ABC Wednesday: Y is for Yew Tree Singers

I showed you the Yew Tree Singers from Dukinfield on Christmas Day singing in Clarendon Mall the previous Saturday.

Here is a look from the opposite side of the Mall.

A happy new year to all involved with ABC Wednesday.

Weekend Reflections in Black & White

Have you seen these reflections before?

Check out my post of 22nd December.

A contribution to The Weekend in Black and White and Weekend Reflections.

Ruby Tuesday: Yew Tree Singers

The Yew Tree Singers from Dukinfield were singing carols in Clarendon Mall on Saturday.

For Ruby Tuesday and Our World Tuesday.

A Merry Christmas to all our visitors.

Please visit Best of Hyde 2012. Just three days left to vote for your favourite photos.

Weekend Reflections: Mossley Band

Members of Mossley Band playing in Hyde Civic Square on the penultimate Saturday before Christmas.

A close-up view of two tubas can be seen on sithenah.

Two more photographs of the band are on Hyde DP Xtra.

More information about the band can be found on the Mossley Band website.

A contribution to Weekend Reflections.

Dancing to the carol singers

In front of the carol singers in my post from yesterday were a couple of red-dressed folk singing heartily and even doing a little dance. I believe they were actually promoting the local food banks.

Round the other side the Rotary Club of Hyde had parked Santa's sleigh - see Hyde DP Xtra.

Posted for Ruby Tuesday and Our World Tuesday.

Please also visit Best of Hyde 2012 and vote for your favourite photos.

Carol singers in the Civic Square

Carol singing in the Civic Square on Saturday was being led by Tom on accordion and Jim on guitar.

It was wet to start with but brightened up later.

Santa in his red suit was around. I showed you his reindeer in the Mall yesterday.

I'll show you his sleigh tomorrow.

The Mossley band were also in the square and I'll show you them on Saturday.

With the bits of blue in this photograph I'd like to wish a Merry Christmas to all the bloggers who contribute to Blue Monday.

Meanwhile please remember to vote for your favourites at Best of Hyde 2012.

Official opening of Hyde Civic Square

The official opening of Hyde Civic Square following a £1.2 million revamp of Hyde Market took place on Saturday.

These girls (there were actually five of them) from the Tameside Centre for Performing Arts were doing the "Time Warp" song as part of the entertainment provided.

For another five photographs and more information on the event please visit Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to Our World Tuesday.

Park Piper

You never know who might be out for a stroll at Pope Paul Park.  

The Grand Pianist

What I absolutely love about Toruń...is that there is always something happening in town. Last night this pianist was out in force with a grand piano serenading onlookers...all under the watchful eye of Copernicus and the Town Hall.

Adamson Band at Gee Cross Well Dressing 2012

At the weekend I posted a view of the Adamson Band reflected near the Village Green Well and closer view of a reflection in an instrument.

Here the band have marched down Joel Lane and are turning into Stockport Road.

For more information about the ceremony and a series of 16 photographs showing each well see Gee Cross Well Dressing 2012.

A contribution to Ruby Tuesday.

Weekend Reflections: Adamson Band at Gee Cross Well Dressing

Last Sunday saw the Adamson Band leading the procession around the now seven wells that are visited as part of the Gee Cross Well Dressing ceremony.

For more information about the Well Dressing ceremony and a full set of photographs see Gee Cross Well Dressing 2012.

See another reflection of some of the band on Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to Weekend Reflections

The Bandstand in Hyde Park

This is the Bandstand in Hyde Park.

That is Hyde Park in Hyde, not in London, New York, Chicago, Boston, Sydney, Leeds, Tampa, Cincinatti, Sheffield, Los Angeles, Boise, Kansas City, Memphis, Austin, Perth, Adelaide nor anywhere else but Hyde.

Today's post is a contribution to The Weekend in Black and White.

A 1999 view can be found on Old Hyde.

Carols in Clarendon

While the Salvation Army were playing outside on the market, members of the Hyde Fellowship of Churches were leading carol singing inside the Clarendon Shopping Centre.

Photographs of the musicians can be found on Hyde DP Xtra.

There are just a few days left to vote for Best of Hyde 2011. View the twelve contenders at Best of Hyde 2011 and vote for your favourite three photographs. Voting closes 12 noon GMT, Friday 30th December 2011.

Weekend Reflections: Sally Army Buskers

Many Saturdays you will find two members of the Salvation Army playing outside in the Market Place. The market stalls are reflected in the shop front behind them.

See how they looked in November 2006.

For more reflections visit Weekend Reflections.

ABC Wednesday: W is for Waiting

The folk here were waiting for the Christmas lights to be turned on back in November.

They were switched on by pantomime dame Bev Moss after the crowd had been entertained by Mossley Band and other performers.

Another photograph from that evening is on Hyde DP Xtra.

I'll show you the lights on the Town Hall tomorrow.

For more "W" posts visit ABC Wednesday.

ABC Wednesday: V is for Voting

The time has come to vote for the best of Hyde DP 2011.

View the twelve contenders at Best of Hyde 2011 and vote for your favourite three photographs.

Voting closes 12 noon GMT, Friday 30th December 2011.

For more V posts visit ABC Wednesday.

Shadow Shot Sunday: Waiting to go on

Another photograph from the switching on of the Christmas lights outside the Town Hall. Here the shadows belong to members of Mossley Band waiting to go on stage to perform.

For more shadows please visit Hey Harriet.

ABC Wednesday: B is for Busker

This week's contribution to ABC Wednesday features the busker who plays his accordion in the Market Place at the corner of Russell Street.

There is another view of him on Hyde DP Xtra.

Weekend Reflections in a Tuba

It was the Gee Cross Well Dressing last Sunday.

At the start of the procession it was raining heavily so everyone was huddled under their umbrellas.

As in previous years the Adamson Band led the procession around the Gee Cross Wells.

Despite the rain the horn of the tuba reflected a unique view.

You can see the whole of the instrument on Hyde DP Xtra and more of the band on Geograph.

I'll show you some of the wells next week.

Information about the history and format of the Gee Cross Well Dressing can be found on Gee Cross Well Dressing 2006.

More reflections can be found at Weekend Reflections.

ABC Wednesday: Z is for Zumba

I'd never heard of Zumba until I saw this banner on the side of the Town Hall.

"Get Bikini Fit for Summer" it says which suggested it was something to do with aerobics. Since then I've discovered that it is a combination of dancing and excercise - very energetic and exhausting according to people who've told me they've tried it.

I keep hearing about everywhere now so it must be the latest craZe.

For more Z posts visit ABC Wednesday.