Roger Thorne
Active Member
Courtesy of Brass Band World . . .
Contest cancelled due to low entries
ONLY 12 entries received for four sections of the 45th annual Rochdale brass band contest, due to be staged at Wardle High School on January 25, have led organisers to cancel the event. "It's not financially viable," said contest official Lana Clough. "I don't blame the bands, a lot of them are struggling. I believe it's the first time it's been called off, though the venue has been changed at very short notice in the past. People may try and link the decision with the tragedy affecting my band at Friezland - that's not the case. But it's not the end of the contest. We will try and put it on next year and make it bigger and better than ever."
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Contest cancelled due to low entries
ONLY 12 entries received for four sections of the 45th annual Rochdale brass band contest, due to be staged at Wardle High School on January 25, have led organisers to cancel the event. "It's not financially viable," said contest official Lana Clough. "I don't blame the bands, a lot of them are struggling. I believe it's the first time it's been called off, though the venue has been changed at very short notice in the past. People may try and link the decision with the tragedy affecting my band at Friezland - that's not the case. But it's not the end of the contest. We will try and put it on next year and make it bigger and better than ever."
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