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Wakeylele leap into a New Year at the Ridings. YAA Gig 19th January 2024 By Philip Barr. Videos Jane Barr No doubt every member of the band woke up feeling positive on the first day of 2024, knowing that they had an extra day of the year in which to practise and hone their strumming […]

2023 Moments from the Year This video records moments from each of our 24 Gigs, Concerts and Celebrations which we completed in 2023, not forgetting the special club session at the end of the year. 48 participants appear in these moments, sometimes once, sometimes many times. Our gratitude goes out to our many supporters who

Wakeylele at Wentbridge House Hotel for YAA Christmas Lunch Event by Phil Barr. Photos and Videos Phil For those who couldn\’t make it to this session, you were missed but to soften the blow here are a few videos of the various numbers performed by our talented members. It was a case of \’ have

Wakeylele at Wentbridge House Hotel for YAA Christmas Lunch Event by Phil Barr. Photos Phil and Richard With the festive season gathering pace, members of the Wakeylele band arrived at the impressive grounds of Wentbridge House Hotel, standing above an abnormally swollen River Went following days of rain, snow and general wintry weather but undeterred

Wakeylele Band of Great Britain Wows the Ridings by Phil Barr. Photo and Videos Jane Barr With Wakefield surprisingly in the iron grip of winter, there was no better antidote than the comforting sight of the Wakeylele band assembling outside Marks and Spencer\’s in the Ridings, dressed for the large part in their festive outfits

Farmer Copley\’s Gig. Pontefract by Philip Barr. Photo\’s Phil, Richard, Jane Barr Videos Jenny Sidebottom, Jane On a raw, dreich (Bill Giles favourite weather word) November morning, coinciding with Remembrance Day, the band gathered under a gazebo in the grounds of Farmer Copley\’s where an icy breeze did its best to creep into the nether

Darby and Joan Gig. Crofton by Philip Barr. Photo\’s Phil, Richard Video Stan Hollins The venue – Crofton WMC. The location – Slack Lane; however, there was to be no slacking from Wakeylele as they entertained the Darby and Joan club in fine style to dispel the gloom of a dank November afternoon.  When I

Xscape with Wakeylele Band and dancing queen Donna! by Richard Hancock. Photo\’s and Videos John Sargent, Jenny Sidebottom & David Burgess Singing Happy Birthday to Charlotte and some uplifting dancing from Donna, an exuberant Xscape staff member were two of many highlights from our Yorkshire Air Ambulance fund raising gig at Castleford on Saturday. Donna

Wakeylele Return to the Ridings – again! by Phil Barr. Photo and Videos Jane Barr The Ridings in \’Wakey\’ seem to have become the band\’s second home The difference being that on this occasion, a crisp mid- October morning, it was reluctant to let some of us go at the conclusion of the gig but

Yorkshire Air Ambulance Fundraising. September, 2023. Wakeylele Band was the recipient of a framed certificate from Yorkshire Air Ambulance in September acknowledging the band\’s fundraising efforts so far this year after their latest performance raised £300 to add to the current total of £2,793.32 All the band members agree it\’s been a joy to perform

Reporter: Phil Barr Videos/Photos Jenny Sidebottom Wakefield Hospice Butterfly Appeal Gig 12th August, 2023 With David away recharging his batteries in readiness for the Autumn, Pippa bravely stepped into the breach for this Summer Special in the attractive grounds of Wakefield Hospice. A vibrant scene met us as we arrived, with stalls, bunting and the

Reporter: Phil Barr Video John Sargent Wakeylele Anniversary Bash St Paul\’s Church, Walton (On the site of the Old Tin Tabernacle) 14th July, 2023 With the heatwave of June already a distant memory, the band arrived in drips and drabs ready to show the weather a thing or two on this, the second anniversary of

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Reporter: Phil Barr Photographs and Video: Jane Barr, Richard Hancock Horbury Uke Fest 2nd April 2023 Members of our band arrived in instalments from noon onwards at Cluntergate Community Centre in Horbury exactly a week after the first showing of the newest TV version of the Dickens epic, with Great Expectations for the afternoon ahead.

Reporter: Phil Barr Photographs and Video: Philip Barr Wakeylele with the Three Amigos at the White Rose Centre, Leeds 23rd Feb, 2022 The band arrived at the White Rose Shopping Centre in glorious late winter sunshine, prepared to give their all as usual. (I was chauffeured on this occasion by Margaret, our treasurer, alongside another