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4BR meets the Huddersfield Marathon Band

4BR meets up with the players of the Huddersfield Marathon Band

Marathon Band Oulton Park
 

Sunday, 23 February 2014

        

4BR Editor Iwan Fox takes a trip up to Oulton Park race track in Cheshire to see how the Huddersfield Marathon Marching Band is getting on with its training regime ahead of its world record attempt at the London Marathon.

He talks with Mike Lomas to find out more about the band and why they are trying out a 13 mile half marathon ahead of their record attempt in London.

        

TAGS: Huddersfield Marathon Band

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