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(1) How can I find a list of the principal (top section) bands and their changing titles over the years, for someone who is interested but not a BB aficionado? Straightaway I can think of one that hasn?t changed, Brighouse and Rastrick, and one of the few that has never had sponsorship. And possibly Black Dyke, altho? the ?Mills? disappeared years ago, and most of us have heard of the North American difficulties with this name. Just think how many names Munn and Feltons has had, for example. (2) I hope you won?t all mind a digression into the medical, but since it became a personal issue to our family, and to find a fairly impartial ?list? of people to ask, who out there has heard of Ovarian Cancer or better still knows anything about it, what to watch out for, when, and what are possible predisposing factors? Several other cancers are the subject of regular publicity and general screening (in the UK, on the NHS). Yet O.C is the fourth commonest cause of cancer deaths in UK , more than 6000 women every year. Few people seem to hear about O.C. until they contract it, or have a dear relative with the disease or they get inside a cancer ward. A large trial of ovarian cancer screening has just begun, though the results are not due out for another six years - see www.medicine.manchester.ac.uk/abouttheschool/news/cancermilestone (and every credit to ?Beryl?, also from the home of CWS Manchester, and do they still exist?) If it could be predicted in time, it is one of the easiest cancers to avert ? unlike poor Nick Clarke of the BBC who lost a leg and still died in a few months. But for most women it is only noticed so late, the prognosis is very poor - a year or less. Hence it is sometimes called the ?silent killer?. I grow less impressed with some charities who use this in their name, haven't seen any publicity at all except for ASKING for funds. I have since learned how many cancer charities there are: it makes you wonder whether this is the best way (i.e. all those "executives" and administration costs) . . .. . I will explain further off list (or on it if appropriate) if anyone is interested. And for those in Aus., USA, Canada etc it may be of interest to compare notes. Rgds, J Gray, Warwicks, UK -- - - NJH Sheet Music, bandsman.co.uk/music.htm, id xpress, www.idxpress.co.uk, brass band insignia and uniform products, Just Brass, the on-line resource for the world of brass music www.justbrass.co.uk, Prima Arts, quality music for quality bands, www.prima-arts.co.uk, wax-recording.com, simply the best, most cost-effective and least stressful route to recording an album and eBay, the world's largest on-line market place, www.ebay.co.uk Free e-mail address with spam and virus removal, bandsman.co.uk/mail.htm
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