Band and Bugles of The Rifles entertain Notre Dame pupils

Children and staff were treated to an outdoor performance by the band and bugles, despite the wet weather.

Following the performance, youngsters had the opportunity to speak to members of the band and take a closer look at some of the instruments.

Notre Dame head teacher Mary Robertshaw said the school had enthusiastically welcomed the band and had great fun dancing and marching along to the music.

‘It’s been the first real event that the school has managed to take part in since Covid and, after waving in the new Lt-Governor on the Grange, this was a great end to an exciting day.’

The band performed a suite of music, including a medley of well-known film scores by the American composer John Williams.

Bandmaster Troy Taylor-Smith said it was important that the band got out and did community engagements such as this one.

‘You can see the look on the children’s faces, they really loved it,’ he said.

‘They were enthusiastic, even if it was in the rain, and hopefully we delivered something that they would want to watch.’

Lt-General Richard Cripwell’s installation as the Bailiwick’s new Lt-Governor was marked with a formal ceremony led by the Bailiff at St James, and a parade, which marched from Government House to the war memorial in St Peter Port. Representatives from Guernsey-affiliated parts of the armed forces also attended alongside The Band and Bugles of The Rifles, including Officers from 201 Squadron (Guernsey’s Own), HMS Daring, and the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment.