I attended a brass band competition recently and it struck me how much band music remains so popular in this day and age of electronics and amplifiers, writes Robert Heaven.
Cirencester still has a band stand where each summer visiting band play on Sunday afternoons.
Bands of the past played regularly at the Carnival and today's pictures reflect this 1950's and 60's.
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