As part of our rebrand this April, we have reverted from red and gold to the traditional blue and black uniform colours that were historically associated with the band. This is reflected by the blue, black and silver colour scheme of the new logo.
There are also features which hint at the band's location. Manea is a village very much in the centre of the Cambridgeshire Fens, sitting alongside the Ouse Washes, the flood area between the Old and New Bedford rivers. The two parallel rivers are perhaps the most prominant feature of the area, and these are represented by the two azure flashes on the base of the logo, with the area inbetween hinting at a musical stave.
The washes are also represented by the swan in flight, one of the iconic sights that you may see if you visit Manea, located as it is between the RSPB Ouse Washes reserve at Welches Dam and the WWT Welney reserve. The Ouse Washes boast one of the largest migratory colonies of Whooper and Bewick swans in the UK, along with large numbers of the familiar mute swan.
The similarity between the sound of brass musicians warming up and whooper swans at feeding time is purely coincidental!
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