Remove the bunting… — 4barsrest

The first National Marching Band Week has just started and will run until July 14th.

Raise awareness

The aim of the Brass Bands England initiative is to raise awareness of brass bands and all they have to offer and has won funding from Arts Council England and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

So if you’re doing a gig somewhere in the next week, why not do a bit of bunting and tell people all about it.

Speaking about the new initiative, BBE chairman Michael Kilroy said: “Just think of the opportunity it gives new audiences to discover the joy of a marching band through hundreds of events in parks, concert halls and on local streets.

Together, we can have a greater impact to shine a light on what marching bands have to offer.”

So if you’re doing a gig somewhere in the next week why not do a bit of bunting and tell people all about itBBE

Prom in the park

The week will overlap with the BBE Brass Foundation’s ‘Proms in the Playground’ scheme.

Other highlights of the event will include Barnsley’s ‘Brassed On! Festival’, a ‘Brass at the Seaside’ weekend in Lancashire and a special Drum and Brass ‘Brass at the Castle’ series in Cumbria

A full list of benefits for attending the week can be found on the BBE’s Brass Band Week information page. https://www.bbe.org.uk/BBW