Whaley Bridge Brass Band
appearing at
Whaley Bridge Well Dressings
Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire
14:00
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Description
A traditional town band which has been playing its part in community events since 1865. We enjoy a varied program of concerts and events throughout the year, performing for the Whaley community and in the local area.. We notably lead the parade through Whaley Bridge on Carnival Day, enjoy a summer afternoon on the bandstand in Buxton Pavilion Gardens, take part in the Whit Friday Marches, and head a Christmas Extravaganza at Whaley Bridge Bowling Club.
Feel free to come join us for a blow - rehearsals are on Wednesday evenings in Kettleshulme and embrace a musical repertoire ranging from traditional marches, through classical favourites, to tunes from stage & screen and popular hits.
Description
A series of dressings along the main A6 between the canal basin and Taxal and Fernilee School.
Canal Basin Well Dressings
- 3 Well Dressings at the junction of Bingswood Avenue and Tom Brad’s Croft; one on Bingswood Avenue itself and two at the old trough near the Car Park
Uniting Church Well Dressing
- Outside the Uniting Church on Buxton Road, just north of the railway bridge
Primary School Well Dressing
- Outside Whaley Bridge Primary School on Buxton Road, just south of the railway bridge
Holy Trinity Church Well Dressing
- Outside Holy Trinity Church on Buxton Road, about 200m south of the Primary School
Taxal & Fernilee School Well Dressing
- On Park Road Green
The blessing of the water supply, in the form of a well is an ancient ceremony dating back to the Celts or even earlier.
It is only found in or near Derbyshire.
Well Dressing is the art of decorating springs or wells with pictures made of natural products.
Clay is pressed into boards, then the picture is traced onto the clay using a pointer. Then comes the delicate task of infilling with flower petals and other natural materials.
Each petal has to be put in separately and they overlap like tiles on a roof so that rain will flow off the picture. This process takes many hours and usually occupies most of the week prior to the well being dressed.
Brass Band
Whaley Bridge,
Derbyshire,
England,
SK23 7HT.
