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Swab for Sykes comes to Swansea and Stevenage

Take 5 minutes out of your time at Swansea and Stevenage this weekend and help a fantastic cause. It could end up getting the best result you could ever imagine.

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  Take 5 minutes out of your contest day schedule to get the best result you could imagine

The remarkable support shown for the 'Swab for Sykes' Campaign continues to build like a trombone crescendo at the end 'Pageantry' this weekend, with volunteers manning registration events at the Welsh and London & Southern Counties Regional Championships.

Stem Cell Research

Already over 500 people at the North West, Yorkshire and West of England Championships have signed up to give a DKMS swab in the hope they can be matched for stem cell research that will help Stephen and others, and there is sure to be another great response at the Brangwyn Hall and Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre.

Swansea Swab Station

The 'Swab Station' in Swansea will be manned from 9.00am on both Saturday and Sunday with volunteers from bands such as Tredegar and Cory and will be found in the trade stand area.

All people have to do on the day is take 5 minutes of their time and open your gobs!!4BR

Stevenage volunteers

Meanwhile plenty of great volunteers are helping in Stevenage, but extra help will be welcome by organiser Steve Carney (Chairman, Fulham Brass Band) on slcarney@yahoo.co.uk

All people have to do on the day is take 5 minutes of their time and open your gobs!!

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