Hazel’s Blog — page 4
The Norton, Cold Norton
What a great reception we got on our first gig of 2025 at The Norton tonight! We have been gigging there for about 13 years now and the new manager Hannah, made us very welcome. Our set included…
Meadow Croft Garden Centre, Battlesbridge
It’s that time of the year again when we bring out the festive jumpers, don the antlers and dust off our Christmas songs and what better place to celebrate the festivities than the German Market at…
The Two Sisters Arts Centre, Trimley, Suffolk
We have been venturing into Suffolk quite a bit lately and this time it was a fund-raiser with Amnesty International. We always get to play such fascinating venues with them. This time it was the Two…
Bardswell Social Club
Our first visit to Bardswell was interesting, not least the decor, then I realised they must have been in Halloween mode already - where else would you be greeted by a piano-playing skeleton and…
Gateway Club, Braintree
Our annual visit to our friends at Mencap has come round again – they are such a friendly bunch of people and it’s a delight to spend an evening singing and dancing with them. Of course, it wouldn’t…
Black Buoy, Wivenhoe
Another one of our regular summer gigs, and this time it was on singer Jo’s own doorstep, so we had her friends and family in the audience as well as an enthusiastic crowd of Black Buoy regulars. We…
The Angel, Lavenham
Back again in this delightfully historic pub as we continue our summer residency. We have experienced rain, and chilly nights, but this time it was a perfect summer evening, heavy with the scent of…
The Royal Oak (The 'Dickie')
What better place to be on a mild summer evening than at a beautiful, historic pub in the middle of Constable country, surrounded by an audience enjoying themselves? Angie was depping for Jo and we…
Old Hall Community, GOld celebration, East Bergholt
Now, as our audience knows, we D’Ukes usually dress up for the stage in black-with-a-touch-of-red, but today, to celebrate 50 years of the Old Hall community, they asked us to wear as much gold as…
Royal Dunton Mobile Home Park
We were up bright and early – well early anyway – for our first visit to Dunton mobile home park and what a lovely reception we got! Very enthusiastic residents gave us a warm welcome, and…