 In 2002, the orchestra played (in the pouring rain - as they might have during the war) alongside the RAF recruitment exhibition in Blackpool - the very town where the Squadronaires played their first date in 1940.The orchestra was resident at the Blackpool Tower ballroom for two years, 2001 and 2002, and has remained popular with the many big band enthusiasts and holidaymakers.In 1997, along with the relaunch of the orchestra, a new CD was issued, featuring transcriptions of some of the original Squadronaires music.