The Brass Band League welcome this morning’s announcement from Carla Lockhart MP regarding the resumption of amateur banding activities in Northern Ireland. We have received queries from
We have been receiving a few inquiries asking about whether bands can play carols outside this Christmas.Unfortunately Arts Council NI have still not updated their report released 5th August 2020
A massive congratulations to Desi Graham on receiving an Order of the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2020. Desi has been a player/conductor/supporter of Third
A massive thank you to all 29 bands who completed our questionnaire. Your feedback has already been invaluable to us. We have finished collating all the information and have attached it
The details for our Zoom meeting have been sent out today to everyone who has confirmed they are attending. If your rep doesn’t receive them, please let me know so we can get it sorted for
We are aware of guidance released today by Brass Bands England (BBE) regarding advice from the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the exemption of Youth Groups from their
The Arts Council NI “Organisations Emergency Programme” is now open again. You can find information about it and other Arts Council funding
Last night (31st August) the BBL Executive held another productive Zoom meeting and discussed a variety of topics including the following: COVID-19The BBL are still working with the
As most of you will be aware, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sports (DCMS) and Brass Bands England (BBE) released updated guidance today for non-professional musicians.