Probably world-famous Leeds Band 'Hope & Social' are coming to Thorner with 'The Band Anyone Can Join 2019'

One of the things many people say about Hope and Social is that they’re “good at that fan-engagement stuff”. For example, on Public Transport Day 2012, they did The Grassington Run, a travelling event with 50 revellers joining H&S for their journey from Leeds (by train, bus, steam-train, walk and open-topped bus) to get to their Town Hall performance at Grassington Festival. In 2013 they created the first 'A Band Anyone Can Join': an ongoing, ever-expanding live band. They worked with youth groups, church groups, a hockey team, a theatre group…anyone who wanted to join…and brought Ukeleles, guitars, drums, horns and strings, hearts and souls, culminating in a performance at a packed Grassington Town Hall. High emotions and high hopes…an incredible project.

This year they're bringing the 'Band Anyone Can Join' to Thorner Victory Hall, for a condensed version, packing 4 workshops into one afternoon, finishing off with a mini-gig for an audience of friends and family.

Whether you're young, not so young, absolute beginner or old hand, sign up for your pick of music workshops - Choir, Ukulele or Brass. Over the course of the afternoon you will learn to play in a band AND take part in the mini-gig at the end of the afternoon.

You can find out more about the Grassington event here, or for more information call Emma on 07792447586.

PLEASE NOTE: The workshops will be running concurrently - so it's not possible for one person to sign up for more than one workshop. (Plus you'd have difficulty performing uke AND brass AND singing for the final performance!)