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Brass for Africa links up with Band Supplies for Butlins

You can find out much more about the Brass for Africa Charity by visiting the Band Supplies trade stand at Butlins this weekend.

Brass for Africa
  Brass for Africa will be at Butlins thanks to the lads at Band Supplies — so come along and find out more.

The Brass for Africa Charity will be heading to Skegness today to visit the Butlins Mineworkers Championship as guests of Band Supplies Ltd.

The banding world can find out more about what the charity does from Senior Teacher and Team Leader, Frank, who grew up in Kampala and who has become a professional teacher through the charity's support.

Special guest

A Brass for Africa spokesperson told 4BR: "Frank is in the UK as a guest of Alex Parker who has just returned from a six-month placement in Kampala.

If you want to know exactly what the charity does to help through music-making, some of the most disadvantaged young people in Africa, then just come along and say hello. We will be there all weekend."

If you want to know exactly what the charity does to help through music-making, some of the most disadvantaged young people in Africa, then just come along and say helloBrass for Africa.

Award winners

The Brass for Africa trip to Skegness comes on the back of just having been presented with the 2017 President's Award from the International Trombone Association by its current incumbent, Joseph Alessi, Principal Trombone of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.

To find out more about Frankie and his work go to:

https://www.facebook.com/kalema.francis

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