A Successful Evening with the Retrospectives

Peplownians

Chris and His RetrospectivesA crowd of over 50 people gathered for the Peplownians’ first major event on Sat. 18th April. The main attraction was two sets of songs by local band Chris and his Retrospectives. The group from Fauls, led by Chris Ridgway (guitar, mouthorgan & vocals), ably supported by his Joyce Chidlow (keyboard, saxophone, harmonica, tambourine & vocals), Chris’ son Dan (base guitar & drums) and Bob Wiltshire (guitar, drums and vocals as well as local vicar), worked their way through melodies of songs from the 1950s and 60s.
The play lists brought back memories of their younger days to many, but not all, present. The audience had been asked to bring their own drinks, but in the interval they were served with an excellent Beef Bourguignon followed by apple pie and cream. Everyone present seemed to enjoy themselves, with a number dancing in the aisle by the end of the evening.
Peplownians was launched earlier in the year and is hoping to establish a new community group in the south of the parish. Regular and one-off events are already taking place, with more being planned for the future. See their web page for further details – this also includes more pictures of this event.
Chris and his Retrospectives
Peplownians