Wheelchair Charioteer • Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
Former Chatham Bandmaster Bill Andrews was 93 years old last Sunday.
Archive for the 'History' Category
History Update • Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
Click here to visit our recently updated History page for which we are once again indebted to Peter Wood.
Peter
More greetings from down under • Friday, February 12th, 2010
Not many Salvation Army corps can boast the significant history of Chatham. One that can is the Dunedin City Corps in New Zealand.
on Princes Street
More History Added • Thursday, January 7th, 2010
More information has been added to our History pages representing the second half of 2009. Click here to read. We are again grateful to Peter Wood for providing the text.
Peter Wood
Fred Fry – First Salvation Army Bandsman • Thursday, August 27th, 2009
The story of how the Fry family of Salisbury became the forerunners of Salvation Army banding is well known to many, indeed Bandmaster Carl Woodman has referred to it in his article on Chatham Citadel Band on this website. What may not be so well known is that one member of that family, Fred Fry, [...]
New Leaders at Regent Hall • Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
Last week Majors Ray and Pat Brown were installed as corps officers at London’s Regent Hall in central London.
Ray & Pat Brown
More History added • Friday, July 24th, 2009
This week we have updated our history pages to include for the first 6 months of 2009. Click here to read
William Booth
National Armed Forces Day • Friday, June 19th, 2009
This will be recognized on Saturday 27 June 2009 at Chatham’s Historic Dockyard.
in the Historic Dockyard
Corps History Updated • Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
Our History pages have now been updated with the account of the main corps activities up to the end of 2008. We are again indebted to Peter Wood for the preparation of the data for these pages.
Historian Peter
Band on Tour • Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
We’ve recently been sent this photo of Chatham Band on tour. Peter, our Corps historian, thinks it dates from the 1917 era. Has anyone any more clues to as to the names of these bandsmen?
Chatham Band circa 1917
Battle for the Bull Centre • Thursday, September 18th, 2008
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As can be seen in the video Chatham Band, with flags waving and timbrels playing, led the march to the open-air meeting in Dartford last Saturday to celebrate the Battle for the Bull Centre.
The Battle for the Bull Centre • Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
SALVATIONISTS SENT TO PRISON!
In 1908 this actually happened to Salvationists from our neighbouring corps at Dartford.
More history added • Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
Readers will be aware that our history pages contain interesting archives from the past and are added to regularly.
Peter Wood
Twin Brothers Seek Mercy • Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Another excerpt from the Christian Mission magazine in January 1874, once more provided by Peter Wood.
Peter Wood
More Good News from Chatham • Friday, June 13th, 2008
Another of Peter Wood’s excerpts from the ‘Christian Mission Magazine’ of July 1874
Peter Wood