North West Champions!

Eccles Borough Band are the new 4th Section North West Champions.

The band came first in a field of 19 bands at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool on Sunday March 1st. The testpiece was ‘The Talisman for Brass Band’ composed by Frank Hughes.

This means that Eccles Borough Band have been invited to represent the north west region at the National Championships of Great Britain in late September 2009.

The contest proved a good send-off for our Repiano player, Rob Thorpe, who is moving to the North East to further his career. The band wish Rob every success for the future.