Current British champions Thurrock Marching Brass have made it into the European Drum Corps championships in 2015.
The brass marchers have stayed undefeated in their competitions this year, despite a back-to-back schedule of TV and Documentary performances and local community events.
Now the young group will be competing at Junior level at the Parkstad Limburg Stadium in Kerkrade, Holland on September 26th.
Corps Director, Ken Mansfield said: “For the marching band to secure a second undefeated competitive season in a row was pretty special. To secure a spot in the 2015 European Championships is brilliant.”
Thurrock Marching Brass Chairman, Paul Morgan said: “This news marks the return to the European stage for Thurrock Marching Brass for the first time since 1988. We have set new milestones each and every year with our winter performing arts teams and with the marching band.”
The corps also runs the winter name of Thurrock Academy; who operate in addition to the marching band and will be doing 2015 winter shows. They will travel the UK competing on the Winter Guard United Kingdom (www.wguk.org.uk) circuit starting in late January 2015.
The drum corps was re-launched in 2010 after it closed down for 21 years in 1989.
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