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Brass band plays Fairytale of New York to raise cash for a foodbank

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Fairytale of old York: Kindly woman hires a full brass band to belt out festive Christmas hits for her neighbours while raising £150 for a local food bank The New York Brass Band played Christmas hits to entertain householders Among the tracks covered by the band was The Pogues’ Fairytale of New York The impromptu … Read more

Brass key that was ‘borrowed’ from an 11th-century Kent tower 50 years ago is mysteriously returned

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Brass key that was ‘borrowed’ from an 11th-century Kent tower 50 years ago is mysteriously returned – with a note saying sorry for the delay Sender returned key by post to English Heritage, saying it was ‘borrowed’ in 1973 Object still fits in keyhole of doors to St Leonard’s Tower, but it no longer rotates … Read more

Did top brass betray our bravest spies to save D-Day?

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Early on a sunny midsummer morning, a car carrying four British agents through the peaceful countryside of the remote Sologne in the Loire Valley drove straight into a German ambush. Two of the passengers had just arrived from England by parachute and the car boot was filled with weapons, as well as radio crystals and … Read more

Alan Partridge brass statue appears in Norwich city centre 

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Aha! Enormous brass statue of Alan Partridge appears in Norwich city centre Nick Dutton and Gavin Fulcher were behind statue outside The Forum, Norwich They designed and created the 11ft Alan Partridge brass statute over three years Twitter account for Bafta award-winning character shared its approval By Georgia Simcox For Mailonline Published: 14:52 BST, 24 … Read more

Brass chainmail worn by the crew of the Mary Rose was ‘a surprisingly modern alloy’

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Soldiers on the Mary Rose warship in the 16th century wore chainmail made of high-quality brass, it has been revealed.  Analysis of the links discovered the armour was made of a surprisingly modern alloy of 73 per cent copper and 27 per cent zinc.  The revelation comes from an international team of researchers who continue … Read more

Primark’s 30,000-strong workforce to be furloughed as top brass take a pay cut

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Primark’s 30,000-strong workforce to be furloughed in a matter of days as retailer’s top brass take a pay cut Executives at Primark owner AB Foods have agreed to take hefty pay cuts Retailer Primark’s workforce in Britain will be furloughed on 5 April AB Foods has warned that its earnings will be ‘much lower’ than … Read more

Thieves steal 300-year-old brass bell from England’s oldest church

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Thieves steal 300-year-old brass bell weighing 16st from England’s smallest church which only has room for ten worshippers ‘Brazen’ theft of brass bell from the UK’s smallest church has devastated locals  The 291 year old bell was made in 1729 for the 15th century Bremilham Church  The building holds the Guinness World Record for being the … Read more