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4BR Twitter from the Euros

4BR is heading to Linz and we will be Twittering as well blogging, picturing, commenting, opinionating and drinking...

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4BR is making the long journey to Linz in Austria to cover the 2010 European Brass Band Championships at the Brucknerhaus Hall.

We will be arriving Wednesday evening, and will cover all the action from all the competitions, side events, meetings and bar room gossip.

Blog

4BR Editor Iwan Fox and Goldy Solutions photographer Ian Clowes will bring you the words and pictures of the highlights of each day, with Twitter comments and pictures, a daily blog and our usual live comments on the action as soon as it happens.

If you want to comment on what is happening in Linz, why not log onto 4BR Twitter and give us your views and opinions. We’ll make sure we get back to you too4BR

Join in

We are hoping to add a few extra surprises too, so if you want to comment on what is happening in Linz, why not log onto 4BR Twitter and use the #ebbc2010 tag and give us your views and opinions. We’ll make sure we get back to you too.

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