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Photo-a-Day  (Friday, 23rd April, 2010)

Mesnes Park, pre restoration


Mesnes Park, pre restoration
Bandstand and fencing.

Photo: Tony Rodgers  (Nokia 5800 phone)
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Comment by: Fred Mason on 23rd April 2010 at 14:10

Remember that well from my school days. It must have quite something in it's day when a full band played on there. No tv or radio in those days so lots of entertainment for people.

Comment by: josie pennington nee beckett on 23rd April 2010 at 22:22

and the band in the park played an old fashiond waltz,

Comment by: A Parr Australia on 24th April 2010 at 03:30

I remember as a kid,hundreds of people dancing around the band stand to the brass bands, on a Sunday afternoon.Great .

Comment by: jean on 27th April 2010 at 23:36

Never remember a band,just happy memories of roller skating round and round and then being chased off by the park keeper. he never caught up with us . Happy days

Comment by: Andrew Gregory on 12th May 2010 at 04:25

I am proud to say that my nephew Alex Gregory of Standish played in a brass band recently which was the last band I believe to play in the old bandstand.

Regards
Andy Gregory
New South Wales, Australia

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