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    Stafford Music Festival 9-24 May 2015

    Brochures will soon be available at the Gatehouse for the 2015 Stafford Music Festival. There will be 28 concerts including Chris Gumbley, Temperance Seven.
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    Stafford Library

    Stafford Library will be moved next year to Staffordshire Place. What are people's thoughts about this. I am very worried particularly when water came into the building.
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    Privatisation

    The County seems to be privatising nearly every service, either to Capita or other private providers. Is this true?
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    Shortest cycle lane!

    I have just seen the shortest cycle lane in Stafford ever! On Queensway where they are building new houses, there is a bridge from the housing estate onto Queensway. You will notice that on this bridge and just before entering Queensway there is a cycle path which is about 3 metres long...
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    Christmas lights switch-on!!!

    Can someone tell me why the Christmas lights are on in October. they look very nice but I had to pinch myself last night when I saw them. I had forgotten it is only October!
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    Stafford Music Festival has finished

    As Stafford Music Festival has finished are there any comments about the music you may or may not have heard during the past two weeks. Feedback will be useful.
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    5,000 staff to be privatised

    Read in the Newsletter that 5,000 of the County council staff are to be privatised - this is cooks, cleaners, music teachers, grounds maintenance staff, education advisers. How does this work, does the Council merely sell them to the private sector and get a payment for them. Then does...
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    [Thu 17 May 2012] PALE AND THE PROJECTIONS

    As part of "Keeping Music Live in Pubs in Stafford" during the Stafford Music Festival, Pale and The Projections will be performing on 17th May at the Nelson from 9 pm. Pale's website is www.bandpale.com
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    Corporation Street Bowling Greens in Stafford to close?

    I read in the newspaper that the Corporation Street bowling greens were being dug up for more housing. Those bowling greens were well used and there were toilet facilities there as well. I cannot understand why the bowlers are allowing these changes to happen. Any bowlers out there??? Admin...
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    [Sat 19 May 2012] Denise Leigh and Stefan Andrusyschyn

    "Operatunity winner" soprano Denise Leigh and husband Stefan Andrusyschyn will present a programme of songs from the Baroque through to the 20th century. Since winning Channel 4s Operatunity Denise has sung all over the world including singing in Beijing as part of the Olympic celebrations.
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    [Fri 18 May 2012] Staffordshire Youth Jazz Orchestra and Nigel Beer's Quintet

    SYJO is a 20 piece jazz ensemble performing big band classics as well as a modern repertoire from the 70s onwards. Nigel Beer will also be performing with his Quintet formed from the very best from the Birmingham jazz scene.
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    [Thu 17 May 2012] Fish from Oblivion

    Stafford's own world-music singing group. They sing songs from the traditions of the Balkans, medieval and renaissance Europe and more modern and well-known tunes.
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    [Tue 15 May 2012] Duende Saxophone Quartet

    The Duende Saxophone Quartet are an enterprising quartet consisting of classical saxophone graduates from Birmingham Conservatoire. They play classical, jazz and pop music.
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    [Fri 11 May 2012] Gypsy Fire

    Gypsy Fire create stunning acoustic instrumental performances, combining breathtaking musical virtuosity breathing new life into music from the world of classical, jazz, Latin, rock, blues and beyond.
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    [Thu 10 May 2012] FAB Night Out

    The Folk and Blues night welcomes special guest Jz Lower. Playing guitar, cittern and harmonica, his work has taken him to festivals worldwide. His songs such as "Durham Gaol", "The Bergen" and "These Coal Town Days" are now classics in the folk world.
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    [Wed 9 May 2012] An Evening with Pete Allen

    An evening with international jazz musician Pete Allen "Honorary Citizen of New Orleans". The packed programme of music will include tributes to Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller and Sidney Bechet.
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    [Wed 9 May 2012] Swingin' Jim's Dance Band

    This is music you can dance to and you can... They play swing music from the 1940s and vocals by people like Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin, Robbie Williams and Michael Buble. An evening of romance and memory
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    [Tue 8 May 2012] "The Third Man" and its music

    This event brings together two art forms, the film and its music.
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    [Mon 7 May 2012] Tribute to Cannonball, Chris Gumbley Quintet

    Chris Gumbley's Quintet is dedicated to recreating the wonderful sound of the great Cannonball Adderley Quintet of the late 50s and 60s.
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    [Sun 6 May 2012] Chris Gumbley & Birmingham String Quartet

    Chris Gumbley, more well known for his jazz-related ventures will be playing Brahms Clarinet Quintet and the Mozart Quintet Tickets are on sale at the Gatehouse or on the door at the Church
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