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Sheppard's winning flock

Blackburn & Darwen MD, Nick Sheppard tells 4BR how his band took the First Section title in an exciting and slightly confusing play off.

Blackburn
 

Blackburn & Darwen MD, Nick Sheppard has spoken to 4BR about his delight at winning the First Section title at Butlins on the weekend.

Hostile Skies

He talks exclusively to 4BR about how the band approached the two tiered contest, his thoughts on how his band played on the set work, ‘Hostile Skies’ and how he felt they upped their game to take the £1,500 top prize off the number 1 draw in the play off final.

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