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Bath time for Brass the Baton

Bath Spa Band ready to play their part in baton relay.

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Bath Spa Band will be taking an active part in 'Brass the Baton' in the next few days at their local Royal Victoria Park in the city.

The band will be passing the baton on by open top bus as a nod to the film 'Brassed Off', courtesy of Bath Bus Company.

The band will depart from their rehearsal venue at Elim Pentecostal Church on Charlotte Street at 1.15pm, travel around Queen Square and arrive at Royal Victoria Park Bandstand at approximately 1.45pm.

The band is receiving the baton from Abergavenny Borough Band from Wales before passing it back over the River Severn and onto the Ynyshir Band.

We can't wait to to play on the top of our open-top bus as it's going to be very specialRachel Potter

Exciting project

Rachel Potter Publicity Officer told 4BR: "Brass the Baton has been an exciting project for us to get involved with. We can't wait to to play on the top of our open-top bus as it's going to be very special."

She added: "We hope that it will be entertaining for the locals and many visitors in Bath! It's also a great honour to be playing Paul Lovatt-Cooper's 'Going the Distance', as it's such a great piece!"

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