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Pandemic Robs Eagley of National Title Opportunity In Our 170th Year
Today’s official announcement by the organisers of the National Brass Championship Finals of Great Britain that this year’s 2020 finals, scheduled to take place in late September down in Cheltenham, have definitely been cancelled due to the pandemic has, on the surface, come as no real surprise to anyone. It was a decision which, although…
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BAFTA NOMINATION FOR TV PROGRAMME FEATURING OUR MD!
On June 4th 2020 it was announced by BAFTA, the British Academy of Film, Television and Arts, that the first programme in the recent Sky Arts “Battle of The Brass Bands” series has been nominated for a prestigious 2020 BAFTA award in the ‘Sound-Factual’ category for television. The BAFTA Awards are industry leading and, until…
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Its official… we have been promoted to the 1st Section from January 2021.
Our promotion from 3rd to 1st Section is a fabulous reward to all the loyalty of everyone from Lilly right around to Breeny and everyone in between. We couldn’t list all of the players who have been on this Eagley journey and the loyalty is very much appreciated. When Chris Wormald took over as MD at Eagley…
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Mayor’s Charity Ball 2020, Bolton Town Hall
On Friday evening March 6th, the Mayor of Bolton’s spectacular annual Charity Ball took place in Bolton Town Hall in what proved to be our band’s last public engagement before the enforced break due to the pandemic virus. It was certainly a great evening for our superb musicians and everyone present! The theme for the…
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Promotion To The First Section And Qualification For The 2020 National Brass Band Finals of Great Britain!
As a result of our performance in the Second Section at the North West Area Brass Band Contest Winter Gardens in Blackpool on Sunday afternoon, February 23rd 2020, we at Eagley Band and our MD Chris Wormald were not only awarded Third Place in the contest, a silver trophy and prize money too but we…
