Published on July 15th, 2020
PERSHORE MIDSUMMER BRASS This brass band festival went online this year due to the Corona virus restrictions and the event was a great success. On Saturday 4thJuly 2020 Pershore Midsummer Brass festival should have been held... Read More →
Published on July 15th, 2020
Brass Bands England (BBE) are to launch a new radio show hosted on Brass Band Radio. The programme will feature members of the BBE staff team, trustees and guests discussing everything brass banding! The Brass Band... Read More →
Published on July 15th, 2020
As banding activity continues to be limited during the Covid-19 Pandemic, Brass Bands England (BBE) is focusing efforts on supporting bands financially through this difficult time with access to new funding opportunities, and webinar support sessions.... Read More →
Published on July 15th, 2020
A Brass Band Discrimination movement has been set up to help fight for change and challenge discrimination and make sure it does not threat our wonderful brass band movement. An open letter to the brass band... Read More →
Published on July 13th, 2020
Since the announcement by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) on Thursday 9 July, prohibiting gatherings of non-professional brass, wind and singing groups, including brass bands, a considerable number of opinions have been... Read More →
Published on July 12th, 2020
On Friday we had a Bolsover Festival of Brass Management Team meeting to chat through our position regarding the 2020 Bolsover Festival of Brass event on the 4th October 2020.. With the recent government guidance and the... Read More →
Published on July 12th, 2020
Despite easing of lockdown, SBBA recommends the status quo for bands As the loosening of Coronavirus lockdown restrictions gathers pace all around us, SBBA has reiterated that its advice at the start of the pandemic remains... Read More →
Published on July 12th, 2020
“Boobs & Brass” Flugel Horn player, Paula Nicholson, has done so much towards raising money for Breast Cancer research over the years but it is now our turn to support her. Paula (also flugel player for... Read More →
Published on July 12th, 2020
Brass Bands England (BBE) has announced the first winners of the free monthly contest “Brass for Brass”. Enter the June competition to try to win. It’s all for free! Congratulations to both! How to enter Brass... Read More →
Published on July 12th, 2020
National Youth and National Children’s Brass Bands of Great Britainto hold interactive virtual open day for brass & percussion players aged eight to 18 Funded by Arts Council England and the Department for Education, the National... Read More →