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formed by John Lennon in Liverpool in 1956, Originally consisting of Lennon and Rod Davis, the Quarrymen took their name from a line in the school song of Quarry Bank High School, and later paul joined ,a real trill for peter ,martin ,chris and dave to play with rod davis at the castle music venue london

FIFTY years to the day that Beatle-mania descended on Lydney, a special concert celebrating the Fab Four’s famous 1962 visit to the town was held on Friday.

The nostalgic gig by The Counterfeit Beatles was planned as part of a bid to turn around the fortunes of the beleaguered town hall.

. It was on August 31, 1962, when The Beatles, who had hits including Help! Hard Day’s Night and Get Back, made their visit to the town.

Lydney couple Des and Angela Williams, who were at the original gig aged just 19 and 17, made a trip down memory lane as they joined the full house last week.

Mrs Williams, of Templeway West, said: “There was a good atmosphere, although we didn’t dance like we did fifty years ago.

“When we saw The Beatles they were just another band and then a few months later I said ‘Oh my goodness, that was the band we went to see’.

“Getting in this tribute band to play was definitely a good idea.

“The town hall used to be the place to go and I would hope that it could be again one day

LDYNEY TIMES