FOREST music lovers were treated to the first of three reunion performances of Coleford band Garrison Damn after nearly ten years apart.

"Garrison Damn lead singer, Bob 'Miff' Smith first approached me to play a reunion night," said Stan Halford of the Feathers Hotel in Coleford, which gave the band the stage on Friday.

"It is the first of three gigs that Garrison Damn are playing in the Forest of Dean and we are privileged to host the inaugural gig."

The two remaining performances are the Miners Arms, Whitecroft, on June 18, and  Sling Club near Coleford on July 2.