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MAD 4 Brass Bands Day — 3 weddings and a Dog Show!

It's all happening this weekend as part of the MAD 4 Brass Bands Day...

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This Saturday over 200 brass bands will perform at over 140 events across the country – from fetes, festivals & fairs to rehearsals & rallies, and fund-raising causes.

Varied events

In addition, over 40 bands are expected to perform at the Durham Miners’ Gala, over 20 at Pershore Midsummer Brass and more than 10 bands competing at the Silkstone March & Hymn Contest.

The stunning variety of performances form part of MAD 4 Brass Bands Day and will also include at least three weddings and a Dog Show!

MAD 4 Brass Bands Day is designed to clearly demonstrate how much brass bands contribute to our society and encourage more members of the public to participate in brass band music makingTerry Luddington

Contribution

BFBB Liaison Officer Terry Luddington told 4BR: "At a national level MAD 4 Brass Bands Day is designed to clearly demonstrate how much brass bands contribute to our society and encourage more members of the public to participate in brass band music making either as volunteers, players, supporters or audience members."

Interested

So if you are interested then why not do something on 9th July and start ‘Making A Difference for Brass Bands’ on MAD4BB Day.
BFBB Website: www.bfbb.co.uk
Making A Difference Website: www.mad4bb.com

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