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North West Area Championships
The band are looking forward to competing in the North West Area Championships which takes place on Sunday 27th February. The opening...
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Feb 17, 2022


Shiny new instruments
The band are delighted to have purchased some much needed new instruments. Thanks to your very kind generosity during our Crowdfunding...
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Jan 24, 2022


Happy New Year
Best Wishes A very Happy New Year to all our friends and supporters. The band have returned to rehearsals with almost a full band. We...
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Jan 9, 2022


TV Appearance
The band were delighted to be part of the BBC2 Blackburn Sings Christmas with Gareth Malone. It really was a truly wonderful programme...
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Dec 24, 2021


Blackburn Sings Christmas with Gareth Malone
Tune into BBC2 at 8pm tonight for Blackburn Sings Christmas with Gareth Malone. Hopefully you'll catch a glimpse of the band. Meanwhile,...
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Dec 23, 2021


A busy Sunday
The band have a busy day today, carolling in the community, starting in Darwen just after lunch, then onto Blackburn before performing at...
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Dec 19, 2021


Amazing Support
The band would like to say a massive thank you to everyone who supported our BIG TUBA appeal, we have amazingly raised enough money to...
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Dec 19, 2021


Not Quite the MatterHORN Christmas Concert!
Well done to a team of players of the band who walked up Pendle Hill yesterday to play some carols to fundraise for our Big Tuba Appeal....
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Dec 12, 2021


Brass Bands At Christmas
The band have a busy schedule in December starting today with carolling in our home town of Darwen this morning followed by: Carols in...
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Dec 5, 2021


Carols in the Wood
The band will be playing at the annual 'Carols in the Wood' event today in Sunnyhurst Woods, Darwen at 1:15pm. We hope to see you there.
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Dec 5, 2021


£10,000 reached
Thank you so much to everyone for your generous donations, we are blown away by your generosity and support! Help us reach our stretch...
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Nov 27, 2021


Special Guest
Yesterday we had a special guest at our rehearsal. Take a look at our video for a taster of what's to come!
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Nov 25, 2021


The Big Tuba Appeal
Thanks to our very successful Crowdufunder appeal last year the Blackburn & Darwen Band organisation have returned even stronger. The...
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Nov 8, 2021


Junior Band News
The Junior Band are going from strength to strength and last week performed to over 500 people at the CVS awards at the King George's...
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Nov 7, 2021


Wychavon Festival of Brass
The band had a super weekend at the Wychavon Festival of Brass. Although not in the prizes on this occasion the band played a...
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Nov 7, 2021


New trombone at B&D
The band are delighted that Jill Riley has joined the B&D team on Solo Trombone. Jill is no stranger, having been on several foreign...
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Sep 26, 2021


National Finals
The band travelled to Cheltenham at the weekend to represent the North West in the National Final Brass Band Championships. Playing the...
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Sep 19, 2021


Super Performance
What a fantastic performance from our Junior Band at our March & Hymn Tune Contest. We are really proud of each and every one of you. ...
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Sep 13, 2021


A wonderful day
What an amazing day we've had at our 6th annual March & Hymn Tune Contest. It was wonderful to see so many superb bands and supporters as...
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Sep 12, 2021
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