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    • Jul 17, 2015
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Restoration men!!

A busy year so far. And so it continues. I did a talk to Steeple Claydon WI on Bandstands - History, Decline & Revival and what a great bunch of girls but it dawned on me - again - how much we love them. Still we see them restored. Harlow Town Park bandstand is under restoration as we speak -  the venue for such icons as the Bay City Rollers and Hawkwind; Alexandra Gardens in Windsor underway; Mary Stevens Park in Stourbridge nearly done; Wilton Lodge Park in Hawick - open for business; Hyde Park being restored too; Hexham Parks about to be restored too. But there are so many more to see restored. Lets keep the momentum going. 


Harlow Town Park  before restoration

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