Neighbourhood clowns

Founded around 1952, the Brampton Clown Band was a regular at town parades, carnivals, and other events for children. Founded by Andy Cuthbert, and taken over by Vic Carter upon Cuthbert’s death. During its existence, which was at least until Brampton’s Centennial in 1973, the band won awards from the St. Catherine’s Grape Festival Parade, performed at the Minden Winter Carnival for over a decade, at hospitals as far as Orillia and Weston, and toured the senior’s home circuit. Consisting of fifteen members at its peak, by Centennial only the leader, bass, snare drum, bass drum, and banjo players remained.