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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 […]

Reporter: Phil Barr Photographs and Videos: John Sargent Yorkshire Air Ambulance Pre – Christmas Gig (1) Ridings 2nd December,2022 Despite several key players being unable to make an appearance today for a variety of very good reasons  there was still a healthy turn out including a welcome return to action by Thelma. She was greeted

Reporter: Phil Barr Videos: John Sargent Photographs Andy Fox You\’re 16 – ish Party Gig Walton Club, 18th November, 2022. On a chilly autumn evening following a week where raindrops kept falling on everyone\’s heads the band arrived ready to play their part in celebrating fellow group member Pippa\’s special birthday. Initial problems with the

Reporter: Phil Barr Photographs and Videos: Jane Barr \”Enjoy Yourself\” Wakeylele at the White Rose Centre, Leeds 15th Oct, 2022 The autumn gig season continued with a return to the White Rose Centre and at the end of a febrile week in polititics, the comforting sight of the Wakeylele Band, it is hoped, will have

Reporter: Phil Barr Photographs and Videos: John Sargent, Jane Barr On The Road Again…Wakeylele at the White Rose Centre, Leeds 5th May, 2022 After a poignant musical tribute to Peter Harney by a small section of the band the day before at his funeral (which I have been told was received with heartfelt applause) the

Two young at heart senior citizens have together raised over a thousand pounds for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance after a year long mission to  cover one thousand miles each on foot. Richard Hancock from Walton and Mike Hindley who lives in Horbury have been unrelenting in their efforts to achieve their goal and were proud

Reporter: Phil Barr Photographs and Videos: John Sargent Our first gig of the year, 4th March was at the Ridings in aid of Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Once again the gig was led by David Broadbent and organised by Mike Hindley. There was a fantastic turn out of 22 band members who put in an energetic

Cannon Hall 21st December . by Phil Barr Fresh from the successful winter training camp session at  King’s Croft Igloo Pavilion, thirteen battle hardened members of the band arrived at Cannon Hall  for the real deal of an outdoor performance on the shortest day of the year.  With the temperature only a tad above freezing, coats,

Band members at the Gig: Roy Bennett, Mike Hindley, Ukulele Pop, Malcolm & Beryl Haigh, Mike Sidebottom, Elsie Orr, Pippa Schofield, Mags Bennett, Stan Hollins, Lynn Swan, Maria Morris, Thelma Srivastava, Margaret Walker, Sue Taylor, Glyn Horan, Carol Davison, Phil Barr, Dave Burgess, Richard Hancock, Rob Davies and David & Broadbent. 19th November saw our

. Plenty of busy shoppers stopped and listened to the band in Wakefield\’s Ridings Centre on 18th September 2021. 18 members performed two energetic blocks including Wagon Wheel, Urban Spaceman and The Blackpool Belle. The gig was led by David Broadbent and organised by Mike Hindley, a very busy man who can be found either