Photography by Peter Liggins A FAMILIAR sound returned to the streets of Tameside this year after a Covid-19 enforced absence – the sound of brass…
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Spirit of Whit Friday stays alive
WHIT Friday celebrations – the Whit walks and band contests – were cancelled for the second successive year because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. But…
View More Spirit of Whit Friday stays aliveWhit Friday video celebrates brass tradition
IT might not quite be a remake of Ewan McGregor’s ‘Brassed Off’ but Tameside Council’s cultural services have produced their own movie tribute to brass…
View More Whit Friday video celebrates brass traditionWhit Friday moves online for 2020
THE streets will be quiet, the venues will be empty, and there will be no coaches criss-crossing the borough – but the best of brass…
View More Whit Friday moves online for 2020Whit Friday Brass Band contests cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak
TAMESIDE’S Whit Friday Brass Band Contests have been cancelled for only the second occasion in more than 100 years. The contests annually see thousands of…
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