Peebles – Peebles Burgh Silver Band

16th September 2023

A fun evening – and the Grand Draw results

We entered Autumn with a great evening of music at the Eastgate. The audience was treated to a great selection of music from top class traditional marches, music from the musicals with West Side Story, some great Beatles numbers – and some fantastic more relaxed melodies in the form of Sleep and Irish Melody.

“Highly enjoyable” “A great evening” “A fantastic selection”

The evening featured The Silver Band, Youth Band – and the Senior Band.

As well as the fun evening of music we’ve also been running the Grand Draw with a range of great prizes. The winners are:

Grand Prize Draw – Winners

£200 – Cliff Balson, £100 – Sophie Ward-Murray, £50 – Louise Ballantyne

Other winning tickets of non-cash prizes: –

Nos 0159, 0175, 0322, 0548, 0572, 0575, 1261, 1337 & 1369

Thanks to everyone who bought a ticket and/or donated raffle prizes. Thanks also to our ticket sellers on the High Street – Lisa, Lorna & Lindsay!

9th September 20239th September 2023

Hot day on the High Street

The Band were out in force this morning on Peebles High Street. Entertaining shoppers with some pretty cool playing of popular numbers like “Sweet Caroline” and “Yes Sir! I Can Boogie” as well as Scottish favourites like Sunshine on Leith and that well known march Ingleside.

We made a good collection for band funds and quite a number of people wanted to enter the Band raffle.

But what made the morning especially fun was the traffic works going on in Peebles right now. Apparently a manhole cover needed to be fixed – necessitating endless lines of stationary traffic backing up along the High Street. But, in the 26 degree heat, at least they could wind their windows down and listen to the music – as many did. Some almost looked disappointed when the lights changed to Green.

26th August 20231st September 2023

Peebles Show 2023

August saw the band returning to the Peebles Agricultural Show – a large and well attended event held just outside Peebles at Horsburgh Ford.

As well as the many farm animals, the show is also a chance for many local small businesses and other community organisations to share what they’ve been up to. These included the band’s very own resident artist and celebrated pet portrait painter, Eilidh Geddes.

Perhaps the most notable event was an escaped bull in the main arena. With its long and very pointed horns it was a fearsome beasty. But its handler did the right thing and lay motionless until others were able to get it under control. Compared to that, the bands marches were perhaps a little less stirring, but nonetheless entertaining.