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Thomas steps down from Fishburn

Huw Thomas steps down from MD role at Fishburn.

Fishburn Band
 

The Fishburn Band has announced that Huw Thomas has stepped down from the position of Musical Director with the North of England band.

Thanks

A spokesperson told 4BR: "The change is for personal reasons and was by mutual consent and we would like to publicly thank Huw for his efforts during his time with us.

The band has improved greatly during his tenure as MD, and he leaves us in a good position to be very competitive in the Championship Section in 2014."

The band has improved greatly during his tenure as MD, and he leaves us in a good position to be very competitive in the Championship Section in 2014Fishburn Band

Future success

They added: “We wish Huw every success in the future and we hope to announce his successor very soon.”

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