Samuel (Sam) Guttridge was music teacher and organist at St Thomas' Church for some 30 years from the 1920s until the 1950s. He lived in Kilnburn. Here we have a leaflet giving details of his arrangements for music lessons both in Dundee and Newport.
Programme for the Newport Operatic Society's performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's Patience in 1927. The show ran for four nights in the Blyth Hall in March.
Two programmes from the Newport Choral Society in 1896 and 1909. They held rather grand events in the Blyth Hall at which evening dress was encouraged! Their ambitious shows and concerts earned them glowing reports in the press. Sadly, the departure of many of the male singers on the outbreak of World War I led ...
Programme for Newport Musical Society's production of The Legend of St Yvonne on 10th and 11th December 1926 in the Blyth Hall. The programme was signed by several of the members. Sam Guttridge was organist for the production, and head of a well known musical family in Newport. There are also signatures from three members ...
In the 1920s and 1930s Newport and district had a very successful pipe band, always in attendance at any public events. Disbanded during World War II, it was never re-formed. In this photograph Robert Hogg is on the bass drum, and front left is Andy Hogg as drum major. See them perform in our 1935 ...
In the 1920s and 1930s Newport and district had a very successful pipe band, always in attendance at any public events. Disbanded during World War II, it was never re-formed. See them perform in our 1935 film. Back row L-R: R Sword; H Fitchet; Chris Anderson; Bob Hogg; M Brown; Jim Hogg; Jim Scott. Front row L-R: ...
Andy Hogg as pipe major in the Newport Pipe Band around 1935. See our film of the pipe band playing in the 1935 Silver Jubilee procession.
Quirky Choir, which offered everyone the chance to enjoy singing together, was organised and led by Donna Vincent from 2011 until 2019.
Three photographs of children taking part in some of the shows put on by Donna Vincent's Swingsing group. Swingsing ran from 2002 until 2017.