Braidhurst’s very own ‘Don`t Fret’ will be competing in The Big Gig @ Hamilton Accies football stadium on the 10th June 2015.

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Scotia Aid in conjunction with Blameless, Hamilton Accies and North Lanarkshire Council are hosting a LIVE band extravaganza! Live bands from Schools in the North Lanarkshire area will compete throughout the evening!

It will take place at New Douglas Park, Hamilton between 3pm and 9pm on Weds 10th June 2015.

Featuring: Tim De Graauw & Mickey 9s

Tickets: £5

Available from all NLC participating schools,

Hamilton Accies FC, Blameless and Scotia Aid

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Braidhurst are proud to performing “Back To The 80’s” for this year’s school show.   Set in the USA, Back To The 80’s tells the story of the senior class of William Ocean High in the 1980’s.   17 year old Corey is madly in love with Tiffany Houston, one of the coolest girls in the school.   However, she is too busy mooning over Michael Feldman, the hottest guy around.   Michael and his friends are athletic and good-looking – the kid of guys that Corey and his two best friends dream of being.   However, while they may not be the coolest guys in school, they are still one up on Fergal McFerrin, who believes the crazy notion that one day CDs will replace cassette tapes…. The plot follows Class President Elections, the arrival of several new students, and the teachers’ own issues.   Throw in a Star Wars dream sequence, high-energy dance routines, the obligatory 80’s party scene, as well as some of the most popular songs ever written and you have a recipe for some outrageous fun.

Pupils have been working hard attending rehearsals and getting their neon t-shirts, leg warmers and crimpers ready to go.   As always, we have pupils from S1-S6 participating, with some even playing in the band!   They are certainly wearing out their dancing feet and getting into the groove with songs like Kids in America, Footloose and Walking on Sunshine.

The 2015 North Lanarkshire Schools Spring Concert took place on Monday evening in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. The annual event showcases the best musical talent North Lanarkshire has to offer and Braidhurst was extremely well represented ranging from S1 to S6 performing in six different musical groups.

Zoe Oliphant, Tegan Martin, Scott Allan, Rachel Ross, Scott Bell and Joseph Farmer were part of the Wind Band, Samantha Keenan, Melissa Rodger and Natalie Ferguson played in the Prep Band while Sam Bell, Sarah Cooper and Kiera Grant all sang in the Chorus. Finally Hannah Allan played in both the Wind Ensemble and also the Jazz Orchestra.

The standard required to be members of these bands is extremely high, with many requiring an audition to join. Miss Donnelly, Principal Teacher of Performing Arts said, “I’m extremely proud of all of pupils who represented our school and delighted to highlight some of the many talents the pupils of Braidhurst have to offer”.

The event itself included over 500 pupils from both primary and secondary schools throughout the authority including the largest Preparatory band in Scotland with over 100 members. The atmosphere at the concert was electric with the crowd enjoying a wide variety of music from jazz and rock to traditional folk and classical.

Click here to see all the pictures from the evening