Brass bands may seem like a quintessentially British pastime, bound up in workplace bands and an industrial past which is now gone, but enthusiasts say that is far from the truth. At the moment ...

Flowers Band, based in Gloucestershire, has secured a place in the 2026 European Brass Band Championships in Austria after coming second in the 2024 British Open on 7 September.

The European competition is one of the most prestigious events in the brass band calendar. The Laganvale Metal Technology was due to take part in the contest in 2021 but it was cancelled due to Covid.

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A West Lothian band hit all the right notes as they won the Scottish Brass Band Championships for second successive year. Whitburn Band, conducted by Professor Nicholas Childs, won the contest ...

The European Championships 2022 will take place from the 11-21 August and will feature a total of nine different sports under the same roof. These are athletics, beach volleyball, ...

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Tel Aviv, Israel hosted the first European Championships in 2009. Lomianki, Poland held the competition twice (2014 and 2018) while Kosice, Slovakia was the host city of the third Euros in 2016.

Matthew Hudson-Smith continued his renaissance by claiming gold for Great Britain in the men’s 400m final at the European Athletics Championships.

Flowers Band, based in Gloucestershire, has secured a place in the 2026 European Brass Band Championships in Austria after coming second in the 2024 British Open on 7 September.

Gillian Sharpe looks at the continuing revival of brass bands as Scotland plays host to the European Championships.