Band Concerts Season 2025

Charity and Co have run the concerts, in partnership with the Town Council, for many years, and we are extremely grateful to them for all their hard work.
 
Charity and Co have organised the bands, hosted the events and provided the refreshments. The Town Council provides insurance, speakers, staff to put out and put away chairs, the Portaloo, and applies and pays for the events licence from Westmorland and Furness Council.
 
Since last year’s concerts, there has been a change in plan, as Westmorland and Furness Council have made it clear that, following a reported near miss with a vehicle in the Gardens last summer, parking in the Park Road Gardens is now absolutely prohibited.
 
Westmorland and Furness Council and Grange Town Council must put the safety of the public, volunteers, and staff as the top priority.
 
Westmorland is installing a bollard to prevent parking, and since this news, Charity and Co have been in discussion with the Town Council about how to continue running the concerts without being able to park in the Gardens.
 
It has become clear that it would be too difficult for Charity and Co to run the whole event if they cannot park in the park itself.
 
Running the Band Concerts is a very physically demanding job which members of Charity and Co were finding increasingly challenging.
 
The Town Council is working on a rescue package to take over the organisation of this summer season and had hoped that Charity and Co would continue to do the teas and coffees and, as always, give the money they raised to their normal charities.
 
Sadly, Charity and Co have on reflection decided that they need to withdraw totally from the event. This was their decision, which the Town Council is sorry to hear but completely understands.
 
Running sixteen outdoor concerts over the summer is a huge undertaking for anyone.
 
This year the Town Council hopes to run a shorter season of concerts, which will be a reduction on the previous season, but with the short notice is a realistic and affordable solution.
 
Although providing the concerts will be a cost to the Council Taxpayers of Grange, Councillors believe that the benefit to the Town makes this a price worth paying.
 
Charity and Co continue to provide their services at many other events in the area, including at the Victoria Hall, and we are sure will continue to raise money for charity for many years to come.