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The band members of the award winning Abraham Darby Academy, Madeley, Telford will leave early in the day next Sunday (30th November) to travel to the West of England/South Wales Regional Festival of the National Concert Band Festival that will be held in Chepstow. Both the Showband (sponsored by Newport Chiropractic) and the Academy’s Jazz Band will be competing and will be hoping to achieve regional Gold Awards which will result in an invitation to participate in the National Festival which will be held in Cardiff in April 2009.

Both of the Academy Bands have achieved unprecedented success at the National Festival in previous years with the Showband having achieved eight National Gold Awards in the last nine years and the Jazz Band having secured five National Gold Awards in the same period.

Rachel Morton, the Academy’s Head of Music said "that she and all the band members were pleased to be participating in Chepstow and were looking forward to the event at this Regional Qualifier as the hosts have always made us feel most welcome.

The Academy bands have enjoyed the unprecedented success in this prestigious National Festival as a result of long hours of dedication and hard work over many years – and hopefully all this work will be rewarded with an invitation to play in the National Festival in Cardiff next April".