We are lucky in that we never (or very rarely) need deps. Last Saturday we urgently needed a cornet player for a gig and I ended up ringing all the local players I know (who were all busy) and 15 local bands. This took about 2 hours before I found a player. All the bands I rang said this caused them problems too so I am now going to try and set up a Northants/Midlands deps directory but want feedback from anyone with any ideas. So far my intention is to........
1.Contact local Brass Band Association for list of local band secretaries.
2.Write to them asking if they want to participate
3.Request a list of players that are willing to dep where possible from each band
4.Obtain their concert schedules
5.Either set up a website with schedules and secretary/players contact details or persuade the EMBBA to pay me thousands to sit by the phone with a list of numbers :wink: :wink:
I only want to do it on a small scale cos I dont know what Im getting into here but do you think this would help as it is shared information rather than having individuals with loads of names in their mobile and the bands next door having nothing? I presume it could be done across all the areas/counties but I want some feedback before I approach the local authorities and bands.
Muchos thank you
1.Contact local Brass Band Association for list of local band secretaries.
2.Write to them asking if they want to participate
3.Request a list of players that are willing to dep where possible from each band
4.Obtain their concert schedules
5.Either set up a website with schedules and secretary/players contact details or persuade the EMBBA to pay me thousands to sit by the phone with a list of numbers :wink: :wink:
I only want to do it on a small scale cos I dont know what Im getting into here but do you think this would help as it is shared information rather than having individuals with loads of names in their mobile and the bands next door having nothing? I presume it could be done across all the areas/counties but I want some feedback before I approach the local authorities and bands.
Muchos thank you