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Rooms4groups prize winners announced

The lucky prize winners of some welcome nights away from banding stresses were announced at the recent BBE Conference.

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  rooms4groups made the draw at the recent BBE Conference

Rooms4groups, a sponsor of the recent Brass Bands England annual conference has announced the winners of its prize draw that they hosted at the event last weekend.

Winners

Susan Colvine of Ellington Colliery Band won dinner, bed & breakfast for two at the Mercure Perth hotel, while Julie Hoggarth of Kirkby Stephen Silver Band won a 1-night stay, dinner, bed & breakfast for two adults at Hilton Leicester.

Matt Joyce of Wantage Band won a 1-night weekend break at any of the hotels managed by Valor Hospitality in the UK for two people on a bed and breakfast basis, with dinner and a complementary drink on arrival, while Shirley Woodward from the North West Brass Band Association won an overnight stay with breakfast for two people at the Mercure St Paul's Hotel and Spa plus complimentary use of their spa facilities.

Thanks

A rooms4groups spokesperson told 4BR: "Thank you to everyone who took the time to come and say hello to us at the conference.

We had a fantastic day meeting and chatting to everyone and hearing all about the fantastic work BBE and the banding community are involved in."

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To find out more about rooms4groups go to: https://www.rooms4groups.com/

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