{"id":452,"date":"2025-05-25T11:23:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T11:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nvcb.org.uk\/?p=452"},"modified":"2025-05-25T11:23:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T11:23:08","slug":"bands-in-the-park-125th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nvcb.org.uk\/?p=452","title":{"rendered":"Bands in the Park 125th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On 17th May Nene Valley Community Band opened proceedings at Abington Park Bandstand, celebrating 125 years of public performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/stuvincent.co.uk\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/stuvincent.co.uk\/\">Stu Vincent Photography<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/nvcb.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bandstand-matt-fb.jpg\" alt=\"Matt conducting the band\" class=\"wp-image-451\" 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src=\"https:\/\/nvcb.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bandstand-blur-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"A couple watching the band\" class=\"wp-image-448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nvcb.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bandstand-blur-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nvcb.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bandstand-blur-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nvcb.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bandstand-blur-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nvcb.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bandstand-blur-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nvcb.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bandstand-blur.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/nvcb.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bandstand-anna-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"Brass section\" class=\"wp-image-447\" 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