* GOLDEN YEARS: Donald and Doreen Crowther of Kirkheaton, who are also pictured on their wedding day, left (JH220311Acrowther-01) * HAPPY TOGETHER: Keith and Maureen Midwood, of Almondbury, who are also pictured on their wedding day, right (JH230311Hmidwood-01) *
CEILDH CELEBRATION: Zelma and Bob Mills, of Linthwaite, and, left, on their wedding day (JH230311Kmills-02)
The performers called their evening 'A Bit of a Do', the musicians (guitarist Gerald Garcia and John Pethica, fiddle and squeezebox) found superb tunes for the evening which were played with an immense flourish in the best
ceildh band style.
Highlights in the Highlands include appearances by Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, performance poet Rachel Jury, singer Barb Jungr, the world-premiere stage production of Louisa Walsh's best-selling gay novel The Cutting Room (set in Glasgow), and the annual Gay
Ceildh dance, which is billed as a gay/lesbian twist on the traditional Scottish country dance.
Ceildh band The Chamora will be leading the dancing.
Bedworth Civic Hall plays host to a free craft fair and Saturday night
ceildh with Steamchicken and Sheena Masson.
Step out into the town tomorrow and you'll hear the award winning Marsh Ladies Choir, Sixties' style pop groupThe Pathfinders, the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service Pipe Band, Shepley Band and the Fusspots
Ceildh Band.
During Fairtrade Fortnight, a number of events were held including a
ceildh and trade stands in supermarkets.
