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reposting of 1st old boys sponcership in plain text

Hi Folks,

	 I would like to re-post this Press release.

The 1st Old Boys Association Silver Band are delighted to announce a unique
sponsorship deal with fast ferry operator, SeaCat.
The band was formed in 1946 and has performed at the top level in both local
and national competition for a number of years. Based in Belfast, the band
draws members from all sections of the community in Northern Ireland with
some travelling up to 100 miles in a round trip to make regular Monday and
Thursday night rehearsals.
In 2000, the band represented Northern Ireland at the prestigious European
Championships in Birmingham and had the honour of opening the competition
with the World Premiere of Tallis Variations by Philip Sparke in front of a
2000 strong audience at the Symphony Hall. They also had the honour of being
conducted by one of the foremost professional conductors in England, Richard
Evans.

This year the band will be competing twice outside Northern Ireland - quite
an undertaking for an amateur subscription only band. On May 4th, the band
will be competing in the Senior Cup contest at the Winter Gardens in
Blackpool. Victory in this competition will ensure an invitation to compete
in the much sought after Grand Shield held each year which is one of the
UK's premier brass band competitions.

" The announcement of the sponsorship deal from SeaCat has given the band a
huge boost. Sponsorship is taken for granted with our adversaries in England
and Scotland, but this is the first deal of its kind for a Northern Ireland
band since the late 1970's. The additional funds will provide towards the
purchase of new instruments and subsidise travel costs to compete against
the higher class of brass bands in England, Scotland and Wales. Without
this, it is unlikely that the band could even have considered two trips to
the UK in 2001. The Belfast-Heysham SeaCat service allows us to travel to
the Blackpool competition without the inconvenience of the previous use of
Scottish ferry transport - allowing us to arrive refreshed and ready to
compete" said Chairman, Morris Cameron.

Hot on the heels of the trip to Blackpool is a second competition in
SeaCat's home Scottish port of Troon. The band has been specially invited to
compete in the Land o' Burns competition in late August.

"This competition gives us the chance to concentrate throughout the summer
on competing against he top brass bands in Scotland. The Belfast-Troon
SeaCat service will allow the band and their supporters to make the trip to
compete and return at their leisure the following evening. An overnight stay
in Troon will allow the chance to socialise with our Scottish counterparts -
competing is only a small part of this very sociable past time. "

Press Release Ends

Mark Bingham
Principal Cornet
1st Old Boys (SeaCat) Band
http://www.1stoldboysband.fsnet.co.uk


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