MELKSHAM Rock ‘n’ Roll Club will be rocking the night away on Saturday 17th December with live music from The Rock-A-Toons at the Assembly Hall.
The Rock-A-Toons are a rock ‘n’ roll band who perform a wide selection of ‘50s rock ‘n’ roll, jive, rockabilly and strollers.
They are a lively band of experienced musicians made up of vocals, double bass, drums, guitar and saxophone.
“The Rock-A-Toons will have you up dancing, singing along and tapping your feet – you can’t help but get carried away with the distinctive ‘50s sound,” says Melksham Rock ‘n’ Roll Club.
“Their repertoire includes songs by Little Richard, Eddie Cochrane, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Laverne Baker, Elvis, Duane Eddy and all the rock ‘n’ roll legends. They are a great band to celebrate Christmas with.”
Join them at Melksham Assembly Hall from 7.30pm. Tickets cost £12, available on the door or from the Assembly Hall or Melksham Tourist information Centre in Church Street.
For more information call Geoff on 01225 706463 or 07779 330042, or email: geoff@melkshamrockandroll.co.uk or visit www. melkshamrockandroll.co.uk
The following dance is on Jan. 28th featuring The Rads.
![Melksham Times Past
A column about days gone by in Melksham by local historian Lisa Ellis
The Independent Chapel and Women’s Rights in the 1840s
A document I recently transcribed lists the baptisms performed at the Independent Chapel. This record is especially helpful in that, along with baptisms, a lot of them include birth dates - one of the ways I discover which day someone was born.
The following is taken from a Wiltshire Times article published on 9th November 1878 which reports a speech given during the 100-year services and to celebrate their renovations (what we now know to be the Rachel Fowler Centre).
One speaker, Rev. T. Mann, minister in Trowbridge, talked about the Chapel’s origins when he related how Rev. Honywill came to Melksham and how he’d gone on to remain as the minister for the Independent Chapel for almost 60 years. [Honywill and his family lived on King Street in what we now call “Legion House”.]
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A column about days gone by in Melksham by local historian Lisa Ellis
The Independent Chapel and Women’s Rights in the 1840s
A document I recently transcribed lists the baptisms performed at the Independent Chapel. This record is especially helpful in that, along with baptisms, a lot of them include birth dates - one of the ways I discover which day someone was born.
The following is taken from a Wiltshire Times article published on 9th November 1878 which reports a speech given during the 100-year services and to celebrate their renovations (what we now know to be the Rachel Fowler Centre).
One speaker, Rev. T. Mann, minister in Trowbridge, talked about the Chapel’s origins when he related how Rev. Honywill came to Melksham and how he’d gone on to remain as the minister for the Independent Chapel for almost 60 years. [Honywill and his family lived on King Street in what we now call “Legion House”.]
Read more on our website, the link is in our bio.")
