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Tuesday 29 May 2018

Whit Friday 2018

In spite of the typical damp British summer weather, the 2018 Whit Friday marches were enjoyed by thousands of competitors and spectators alike. Brighouse & Rastrick made it a hat-trick of Saddleworth & Oldham District Championship Whit Friday titles and Foden's have been crowned champions of Tameside for an eighth successive...read more

Sunday 27 May 2018

Suffrage Centenary to be Commemorated

100 years of women's suffrage is to be celebrated musically on the 10th June in London. Female players of all ages will join together to showcase their contribution to professional and community music making, forming part of a celebratory day that will include women and girls walking together to mark the...read more

Saturday 26 May 2018

Gloucestershire Youth Brass Band Returns

The Gloucestershire Brass Band Association and Gloucestershire Music have announced that they have secured funding to help re-establish the Gloucestershire Youth Brass Band. The band is now taking nominations from tutors, local bands and affiliated music services to give advanced young brass and percussion players the chance to represent their...read more

Saturday 26 May 2018

East Anglian Brass Band Association Solo & Quartet contest

The East Anglian Brass Band Association Solo & Quartet contest held at Blackfriars Hall in Norwich showcased a wealth of brass talent. There was plenty of great playing on show in each of the classes with keen competition to claim the prizes on offer. Ellie Bould won the Under 18 slow...read more

Friday 25 May 2018

Royal outing for West of England Bandmen's Festival

Chairman Geraint Richards, accompanied by Officers of the The West of England Bandsmen’s Festival attended a Garden Party at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday May 22nd to mark the 70th Birthday of HRH The Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall. The Prince is the Patron of the Festival...read more

Thursday 24 May 2018

EBBA delegation gives Palanga the thumbs up

On Saturday 19 May a delegation from EBBA visited Palanga to listen to Brass Band Willebroek in concert in the Palanga Concert Hall, the proposed venue to host the European Brass Band Championships in 2020. A statement from EBBA outlines, "The delegation presented positive feedback on the impact of the...read more

Thursday 24 May 2018

National Archive transfers to BBE

Brass Bands England (BBE) announces that the National Brass Band Archive is to shut temporarily following a change of use to the Wigan premises that has for some years housed it, which in turn has triggered a clause in the Archive’s constitution, meaning that BBE is now the sole custodian and...read more