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RE: European Brass Band Championships 1996 (Bergen, Norway)

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Subject: RE: European Brass Band Championships 1996 (Bergen, Norway)
From: Erik <epittock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 20:40:02 -0500 (EST)
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At 08:53 AM 1/23/96 GMT, you wrote:
>What's everyone's opinion on this ?
>
>If I remember correctly, Black Dyke got 240 000 GBP sponsorship
>from bradford and Bingley's over three years.
>
>The story I've heard is that Tredgar Band are putting their hands in   
>their
>own pockets to go.
>
>I guess that means they want to represent their country and the Dyke
>players don't ?
>
>We don't get many chances to represent our country in any form - so
>I find it amazing that Dyke think they should refuse ?
>Do you think they are letting us all down ? Unless there is something   
>else
>behind it all..........
>
>Is there anyone else who wouldn't be prepared to pay some money towards
>such a trip themselves ? I guess we all might refuse if we were just paid
>professionals, but we are all band fans/fanatics/hobbyists aren't we ?
>
>Thanks - look forward to your replies !

According to this week's British Bandsman, Black Dyke says that between
airfare and accomodation it "would tot up to around L20,000" [that's GBP,
sorry] which would seem prohibitively expensive, even for a band of Dyke's
standing.  Especially when you figure that it is one contest.

As for the sponsorship that is mentioned, I have no idea what the amount is.
L240,000 sounds like a very generous amount (I truly wish that Canadian
bands had access to such sponsorship, let alone government monies!) but
again, I don't know the state of finances for Black Dyke.

I don't know why else Black Dyke would not want to go to the Championships
other than financial reasons.  Suggestions?

Erik Pittock
epittock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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