Bringing Broomfield Park's bandstand back to life

Local musicians, community groups and schools are among those invited to take part in a series of events to mark next year's centenary of the Broomfield Park bandstand.

The bandstand in Broomfield Park will be 100 years old next year. The Friends of Broomfield Park hope that its centenary will see the start of its being used more frequently

Friends of Broomfield Park (FoBP) last month launched Bandstand 100, a project which they hope will make the 100-year old structure the location of many more events.

Currently, the bandstand plays host to very few events over the year, the most important being free Broomfield Blues concerts, which have been he held on Sundays in August since 2014. It also comes to life on the first Sunday in September as an integral part of the annual Palmers Green Festival, when local musicians take to its stage.

To relaunch the bandstand, the Friends are inviting musicians, community groups, schools, youth organisations, and aspiring event planners to joint forces to create an “unforgettable” live performance programme:

“By the end of this project, we aim to extend the number of community groups co-delivering or independently running their own events on the bandstand and develop a wider audience, enriching the cultural life of of Palmers Green by bringing people together in the delightful surroundings of Broomfield Park.”

The Friends want the relaunch to be much more than a one-off celebration of the centenary - they are looking for it to be the start of a “permanent, sustainable, community-led programme of performances.”

The invitation to use the stage is extended to “all styles of music: classical to calypso, jazz, folk, funk and punk”, as well as “local performers, community groups, and cultural practitioners”.

FoBP have created an online form for potential event organisers to submit expressions of interest.