On August 25th the "Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917" in Zonnebeke, Belgium, inaugurated the first monument ever for all Scots who fought during the Great War. We were there.

Ready, steady ...

After much preparation, including a significant number of emails and phone calls to/from the organisers of this unique event, the band were ready for the off. This was certainly to be a very prestigious and memorable occasion for us. The Express and Echo newspaper decided such an endeavour by a local band should receive some press, and on the 6th July 2007 printed an article about the band and the event.

Go...

The event was all it promised to be, and an unforgettable privilege and honour for all the players who took part. We were the invited band to play at a VIP service for senior Military personnel at Tyne Cot Cemetry, and another VIP service at the Menin Gate. We were also invited to play a second evening here. All of that on top of the Massed Band events. It was not without incident however, as the story unfolds.