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Paul Hindmarsh is presented with award in front of a brass band
28th February 2022
Back in 2020, Brass Bands England proudly announced that Paul Hindmarsh was the winner of the Brass Band Conference Lifetime Achievement at their online conference.
25th February 2022
Last year BBE initiative Proms in the Programme saw school children across the country hear a band perform in their school playground. Get involved this year!
25th February 2022
Brass Bands England is pleased to announce the adjudicators and compères of the resurgent championships.
Making Music announce new projects for 2022
23rd February 2022
As life starts to return to a more normal pace in 2022, there are lots of exciting music-making opportunities to look forward to and prepare for. Check out the projects listed below to get the dates in your calendar!
23rd February 2022
The Brass Band Conductors’ Association is delighted to announce the return of its ‘live’ flagship conducting competition
Women playing bass on top of moors
22nd February 2022
What's it like to be a woman in banding? Last year, the BBE Equality, Diversity and Inclusion working group asked just that, conducting a survey to gather the positive and negative experiences of those identifying as female in banding. Read the...
17th February 2022
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) are all words that are increasingly being used by public organisations and within the media. But what do they really mean? Is EDI something your band needs to be worrying about?
14th February 2022
Join the team on 22 February for our #BreakTheBias webinar, where we'll share the survey findings and host a virtual round-table panel discussing how BBE can support its members to improve the experiences of women-identifying members of the banding...
11th February 2022
Brass Bands England are delighted to partner with experts at Goss Consultancy to deliver a training session focused on promoting ‘Disability Confidence’.
Fundraising is written on a white notepad where various cartoon figures are pointing towards a pile of coins
31st January 2022
Our brand new fundraising service is here! All the help you'll need to locate funding and submit your grant applications.
29th January 2022
BBE CEO Kenny Crookston speaks to Nicola Bland in the latest edition of Brass Band World magazine.
Five people spaced out all wearing different brightly coloured polo tops with jeans
29th January 2022
BBE Brass Foundations team update us on their work with bands, schools and young people via their new Twitter account.