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Bands wanted for Easter Wipeout
A 15 year-old girl is organising a bumper
Battle of the Bands competition to raise money for her football team.
Golborne Girls FC has been hugely successful since it was set up in
2003. Almost 100 girls are playing and training regularly with the club
but that’s putting a huge demand on their limited resources.
Now team member and aspiring music promoter Daryl Bradbury, 15, is
making an audacious effort to raise hundreds of pounds for her beloved
club by putting on an Easter weekend musical bonanza.
Daryl said: “We struggle to get sponsorship and we are sick of bag
packing! We have dedicated coaches and a number of parents give up time
for the good of the club but we need money to pay for training
equipment, facilities, kit, league fees and other costs.
“I love music just as much as football so we’re going to have an awesome
time while raising funds for the club. I am really enjoying organising
the event. It is like planning my ideal party!”
Sixteen bands (including acts from Liverpool, Preston, Blackburn,
Bolton, Warrington, Wigan, Leigh and Golborne) have already signed up to
compete in the Easter Wipeout fundraiser. Each band is paying a £25
entry fee and a ‘winner takes all’ format means the band that comes
first will walk away with £500, while all the money made through ticket
sales will be used to support Golborne Girls FC.
Bands wanted for Easter Wipeout
With such a big cash prize on offer, things are likely to get tense when
the winners from day one go head-to-head with the winners of day two to
decide the competition.
Daryl continued: “The competition will be decided by the audience so the
atmosphere should be really electric in the latter stages. It’s going to
be a great weekend of music.”
The Easter Wipeout Battle of the Bands will be held on Friday April 6th
(2.30pm to 10pm) and on Saturday April 7th (2.30pm to 11pm) at Golborne
Sports and Social Club. Tickets cost £5 per day and can be purchased at
Alan’s (Wigan), Blowfish (Wigan), 121 Music (Leigh), The Hockey Stop
(Leigh), Cannings Game Shop (Leigh) and Golborne Sports & Social Club.
Four more bands are needed to complete the Easter Wipeout line-up and
rock DJs are wanted to play between the live acts. The closing date for
entries is March 16th. To register your interest or for further
information email
easterwipeout@hotmail.com
or visit
www.myspace.com/easterwipeout
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Notes to Editors
Photo Opportunity
• Daryl Bradbury, players from Golborne Girls FC and members from some
of the bands taking part in the Easter Wipeout Battle of the Bands
competition are available for press photographs. To arrange a suitable
time, date and venue please contact Kennedy Stewart on (01942) 486927.
Further information
• For further information please telephone Kennedy Stewart, Wigan
Leisure and Culture Trust’s Young People’s Press Officer, on (01942)
486927.
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