Coronation Celebration Concert with the Weymouth Salvation Army Band & Trimbrels.

On Saturday evening 29 April the Bridport Rotary Club held a celebratory musical concert in honour of the forthcoming Coronation of King Charles. In excess of 100 people came together to listen to the traditional Brass Band music of the Weymouth Salvation Army, but modified to include patriotic singing in which the audience were encouraged to take part which they did with enthusiasm. Union Jack flags were handed out to the audience to wave during the singing.  In the words of Compere, Major Anne Read of the Salvation Army "It was better than the Last Night at the Proms!". An added attraction was a display of Tambourine playing and dancing by the Timbrels, members of the band. 

Guests of honour were the Bridport Town Mayor and Mayoress, Ian and Anne Bark. The Mayor said 'It was a joy to join a packed audience in the United Reform Church Hall on Saturday evening for a concert in celebration of the King’s Coronation. The Weymouth Salvation Army Band were on great form and judging by the amount of foot tapping, and exuberant singing everyone there thoroughly enjoyed their uplifting playing, solo singing, but for me it was the syncopated Timbrels who stole the show.'

Colin Bowditch, the President of the Rotary Club of Bridport said "The Club is very proud to have been able to mark this historic occasion with such an uplifting, patriotic performance. Our thanks go to the members of the band for a very enjoyable evening of entertainment and to the audience for supporting it and joining in with the singing. We will have raised well over £1,200 which will be used to ​​support earthquake victims in Syria and provide electric generators for the people of Ukraine. For that we are very grateful.”