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Youth Brass Contest launches website

The Action Research Youth Brass Band Entertainment Contest has launched its own website.

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The Action Research Youth Brass Band Entertainment Festival of Great Britain has launched its brand new website – just in time for people to get all the information they need about this year’s exciting event in Blackpool on 12th February.

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So make sure you go to the website: http://www.action.org.uk/ and find out more about the premiere youth entertainment contest in the world.

We are developing the site all the time, so please keep in touch with developments in the four weeks leading up to the contestMartin Walker

Information

Martin Walker told 4BR: "The site includes information about entries for this year’s event, information on the Festival Adjudicators, Garry Cutt and Paul Norley, a brief video of Elland Silver Youth Band at the Festival, photographs from the last two years and a list of previous winners."

He added: "We are developing the site all the time, so please keep in touch with developments in the four weeks leading up to the contest."

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