{"id":155,"date":"2016-10-19T14:39:21","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T13:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aberystwythsilverband.co.uk\/cms\/?p=155"},"modified":"2016-10-19T14:39:21","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T13:39:21","slug":"the-bandroom-a-history-1926-2016-chapter-5-aberystwyth-british-legion-band-1950s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aberystwythsilverband.co.uk\/cms\/2016\/10\/19\/the-bandroom-a-history-1926-2016-chapter-5-aberystwyth-british-legion-band-1950s\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bandroom &#8211; A History (1926-2016) &#8211; Chapter 5 Aberystwyth British Legion Band 1950s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The town band was entitled \u2018The Aberystwyth British Legion Band\u2019 after WWII until 1956, their members proudly wearing their pseudo-military style blue uniform and cap. A junior size uniform was also provided for young players.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-155 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.aberystwythsilverband.co.uk\/cms\/14370289_1092851610796134_3852490717467269295_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aberystwythsilverband.co.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14370289_1092851610796134_3852490717467269295_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.aberystwythsilverband.co.uk\/cms\/14359104_1092851614129467_8882170630124727677_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aberystwythsilverband.co.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14359104_1092851614129467_8882170630124727677_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"text_exposed_show\">\n<p>The photos show a young band member, Ivor Pemberthy, wearing one of the junior uniforms c.1954 and Jack Marsden G Trombone, George Lewis, side drummer and William Lewis Eb Bass in their British Legion uniform outside the bandroom c. 1955. 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