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Issue 43
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DIARY DATES FOR 2010/2011
Saturday 4th September - Exmouth Brass Band Festival
Schedule on line or has been sent to your Secretary
Saturday 2nd October - Cornet Workshop with
Jim Davies (ex Cory) and Trombone Workshop with John
Barber (Fodens) See Schedule
Saturday 16th October - 'Train the Trainer' follow-up
Workshop with Vivian Willcock at Filleigh Community Hall
near South Molton. Schedule coming shortly.
Saturday 6th November - 64th Annual Championships
Riviera International Conference Centre, Torquay. Schedule
coming shortly.
Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th February 2011 - Mid-Winter
Brass Workshop at West Buckland School, nr Barnstaple
with David Hirst, Steve Pritchard-Jones and David Thornton.
Saturday 12 & Sunday 13th March - West of England Regional
Championships at the Riviera International Centre Torquay.
SWBBA WEBSITE - if you wish for your band to have a link
and be listed on the Association's Website, please complete
the form included in the Website.
Also, if your Band wishes to advertise (free of charge) a
forthcoming concert/event, or vacant positions, send details
to the Secretary for inclusion on the Website.
CONGRATULATIONS & BEST WISHES to our member
bands who qualified recently to represent the West of
England at the Finals of the National Brass Band Championships
of Great Britain, namely Camborne Town, Portishead Town,
Sidmouth Town and Hatherleigh Silver
email address: brian@swbba.fsnet.co.uk
Website: www.southwestbrassbandassociation.co.uk
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April/May 2010
LIBRARY OF SCORES - Member bands entering
an Own-Choice Contest and require an extra Score
of the test-piece, check with the Secretary before
purchasing, as it maky be in our extensive library. A loan fee of £5 applies.
SOLO & QUARTET CONTESTS
Saturday 9th October - Launceston Town Band contact
Sue Pitt on 01288 354993 or by email at andrew.pitt@dsl.pipex.com
Saturday 16th October - Bideford Town Band, contact Cyril & Jane Pascoe on 01237 476649 or by email at jane@janepascoe.orangehome.co.uk
REMINDER - to all Member Bands, if you change your Secretary - full name, address, contact telephone and email address will be appreciated.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & GENERAL MEETING held on 7th March 2010 - pleased to report all the Officers and Executive Committee were re-elected. The Mintues of both meetings are on the Association's website, but any member band wishing to have a hard copy, please forward a stamped addressed envelope to the Secretary.
At the AGM, a resolution was passed giving the Executive Committee authority for the Association to become a 'private company limited by guarantee' and was duly registered at Companies House on 11/3/10. When all the dtailed legalities are complete, member bands will be notified accordingly.
64th ANNUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS - for the first time a Section for Un-Graded/UnRegistered bands will be included in the schedule. Full details of entry will be included in the schedule to be circulated later.
BEST WISHES & HAVE A GOOD SUMMER
Secretary: Biran Elliott, 1 Woodland Court, Woodland Road, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 9HG
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