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RE: L & S C Areas

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Subject: RE: L & S C Areas
From: "David ROBERTS" <d.roberts@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 10:05:16 GMT
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Tom wrote

> It's nice to have had an area that wasn't surrounded in controversy
> for once.  Well done.

This isn't entirely true. As I understand it, (having been chatting
to one of the registration officials on the Sunday), the L & SC area
will be very lucky to be solvent after this contest as there was so
much damage done to the leisure centre where the contest was held.
Apparently band members were smoking in the gym (despite many no
smoking signs) and have damaged the bowls mat which will have to be
relaid (about GBP5000) and a carpark barrier was broken by a band
coach which will also have to be replaced (about GBP500).
There might not have been any registration controversy, but I am
disgusted that championship and first section bands should think that
they can get away with breaking the rulesof the host venue. Thanks to
these band(s), presumably membership and entry fees are now going to
have to be raised, and I expect a new venue may have to be found for
next years contest if Stevenage Leisure Centre decide that they want
nothing more to do with us.
Apologies to any bands who competed on Saturday who are innocent, but
the guilty parties know who they are......
Dave

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David Roberts
Musical Director, Pangbourne and District Silver Band
http://maxpages.com/droberts/Pangbourne_and_District_Silver
"Banding is like the sewers - you get out what you put in"


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