in the west Cornwall area from Truro to Land's End. We are happy to entertain audiences in venues ranging from big outdoor public events to the more intimate surroundings of small village halls and everything in between.



The band comprises a full range of instruments from woodwind to brass and percussion.

We rehearse at the Camborne Wesley Methodist Church, Chapel Street, Camborne, TR14 8EG every Monday evening, except Bank Holiday Mondays, fom 7pm to 9pm.

New players are always welcome.

The rehearsals are open to anyone who wants to come along and discover the fun and reward of making music with like minded people.

It goes without saying a warm and friendly welcome awaits all new and existing players.

Description

Victoria Gardens is laid out on a steep south facing slope. It is typical of late 19th century style of trees and shrubs interrelated with paths and flower beds.

Originally created to commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee it is filled with exotic trees, shrubs & flowers. Truro City Council parks dept regularly win Britain in Bloom competitions. Before this particular garden was established there used to be the small Waterfall Gardens which was created in 1893. The Waterfall Gardens are still in existence, by St Georges Church.

There is also a water feature that is powered by hydraulic water ram situated in the Leats next to the River Kenwyn which supplies the water for the fish pond and runs back down through the gardens through the old water fountain which used to be situated in Boscawen street, then feeds small cascade of waterfalls and it then returns back into the Leats.

There is also a bandstand and during the summer, concerts are held every Sunday from 2.30pm - 4pm . A different band from around the county bring their own sound to the gardens. There is plenty of seating and entry is free.

You would not think you were in the middle of a city, the calm broken only occassionally by a train passing over the majestic viaduct nearby. The original viaduct was built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1859, but was replaced with the present stucture in 1904 and now carries the main line Paddington - Penzance trains.

Victoria Gardens, St. George St.,

Truro,

Cornwall,

England,

TR1 3JE.