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New players
The band are pleased to welcome back Darren on bass trombone who will also become our composer in residence. Other recent signings are...
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Nov 27, 2019
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Beginner and Junior Band News
We had a visitor to our rehearsal from the Our Future, Our Community Team who are part of Blackburn with Darwen Council. Kelvin Sole,...
Sue Nuttall
Nov 27, 2019
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We will Remember Them
On Sunday morning the played during the Service of Remembrance in Blackburn Cathedral and then led the parade through the streets of...
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Nov 11, 2019
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Wychavon Champions
Blackburn & Darwen Band blew the opposition away at a national brass band entertainments Contest in Wychavon, Worcestershire this weekend...
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Nov 3, 2019
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Festival of Remembrance
Our next event is to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings and the decisive action that helped l bring WW2 in Europe to...
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Oct 19, 2019
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Beer Festival
Hundreds of real ale lovers turned out to enjoy the Edgeworth real ale festival last weekend. Attendees were also treated to live music...
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Oct 16, 2019
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Principal Cornet
An exciting opportunity exists for a talented principal cornet player to join the ranks of our friendly and hard working team here at...
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Sep 28, 2019
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5th annual March & Hymn Tune contest
Despite the horrendous weather forecast our 5th annual March & Hymn Tune contest ran really smoothly with a fantastic turnout. The...
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Sep 23, 2019
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Festival of Brass at St. Cuthberts
The band enjoyed a fantastic concert at St. Cuthbert's church in Darwen last Saturday. The audience were treated to a varied programme...
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Sep 23, 2019
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March & Hymn Tune Contest
We have a fantastic line up of bands this year for our 5th Annual March & Hymn Tune Contest. Whatever the weather it will be a great...
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Sep 17, 2019
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Festival of Brass
Only a few days to go now until our Festival of Brass concert at St. Cuthbert's Church in Darwen. We have a fantastic program lined up...
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Sep 17, 2019
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Rehearsals at B&D
We were delighted to welcome Professor David King to last night’s rehearsal in our newly renovated band room. He shared some of his...
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Aug 29, 2019
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5th Annual March & Hymn Tune Contest
Free event in the newly renovated town centre, promises to be a great day out for all. Preparations are well under way for our 5th...
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Aug 23, 2019
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Bandroom News
We are pleased to announce that our new band room is finally ready for use. We'd like to thank everyone who has helped in any way,...
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Jul 28, 2019
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Best 1st Section Band
The band performed two stunning performances today at Brighouse March & Hymn Tune Contest. The first 'Love Unknown' by John Ireland was...
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Jul 7, 2019
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Brighouse March & Hymn Tune Contest
On Sunday 7th July the band are competing in the ever popular March & Hymn Tune contest at Brighouse. The event featuring Youth through...
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Jul 6, 2019
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Great Concert
What a great night we had at our 'Swing, Stage & Screen' concert. In a very warm function room the audience were treated to a fine...
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Jul 6, 2019
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Superb Rehearsal
This evening we had a superb evening for our new starter band. The children were really enthusiastic and did really well for their first...
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Jul 2, 2019
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