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New Year connection for rooms4groups

The hotel booking specialist is keen to carry on its support for brass banding in the UK — home and abroad.

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  The company is keen to carry on it support for the UK banding movement

The leading hotel booking specialists rooms4groups has told 4BR that they are looking forward to 2025 and continuing their support for the brass banding movement.

Lasting relationships

A spokesperson told 4BR: "We have built up many lasting relationships with the brass banding community. 2025 is another exciting year of events, so we'd love to help with any requirements bands' have for competitions and tours.

Our team are always on hand to help with your accommodation needs — all over the UK, Europe and worldwide. We know how stressful all the organisation can be, so why not let us take the hassle out of your hotel bookings."

Contest links

The company has extensive links to hotel and accommodation providers for the Regional Championships, National Youth Championships, Spring Festival, European Championships, Whit Friday, British Open and the Cheltenham and London National Finals.

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