DHL Express delivers 1,300 instruments for New Year’s Day parade

January 1, 2014 Ashleigh Wight


 

DHL Express has delivered hundreds instruments for US and Panama-based high school and university marching bands participating in the London New Year’s Day Parade today (1 January). More than 8,500 performers, including the 20  bands  that DHL is providing the transport for, will participate in the event, which begins in Piccadilly at midday. Beginning 16 December DHL collected 1,300 pieces of equipment, including brass instruments, snare drums and clarinets, from the marching bands. The equipment was then loaded onto specialist […]




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