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Phone help for St Ronan's

A single phone call may help St Ronan's Band bag £60,000 tonight!

St Ronan's
 

The St Ronan’s Band is looking to gain a £60,000 windfall later today if they can gain enough votes from the general public.

Tuba Dreams

The Scottish band has put forward its 'Tuba Dreams' as part of the ‘People’s Millions’ project which hopefully will win the cash to provide brass and percussion instruments to allow more people to learn to play as part of the expanding St Ronan’s Silver Band organisation.

If everyone phones the hot line number ten times between we can give a fantastic opportunity to dozens of young potential musiciansSt Ronan's Band

Fantastic opportunity

A spokesperson from the band told 4BR: "If everyone phones the hot line number ten times between we can give a fantastic opportunity to dozens of young potential musicians."

Further details

Further details cane be found at:
http://www.peoplesmillions.org.uk/2011-finalists/border/tuba-dreams

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