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Cawston lose MD

Long standing MD Colin Swaep has resigned from Cawston.

Swaep
 

The Cawston Band has announced the resignation of long-standing Musical Director, Colin Swaep.

History

Colin joined the band in 2001 and has led the band into the First Section for the only time in their 123 year history.

Other highlights of Colins’ tenure included qualification to the National Finals in 2007, a joint concert with Brisbane Excelsior, two CD recordings and an overseas trip to Germany.

There is no doubt he has taken and developed the band to heights it has not reached beforeCawston Band

Serving musician

A spokesperson told 4BR: "Most of these achievements came whilst Colin was still serving as a musician with the British Army.

"Testament to Colins’ dedication came whilst serving during the Gulf Conflict in 2003. Despite being just hour’s way from going into Iraq from Kuwait, he managed to make two phone calls from his base to wish the band good luck for the area contest and to find out the results!"

Thank you

They added: "There is no doubt he has taken and developed the band to heights it has not reached before. Achieving all this with the bands best interest at heart, rather than his own self-promotion, and all this without charging a fee. The words ‘Thank you’ seem an understatement."

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