The BSCC at North Lopham, and the GSB Mayor's Parade, Eye, Suffolk - 23rd June 2019

Nosher and Fred are on their second march with the Gislingham Silver Band, this time for the Mayor-Making parade in Eye. In the town hall afterwards is spotted a copy of the Charter of Eye - Suffolk's oldest document - the original of which Nosher actually handled back in around 1998, when first digitising it for the Suffolk County Council website. It was signed by Herbert Losinga, the bishop of Norwich, in 1119 - 900 years ago and just 53 years after the Norman Conquest. Later, the pipes across the side field are buried, and then the BSCC splinter group rides out on a 26 mile (ish) spin to North Lopham.

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Harry takes an interest in playing the piano

Harry takes an interest in playing the piano

Harry plays some tunes on piano

The band forms up on Lambseth Street

Harry and the G-Unit on Lambseth Street in Eye

Harry takes his Beavers scarf off

Bruce comes to start the band off

The band heads off up Lambseth Street

Fred and Nosher in the band

The GSB heads onto Broad Street

There's a gathering outside the town hall

Nosher looks over, with cornet in hand

The new mayor walks around

Terry the drum major outside the church

Fred hangs around with the band

The rest of the parade turns up

Fred with his music

Isobel and Harry wander off

Julian with his shiny bass

Heading up Castle Street

Terry leads the band

The band heads off back into Eye

Nosher and Fred

The mayor again

Passing the Bank arts centre

The band outside Caféye

The GSB marches past the old White Lion pub

The GSB passes Cocoa Mama chocolate shop

There's a post-march mingling in the town hall

The town hall has a new roof

The former mayor of Eye chats

The new mayor mingles

A copy of the Charter of Eye, dating from 1119

The trenching machine arrives to bury the water main under ground

The pipe is lifted into the air

The pipe is checked as it's buried

The BSCC arrives at the North Lopham King's Head

Marticle and Isobel chat, as Phil reads the paper

Paul at the bar

There's an interesting cactus in the gents' bogs

Paul and The Boy Phil head back to the bikes

Gaz gets his helmet on

We saddle up for the ride back