The amazing story of the world's first girl band, still going strong after 80 years! When the Dagenham Girl Pipers was formed by the Reverend J.W. Graves in 1930, made up of girls from his Sunday school, who could have guessed they would soon be enjoying worldwide fame? This book tells the full story, including the band's crucial role during World War Two and their heartwarming Millennium Day reunion. We also read about the girls' extensive travels and the personalities they've met along the way, from Royalty to Hitler, from Henry Ford to Elvis. Lavishly illustrated with over 130 photographs.

Barking and Dagenham nomination.