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Merrymeet is a village in the parish of Menheniot in east Cornwall on the A390 main road Menheniot is a civil parish and village 2 ¹⁄₂ miles southeast of Liskeard   Also known as Menheniot Band   Merrymeet / Menheniot Band 1909 (Photo: John Brush) Merrymeet Band / Menheniot Band formed. Presumably recruited from
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1840: Wrestling: the attendance of the Helston Band greatly enlivened the sports. (31 July 1840 – Royal Cornwall Gazette) 1847: “Helston Grammar School Regatta. On Wednesday the 26th ult, the scholars of the Helston Grammar School were invited by the Rev. Canon Rogers to spend the day at Penrose, and
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Stratton is a small town near the coastal resort of Bude in north Cornwall   1846: Stratton Brass Band formed. (BBHD / John Brush) 1848 – Wednesday 31st May: “A great day at Stratton. The weather in the morning was very unpropitious, however the church bells early struck up a
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